Black Friday and winter 2020 deals for CG artists
Updated: Check out our list of great seasonal deals on CG software, plugins, stock assets and hardware.
Monday, November 30th, 2020
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Red Giant releases Trapcode Suite 16.0 for After Effects
Big update to the VFX and motion graphics plugins adds new physics and flocking controls in Particular 5.
Wednesday, November 18th, 2020
The Gnomon Workshop ships Introduction to Maya 2020
Master modelling, animation, effects and rendering in Maya with this comprehensive tutorial series.
Saturday, November 14th, 2020
Which CG applications support Apple's new M1 chips?
Discover which 3D, image-editing and rendering apps will support the first Apple Silicon processors when they ship next week.
Friday, November 13th, 2020
Foundry ships Modo 14.2
3D modelling and rendering app gets intuitive new Rig Clay system for posing characters, plus support for Cryptomatte and USD export.
Friday, November 13th, 2020
Boris FX ships Mocha Pro 2021
Big update to the planar tracking software makes it possible to track organic surfaces, for digital make-up, or replacing logos on clothing.
Thursday, November 12th, 2020
Mercenaries Engineering releases Rumba 1.0
Neat next-gen animation tool aims to rethink character work for VFX and feature animation pipelines.
Wednesday, November 11th, 2020
Esri ships CityEngine 2020.1
Procedural city generation tool can now import assets in USD format for VFX work, and generate LODs automatically for Unreal Engine.
Wednesday, November 11th, 2020
Eye candy: Chaos Group's 2020 V-Ray showreel
See the best VFX and animation work created with V-Ray, plus tech breakdowns of the key projects.
Monday, November 2nd, 2020
Autodesk ships Flame 2021.2
Compositing and finishing software's neat AI-driven Salient Keyer automatically mattes any selected object within an image.
Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
Master hair grooming in Maya's XGen toolset
Discover an efficient workflow for creating stylized grooms in The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
Richard Rosenman releases DOF PRO for After Effects
New After Effects edition brings the popular Photoshop motion blur tool to VFX and motion graphics work.
Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
Rookies 2020 rankings reveal world's best CG schools
Gnomon places best overall and best for VFX. See the winners for animation and game design here.
Monday, October 26th, 2020