CG Channel

visual effects

See the best new work created with Blender's raytracing engine, from photorealistic visualisation to charming CG shorts.

Thursday, May 7th, 2015

VFX tools development platform to be integrated with Modo. Houdini, Cinema 4D and Unreal Engine also in the works.

Tuesday, May 5th, 2015

$350 gets you the chance to play with 'cinema-quality' data from the high-end full-body capture system.

Wednesday, April 29th, 2015

We round up the tools most relevant to CG Channel readers: from VFX software to plugins & pipeline apps.

Tuesday, April 21st, 2015

See a cool three-minute compilation of work created with Nuke, Mari et al, plus brief breakdowns of key shots.

Tuesday, April 14th, 2015

Bcreative and Bpipeline product suites cover the studio's full range of tools, from 3D and compositing to asset management.

Monday, March 9th, 2015

Check out the month's best tech demos, including some stunning work from The Mill and Blur Studio.

Saturday, February 28th, 2015

Updated: Get free careers advice from the VFX supervisor - including how to succeed at job interviews.

Friday, November 14th, 2014

VFX firm's Conductor platform will support users' own custom scripts, plugins and software.

Thursday, November 6th, 2014

Updated: The Prometheus concept artist's VFX short turns Terminator's story on its head. Watch it here.

Tuesday, October 28th, 2014

Get Lucasfilm engineer Darby Johnston's robust image sequence viewer and batch-processing tools.

Wednesday, October 8th, 2014

Get a quick two-minute blast of motion graphics, then calm down with some nice architectural imagery.

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014

Updated and now shipping: Turn any model into an editable, relightable cloud with this neat Maya plugin.

Wednesday, August 20th, 2014