Two big updates in the world of rendering this week: Corona and Maxwell have both reached release number 5.

Maxon 3D has acquired Redshift Rendering Technologies, developers of the Redshift Rendering Engine. 

The next evolution of ZBrush – the world renowned 3D sculpting application – is here. And it sets the bar even higher for digital art.

Storytelling has been at the heart of visual media since humankind first learned to draw. The most ancient cave paintings chronicle events of their time. Tapestries of ancient battles adorn the walls of many a museum. And in the contemporary world, film has taken its place among the most impactful of arts.

2018 gave us some amazing worlds to explore. We got to experience mountainous wildlands teeming with Norse mythology in God of War, the futuristic dystopian universe of Detroit: Become Human, and the vast expanse of the Old West in Red Dead Redemption 2.