Online service #AnimateAnything uses AI to rig your 3D characters

It works with humanoids, animals and cars, and now has a new add-on making it possible to submit models from within #Blender

cgchannel.com/2023/10/animat…

#characterrigging #animation #B3D #gamedev @_anythingworld

#SketchUp 2024.0 is out

The architectural design and #3dmodeling app gets a new, more powerful graphics engine, with support for ambient occlusion

Check out the other new features relevant to entertainment artists: cgchannel.com/2024/04/trimbl…

#SketchUp 2024 #conceptart @sketchup

Check out Midnight VFX's breakdown of some of its 450 VFX shots from action thriller The Bricklayer. including this 3D recreation of Philadelphia

Watch the full video on the Midnight VFX website: midnightvfx.com/the-bricklayer/

#VFX #VFX breakdown

Adobe just released a new beta of #AfterEffects

Check out the experimental features in the #compositing and #motiongraphics app, including the option to copy and paste keyframes across multiple layers - and to import and render animated 3D models

cgchannel.com/2024/04/after-…

#VFX

Autodesk has released Flame 2025

Check out the new features in the compositing, finishing and effects software, including a new lens distortion workflow, and this new node for matching film grain

cgchannel.com/2024/04/autode…

#AutodeskFlame #compositing #VFX @autodesk_flame

Check out Ghost VFX's breakdown of its CG environments and hologram effects from Star Wars series Ahsoka

Watch the full video on the Ghost VFX YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=NYqy4F…

#VFX #VFX breakdown #StarWars #Ahsoka @ghostvfx

Silo 2024.2 is out

Check out the changes to @Nevercenter's lightweight 3D modeling app, including native #AppleSilicon support

cgchannel.com/2024/04/neverc…

#3dmodeling #conceptdesign #gamedev #AR Silo 3D by Nevercenter

Maxon has released Red Giant 2024.2

The suite of effects plugins for #motiongraphics and #VFX work now includes Geo, an entirely new tool for importing, texturing and rendering 3D models in #AfterEffects

cgchannel.com/2024/04/maxon-…

#RedGiant #compositing @maxonvfx @maxonredgiant

Redshift 3.6 is out

It's a big update to the renderer, adding non-photorealistic #rendering capabilities, overhauling volume rendering, and introducing official support for AMD GPUs

cgchannel.com/2024/04/maxon-…

#VFX #motiongraphics #3dsMax #B3D #C4D #Houdini #Maya Maxon Redshift

Maxon has released #Cinema4D 2024.4

The 3D #animation and #motiongraphics app gets a complete new GPU-accelerated particle toolset, integrated into the software's Universal Simulation System

Check out the other new features: cgchannel.com/2024/04/maxon-…

#C4D #simulation @maxonvfx

Check out Digital Domain's VFX breakdown of its fireball-shooting, helicopter-exploding effects for Marvel superhero movie Madame Web

Watch the full video on the Digital Domain YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=xDDwN6…

#VFX #VFX breakdown #simulation #MadameWeb Digital Domain

Check out @imageengine's VFX breakdown for Avatar: The Last Airbender. As well as air, it features fire, water and earth being bent in creative ways

Watch the full video on the Image Engine Vimeo channel: vimeo.com/932567559

#VFX #VFX breakdown #simulation #AvatarNetflix

Check out the free edition of #RenderMan 26.0

Non-Commercial RenderMan is licensed for personal projects and tools development, and includes most key features of the heavyweight renderer, including RenderMan XPU and the AI denoiser

cgchannel.com/2024/04/downlo…

#VFX #animation

#Pixar has released #RenderMan 26

Check out the changes to the heavyweight #VFX and #animation production renderer, including some significant updates to RenderMan XPU, and interactive #AI denoising in #Blender and #Katana

cgchannel.com/2024/04/pixar-…

#RenderMan 26 @PixarsRenderMan

Check out Goodbye Kansas's breakdown of its goo-splattered cinematic for squad-based shooter Helldivers 2

Watch the full breakdown on the Goodbye Kansas website (also shows the motion capture): goodbyekansasstudios.com/work/helldiver…

#Helldivers2 #animation #VFXbreakdown @goodbyekansas

Check out Pixomondo's VFX breakdown of its firebending effects from Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender

Watch the full video on Pixomondo's YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=vYa8Tl…

#VFX #VFX breakdown #simulation #AvatarTheLastAirbender @pixomondo

Check out BlueBolt's VFX breakdown of its invisible effects for the mine in HBO crime drama #TrueDetectiveNightCountry

Watch the full video on BlueBolt's website (includes the frozen shipwreck): blue-bolt.com/ourwork/true-d…

#VFX #VFX breakdown @blueboltvfx

Discover how to create stunning concepts in #Photoshop and #Blender with Create Cinematic Concept Art for Films and Games, Larian Studios Art Director Jarold Sng's detailed new tutorial for The Gnomon Workshop

cgchannel.com/2024/04/create…

#conceptart #characterdesign #B3D

Sunday freebies #2: check out DNEG CG Supervisor Cristian Spagnuolo's The Best 3D Turntable

cgchannel.com/2024/04/free-r…

The free #Maya template generates pro-quality turntable renders of 3D models for #VFX and #gamedev portfolios, with chrome ball and color chart references

Sunday freebies #1: check out animal anatomy reference app Vertebrates

The free web app lets creature designers and animators view, measure and compare 3D scans of animal skeletons, and even see them in motion

cgchannel.com/2024/04/check-…

#anatomy #creaturedesign #3dscanning