CG Channel

Arnold

First RDNA 4 GPUs get strong reviews in the gaming press. But how do they fare in CG apps like Blender and DaVinci Resolve?

Friday, March 7th, 2025

Master workflows used in cinematics and animation production with The Gnomon Workshop's improvers' guide.

Saturday, February 22nd, 2025

Discover how NVIDIA's Blackwell GPUs performed in CG software like 3ds Max, Arnold, Blender, Maya, UE5 and V-Ray in our early tests.

Friday, February 7th, 2025

VFX artist Robert Rioux's handy open-source tools convert the aiStandardSurface shader to Blender's Principled BSDF.

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

Discover to create a truck model suitable for use in a VFX production pipeline with The Gnomon Workshop's best-practice guide.

Sunday, December 8th, 2024

Experimental preview showcases new tech in development for the GPU renderer, including native MaterialX and 3DGS support.

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024

Hair and fur plugin gets new tools for 'grafting' procedural hair grooms onto a character, and 'boxing' operators into single modifiers.

Friday, November 15th, 2024

3D modeling and animation app gets support for the OpenPBR material standard, and performance updates to key modifiers.

Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

Update to the 3D animation tool reworks Boolean modeling, and introduces OpenPBR support and interesting new simulation features.

Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

Master professional hair and fur grooming techniques for visual effects with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.

Sunday, October 13th, 2024

Master professional CG lighting workflows in Maya, Arnold, Katana and Nuke with The Gnomon Workshop's masterclass.

Sunday, October 6th, 2024

Major update to the popular scattering plugin adds new ForestIvy add-on for generating 3D ivy and other climbing plants.

Thursday, September 26th, 2024

Major update to the gaseous fluid simulator and multiphysics plugin adds new GPU-accelerated liquid simulation toolset.

Thursday, September 12th, 2024