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See how Vine FX recreated the city of Pompeii and the massive volcanic eruption that buried it for the National Geographic docudrama.

Big update to the open-source rigging framework adds unified facial rigging, a redesigned Anim Picker, and 3D onion skinning.

Check out the CG crowds and the 'red spirit' that haunts a global pop icon, created by beloFX for David Lowery's psychological thriller.

Much-anticipated AI-assisted retopology, UV unwrapping and baking app is now available for iPad. A desktop edition is in development.

See a brilliantly unsettling VFX breakdown of the CG environments from the psychological thriller, like the aptly named Vertigo Room.

Big update to the terrain generator will let you create complete planets. Check out its other new features and release date.

Watch a breakdown of the studio's award-nominated VFX for the survival movie, including a semi submerged CG Fleet Street.

Major update to the UV unwrapping and packing software improves customizability, performance and integration into production pipelines.

See how the studio turned footage of Italy into an eerie post-pandemic version of Denver for Ridley Scott's survival thriller.

Watch VFX artist David Krepelka's neat tech demo, inspired by the legendary VFX studio's simulation research on liquid-solid interactions.

Photoshop color picker plugin popular with concept artists gets Color Areas system, and support for Apple Silicon and Oklab color space.

See Houdini timelapses of the ruined CG Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building from The Walking Dead spin-off series.

See the new features in the image-editing software, including a new AI-powered Enhance Edge option for creating cleaner cutouts of hair.

See two excellent VFX breakdowns, one showcasing the full range of Rodeo FX's work; the other focusing on the dragon Silverwing.

Discover the practical reality of creating professional animation for VFX with The Gnomon Workshop's Maya tutorial for junior artists.

Latest update to the popular toolkit for hard surface and organic modeling reworks subdivision workflow to match Houdini 22.

Discover what's new in CG tools like new motion graphics app Caddis, and the new VFX features in generative video AI model LTX.

Freelancers and solo artists can now use every node in the heavyweight camera tracking app, including photogrammetry and stereo solving.

See a breakdown of effects ranging from stormy ocean waves to a ribbon of liquid metal from the new ad for the property insurance firm.

Big update to the particle-based simulation add-on for Blender and Cinema 4D adds a neat new unified multi-material solver.