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VFX artist Robert Rioux's handy open-source tools convert the aiStandardSurface shader to Blender's Principled BSDF.

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

Check out the new features in the material authoring software, including updates to the Spline tools and node graph.

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

Argentum Studio's in-house tool gives access to Unreal Engine 5's internal settings to improve the look of hair and fur in your renders.

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

Discover how to create story-rich environment concept art for games and VFX with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.

Monday, January 13th, 2025

Get free smoke and fire FX as 2K ProRes files or sequences of VDB files optimized for rendering in Blender. For commercial use.

Sunday, January 12th, 2025

Updated: Version 2.6 of the facial and full-body rig builder for games, animation and VFX characters comes with this free bird rig.

Friday, January 10th, 2025

See the specs of the Blackwell GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs, and how they stack up in CG apps like D5 Render and DaVinci Resolve.

Tuesday, January 7th, 2025

Laubwerk's 3D plant models are now available to Cinema 4D users with Maxon One subscriptions, but are no longer for sale online.

Monday, January 6th, 2025

Promising project management tool for VFX, animation and games is intuitive enough for non-TDs, but robust enough for bigger projects.

Monday, January 6th, 2025

Create a creature, environment and FX simulation entirely in Houdini with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly new tutorial.

Saturday, January 4th, 2025

Update to the match-moving software 'completely overhauls' the scene-reconstruction toolset. Check out its new AI-powered features.

Monday, December 30th, 2024

Check out the new features in the topology transfer tools for creating digital doubles and blendshapes from 3D scans of actors.

Friday, December 27th, 2024

Check out the latest features in the open-source release of DreamWorks' renderer, used on movies like The Wild Robot.

Thursday, December 26th, 2024