Revealing the VFX behind Ridley Scott's Napoleon - "he's just an incredible artist" By Ian Dean published 10 January 24 MPC's Charley Henley discusses working with Ridley Scott and the 'no CG' debate.
Nvidia Iray review: a physically based rendering solution for Nvidia die-hards By Paul Hatton published 3 January 24 Physical lighting and materials take centre stage in this renderer from Nvidia.
Redshift 3.5.19 review: faster than ever with new node for stylised rendering By Paul Hatton published 1 January 24 Several small new features and a range of improvements make it into the latest version of this GPU-accelerated renderer.
Autodesk Arnold 7 review: major update keeps leading renderer at the top By Paul Hatton published 31 December 23 Open Image Denoise, extended post-processing framework, and better USD workflows take centre stage in this latest update.
KeyShot 2023 review: best renderer for virtual reality but you pay for it By Paul Hatton published 30 December 23 An improved 3D painting system, colour workflow overhaul and 360-degree viewer make KeyShot 2023 an increasingly appealing renderer.
V-Ray 6 review: Photorealistic ray-traced rendering at its best By Paul Hatton published 27 December 23 With a couple of decades' experience, our pro 3D artist takes the latest V-Ray renderer for a spin.
The biggest digital art trends we'll see in 2024, as predicted by ILM, Wētā FX and other industry creatives By Tanya Combrinck published 7 December 23 The digital art trends for 2024 include AI trends, new tech and more, as predicted by leading industry creatives.
Octane Render 2023.1 review: blisteringly quick By Mike Griggs published 4 December 23 Our professional 3D artist puts Octane Render 2023.1 through its paces.
Houdini 20 review: surprisingly impressive new animation features By Paul Hatton published 30 November 23 Our pro CG artist rates Houdini 20.
Houdini: everything you need to know By Paul Hatton published 30 November 23 Houdini is the industry-standard VFX package that uses procedural nodes to generate incredible graphics.
Blender 4.0 review: still free to all, and still incredible By Paul Hatton published 29 November 23 Good Optics Our pro 3D artist reviews Blender 4.0, testing its improved rendering capabilities and more; as ever it's free to all.
Why Procreate Dreams has rekindled my love of 2D animation By Ian Dean published 22 November 23 I'd not attempted animation in years, until now.
Vertex, the ultimate event for 2D and 3D artists, returns in 2024 By Ian Dean published 20 November 23 The Vertex festival of digital art, VFX and animation is back in 2024.
ZBrush 2024 gets an upgrade By Ian Dean published 17 November 23 New features grab our attention in November's Maxon One release.
Making Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 By Trevor Hogg published 16 November 23 We meet the artists behind the nine animated shorts behind Lucasfilm's hit animated series.
People are baffled as Big Ben is ’spotted’ sporting giant puffer jacket By Natalie Fear published 16 November 23 With a little help from CGI.
How to keep your Node Graph organised in Nuke By Mike Griggs published 13 November 23 Discover how to prevent node-spaghetti in Nuke.
AMD just announced its best value GPU yet - the Radeon Pro W7700 By Paul Hatton published 13 November 23 The new AMD Radeon Pro W7700 promises to match Nvidia but costs less, what's not to love?
How to use VDM brushes in Blender By Paul Hatton published 13 November 23 Pro advice to using Blender's newest sculpting tool.