Blockade Labs rolls out Skybox AI 0.9
Online tool for generating 360° environments from text prompts or sketches now generates 3D world meshes as well as 2D skyboxes.
Tuesday, December 26th, 2023
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Radical now supports real-time facial motion-capture
Browser-based AI mocap platform now extracts facial and full-body animation from the same video. Available with free subscriptions.
Friday, December 22nd, 2023
Animation breakdown | Scrooge: A Christmas Carol | Axis Studios
See how Axis brought the characters of the Dickens adaptation to life, from concept art and visual development to final animation.
Friday, December 22nd, 2023
Erik Lehmann releases RS UV Kit 2.1 for Maya
DNEG TD's add-on to streamline UV workflow gets new options for working with UDIMs, and checking assets for common UV errors.
Thursday, December 21st, 2023
Ephere releases Ornatrix 8 for 3ds Max
Check out the new features in the hair and fur plugin, including a point-and-click groom-creation system, and the option to 'box' operators.
Friday, December 15th, 2023
VFX breakdown | The Fall of the House of Usher | Rocket Science VFX
Check out a gripping breakdown of the creation, then destruction, of a CG New York street for the Gothic horror miniseries.
Friday, December 15th, 2023
Chaos, Epic Games, Foundry, Otoy, SideFX join Alliance for OpenUSD
Industry body to guide OpenUSD development gets new members, and enters agreement to ensure interoperability with glTF.
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
Adobe releases Substance 3D Designer 13.1
Check out the new features in the material authoring software, including AxF export, and better workflow when using Frames.
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2024.2
3D animation and motion graphics tool gets new options for rigid body and Pyro simulations, new Key Reducer for mocap data.
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
Tutorial: Art Direction for Film: Creature Design & Development
Master professional creature design workflows in ZBrush, Maya and Unreal Engine 5 with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.
Sunday, December 10th, 2023
Download over 150 free 10K HDRIs from HDRMAPS
Download high-resolution HDRIs and HDR skies without having to register on the site. EXR format, for commercial use.
Sunday, December 10th, 2023
Chaos releases Vantage 2.2
Real-time renderer for exploring large V-Ray scenes gets better hair and fur rendering, better denoising and upscaling, new firefly filter.
Saturday, December 9th, 2023
How new AI workflows helped create indie VFX short BYE-BYE
VFX artist Freddy Chávez Olmos reveals how generative AI and Nuke's CopyCat toolset created digital make-up for his horror short.
Friday, December 8th, 2023