Freebie: Quixel Megascans 2018 Free Pack
January 19, 2018
Quixel Megascans are high res, high quality library of physically based 3D, vegetation and surface scans. They are being used in everything from video games and interactive experiences to films and television, like the Starz series American Gods. Quixel released a free pack, so don’t miss out on this great texture pack!
Freebie: Free HDRI Resources: 360° HDRI Skies from HDRI-Skies
January 19, 2018
HDRI-Skies offers tons of free 360° HDRI Skies (2048x1024px res) for all times of day from dusk to dawn.
Freebie: Material: Free Procedural Snow Material
January 12, 2018
Environment/Material Artist Vinícius Cortez has created a procedural snow material in Substance Designer and it offering for free.
Freebie: Cinema 4D: NAVIÉ Effex is Now Free
January 12, 2018
NAVIÉ Effex, the complex physics-based simulation framework for Cinema 4D, is now being offered for free.
Podcast: Digital Production Buzz 2018 Industry Trends with Michele from Toolfarm
January 8, 2018
Each year, Larry Jordan does a show in early January to forecast trends in the industry over the next 12 months. This past week Larry talked with Ned Soltz, Randi Altman, Jonathan Handel, Michele Yamazaki, Philip Hodgetts, Michael Kammes, and James DeRuvo.
Freebie: Substance Painter – 2 Packs of Free Materials
January 5, 2018
Artist Karim Abou Shousha is offering 2 packs of Free Materials for Substance Painter. These packs are filled with wood, metal, glass, brick and more.
Big Screen Effects: Loving Vincent with Making Of + Behind the Scenes
January 3, 2018
Loving Vincent, written and directed by filmmakers by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman, is the world’s first fully painted feature film. I saw it over the weekend and it is a gorgeous film which takes place the year after Vincent Van Gogh died and explores what happened to him in his last days. Loving Vincent is up for Best Motion Picture – Animated and also a likely contender for an Oscar nomination, announced later this month.
Freebie: Final Cut Pro X: Christmas Lights Generator
December 22, 2017
Fox Mahoney created this little generator a few years ago, and it’s perfect for the holiday season when you want to add a little sparkle to your project.
Freebie: Autodesk Character Generator for Students and Educators
December 22, 2017
Create, customize, and download your rigged 3D characters from a catalog of over 100 body types, outfits, hairstyles, and physical attributes in a few simple steps. Available for use by students and educators only.
Update: Avid Pro Tools 12.8.3 – Optimized for High Sierra
December 20, 2017
Version 12.8.3 of Pro Tools has been optimized to work with High Sierra (10.13.2), and introduces new video file support for post-production workflows, making it the fastest, most powerful Pro Tools software for Mac.
Freebie: Magic Photoshop Scripts
December 8, 2017
Make your workflow faster and more enjoyable with these Magic Scripts for Photoshop. The scripts are mainly for workflow and time saving.
Freebie: 3D Bubble Type Rig for Cinema 4D from eyedesyn
December 8, 2017
The Bubble Type Rig is a fast & easy rig that creates a stylized bubble or balloon type and is easily animated using Mograph Module.
New: CinemaPlugins LAZPoint is Now Available – Lidar Point Cloud Rendering
December 7, 2017
LAZPoint provides fast Lidar (Light Detection And Ranging) Point Cloud Rendering. Render massive point clouds, in Cinema4D, in stunning quality. Special introductory pricing is available, for a limited time.
Big Screen Effects: Super Hero Edition with Thor: Ragnarok and Logan
December 6, 2017
There were several super hero films that came out in 2017 but Logan and Thor: Ragnarok were two of the best. We have some curated content about the making of these visual effects. While I’ll be the first to admit that I rarely see super hero films because I don’t care for them, the visual effects breakdowns and behind the scenes interviews are fascinating.
Freebie: 500 Free Materials for Cinema 4D
December 1, 2017
Cinema4DTutorial.net is offering 500 Cinema 4D materials for free. This large collection offers metals, plastics and more.