Check out RISE's VFX breakdown for action comedy Heads of State, including some spectacular CG-enhanced stunts and destruction effects Watch the full three-minute video on RISE's Vimeo channel: vimeo.com/1099557763 #VFX #VFXbreakdown #simulation @rise_fx

KeyShot 2025.2 is out Check out the new features in the #rendering and #visualization software, including Light Layers, experimental support for AMD GPUs, and KeyShot Studio AI: a new set of #generativeAI tools cgchannel.com/2025/07/keysho… @keyshot3d

Procedural Anatomy for #Houdini is out of beta @procanatomy 's much-anticipated tool creates #KineFX compatible muscle and skin simulation rigs that can be exported to other CG software in FBX format Check out its features and pricing: cgchannel.com/2025/07/django… #VFX #gamedev

#Plasticity 2025.2 is out Check out the changes in this wide-ranging update to the popular lightweight NURBS modeler, including new physical materials and HDRI environments and some neat new surfacing tools cgchannel.com/2025/07/plasti… #3dmodeling #conceptdesign @getplasticity

Check out Base FX's VFX breakdown for Thunderbolts*, including Bucky Barnes' cybernetic arm Watch the full video on the Base FX Vimeo channel: vimeo.com/1100209690 #VFX #VFXbreakdown Base FX

Chaos has begun backing the Blender Development Fund Its €30,000/year sponsorship makes Chaos the second major renderer developer to fund the open-source 3D software, and follows the release of #VRay for #Blender cgchannel.com/2025/07/chaos-… #B3D #rendering @chaosgroup @blender

Check out DNEG's VFX breakdown of its water simulation from Guy Ritchie action adventure Fountain of Youth Watch the full video on the DNEG YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=sSjQSs… #VFX #VFXbreakdown #simulation DNEG

Discover how to design environments for #VFX, #gameart and #VR with Cityscape Set Design, The Gnomon Workshop's new series of tutorials aimed at 2D artists looking to make the move to 3D. Volume 1 covers 3D modeling: cgchannel.com/2025/07/tutori… #environmentdesign #3Dmodeling #Maya

[Sponsored] Combining a 3D art gallery and marketplace with a supportive user community, RenderHub is an online destination for anyone serious about their art. Discover four artists' thoughts about what makes it special. cgchannel.com/2025/07/inside… #3dart RenderHub

Check out this beautiful technical breakdown of the titles for the documentary Golden Opulence: 500 Years of Luxury in Anatolia, posted by designer and animator Mert Erçin Full video: vimeo.com/1099936930 #Houdini #Cinema4D #Substance3DPainter #motiongraphics #animation

Discover how Imaginary Pixels created human/car hybrids using 3D Gaussian Splatting to recreate the actors' heads in its #VFXbreakdown of an ad for Turtle Wax Watch the full video on the Imaginary Pixels Vimeo channel: vimeo.com/1098831974 #VFX #3dscanning #3DGS

#Unigine 2.20 is out Check out the wide-ranging update to the 3D engine and #realtime renderer, including a new visual UI design system and initial support for 3D Gaussian Splatting cgchannel.com/2025/07/unigin… Unigine is free for use on indie #gamedev and #VFX projects @unigine

Check out M74's VFX breakdown of its superpower effects from Italian fantasy series Noi siamo leggenda, created in Blender Watch the full video on the M74 Post YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=59KIxz… #VFX #VFXbreakdown #Blender #B3D @m74_post

Baga River Generator v2 for #Blender is out Bagattini Antoine's neat add-on generates detailed procedural 3D rivers for animation and visualization work from 'just a plane and a curve' Check out its new features: cgchannel.com/2025/07/antoin… #B3D #animation #motiongraphics #archviz

Gaea 2.2 is out It's a major update to the next-gen terrain generation tool for games and VFX, adding 10 new nodes and updating over 20 more Check out the key changes: cgchannel.com/2025/07/quadsp… #Gaea #gamedev #VFX #motiongraphics QuadSpinner

#Blender 4.5 LTS is out Read our pick of the 5 key features in the #opensource 3D app, from the #Vulkan backend to the Manifold solver for better Trims and Booleans, via hidden gems like the new FBX importer cgchannel.com/2025/07/blende… #B3D #VFX #motiongraphics #gamedev @blender

See Outpost VFX's breakdown of its invisible effects from Season 2 of Western drama 1923 Watch the full video on the Outpost VFX YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=WJNzfh… #VFX #VFXbreakdown Outpost VFX

Check out Milk VFX's explosive breakdown of the safe house ambush sequence from action comedy Heads of State Watch the full video on the Milk VFX YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=SuyD6e… #VFX #VFXbreakdown #simulation @milkvfx

Read our pick of the 5 key features in Blender 4.5 - from the new Set Mesh Normal node for blending 3D objects to hidden gems like the new lighting controls cgchannel.com/2025/07/blende… #Blender #B3D #gamedev #VFX #motiongraphics #archviz #opensource @blender

Adobe just released #Substance3DDesigner 15.0 It's a major update to the material-authoring software, adding a new renderer, the option to import entire #USD scenes to edit materials in context, and reinstating post effects cgchannel.com/2025/07/adobe-… #gamedev #VFX @substance3D