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Apple unveils new M5 Ultra and M6 processors
Check out the specs for Apple's 'most powerful chip ever', and see how it performs in CG applications like Nuke and Redshift.
Check out Framestore’s explosive VFX breakdown for War Machine
See how Framestore created a deadly CG killing machine informed as much by dinosaurs as robots for the military sci-fi action film.
Check out promising new Blender retopology tool Smart Remesh
Context-aware add-on turns both organic characters and hard-surface models into clean quad geometry, preserving vertex positions.
See ILP’s breakdown for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
Check out Important Looking Pirates' making-of for the new Star Wars movie, including environments and CG character Zeb Orellios.
CLO Virtual Fashion releases Marvelous Designer 2026.1
Check out the changes to the 3D clothing design app, including new tools for painting wrinkles into fabric - and ripping it apart along seams.
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Tournaments Retire Their Mascots. Great Brands Raise Theirs for Life
FIFA retires its mascots after one summer; the smartest brands never do. In his first Motionographer column, Pickbrain founder Federico Masini makes the case for characters as brand infrastructure, armed with fresh data, a fan-elected thermos, and a lemon that went to the World Cup.
See DNEG’s VFX breakdown for Season 5 of For All Mankind
See how the VFX studio created expansive Martian landscapes and the spectacular explosion of the K-Station for the Apple TV sci-fi drama.
New CG software you may have missed: 23 August 2026
Check out the week's other updates to CG tools, including updates to Postshot, Meshy, and Slapshot and Topaz Labs' AI-powered VFX tools.
Behind the Scenes: Stormy Weather
Sozap takes us trough all the stages of creating this short. The original idea was to focus on the hurricane, but it turns out I side tracked a lot on many other aspects. Also since we learn a lot from mistakes I made sure I did a bunch of them during the project so I […]
Master Cinematic Matte Painting for Production
Create environments for VFX and game cinematics using Blender, Photoshop and Nuke with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Blender Jobs for August 21, 2026
Here’s an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: AI Video Artist 3D Environment Artist Environment Concept Artist Character Concept Artist – AI-Assisted Workflow (Paid work) Need blender artist to create a leather mould for 3D printing [PAID] Blender/Cycles Test Project: Furniture Product Visualization EUR 1,000 · Remote For […]
See VFX breakdowns for Season 3 of Foundation in one place
Updated: see making-ofs for the sci-fi series from Framestore and Rodeo FX, plus Outpost VFX's spectacular shots of the robot Demerzel melting.
Foundry releases Nuke 17.1
Check out the changes to the compositing software, including relighting Gaussian splats and Hydra 2.0 support in the 3D viewer.
See how Vine FX created 150 VFX shots for Enola Holmes 3
See a VFX breakdown for the Victorian era mystery drama, from subtle invisible effects to sequences visualizing Enola's thoughts.
Scantic trains 3D Gaussian Splats entirely on your phone
New iOS app generates 3DGS scans of objects and environments entirely on your phone, without cloud processing. The base app is free.
See how Storm Studios created its VFX for Season 2 of Percy Jackson
Discover how the studio created custom solvers to attach CG barnacles to the surface of the Sirens for the fantasy TV series.
CreativeRates tells you how much other people are earning in VFX
New site shows real-world pay data for jobs in VFX, animation, games and motion graphics, submitted anonymously by other users.
The Motion Awards X: This One Belongs to All of Us.
The Motion Awards X reopens for Motionographer's 20th anniversary, combining 2025 and 2026 work in one edition for the first time. Our birthday gift: every submission through September 30 includes one extra, free. Final deadline: January 15, 2027. Happy Birthday Motionographers!