Jan 24, 2021 | Elements, Free Stuff, VFX
It’s that time of year again, in the northern hemisphere, to shoot snow plates! It has been a pretty good winter for capturing snow elements too. I’ve also stopped hesitating about whether or not the snow and lighting conditions look good enough to...
Jan 10, 2021 | CG, Elements, Free Stuff, Models, Objects, VFX
I probably looked like a crazy person when I found this concrete chunk in the street. There I was dressed from just meeting with a client, hauling a 55ish lbs. (about 25kg) chunk of what is essentially construction trash down a busy downtown street. How often do you...
Jan 3, 2021 | CG, Elements, Free Stuff, Models, Objects, VFX
I like how these photo scans of firewood come out. They are so detailed and complex that I would be difficult to simulate the complexity that occurs naturally in these scans. It could be done but it would be time consuming. These are also easy to photo scan. There is...
Dec 27, 2020 | CG, Elements, Free Stuff, Models, Objects, VFX
Like last week, this week’s free download is holiday themed. Getting a handful of rocks for the holidays in 2020 seems totally appropriate to me! I’ve seen so many tutorials about creating CG rocks but they always seem to fall a little short compared to...
Dec 20, 2020 | CG, Elements, Free Stuff, Models, Objects, VFX
It is the season of giving! What’s better than free CG models? Nothing, that’s what! Lol! Rut really does anything say holidays better than debris and destruction? Enjoy this holiday season with this pack of three debris models! Download three...
Dec 6, 2020 | CG, Elements, Free Stuff, HDRI, VFX
Download an HDRI pano single for free. This image was captured with about 33 stops of latitude. Hey how about that? An HDRI not shot in the woods! That’s a nice change of pace! It is still near a river though. Well, I’ve got to stay on brand! lol! This...
