Ephere has released Ornatrix 1.3 for Maya, their plugin dedicated to hair, fur and feather creation. New features include: (more...)

London-based Lola Post has released a breakdown video for their VFX work for Quacks in which they take London back to Victorian times. Watch it on Vimeo.

Most animation and VFX heavy films these days release an artbook, a nicely produced tome designed to showcase the contributions of the many artists that work on a project. Generally these are pricey hardback affairs, but Sony have gone in a different direction for Emoji Movie by compiling their content on a free online microsite. Just like a regular art book, it features a foreword and introduction by the director and production designer and includes concept art, character and environment development work, colour scripts and more. Because it is online, several videos are also included. Read it online on The Art of Emoji Movie.

Microsoft has announced Windows 10 Pro, a version of Windows 10 aimed at workstations and servers.  Features include: (more...)

The Embassy has released a short breakdown of their set-extension work on Captain America: The Winter Soldier.  Watch it on Vimeo.

The Mill has released a making-of video for their work on The Easter Surprise, an advertising spot for supermarket brand Netto featuring several cute stalwarts of the egg-eating season. Watch it on Vimeo.

CLO Virtual Fashion has released a video demonstrating some of the new features of Marvelous Designer 7, due out in September. Topics include flattening, segment darts, offset as internal line along slope,  modular mode, zippers, stitching, pin on/off animation, wind animation and scripts. Watch it on YouTube.

Pixologic and Luxion have announced the release of KeyShot 7 for ZBrush. This release brings all the new features of Keyshot 7 to ZBrush, including UI customization, and updated material library, new material types, improved texture mapping,  VR headset support, and more. Find out more on ZBlog.