Q&A: Rango and Hulk texture painter Justin Holt
The industry veteran provides his character-painting tips, and reveals what's hot in Mari 2.0.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
digital painting
The Foundry ships Mari 2.0
Update to the 3D paint package adds "the next generation of layers": think Photoshop, but with a twist.
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Project Dogwaffle team ships Howler 8.2
Free update to digital-paint-cum-VFX tool adds basic terrain generation, GPU support, new Bokeh filter.
Monday, February 18th, 2013
Krita 2.6 adds support for OpenColorIO, layered PSDs
Open-source paint tool will 'soon be the standard' for 2D work in VFX on Linux, says ex-Digital Domain TD.
Friday, February 8th, 2013
Review: Digital Painting Techniques Volume 4
All 3DTotal's books on Digital Painting Techniques are good, but Volume 4 might be the best yet.
Friday, October 12th, 2012
Buy PD Pro 5 for $5
Pick up the 2010 edition of the digital painting package for the price of a couple of coffees until 31 October.
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
The Foundry ships Mari 1.5
3D paint package gets real-time shadows, support for overlapping UVs, Photoshop .abr brush import.
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
Gnomon releases ‘The Fly’ Re-Imagined training DVD
Three-hour design masterclass from SCEA veteran Eric Ryan reworks a classic movie creature.
Friday, August 3rd, 2012
Get PD Pro Howler for $70
Buy a copy of the VFX-friendly digital paint package for half price and help fund its future development work.
Monday, April 16th, 2012
Review: Wacom's Intuos5 pen tablets
Still as sleek as ever, but you probably won't upgrade your Intuos4 for the multi-touch controls alone.
Monday, April 9th, 2012
Escape Motions releases Flame Painter 1.5
Cool new paint app creates anything from flame trails to ink-and-wash drawings for under $15.
Monday, October 24th, 2011