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Boris FX releases Particle Illusion Pro
Paid standalone edition of the 3D particle generator supersedes the old free edition, but can be run indefinitely in trial mode.
The Biennial of Animation Bratislava is launching film submissions for the international competition
Short animated films will compete for the main Viktor Kubal Award, which will be presented separately in the categories for children and youth
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 8.2
Check out the new features in the real-time lighting design software, including new shadow modes for the signature LightPaint system.
JM Blay/ Mistborn
HueForge: Using grayscale images to map filament layers
Foundry ships Modo 17.0
Check out the changes to the 3D modeling and rendering app in the first major update since Foundry's reboot of its development strategy.
Joanna Goldman | The History of the Graham Cracker
DreamWorks Animation releases MoonRay 1.5
Check out the latest features in the open-source release of DreamWorks' renderer, used on movies like The Croods: A New Age.
Tutorial: Creating a High-Fidelity Hero Building
Discover how to create environment assets for VFX or games cinematics in The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new tutorial.
Blender at GDC 2024
A small delegation of the Blender team are going to attend the Game Developers Conference.
Rideview | Prototype 72
Imbalance releases Ragdoll for Blender 1.0
Much-praised Ragdoll Dynamics physics system, used by top VFX and games studios, is now available for Blender as well as Maya.
Adobe releases Substance 3D add-on 2.0 for Blender
Get the new version of the free Blender plugin for importing and editing Substance .sbsar materials, now available for Blender 4.0.
Understanding the KIT OPS Kitbashing Ecosystem for Blender
Serif releases Affinity Photo 2.4
Check out the new features in the latest free update to the image editing and digital painting app, like support for HDRs as 32-bit PNG files.
Pilgway releases 3DCoat 2024 and 3DCoatTextura 2024
Check out the latest features in the digital sculpting, 3D painting and retopology app, and its cut-down edition for texturing work.
Digital Art Collective Nouns Announces $1M Funding for Indie Animated Shorts
Nouns Fest will fund shorts of varying lengths, with budgets ranging from $7,500 to $20,000
Sneak peek: Chaos’s new AI technologies
Check out the tech in development at Chaos Next, the firm's new 'AI lab', ranging from PBR material generation to 3D set extension.
Chaos unveils Project Eclipse
New product for 'rapid arch viz storytelling' will work with V-Ray and Enscape, and is due later this year. Here's what we know about it so far.