Watch 26 of Pete Draper's 3ds Max video tutorials
Updated: see a new batch from the VFX expert, including a three-hour tutorial on simulating a tornado.
Monday, January 7th, 2013
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Eye candy: behind the scenes on The Hobbit
Get one last making-of fix with Peter Jackson and the post-production team before the movie opens.
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012
Eye candy: Tempo
Time flies like a digitally enhanced arrow in this fun short showcasing Red Giant Software's effects tools.
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
Eye candy: Gnomon's 2012 Best of Term awards
Check out the best new work from students at the leading CG school - including a very bad day for Iron Man.
Monday, December 3rd, 2012
Allan McKay releases two new free FumeFX tutorials
Watch the 3ds Max effects expert deconstruct a fire sim from the Young Empires' White Doves video.
Monday, November 26th, 2012
Enter your VFX work for the next VES Student Award
Submit your work by 30 November for a chance to win an expenses-paid trip to the Beverly Hills awards do.
Wednesday, November 21st, 2012
Eye candy: Oz - The Great and Powerful trailer
It's too early to tell how well Disney's Oz prequel will hold up as a movie - but the visuals sure do look pretty.
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012
FXhome releases HitFilm 2 Ultimate
Surprisingly powerful $399 editor, compositor and VFX tool now comes bundled with the mocha 3D tracker.
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
Fabric Engine demos real-time production renderer
Final-quality, VFX-focused real-time renderer due as part of next release of Creation Platform this fall.
Thursday, November 1st, 2012
Disney to buy Lucasfilm, make new Star Wars movies
George Lucas stays on as 'creative consultant'; ILM and LucasArts also caught up in the $4.05 billion deal.
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
Eye candy: Marvel's first Iron Man 3 trailer
Some nice (and suprisingly long) VFX shots - and is that a hint he's going to be less of a jerk this time?
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
Pixar ships RenderMan Pro Server 17.0 and Studio 4.0
Both feature improved instancing, photon mapping and volumetrics; price of Studio edition cut by $700.
Monday, October 8th, 2012
Eye candy: Tears of Steel
The Blender Foundation's first VFX open movie blends boy-girl romance and kickass robots - and it's a blast.
Thursday, September 27th, 2012