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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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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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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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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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#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 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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(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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Epic Games has released free facial #mocap app Live Link Face for #Android as well as #iOS Check out all of its new features, including #realtime #animation streaming to #MetaHuman characters. #motioncapture #facialcapture #UnrealEngine @unrealengine

Epic Games has released free facial #mocap app Live Link Face for #Android as well as #iOS Check out all of its new features, including #realtime #animation streaming to #MetaHuman characters. #motioncapture #facialcapture #UnrealEngine @unrealengine

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Check out #realtime #Blender water #simulation add-on Dynamic Flow Blender Procedural's $8 tool automatically generates water flow around the edges of terrain, like coastlines and river banks, and is compatible with #Cycles and #Eevee #B3D #gamedev #VFX

Check out #realtime #Blender water #simulation add-on Dynamic Flow Blender Procedural's $8 tool automatically generates water flow around the edges of terrain, like coastlines and river banks, and is compatible with #Cycles and #Eevee #B3D #gamedev #VFX

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Check Bungie Lead Cinematic Animator Nick Whitmire's process breakdown of an #animation of Hoodwink from Dota 2, created as a personal project Watch the full breakdown with dialogue (which actually makes Hoodwink male!): #characterrigging

Check Bungie Lead Cinematic Animator Nick Whitmire's process breakdown of an #animation of Hoodwink from Dota 2, created as a personal project Watch the full breakdown with dialogue (which actually makes Hoodwink male!): #characterrigging

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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

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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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Framestore's latest project breakdown is a great resource for aspiring character artists The 40-minute narrated video walks you through the creation of Mr Ring-a-Ding from #DoctorWho, from #conceptart to the final 3D asset Full video: @framestore

Framestore's latest project breakdown is a great resource for aspiring character artists The 40-minute narrated video walks you through the creation of Mr Ring-a-Ding from #DoctorWho, from #conceptart to the final 3D asset Full video: @framestore

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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

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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

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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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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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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

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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

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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

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Check out Alt's VFX breakdown of the CG birds it created for an ad for insurance provider Allianz Watch the full video on the Alt.vfx YouTube channel: #VFX #VFXbreakdown #lookdev #characterrigging @alt.vfx

Check out Alt's VFX breakdown of the CG birds it created for an ad for insurance provider Allianz Watch the full video on the Alt.vfx YouTube channel: #VFX #VFXbreakdown #lookdev #characterrigging @alt.vfx

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#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

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Netflix's official VFX breakdown of the CG trolls from Troll 2 isn't really aimed at VFX artists, but it's a lot of fun Watch the full video on the Netflix Nordic YouTube channel: #VFX #VFXbreakdown #creaturedesign

Netflix's official VFX breakdown of the CG trolls from Troll 2 isn't really aimed at VFX artists, but it's a lot of fun Watch the full video on the Netflix Nordic YouTube channel: #VFX #VFXbreakdown #creaturedesign

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Framestore's new making-of for the live-action version of How to Train Your Dragon is mainly interview-based, but you get glimpses of the muscle set-up for Toothless Watch the full video on the Framestore YouTube channel: #VFX #VFXbreakdown @framestore

Framestore's new making-of for the live-action version of How to Train Your Dragon is mainly interview-based, but you get glimpses of the muscle set-up for Toothless Watch the full video on the Framestore YouTube channel: #VFX #VFXbreakdown @framestore

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Check out benuts' #VFXbreakdown of the aliens from Swedish sci-fi series We Come in Peace (Vi kommer i fred), including this organic-looking mothership Watch the full video (also shows an alien pod and some little crawlers): #VFX #benutsVFX

Check out benuts' #VFXbreakdown of the aliens from Swedish sci-fi series We Come in Peace (Vi kommer i fred), including this organic-looking mothership Watch the full video (also shows an alien pod and some little crawlers): #VFX #benutsVFX

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Check out Important Looking Pirates' #VFXbreakdown for Netflix fantasy series Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (Ronja Rövardotter), including these CG harpies Watch the full video on the Important Looking Pirates VImeo channel: #VFX #creaturedesign @ilvpvx

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Check out Important Looking Pirates' #VFXbreakdown for Netflix fantasy series Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (Ronja Rövardotter), including these CG harpies Watch the full video on the Important Looking Pirates VImeo channel: #VFX #creaturedesign @ilvpvx

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