Dexter Studios has released a breakdown reel for its work on Parasite. Watch it on Vimeo.

Federico Ventura and Michael Martin have released QuickLight 1.0, a new plugin for Maya that allows the user to quickly use 4 different parametric limbos and 48 different light studio presets. (more...)

Alexey Vanzhula has released a new update to Modeler,  his plugin package for direct modelling in Houdini. New features of version 2020.1 include an interactive tools system, mouse and keyboard shortcuts, radial menu toolsets, improvements to the UI, a faster modelling core, and more new modelling tools. See a demo of the new features on Vimeo and find out more about the plugin on Gumroad.

NDunes is a new 3D real-time platform that's designed for assembling large scale worlds. (more...)

EffectiveTDs has announced a new commercial course for Thinking Particles called  Thinking Particles: Zero to Hero. (more...)

Epic has released a new tutorial demonstrating how to use the new Sky Atmosphere system in Unreal Engine 4.25.  (more...)

Portuguese director Filipe Melo has released a VFX and compositing video for his remarkable Sleepwalk short film, which shows how subtle VFX work and fine grading can greatly help achieve a specific aesthetic. VFX work was done by Irmã Lúcia, grading by Pentimento. Watch the making of video on this same page.

JangaFX has announced that an EmberGen beta is now available. Embergen is a real-time volumetric fluid simulation tool that can simulate, render, and export flipbooks, image sequences, and VDB volumes. Find out more on JangaFX's website and watch a demo on YouTube.