Daniele Sportelli, VFX Artist #midweekmotivations
Daniele Sportelli, an Italian VFX artist, created this portal concept inspired by Shadowhunters. Plus a VFX breakdown of another project.
Midweek Motivation: Modeling Jack Skellington’s House in SketchUp
What’s this? What’s this? Jack Skellington’s house modeled in SketchUp? YEP. SketchUp Team Member Eric was given this task as a challenge for an episode of SketchUp Live. Watch him scale, bend, and rotate to recreate the model from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
New at Toolfarm: Plugin Everything Shadow Studio 2 is Now Available
We’ve just added Plugin Everything Shadow Studio 2. It’s a fabulous tool for simulating shadows in After Effects that look like 3D but are not. Get it now during the aescripts + aeplugins Black Friday sale and save 25%. Sale ends December 2, 2022.
New: Laubwerk Plants Kit 17 – Subtropical Shrubs is Now Available
The new Laubwerk Plants Kit 17 – Subtropical Shrubs is a collection of ten subtropical native Australian shrubs and bushes for use with 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, SketchUp, and Vectorworks 2023. Plus, save 25% on all Laubwerks products now thru December 9, 2022.
Top 5 for $99 or Less – After Effects Plug-ins
Did you know that Toolfarm carries tons of great products for $99 or less? Get the job done right, without hurting your budget. Here are the top 5 best selling/most popular After Effects compatible plug-ins for under $100. Ok, so it’s actually 7, as I added a few runner ups. Didn’t think you would mind.
Update: Pilgway Studio 3DCoat v2022.52 + Black Friday Sale
Pilgway Studio has recently updated 3DCoat, their easy to learn 3D software. Plus, you can save big during the Pilgway Studio Black Friday sale that starts on Friday, November 25, 2022.
Update: NewBlue Titler Live 5.4 + Sale Info
NewBlueTitler Live 5 has been updated but we also want to mention that NewBlue has a fantastic Black Friday Sale that you won’t want to miss.
Second Sky Festival 2022 Immersive Sound Design with MrAud.io #midweekmotivations
Matthew Reisinger, aka MrAud.io, talks about how he used Krotos Igniter for his work for Porter Robinson’s Second Sky Festival 2022.
Update: Capturing Reality RealityCapture v1.2.1 Tarasque – SketchFab Export & More
This Tarasque 1.2.1 update to RealityCapture adds several improvements to your pipeline, including Export to Sketchfab, Unreal Engine optimizations, Under-the-hood improvements and much more.
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Update: NewBlue Titler Live 5.4 – After Effects Integration
NewBlue Titler Live 5.4 update adds Adobe After Effects integration. It expands the possibilities of what you can do with Titler Live Broadcast to unleash your creative prowess.
Freebie: SpeedTree Cinema Modeler Vegetation Toolkit
The SpeedTree Cinema Modeler lets users create and customize plant models with procedural generators and manual art tools.
Freebie: Assembly Tool for 3ds Max
Andrew Averkin created an extremely useful Assembly tool for 3ds Max, and he’s giving it away for free!
Freebies: Mike Udin’s Cinema 4D Scripts
Mike Udin has 20 free Cinema 4D Python Scripts on his website. He makes fantastic plugins and scripts for Cinema 4D.
Update: 3D-IO BonesPro 4.83 – Maintenance Update
This small update to 3D-IO BonesPro fixes a few bugs and adds a missing feature and users requested.
Event: Autodesk Hits Portland 2022, Free Event
Autodesk Hits Portland is BACK, baby! Join Autodesk on December 1 at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland.
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