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BlinkScript-based snowfall and wind turbulence tool designed for Nuke 17, offering a fast, GPU-accelerated alternative to traditional particle systems for creating atmospheric effects.

The visual effects industry has never been a stranger to overtime discussions. Recently, another debate surfaced online around unpaid overtime in VFX, and as expected, the reactions were divided. Some artists argued that if someone worked extra hours, they should be compensated. Others questioned whether all overtime is actually caused by unreasonable workloads, suggesting that…

Freepik Rebrands to Magnific Magnific, formerly known as Freepik, has officially rebranded itself to focus more on AI-powered creative tools. The platform is expanding beyond stock images into AI image generation, upscaling, 3D tools, and AI video workflows. Existing users can still use the same accounts and services. This shows how fast creative platforms are…

Oscars 2026 VFX Race The 98th Academy Awards Best Visual Effects category is one of the most competitive technical races this year. Major contenders Industry predictions strongly favor Avatar: Fire and Ash due to its groundbreaking underwater and large-scale simulation work. Meanwhile Sinners received heavy attention because of complex digital characters and environmental effects such…

Recently something interesting happened in the VFX learning world. An online training platform called The VFX School has announced that it is shutting down. But instead of simply disappearing, they decided to release their entire course library for free. No signup.No payment.No account required. All the videos are currently available to stream on Vimeo, and…

Generating detailed asteroids or rocky debris usually means sculpting assets, projecting textures, or relying on 3D renders. For many comp tasks this is far more than what is needed. A lot of shots only require a single turntable element, a drifting foreground rock, or a stylized asteroid field. With Nuke 17 and BlinkScript, you can…

,The latest release of OpenRV 3.1.0 isn’t just another incremental update for a playback tool. It lands at a moment where the visual effects and animation industry is quietly reshaping how artists review work, collaborate, and build pipelines that aren’t locked into expensive, proprietary ecosystems. GIF movies are now supported directly in RV. It sounds…

Ben Affleck on AI and VFX Ben Affleck’s take on AI in VFX is interesting mainly because it says the quiet part out loud. Yes, some AI tools will replace parts of CGI work, mostly the repetitive and background stuff, and yes, the reason is money and speed. That is already happening. What makes the…

If you have ever used the default Noise node in Nuke for skies, domes, environment maps, or full frame textures, you already know the issue. The noise looks fine in the middle, but as soon as it wraps horizontally, you get a sharp visible seam. That seam instantly breaks realism, especially in lat-long or spherical…