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3ds London online next Wednesday 3 June

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3DS London is hosting it’s 3rd online event next Wednesday 3 June featuring a number of well-known names from the CG Industry [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2Xfz981

Radial Symmetry plugin for 3ds Max

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PolyDesign3D has released Radial Symmetry, a new C++ plugin for 3ds Max that allows the user to parametrically clone and [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2XGO2iH

Boris FX Sapphire 2020.5 released

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Boris FX has announced that Sapphire 2020 is now available for Adobe, Avid, and OFX video applications. The latest update [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3gsKV6u

Maya 2020.2 update features announced

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Autodesk has updated its documentation for Maya 2020.2 revealing the latest features. These include: (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2zy5a2f

Optim 1.2 released

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Theia Interactive has announced the release of Optim 1.2, a toolkit that aims to simplify the use of Unreal Engine [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/36Iz6Vp

V-Ray 5, Beta 2 now available

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Chaos Group has announced the latest version of the V-Ray 5 beta. New features and improvements in beta 2 include: [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2ZN7jlo

D5 Render 1.6 released

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Dimension 5 has announced a new version of D5 Render, marking the commercial release of its recently announced realtime engine [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2BeChIV

Chaos Cloud update

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Chaos Group has announced an update to Chaos Cloud, its online render farm service. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2MjSkHH

Tips for rendering interiors

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Jake Denham has published several tips for and videos for rendering interiors on his blog including how to speed up workflows [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2ZMvfW0

How to use the new features of Phoenix FD 4

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Chaos Group has published two detailed posts explaining how to get the most from the latest version of Phoenix FD. [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3enX1vN

Houdini Hive Worldwide: Presentations now online

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SideFX recently held its Houdini HIVE Worldwide event online featuring over 35 presentations and training sessions, many of which included [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3eAB2lJ

Pulze scene manager 1.5 released

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Pulze has released a new version of its scene manager for 3ds Max. New features include new modules to allow [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3cb8VHP

Speedtree games reel 2020

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IDV has released a new reel of games work created with help from Speedtree. Watch it on YouTube. Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2B4d8Au

Megan Thee Stallion's Aeon Flux-inspired music video is the perfect lockdown tonic

Bust out with the cyberpunk style of Savage. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/3d7qt96

Making of Blue Bar

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Interior Designer & 3D artist Martin Darzacq has written a making-of tutorial for a nicely lit bar scene. Read it [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2TJ51jk

Laika proves animation isn't safe with stop-motion stunt skirmish

It's not just teens who can own TikTok. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/3gmq0lz

MR Dentist for Maya

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If there was an award for the most disturbing plugin it would surely go to MR Dentist by UnPLUG tools. [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2LWG5k3

Lumberyard 1.24 beta now available

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Amazon has announced that a beta of Lumberyard 1.24 is now available with several improvements including updates to Script Canvas, [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3ep3G8X

Wes Anderson meets How It's Made? We'd watch that, Netflix

The ultra-satisfying Roman Mars show that wasn't meant to be. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2Xqbkcw

Create an abandoned apartment in Unreal Engine 4

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Quixel has released a new series of videos in which  Isac Crafoord demonstrates how to create an abandoned apartment in [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2WRygCl

Pacman recreated by AI

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To mark the 40th anniversary of the day since PAC-MAN was first released in Japan, NVIDIA has announced a version of [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2LPk8TT

Ray Tracing Essentials

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Early last year, NVIDIA published a free book on best practices for real-time ray tracing called Ray Tracing Gems. NVIDIA has [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3cZwN2w

Colorway 4.0 released

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Foundry has announced the latest version of Colorway, its app for creating design variations that allows user to manipulate colours, [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3eaMGmV

Finish Mental Health Awareness week with student's monstrously good picture book

My Brother’s Monster illustrates the issues that children face today. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2Xm7e5e

The new Razer Blade Pro 17 targets designers and artists

Razer's slim-but-large laptop is the latest 17-inch model to target creative pros. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/3cXuAVs

1 Meter/Hour by Nicolas Deveaux

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French director Nicolas Deveaux, known for his short films and creative videos featuring CG animals (France 3’s IDs, Athleticus, etc.) [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2WSUvaZ

TopoGun 3 beta now available

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Update A TopoGun 3 beta is now available. Anyone can use it in demo mode and existing TopoGun 2 users can [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2wyIJbr

Nevin Ricquebourg’s lighting and lookdev reel

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Rodeo FX Montreal junior lighting artist Nevin Ricquebourg has released a reel of his lighting and lookdev work. Watch it on [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3gbDRLu

EA to release source code for Command and Conquer and Red Alert

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EA has announced that it is to release the source code for Command and Conquer and Red Alert. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3e1KjCI

Break a world record today with the largest ever online art lesson

Come together and Draw with Rob. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/3ecjOed

This year's Sailor Moon drawing challenge is the best yet

Illustrators redraw Usagi to show their eternal love for the franchise. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2TnoxBv

V-Ray for Houdini update 1 released

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Chaos Group has announced a new update to V-Ray for Houdini. New features include: (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2WOaWFq

After Effects May 2020 release

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Adobe has announced the release of Adobe After Effects May 2020 release. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2LIYGjh

Gavin Whelan’s VFX reel

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Gavin Whelan has released an impressive reel showcasing his latest VFX work all created with 3DS Max plus Substance, Tyflow, [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/36h2TV5

Radeon ProRender updates including Unreal plugins

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AMD has made several recent announcements about its Radeon ProRender suite of plugins and developer tools. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2ZxzS6f

Maxwell 5.1 released

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Next Limit has announced the release of Maxwell 5.1. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2ZpmbpF

Creative tools, ProRES RAW support rev up Premiere Pro and After Effects

Apple meets Adobe as Creative Cloud Video opens up to Final Cut Pro users. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2Zjidiv

SIGGRAPH 2020: Technical Papers Preview Trailer

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SIGGRAPH has released the latest trailer for projects to be shown as part of its Technical Papers program. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3fXxYkR

NVIDIA announces CloudXR VR and AR streaming platform

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NVIDIA has announced CloudXR 1.0 SDK, its platform for VR and AR streaming across 5G and enterprise networks. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3bImEpi

Reallusion receives Epic Megagrant

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Reallusion, developers of Character Creator and iClone, has announced that it is the latest recipient of an Epic MegaGrant. Read [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2z9bQDt

Unreal Engine royalties waived on first $1 million in game revenue

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In addition to the impressive tech demo released last week, Epic also announced that users royalties for using Unreal Engine [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2WGrxv3

V-Ray 5’s new Lightmix tools

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Chaos Group has published a post explaining in more detail the new compositing and Light Mix tools in the V-Ray [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3bwNzoh

Ghost in the Shell 5G AR event will surely be a world first

Netflix, 5G, CG animation and mixed-reality combine in Japan, all in support of a show set in the future. Does it get any more cutting-edge? from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/3fRExWb

Pulldownit 4.8 for 3ds Max released

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Thinkinetic has announced the release of Pulldownit 3.8 for 3ds Max, the latest version of its shatter and destruction plugin. [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3dPOBgE

Sketchfab for teams announced

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Sketchfab has announced Sketchfab for Teams, a new version of its service that’s aimed at collaborative working within a shared [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3e0rqjV

The Heretic: Digital Human package out now

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Unity Technologies has announced that the realistic human assets including the technology stack from the Heretic demo are now available [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2Lyidmp

Unreal Engine 5 preview with “unlimited geometry” and real time GI

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Epic has released the first public demo of Unreal Engine 5, demonstrating some of the impressive technology we can expect from [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/35YkEbe

Dell debuts redesigned XPS 15 2020 laptop – and brings back the XPS 17

Dell’s MacBook Pro rival has had an upgrade. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2WqLiGS

Faceware Studio – real time face tracking

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Faceware has announced the release of Faceware Studio, its facial animation software for realtime streaming that promises a modern and intuitive [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3dLf92B

RizomUV Spring 2020 release

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Rizom-Lab has announced a new version of RizomUV. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3cveP7F

KeyMesh for Blender under development

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Update Pablo Dobarro has released a new proof-of-concept video for Keymesh, his clay animation tool for Blender. Watch it on vimeo. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2sC6Ljz

Autodesk University to move online this year

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Autodesk has announced that its events will move online this year in response to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. This includes their [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2T0EltX

Tik Manager 3 released – free pipeline tool supporting multiple DCC applications

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Istanbul based artist Arda Kutlu has announced the latest version of his free pipeline management tool for Maya, 3DS Max, [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2zwF674

Dexter Studio’s Parasite VFX breakdown

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Dexter Studios has released a breakdown reel for its work on Parasite. Watch it on Vimeo. Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2SYwUU2

Quicklight 1.0 for Maya

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Federico Ventura and Michael Martin have released QuickLight 1.0, a new plugin for Maya that allows the user to quickly use [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2YWnc8v

Modeler 2020.1 released

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Alexey Vanzhula has released a new update to Modeler,  his plugin package for direct modelling in Houdini. New features of version [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2WIiSa0

Learn how to draw Totoro with a Studio Ghibli legend

Ghibli president takes on the sprite next door. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2yGfUv1

NDunes – new 3D world building software in beta

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NDunes is a new 3D real-time platform that’s designed for assembling large scale worlds. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2WMQT9b

Generate your own Penguin Classics book cover for a laugh

Oxford World Classics option also available for the pretentious. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2yASdnP

Thinking Particles: Zero to Hero

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EffectiveTDs has announced a new commercial course for Thinking Particles called  Thinking Particles: Zero to Hero. (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2WJkdxn

Using Unreal Engine 4.25’s new Sky Atmosphere system

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Epic has released a new tutorial demonstrating how to use the new Sky Atmosphere system in Unreal Engine 4.25.  [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3dxa3GY

Sleepwalk making of

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Portuguese director Filipe Melo has released a making of video for his remarkable Sleepwalk short film, which shows how subtle [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/3fnwDUe