Marmoset Toolbag is 25% Off!

Posted on November 26, 2010 by admin

During this season of thanks and giving we felt we needed to spread a little love out to our community, and so this weekend only Marmoset Toolbag will be 25% off!

Whether you’ve checked out the trial and have been dragging your feet waiting to upgrade, or you’ve been a happy Toolbag licensee hoping to pick up a second license for your laptop or work computer, now is the time!

Jump on over to the Toolbag page and get your copy now!

*This offer will be valid through 11:59 PM (PST) on Sunday, November 28th*

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Marmoset Toolbag v1.02 Update

Posted on September 13, 2010 by admin

Our second update to Marmoset Toolbag is finally here!

Version 1.02 is now live and offering a lot of great new features, including: Sky Tool to create custom image-based lighting environments, Marmoset Skin Shader 2.0 featuring dynamic control over skin-tone and sub-surface scattering, 3D Stereo rendering, Gobo’s,  and about a dozen other feature additions and bug fixes. For the comprehensive list of bug fixes and feature additions, visit:

Marmoset Toolbag’s Official Changelog

This is a free update to all users, trial or registered. Pick up the new  installer from our Toolbag product page and you’ll be ready to rock!

- The 8monkey Team

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CgTuts+ Competition | Winners Announced!

Posted on August 10, 2010 by admin

Congratulations are in order for Konrad Beerbaum, Reggie Santiago, and Matt Dirks — the 3 winners of our Marmoset Toolbag July Competition hosted through CgTuts+.

We want to thank all the artists who submitted an entry, and a special thanks for Matt Brealey over at CgTuts+ for helping us set up the competition.

Click here to check out the winning entries!

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CgTuts+ Competition | Win a License of Toolbag!

Posted on July 21, 2010 by admin

To help celebrate our commercial launch of Toolbag, we’ve teamed up with the guys over at CgTuts+ to feature Marmoset Toolbag in their July Competition. Join their competition and get a chance to get your hands on a full license of Toolbag for FREE!

Here’s the rundown:

  1. Download our Toolbag v1.01 Evaluation.
  2. Using Toolbag, capture the sexiest render/turntable humanly possible of your latest & greatest 3d model and/or animation.
  3. Submit.
  4. Win.

Click here to check out full contest rules and details.

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Marmoset Toolbag v1.01 Update

Posted on July 16, 2010 by admin

We’ve just gone live with the first point update to Toolbag, version 1.01. The new version features a double-layered material channel and expanded support for more texture and mesh file types. For the full list of bug fixes and added features, visit:

Marmoset Toolbag’s Official Changelog

This is a free update to all users, trial or registered. Simply download the new  installer from our Toolbag product page and you’ll be ready to rock. If you are a trial user, this will reset your trial to a new 20 day session to give you some more time to try it out.

In addition to the point release, a series of 6 videos showcasing Toolbag’s main features, and just generally making the thing look sexy, are now available!  You can view them all on:

8monkey’s YouTube Channel

- The 8monkey Team

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GameArtisans.org Interviews Slipgatecentral

Posted on July 9, 2010 by admin

On the heels of our new release of Marmoset Toolbag, we felt the urge to pass on this interview that GameArtisans.org recently conducted with Vadim Bakhlychev, aka slipgatecentral. Vadim’s Recon Elite entry took home the prize of “Grand Champion” at the 2009 Dominance War IV competition.

We at 8monkey were extremely honored he chose Marmoset Toolbag to showcase his official entry. The article is a great look into Vadim’s background, inspirations, and workflows as an artist. Please take the time and check out the full interview:

Interview with World Champion, Slipgatecentral

Check out slipgatecentral’s full submission here:  Recon Elite – Dom War IV Entry

For more information about the annual massive online art challenge, visit:  About Dominance War

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