ILM has released a breakdown reel for its work on Marvel Studios Eternals. Watch it on YouTube.

Sketchfab has announced updates to its Unreal Engine and Blender plugins. (more...)

Bertrand Benoit has released his latest project, a full 3D recreation of the concrete LA River beds. Check it out on his blog. 

Quixel has announced that the first batch of Megascans tree assets are now available in early access. As well as striving for botanical accuracy in their structure, the new models also feature other advanced features including a foliage master material to control seasons and wind. Find out more on the Quixel blog. 

ArtStation has announced that its learning platform will remain free forever. Artstation was bought by Epic earlier in 2021, at which point the learning was opened only up until the end of 2021. In addition an iOS app makes it easier to watch content from apple devices, with android promised for late January. Find out more on the Artstation blog. 

Chaos has announced that they have combined Phoenix for 3ds Max and Phoenix for Maya into Chaos Phoenix, meaning a single license grants access to licenses for both platforms. More on the Chaos blog. 

Autodesk has announced a new live link plugin to exchange animation data between Maya and Unreal (more...)

Maxon has announced that it is to acquire the assets of Pixologic, the creators of the well-known sculpting and painting software ZBrush. The acquisition is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2021 when Pixologic founder and CEO Ofer Alon and his team will join Maxon. Read the press release in full on Maxon's website and this message from Pixologic.