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You can now use V-Ray free for commercial #VFX, #animation and #motiongraphics work in #Blender Check out the strengths and limitations of the new V-Ray for Blender Community Edition, and how it compares to other key production renderers #B3D #VRay

You can now use V-Ray free for commercial #VFX, #animation and #motiongraphics work in #Blender Check out the strengths and limitations of the new V-Ray for Blender Community Edition, and how it compares to other key production renderers #B3D #VRay

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Neat free #Blender add-on #LimbKit creates 3D hands and feet Jörg Grubmüller's #GeometryNodes based tool provides a quick way to block out hands, feet (and paws and claws) for your 3D characters, for #illustration and #animation work #B3D Jörg Grubmüller🔸

Neat free #Blender add-on #LimbKit creates 3D hands and feet Jörg Grubmüller's #GeometryNodes based tool provides a quick way to block out hands, feet (and paws and claws) for your 3D characters, for #illustration and #animation work #B3D Jörg Grubmüller🔸

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Redshift 2026.6 is out Check out the new features in Maxon's GPU renderer, including support for hex tiling to minimize visible repeats in texture maps #Redshift #Redshift3D #texturing #rendering #VFX #motiongraphics @maxonvfx

Redshift 2026.6 is out Check out the new features in Maxon's GPU renderer, including support for hex tiling to minimize visible repeats in texture maps #Redshift #Redshift3D #texturing #rendering #VFX #motiongraphics @maxonvfx

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Google has open-sourced GNM Head, its parametric model for generating 3D human heads The model, based on real-world scan data, provides 250 controls for head shape, and 380+ for facial expressions A free add-on integrates it into Blender #B3D

Google has open-sourced GNM Head, its parametric model for generating 3D human heads The model, based on real-world scan data, provides 250 controls for head shape, and 380+ for facial expressions A free add-on integrates it into Blender #B3D

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3D texture painting software Wafer is now free in beta on Windows PCs The Windows beta is based on the latest iPad release of Sparseal's promising non-photorealistic #texturing app, and includes new features like the Smudge tool #gamedev

3D texture painting software Wafer is now free in beta on Windows PCs The Windows beta is based on the latest iPad release of Sparseal's promising non-photorealistic #texturing app, and includes new features like the Smudge tool #gamedev

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#KangarooBuilder for #Maya now supports topology transfer The neat all-round toolset for building character rigs can now warp all of the blendshapes for one character to another with different topology Free for personal use #animation #VFX #gamedev

#KangarooBuilder for #Maya now supports topology transfer The neat all-round toolset for building character rigs can now warp all of the blendshapes for one character to another with different topology Free for personal use #animation #VFX #gamedev

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(1/2) #NVIDIA and Shutterstock have announced a landmark deal to build new generative #AIart tools that will let users create custom 3D models simply by typing in text descriptions #3Dmodeling #gamedev #motiongraphics #VFX #archviz

(1/2) #NVIDIA and Shutterstock have announced a landmark deal to build new generative #AIart tools that will let users create custom 3D models simply by typing in text descriptions #3Dmodeling #gamedev #motiongraphics #VFX #archviz

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Arnold can now import, relight and render 3D Gaussian Splats Check out the other new features in the renderer, including updates to toon shading and experimental free cloud rendering service Flow Render #ArnoldRenderer #3DGS #VFX Arnold

Arnold can now import, relight and render 3D Gaussian Splats Check out the other new features in the renderer, including updates to toon shading and experimental free cloud rendering service Flow Render #ArnoldRenderer #3DGS #VFX Arnold

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Inexpensive Blender add-on iCrowds adds animated crowds to animations or visualizations Version 2.0 adds a ragdoll system for action shots #iCrowds #Blender #VFX #simulation #animation #archviz Hothifa Smair

Inexpensive Blender add-on iCrowds adds animated crowds to animations or visualizations Version 2.0 adds a ragdoll system for action shots #iCrowds #Blender #VFX #simulation #animation #archviz Hothifa Smair

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Check out Brom VFX's breakdown of its invisible effects (plus a literal Siamese cat) for Netflix political drama The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto) Watch the full video on the Brom VFX website: #VFX #VFXbreakdown #BromVFX

Check out Brom VFX's breakdown of its invisible effects (plus a literal Siamese cat) for Netflix political drama The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto) Watch the full video on the Brom VFX website: #VFX #VFXbreakdown #BromVFX

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Free tool: Crate's Black Hole ProductionCrate's neat free After Effects plugin generates beautiful, Interstellar-inspired black holes for your VFX and motion graphics projects #AfterEffects #VFX #motiongraphics ProductionCrate

Free tool: Crate's Black Hole ProductionCrate's neat free After Effects plugin generates beautiful, Interstellar-inspired black holes for your VFX and motion graphics projects #AfterEffects #VFX #motiongraphics ProductionCrate

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#Blender 5.1 is here Read our pick of the 5 key features in the #opensource 3D software, from the new Raycast and Mask to SDF nodes to improvements to #rendering and #animation #B3D #3Dmodeling #texturing #gamedev #VFX #motiongraphics @blender

#Blender 5.1 is here Read our pick of the 5 key features in the #opensource 3D software, from the new Raycast and Mask to SDF nodes to improvements to #rendering and #animation #B3D #3Dmodeling #texturing #gamedev #VFX #motiongraphics @blender

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Check out Industrial Light & Magic's narrated #VFXbreakdown for #JurassicWorldRebirth. It covers the creature work (natch), but also other effects like this new fluid simulation pipeline Watch the full video: #VFX #simulation @ilmvfx

Check out Industrial Light & Magic's narrated #VFXbreakdown for #JurassicWorldRebirth. It covers the creature work (natch), but also other effects like this new fluid simulation pipeline Watch the full video: #VFX #simulation @ilmvfx

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Free tutorial: Creating Cinematics in Unreal Engine 5 Discover how to create a dynamic chase scene like this one using #UnrealEngine, #Blender and #Houdini with DNEG artist Kosuke Iwasaki's free tutorial for The Gnomon Workshop #UE5 The Gnomon Workshop

Free tutorial: Creating Cinematics in Unreal Engine 5 Discover how to create a dynamic chase scene like this one using #UnrealEngine, #Blender and #Houdini with DNEG artist Kosuke Iwasaki's free tutorial for The Gnomon Workshop #UE5 The Gnomon Workshop

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Check out this neat GPU-accelerated Houdini Skin Slide Deformer DNEG TD Mengya Zhang's OpenCL-based tool generates realistic, volume-preserving skin sliding, and can be tried for free on personal projects #Houdini #characterrigging #animation

Check out this neat GPU-accelerated Houdini Skin Slide Deformer DNEG TD Mengya Zhang's OpenCL-based tool generates realistic, volume-preserving skin sliding, and can be tried for free on personal projects #Houdini #characterrigging #animation

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Free assets: get six free fire and smoke effects from @FXBackpack The FX are available as VDB file sequences optimized for #Blender, and as 2K ProRes MOV files for #compositing into #VFX or #motiongraphics projects Licensed for commercial use #B3D

Free assets: get six free fire and smoke effects from @FXBackpack The FX are available as VDB file sequences optimized for #Blender, and as 2K ProRes MOV files for #compositing into #VFX or #motiongraphics projects Licensed for commercial use #B3D

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Promising new #motiongraphics and #compositing tool #Caddis combines an #AfterEffects style timeline with the 'procedural power of a node graph inside every layer' The app - developed by Shopify motion design lead Mike Gaynor - is currently free in beta

Promising new #motiongraphics and #compositing tool #Caddis combines an #AfterEffects style timeline with the 'procedural power of a node graph inside every layer' The app - developed by Shopify motion design lead Mike Gaynor - is currently free in beta

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Blender 4.3 is now available to download Read our pick of the 5 key new features in the #opensource 3D app, from Grease Pencil 3 to updates to #digitalsculpting, materials and #rendering, including light linking in #Eevee #B3D #gamedev #VFX @blender

Blender 4.3 is now available to download Read our pick of the 5 key new features in the #opensource 3D app, from Grease Pencil 3 to updates to #digitalsculpting, materials and #rendering, including light linking in #Eevee #B3D #gamedev #VFX @blender

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Substance 3D Painter 11.0 is out Check out the latest features in the 3D texture painting app, including an Auto-update system, and new path tools, filters and texture generators #Substance3DPainter #texturing #gamedev #motiongraphics #VFX @substance3d

Substance 3D Painter 11.0 is out Check out the latest features in the 3D texture painting app, including an Auto-update system, and new path tools, filters and texture generators #Substance3DPainter #texturing #gamedev #motiongraphics #VFX @substance3d

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Free tool: standalone GPU FLIP fluid simulator Storm HydroFX is free in beta The promising new tool can export liquid #simulation in Alembic format, for use in other CG software like #3dsMax, #Blender or #UnrealEngine #VFX #motiongraphics Storm VFX

Free tool: standalone GPU FLIP fluid simulator Storm HydroFX is free in beta The promising new tool can export liquid #simulation in Alembic format, for use in other CG software like #3dsMax, #Blender or #UnrealEngine #VFX #motiongraphics Storm VFX

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Maxon just made #Autograph available for free The next-gen, USD-based motion graphics and VFX software, previously developed by Left Angle, is now free to individual artists, including for commercial use #VFX #motiongraphics #compositing @maxonvfx

Maxon just made #Autograph available for free The next-gen, USD-based motion graphics and VFX software, previously developed by Left Angle, is now free to individual artists, including for commercial use #VFX #motiongraphics #compositing @maxonvfx

242,805 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

Check out Sony Pictures Imageworks's technical breakdown of its Chibi facial animation system for #KPopDemonHunters, developed to let animators toggle between realistic and extreme anime facial expressions from one rig. Full video: #characterrigging #Maya

Check out Sony Pictures Imageworks's technical breakdown of its Chibi facial animation system for #KPopDemonHunters, developed to let animators toggle between realistic and extreme anime facial expressions from one rig. Full video: #characterrigging #Maya

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Get a glimpse of Godzilla's character rig in the trailer for the Blu-ray and DVD release of #GodzillaMinusOne Watfch the full video on the TOHO Visual Entertainmentチャンネル YouTube channel: #VFX #VFXbreakdown #creaturedesign #characterrigging

Get a glimpse of Godzilla's character rig in the trailer for the Blu-ray and DVD release of #GodzillaMinusOne Watfch the full video on the TOHO Visual Entertainmentチャンネル YouTube channel: #VFX #VFXbreakdown #creaturedesign #characterrigging

581,507 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

Gnomon student Chris Santosa just recreated a memorable moment from #NeonGenesisEvangelion in #Houdini. Check out his tech breakdown of the Best of Term Award-winning shot Find more award-winning student art on the Gnomon website: ##VFXbreakdown

Gnomon student Chris Santosa just recreated a memorable moment from #NeonGenesisEvangelion in #Houdini. Check out his tech breakdown of the Best of Term Award-winning shot Find more award-winning student art on the Gnomon website: ##VFXbreakdown

126,793 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

Ornatrix 4 for Cinema 4D is out It's a wide-ranging update to the add-on for generating hair, fur and features, with new options for grooming and texturing hair, and converting it to cards #Ornatrix #Cinema4D #motiongraphics #VFX

Ornatrix 4 for Cinema 4D is out It's a wide-ranging update to the add-on for generating hair, fur and features, with new options for grooming and texturing hair, and converting it to cards #Ornatrix #Cinema4D #motiongraphics #VFX

12,594 Aufrufe • vor 21 Tagen

CityEngine 2025.1 is out Check out the new features in the procedural city generation software, including new options for generating more complex forms for buildings #CityEngine #VFX #animation Esri

CityEngine 2025.1 is out Check out the new features in the procedural city generation software, including new options for generating more complex forms for buildings #CityEngine #VFX #animation Esri

91,587 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten

Beeble has released #SwitchLight 3.0, the new version of its video-to-PBR AI model It extracts #PBR texture maps from video, making it possible to relight live footage - and is now available for use offline, as well as in Beeble's browser app Beeble

Beeble has released #SwitchLight 3.0, the new version of its video-to-PBR AI model It extracts #PBR texture maps from video, making it possible to relight live footage - and is now available for use offline, as well as in Beeble's browser app Beeble

92,955 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten

Check out UPP's peppy #VFXbreakdown of its (largely) invisible effects from the Barbie movie Full video: #VFX UPP_VFX #BarbieTheMovie

Check out UPP's peppy #VFXbreakdown of its (largely) invisible effects from the Barbie movie Full video: #VFX UPP_VFX #BarbieTheMovie

217,826 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

Open wide: check out rigging artist Farid Panah's breakdown of a detailed Maya snake rig, created for Asoo VFX's work on an Indian feature film. See the full video (also shows skin sliding and a real-time fake muscle system): #Maya #characterrigging #VFX

Open wide: check out rigging artist Farid Panah's breakdown of a detailed Maya snake rig, created for Asoo VFX's work on an Indian feature film. See the full video (also shows skin sliding and a real-time fake muscle system): #Maya #characterrigging #VFX

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Check out Important-looking Pirates' spectacular #VFXbreakdown of the giant mutant crocodile it created for the Resident Evil series - and its eventual explosive death Full video (some gore): #VFX #creaturedesign #lookdev #characterrigging #animation

Check out Important-looking Pirates' spectacular #VFXbreakdown of the giant mutant crocodile it created for the Resident Evil series - and its eventual explosive death Full video (some gore): #VFX #creaturedesign #lookdev #characterrigging #animation

196,315 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren

Check out an eight-minute VFX breakdown for Season 3 of sci-fi thriller Alice in Borderland (今際の国のアリス) Watch the full video on the Netflix Japan YouTube channel: #VFX #VFXbreakdown #simulation

Check out an eight-minute VFX breakdown for Season 3 of sci-fi thriller Alice in Borderland (今際の国のアリス) Watch the full video on the Netflix Japan YouTube channel: #VFX #VFXbreakdown #simulation

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#Substance3DPainter 12.0 is out New features in the latest major version of Adobe's 3D texture painting software include this Warp to Geometry option to improve decal projection, and more viewport post effects #texturing #gamedev #VFX

#Substance3DPainter 12.0 is out New features in the latest major version of Adobe's 3D texture painting software include this Warp to Geometry option to improve decal projection, and more viewport post effects #texturing #gamedev #VFX

39,360 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

Free tool: #MaterialMaker 1.7 is out Check out the new features in the #opensource alternative to #Substance3DDesigner, including a new Dynamic Sky Material If you want to support development, the software is now also available on Steam RodzLabs ... wishlist Material Maker 😉

Free tool: #MaterialMaker 1.7 is out Check out the new features in the #opensource alternative to #Substance3DDesigner, including a new Dynamic Sky Material If you want to support development, the software is now also available on Steam RodzLabs ... wishlist Material Maker 😉

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Check out Brom VFX's breakdown of its invisible effects (plus a literal Siamese cat) for Netflix political drama The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto) Watch the full video on the Brom VFX website: #VFX #VFXbreakdown #BromVFX

Check out Brom VFX's breakdown of its invisible effects (plus a literal Siamese cat) for Netflix political drama The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto) Watch the full video on the Brom VFX website: #VFX #VFXbreakdown #BromVFX

39,104 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

#TopoGun 3 has been released See what's new in the first major update to the pioneering #retopology app for over a decade - including a neat new Patch tool to bridge the gap between manual and automatic retopology topogun #3dmodeling #digitalsculpting

#TopoGun 3 has been released See what's new in the first major update to the pioneering #retopology app for over a decade - including a neat new Patch tool to bridge the gap between manual and automatic retopology topogun #3dmodeling #digitalsculpting

132,747 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

Sneak peek: see the liquid #simulation toolset in the upcoming #Blender edition of #NeXus, INSYDIUM's popular - and previously Cinema 4D-only - GPU-accelerated effects plugin Read our FAQs on its features and likely price: #B3D #VFX #motiongraphics

Sneak peek: see the liquid #simulation toolset in the upcoming #Blender edition of #NeXus, INSYDIUM's popular - and previously Cinema 4D-only - GPU-accelerated effects plugin Read our FAQs on its features and likely price: #B3D #VFX #motiongraphics

23,399 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

Volinga Plugin Pro lets you relight 3D Gaussian Splats in Unreal Engine The #UE5 plugin is pitched as a 'major leap' in integrating #3DGS into #UnrealEngine pipelines for #VFX and #virtualproduction Check out its key features: #relighting volinga.ai

Volinga Plugin Pro lets you relight 3D Gaussian Splats in Unreal Engine The #UE5 plugin is pitched as a 'major leap' in integrating #3DGS into #UnrealEngine pipelines for #VFX and #virtualproduction Check out its key features: #relighting volinga.ai

47,294 Aufrufe • vor 10 Monaten

Intel has unveiled #OpenImageDenoise 3 The update to the popular CPU/GPU denoiser, used in apps from #Blender to #VRay, will fix common visual artifacts - and will finally support temporal #denoising, for processing #animation #OIDN Attila Áfra Intel

Intel has unveiled #OpenImageDenoise 3 The update to the popular CPU/GPU denoiser, used in apps from #Blender to #VRay, will fix common visual artifacts - and will finally support temporal #denoising, for processing #animation #OIDN Attila Áfra Intel

31,727 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten