News & Features

Renderosity 2019 Holiday Contest is themed "Lost Holiday Toys"

Every entry wins in Renderosity's annual holiday contest

Nov 14, 2019 at 12:00 pm by SchelleFire

Renderosity is pleased to announce the opening of the annual Holiday Contest. Are you a Charlie-in-the-box or a train with square wheels or, even worse, a doll left behind at.... Read More

Adobe introduces distribution changes to Substance

Nov 14, 2019 at 11:36 am by nemirc

As you know, Allegorithmic, the developers of Substance Painter and Substance Designer (as well as other Substance-related services) was acquired by Adobe in January this year.... Read More

Puget Systems Workstation - The First Two Weeks go better than expected

Nov 14, 2019 at 10:41 am by Warlord720

For the past two weeks or so I have been using the Puget system for everyday work from character creation to clothing creation and then checking that work in VR. It has been a.... Read More

Foundry Releases Mari 4.6

Nov 14, 2019 at 08:00 am by Press Release

Discover Mari 4.6, shipping with updates to our Materials System thanks to all-new Geo-Channels. Plus we’ve introduced new Vendor Shaders, reducing the need for round-tr.... Read More

Luxion Releases KeyShot 9

Nov 13, 2019 at 04:00 am by Press Release

Tustin, California, November 5th, 2019 – Luxion, a leading developer of advanced rendering and lighting technology and maker of KeyShot®, the first real-time ra.... Read More

Ziva Dynamics honored for its technical contributions to storytelling and creativity

Nov 12, 2019 at 03:00 pm by Press Release

Ziva Dynamics announced Tuesday, that their flagship simulation software, Ziva VFX, has won the Monolith Award for Technology. The annual award is presented to the achievemen.... Read More

Looking Glass reveals the world's largest and highest resolution holographic display

Nov 12, 2019 at 12:00 pm by Press Release

For enterprises that have been waiting decades for a large-format, group-viewable holographic solution that doesn't require the friction of VR or AR headsets, the Looking Glas.... Read More

Epic Games acquires Quixel and its Megascan library

Nov 12, 2019 at 10:00 am by Press Release

Kicking off Unreal Academy London, Epic Games announced the acquisition of Quixel, creator of the world's largest photogrammetry asset library and bundled toolset, with all Qu.... Read More

Focus: Unreal Engine - A New Start on the Dark Ride Project

Nov 10, 2019 at 09:41 pm by -gToon

Focus: Unreal Engine is a series of posts where I’ll share my experience and discoveries working with Epic’s free Unreal Engine 4 for video game creation. T.... Read More

GROUND CONTROL was produced by Big Cats Don't Cry

Big Cats Don't Cry Productions taps Conductor for VFX-heavy indie short film

Nov 08, 2019 at 12:00 pm by Press Release

Los Angeles-based independent production company Big Cats Don't Cry specializes in the intricacy of character-driven projects, with an additional aim to specifically captivate.... Read More

Soft Mod 2.0 for Blender

Nov 07, 2019 at 12:17 pm by -gToon

As Blender 2.8 is incorporated into more pipelines, Maya users will thrill to this new free add-on that is a lot like sculpting in Maya. Soft Mod for Blender will allow u.... Read More

CGI, VFX, real-time CG and animation intersect at SIGGRAPH Asia 2019

Nov 07, 2019 at 12:00 pm by Press Release

The CGI, Special Effects and Animation industries are currently experiencing a renaissance, brought about by creative and technical enhancements made possible through applied.... Read More

Marvelous Designer 9 Brings New Tools

Nov 07, 2019 at 11:44 am by Warlord720

CLO Virtual Fashion released version 9 of its clothing app, Marvelous Designer (MD9) about a month ago. This update packs in a few new tools that are very promising to improvi.... Read More

AMD announces 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors

Nov 07, 2019 at 08:40 am by Press Release

AMD announced Thursday, Nov. 7 the upcoming availability of powerful new additions to its high-end desktop processor family that deliver groundbreaking performance for creator.... Read More

Adobe After Effects CC release includes updated Maxon's Cinema 4D Lite

Nov 06, 2019 at 10:00 am by Press Release

Maxon announced Tuesday, Nov. 6 that the latest release of Adobe After Effects CC includes an updated version of Maxon's Cinema 4D Lite. Based on the award-winn.... Read More

Chaos Czech Releases Corona Renderer 5 for 3ds Max

Nov 05, 2019 at 11:40 am by Press Release

Chaos Czech released Tuesday, Nov. 5 Corona Renderer 5 for 3ds Max, with major boosts for scenes featuring heavy displacement and caustics. Additional work to memory savi.... Read More

Adobe MAX 2019: Empowering Creativity for All

Nov 04, 2019 at 09:19 am by Press Release

Creative Cloud Innovation Announcements Include Availability of Photoshop on iPad, Fresco on Windows, and Adobe Aero for Immersive Media, Along with Previews of Adobe Illustra.... Read More

Pixologic's ZBrush Proves to Be an Excellent Tool for Medical Visualization

Oct 31, 2019 at 09:30 pm by nickcharles

The importance of medical visualization cannot be overestimated. The medical illustrator/animator is both artist and scientist - the storyteller of the living world. Their wor.... Read More

Epic releases $4 million of Infinity Blade assets

Oct 31, 2019 at 01:46 pm by Press Release

Over the past five years, the Unreal Engine Marketplace has become a thriving epicenter for creators who are building assets, tools, and plugins to accelerate the pr.... Read More

Happy Halloween!

Oct 31, 2019 at 11:27 am by -gToon

The entire staff of Renderosity Magazine would like to wish you a very Happy Halloween! Note that our splash image is by Renderosity artist Teffo. Lots of great Halloween/horr.... Read More