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V-Ray 5 beta announced

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Chaos Group has announced a public beta of V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max. Many significant new features are added, including [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3bMeE7L

Kid-written stories come to life in a popping new book

Fieldwork bring life to The Future is Make Believe. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/3bRJGew

Assassin's Creed: Bosslogic launches new game in 8 hour(!) live art stream

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla launch makes hella money for artist, annoys fans. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2zCA7lg

Marvelous Designer 9.5 released

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CLO virtual fashion has announced the release of  Marvelous Designer 9.5 including further remeshing features and several useful functions like [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/35hAPQB

OctaneRender 2020.1 announced alongside new RNDR blockchain-based farm

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OTOY has announced the release of OctaneRender 2020.1, an update to its GPU accelerated unbiased path-traced renderer. New features of OctaneRender 2020.1 [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3eZVTzG

Troll’s Nyrkki VFX breakdown

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Finland-based Troll VFX has released a VFX breakdown for its work on Nyrkki (English: Shadow Lines), a spy thriller set in Finland [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2YhSu9w

Instant Terra 1.11 released

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Wysilab has released a new version of Instant Terra, its landscape creation tool. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2KOws69

Lightwave 2020 released

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Newtek has released a new version of Lightwave. New features include: (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3aRbNcd

Normal People cover artist Henn Kim creates new illustrations for BBC adaptation

The Korean artist dazzles again with new art works for the show. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2SfBCwi

Celebrate classic '90s animation with Batman: The Animated Series Zoom Backgrounds

Dismay your boss now with a Batman impersonation. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2yPacqk

Symbiosis

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A highly creative short by French animator Paul Raillard, created as his graduation project at Émile Cohl school. Watch Symbiosis [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3aDOt1z

His Dark Materials previz with Unreal Engine 4

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Epic has released a case study about how Painting Practice used virtual production with Unreal Engine to design sets and [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2S8xpug

V-Ray games cinematic reel

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  Chaos Group has released a new game cinematic showreel featuring work created using V-Ray and Phoenix FD. Watch it on [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2W06nGA

Rick and Morty animators explain how they nail the show's cinematic look

Adult Swim release featurette that also gives sneak peek of upcoming dragon epic. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/3aGnvXj

Substance Painter 2020.1 released

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Adobe has announced the release of Substance Painter 2020.1. New features include:  (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2KoWJYO

V-Ray for Cinema 4d Sneak Peek

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Chaos Group has published a sneak peek of features coming soon to the Cinema 4D version of V-Ray. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2zjHjmc

Forest Pack 6.3.0 and RailClone 4.2.0 released

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iToo Software has announced the release of Forest Pack 6.3.0 and RailClone 4.2.0. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2KrqHv5

Carnival Row Season 1 VFX breakdown

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Important Looking Pirates has released a VFX breakdown for their work on season 1 of Amazon’s Carnival Row. Watch it on [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2KmhOTA

DaVinci Resolve and fusion 16.2.1 released

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Blackmagic has announced the release of Fusion and DaVinci Resolve 16.2.1. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2xPKphw

OSL becomes an Academy Software Foundation

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The Academy Software Foundation has announced that OSL has been accepted as an Academy Software Foundation project alongside OpenVDB, OpenColorIO, [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2xPnAuj

Netflix documentary Abstract: The Art of Design is now free to stream

First series now available on YouTube, plus classroom resources for teachers to download. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/34WMsMJ

SynthEyes 2004 released

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Andersson Technologies has announced the release of SynthEyes 2004, the latest version of its 3-D tracking and match-moving application. The [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2XVXbpq

Mocha Pro 2020.5 released

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BorisFX has announced the release of Mocha Pro 2020.5. New features include: (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2Vu7HTi

Cinema 4D S22 released for rental users

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Maxon has announced that Cinema 4D S22 is now available for its rental users, the new features will be rolled [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3eHP3id

Learn how to draw Disney heroes and villains for free with top animators

We are all Elsa; why not doodle her while locked in your castle? from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/3bwRtOw

Cinema 4D S22 released for subscribers only

Only subscribers will get access to the new features in the latest version of Maxon's 3D suite – with others only getting the tools later this year. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/34Pmqex

Bforartists 2 released

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The Bforartists team has announced the release of Bforartists 2, a fork of Blender that has the goal of improving its graphical [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2Ki1jI2

Adobe release Substance Decals

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Adobe has announced that 130 new parametric decals have been added to Substance Source. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2VBE6G0

NVIDIA prototypes GauGAN and Omniverse working together

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FXGuide has published a prototype by  Senior Technical Marketing Manager at NVIDIA Vincent Brisebois that uses GauGAN to generate an [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2KiGLiX

Affinity Photo may get 3D texturing tools

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A screenshot by Affinity Photo Lead developer Andy Somerfield has been posted on the Serif forum that shows development work on 3D texturing [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3aiKmb3

New Ivy Generator plugin for 3DS Max out now

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Guillermo Leal has announced that his Ivy Generator plugin for 3DS Max is out now. This will be good news [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/39ZEcNh

Dungeon Generator in Houdini

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SideFX has released a new 4 part tutorial that explains how to create a Houdini Digital Asset that generates a [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2XNusmv

V-Ray for Maya PLE released

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Chaos Group has announced the release of a free personal learning edition of V-Ray for Maya. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2K9KX4i

Flame 2021 available

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Autodesk has announced the release of Flame 2021. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2KeQ0AA

HP updates pro creative laptop lines with MacBook Pro rivals and a mobile workstation that isn't

The company has updated its Envy and ZBook Studio laptops – including flagship 15-inch models – and added a new model called the ZBook Create. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2XHCptE

Volumetrics and SSS for Corona Renderer

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Chaos Group has released a detailed 5 part tutorial series that covers in detail Volumetrics and SSS in Corona Renderer. [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2K5KIY1

Visual programming in Bifrost for non-programmers

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This concise tutorial uses a simple example to explain some basics of using Bifrost in Maya for non-programmers. Watch it [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3a5S748

Dimension 3.2 released

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Adobe has announced the latest version of Dimension, its artist-friendly 3D toolkit aimed at graphic designers. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2VuoMep

JangaFX and OTOY collaborate to create EmberGen for Octane

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JangaFX has announced a collaboration with OTOY to create a separate version of its real-time volumetric effect tools EmberGen for [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3bcq1pg

Unigine 2 free community edition

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Unigine has released a free community version of its real-time 3D engine for educational and non-profit use as well as [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2XEIaIi

Platige Image’s The Witcher VFX reel

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Platige Image has released a VFX reel for its work on The Witcher. Watch it on Vimeo. Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2RoZpt4

Texturing Megascans Assets in Mixer

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Quixel has released a new tutorial by Josh Powers that shows the 3D texturing features of Mixer by demonstrating the texturing process [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3c4bDiL

Iliad getting started and brush basics

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Praxinos has released two new tutorials for Iliad, its application for editing, painting and editing 2D textures that runs directly [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2RmkSTO

Getting Started with Substance Alchemist

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NVIDIA Studio has published a new beginner’s Substance Alchemist tutorial by lead environment artist Jacob Norris. Watch it on YouTube. Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2Rs7vl0

Substance news live stream

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Adobe has released a live stream in which they discuss recent developments as well as upcoming features for the Substance [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3b0Axji

NVIDIA release a tool to accelerate remote desktop streaming for GeForce GPUs

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To help people how are working from home, NVIDIA has announced a free tool that can accelerate Windows Remote Desktop [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2RgKq4n

Keyshot 9.2 released

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KeyShot 9.2 is now available with a new translucent medium material and support for memory sharing using NVlink. Learn more [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/34naFf8

Miauu’s Manage Links

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Kostadin Kotev has released Miauu’s Manage Links, a new commercial script that facilitates linking Sketchup, Rhino, Autocad or your preferred [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2x1oNyr

Doraemon postage stamps? Yes please!

A new set celebrates 50 years of the cuddly blue manga toon. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2XgrPJG

D'oh! Simpsons infographic shows how bad the show's become

But which are the worst and best of its 679 episodes to date? from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2JJknyM

Bored Solutions is an elegantly designed antidote to lockdown blues

No plans for the weekend? Finished with Tiger King? from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/3aHn6EJ

Find beautiful, free illustrations of black people on this new website

Medical heroes also included in the Black Illustrations set. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/3bObUpW

Foundry virtual events

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Foundry has announced it is to run a series of virtual events throughout April. Events announced so far include: (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2X1KIjz

Realtime Conference online from 6 – 7 April

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The RealTime Conference will be streaming live from the 6-7 April. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2JD9VJg

Muscle simulation without plugins in 3ds Max

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Scytales has shared a breakdown of his pipeline for muscle simulation in 3DS Max. His approach doesn’t use any external plugin except the [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2xMpk74

Golaem Crowd 7.3 released

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Golaem has announced the latest version of its crowd simulation tool. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2JzgyMx

Minecraft with RTX – guide for creators

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NVIDIA has published an article about the upcoming raytraced version of the blockbuster (pun intended) game Minecraft. In addition to [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2JzdMqz

La Table short film

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An excellent short by Ukrainian artist Eugene Boitsov on the subject of perfectionism and how it can be an obstacle [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3dNLF4R

V-Ray for Education Collection released

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Chaos Group has announced a new V-Ray Education Collection, a new offering that provides access to 11 V-Ray and Phoenix [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2JyHDj6

Master environment building in Houdini and Clarisse iFX

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The Gnomon Workshop has released a new commercial training course that explains how to design, light and composite a landscape environment using [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3dQzQuD

Photogrammetry workflows for surface scanning with a monopod

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Grzegorz Baran has released a tutorial in which he outlines a full photogrammetry workflow for capturing PBR textures. Watch it on [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/39Aem1R

GDC 2020 presentations available online

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Several of the presentations for the online edition of this year’s Game Developers Conference are now available to view online.  Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2JyBun2

3DS London live broadcast – April 01 18:55 GMT

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The 3DS London team are broadcasting live this evening for the first time. They have an impressive lineup planned with [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3aAKe7N