Eye candy: Miarmy's cool VFX crowds reel
See some amazing shots created in the Maya crowd-simulation system from studios all over the world.
Thursday, June 5th, 2014
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cebas ships moskitoRender for 3ds Max
Much-anticipated GPU renderer offers unusual materials-agnostic workflow, competitive €295 price.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
Shotgun announces first ever Pipeline Awards
New awards for tools devs to recognise unsung heroes who make VFX movies and games possible.
Thursday, May 15th, 2014
Eye candy: The Foundry's 2014 showreel
Watch a kaleidoscopic three-minute burst of CG created using Foundry tools, from Gravity to Smaug.
Thursday, April 10th, 2014
Eye candy: Departures
Check out the Kickstarter campaign for ILM matte painter Jorik Dozy's atmospheric short.
Wednesday, April 9th, 2014
See an R&D preview of V-Ray RT for MotionBuilder
See real-time path tracing in the MotionBuilder viewport on the set of Kevin Margo's short, Grounded.
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
NASA researcher turned matte artist Nathalie Mathé
The Fast & Furious 6 veteran tells us how a chance meeting with Ralph McQuarrie led to a career in VFX.
Wednesday, March 26th, 2014
Eye candy: Gnomon's new Best of Term student reels
Check out eight new compilation videos showing the best new work from students at the top CG school.
Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
Eye candy: the making of God of War 'From Ashes'
Allan McKay's neat 30-minute video explains how the ash effects from the Super Bowl spot were created.
Monday, March 10th, 2014
Eye candy: Framestore's Gravity VFX show and tell
Nice new breakdown video gives a glimpse into the movie's CG environments and simulation work.
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
VFX Screens for iOS speeds up screen replacement
Neat little free app displays tracking markers for touch and swipe events on your iPad to speed up VFX work.
Monday, February 10th, 2014
Eye candy: Decepticon Truck Crawl
Watch Digital Domain animator Kiel Figgins' ace Transformers homage, then check out the VFX breakdowns.
Monday, February 10th, 2014
Eye candy: Whiskytree's ultra-detailed Elysium VFX
Watch a breakdown showing the CG space station's "trillions of surfaces" - all created on prosumer hardware.
Friday, February 7th, 2014