Breakdowns
Weta Digital’s Mortal Engines breakdown videos
Weta Digital has released a number of videos showcasing its work on Mortal Engines, a film in which enormous cities are mechanised, mobilised and go to war. Watch them below. (more...)
Breakdowns
Weta Digital has released a number of videos showcasing its work on Mortal Engines, a film in which enormous cities are mechanised, mobilised and go to war. Watch them below. (more...)
Tutorials
Quixel has released a new tutorial demonstrating how to use Mixer's upcoming procedural mask stack to create a cushion material. Watch it on YouTube.
Tech & Research
A new recording from SIGGRAPH has been released in which Walt Disney Animation Studio's Technical Director Ernest Petti, Head of Environments Larry Wu, and Head of Characters & Technical Animation David Komorowski discuss how the team visualised the internet for Wreck It Ralph 2. Watch it on YouTube.
Plugin News
Richard Rosenman has released Electra, a new Photoshop plugin for creating "electric rays, lightning bolts, electrical charges, power currents and more". Electra costs $49.99 and a demo is available, Fine out more on Richard Rosenman's website.
Tutorials - 3DS Max
RedefineFX has released a new tutorial on how to create a sandstorm effect using Chaos Group's Phoenix FD in 3DS Max. Exercise files are also available for free (though donations would be welcomed). Watch the video on YouTube.
Software - 3DS Max
Guillaume Lebourg has released a free script for Max to Generate a 6-camera rig and render individual cubemaps automatically with full support for V-Ray elements and animations. Find out more on ScriptSpot.
Maya
Rusty Hazelden has released a new detailed 5 part series of tutorials titled The Art of RenderMan Volume 1. Watch it on YouTube.
Tutorials - 3DS Max
iToo Software has released an advanced 20-minute tutorial explaining how to layout and render Cityscapes with RailClone, Forest Pack and 3DS Max. Find out more on the iToo Software website.
Blender Add-ons
Blender ArchiPak is an add-on for Blender that adds several tools for Architectural Visualisers including the ability to create walls, doors, windows, slabs, fences, stairs, floors, roofs, trusses, kitchens, mouldings, blinds, beams and more. Archipak 2.0 has added support for Blender 2.8 and costs 49€. Find out more on the product's website.
Houdini Plugins
SideFX has released a new plugin for Houdini that adds photogrammetry tools using the open source AliceVision Photogrammetric Computer Vision Framework. After installation, 7 new nodes are added to Houdini which allows the user to add and analyse images, recreate then mesh a depth map, and finally, texture the generated mesh. Find out more and download the plugin for free from .
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