graphics

Artist uses AI to perfectly fake 70s science fiction pulp covers – artwork and titles

It’s algorithmic, generative 70s sci-fi pulp, courtesy OpenAI. Artist Lewis tells us about how it was done. Meanwhile, see how...

Bespoke visual noise is the next domain for Robert Henke – so let’s revisit Perlin, anyway

For the year 2022, it's remarkable how much visual generation is still based on decades-old algorithms. But here's one to...

MetaHumans and ray tracing, as Unreal powers The Matrix and MegaGrants

Let's not get sucked into any mention of the "metaverse" - from the standpoint of pure graphics power on mere-mortal...

The entire BlueLab plug-in line is now free, full of unique visualization and processing tools

Here's a gorgeous line of unique plug-in gems to keep around, even if on an older machine. The one-person BlueLab...

FUSE for vvvv is a visual revolution – free, always-runtime patching right on the GPU

Add free, open-source visual programming on the GPU to the free-for-noncommercial-use vvvv - and get materials, lighting, effects, particles, and...

A free, open-source collection of building blocks unlocks expressive motion in Houdini

It's powered by math but doesn't require you to remember your, uh, linear algebra. It's not a set of presets,...