JangaFX teases IlluGen
The EmberGen dev's new app will be a 'better way to create the majority of assets' for VFX in games. Here's what we know about it so far.
Monday, January 27th, 2025
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Check out the new features due in EmberGen 2.0
Next major update to the real-time smoke and fire simulator to feature sparse sims, simulation retiming, USD support and a macOS edition.
Monday, January 27th, 2025
Tutorial: Creating Runtime Cinematics in Unreal Engine 5
Master key workflows for integrating character animation into interactive gameplay in UE5 with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Saturday, January 25th, 2025
New version of iOS and Android scanning app Kiri Engine
Kiri Engine 3.13 improves the quality of 3D Gaussian Splatting in the app, sharpening scans and reducing 3DGS file sizes 'approximately 50%'.
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
See the new features due in Unreal Engine 5.6 and beyond
Check out upcoming features in the game engine, from rendering and simulation to Megaworlds biomes, next-gen terrain and Anim Next.
Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
Master Cinematic Sand & Dust Simulations Using Houdini
Master professional production workflows for managing complex simulations with The Gnomon Workshop's Houdini masterclass.
Friday, January 17th, 2025
Get the new free version of ZibraVDB for Unreal Engine
Free version of the real-time volumetric effects tool for games and VFX comes with four free stock explosion and tornado effects.
Thursday, January 16th, 2025
These simple free tools convert Maya shaders to Blender
VFX artist Robert Rioux's handy open-source tools convert the aiStandardSurface shader to Blender's Principled BSDF.
Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
Get 75+ free modular shop assets for Unreal Engine
Get CropCraft Studios' Modular Bakery Shop pack of 3D assets for creating a shop and cafe for free for two weeks on the Fab marketplace.
Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
Adobe releases Substance 3D Designer 14.1
Check out the new features in the material authoring software, including updates to the Spline tools and node graph.
Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
Free tool: Hair Cinematic Tool for Unreal Engine 5
Argentum Studio's in-house tool gives access to Unreal Engine 5's internal settings to improve the look of hair and fur in your renders.
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
Master World Building using Blender and Photoshop
Discover how to create story-rich environment concept art for games and VFX with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Monday, January 13th, 2025
Get 6 free smoke and fire effects sequences from FX BackPack
Get free smoke and fire FX as 2K ProRes files or sequences of VDB files optimized for rendering in Blender. For commercial use.
Sunday, January 12th, 2025