CGArena : Dec 2008 Animation News Archives

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Dec 08

31.12.2009	Download 2009 CG Calendar Wallpapers We want to take this opportunity to wish each and every one of you the best of times, Happy New Year
29.12.2008	Dynamics in Maya: Part 5 In this final part learn how to create wrecking ball, catapult, cannon and water drop inside maya dynamics	31.12.2008	Project News on Fishdog Commercial This ad was put together in LightWave. NewTek asked Maurocor Corveloni, one of the lead CG artists on the production
25.12.2008	New Demoreel for inspiration Demoreel of artist Martin Demovic is added in the database which shows good modeling and texturing capabilities	26.12.2008	Making of the Joker Artist saw the dark knight posters & decide to try something similar but didn't want the character to look like Heath Ledger
24.12.2008	Making of Warhammer Online Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Blur Studio shares details of the production process behind the Warhammer Online	24.12.2008	iZ3D displays 3 New 2009 3D Displays New 2009 3D Product Prototypes include a Flight Simulator, 26-inch Monitor, a Console Game Compatible Monitor
22.12.2008	Animated text for a Music video Luke Feldman demonstrates how to create visually appealing animated text to spice up a music video	23.12.2008	Making of Lexus on the Road In this making artist will explain the camera match in 3ds max, adding car in the scene and used HDRI for lighting
19.12.2008	Understanding Strokes and Alphas In these videos you will learn how to use strokes and alphas inside ZBrush to create things like zipper, horns	20.12.2008	Production Focus: Max Payne Toronto-based Spin VFX knew from the outset that Max Payne would be a complex project
18.12.2008	Cast Vote for 2009 Calendar Wallpaper Choose the best 12 images out of 25 images you like to see in the 2009 calendar wallpaper	18.12.2008	Dynamics in Maya: Part 4 In this fourth part of this video series learn about baking keyframes, solvers and constraints inside Maya
18.12.2008	Astral "Station ID Tags" Commercial Feature the Z-Tele logo transforming into a living TV machine, as well as collapsing into the logo once more	18.12.2008	Adobe CS4 and Nvidia Quadro CX Adobe demos how NVIDIA's Quadro CX graphics board works with Adobe's CS4 Production Premium software
17.12.2008	NVIDIA offer full support to OpenGL 3.0 NVIDIA released fully supported drivers for OpenGL 3.0 for XP, Vista and Linux on its select GeForce and Quadro solutions	17.12.2008	AMD and iZ3D Team up iZ3D Inc. drivers now feature ATI 3D DLP output – free for ATI Radeo graphics card users
16.12.2008	3ds Max 2009 Book Review 3dats book is intended to people willing to improve their skills from intermediate to advanced level	16.12.2008	Making of Never Again Steps and creation process used in the image is shared by the artist. 3ds max and vray mainly used in this image
15.12.2008	Seasons Greetings from Framestore On 19th Dec, The Tale of Despereaux opens. This marks a fantastic landmark for Framestore. For now play the game	16.12.2008	Archmodels Vol. 61 Released The collection includes 62 models of plants (exotic plants, garden plants, bushes and trees)
15.12.2008	Christmas Gifts at N-sided If you own a 3D program, you can buy QUIDAM 2 or QUIDAM 2 Studio and get an export plug-in or a Model Pack Pro for free	15.12.2008	Arroway Holiday Give Away Arroway Textures has graciously donated 20 full resolution commercial texture sets to be given out to MrMaterials members
12.12.2008	Prime Focus Group steal the show Frantic Films VFX, Post Logic Studios and Prime Focus London, completed VFX and DI for film The Maiden Heist	12.12.2008	Making of Captain Bonecrusher Future mercenary which belongs to a group of warriors where people have assimilated the cyborg technology
11.12.2008	Mudbox 2009: Texture Painting Features In this sixth part of the series Wayne Robson will explain you about the new features of Texture Painting in Mudbox	12.12.2008	Next-Gen Facial Rigging Video In this video from Eat3D, the instructor takes you through the entire process of creating a fully bone based facial rig
10.12.2008	3D Matte Painting Extractions Video The training video covers the process from converting a 2D matte painting into a 3D scene fly through	11.12.2008	Bollywood Meets Hollywood Indian filmmakers are increasingly using digital filmmaking technologies for visual effects, animation and post-production
09.12.2008	CGArena Dec-Jan 2009 Magazine Everyone said, there is No Free Lunch in this world but CGArena PDF magazine is available for free with quality content	10.12.2008	Bagpuss creator has passed away Bagpuss creator Oliver Postgate has died aged 83, Bagpuss was one of Oliver Postgate's best-loved creations
09.12.2008	New Pricing for Fluid Mask 3 Professionals’ choice for image masking, will now be available for $149.00, a savings of almost 40% from its cost	09.12.2008	Beautiful Challenge: Winners Announced CGArena proudly announce the results of the beautiful 3d challenge, where artist represents beauty in own style
08.12.2008	Ester-C Apartment Commercial It features two comedic Orange characters that were developed for the branding of the new vitamin product.	08.12.2008	Interview with Richard Rosenman 34 years old artist from toronto which have more than 12 years of industry experience and creating wonderful commercials
05.12.2008	Zabeel Investment Commercial VFX It's crucial to stay on top of the best tools and techniques available and it was clear Krakatoa was the most logical solution	08.12.2008	i3DTutorials Special Holiday Sale i3DTutorials kicking off the holiday season with drastically reduced prices on all available products
05.12.2008	Video: Maya Dynamics - Part 3 In this new part learn how to use Rigid Attributes, Normals, Stand In and Collision Layers	05.12.2008	Animating the Little Robot Tyson will go in-depth into describing the entire production of an animated clip of a little robot, RoboBall
04.12.2008	Online ZBrush Training from Escape ZBrush Foundation provides students a learning experience and the ability to ask questions from professional tutors	04.12.2008	Computer Generated Hairstyles get real New techniques are making it easier for animators to create realistic hair, and create the river in latest music video
03.12.2008	Instant 3D Generation of Existing Cities Upgraded version of CityEngine enables the generation of literally every city in the world within minute	03.12.2008	Project Shell - Ferrari Art Director wanted to tell the story of the Shell-Ferrari's 60 years of partnership showing the important cars for both
02.12.2008	Hancock: Wreaks Havoc, On-Off Screen Ken Hahn report that the team rose to the occasion & even embraced opportunities to impress its fearless leader	02.12.2008	Short Film: The Fame Mask Check out new short film created in Albanian with English Subs. Go into Portfolio > Animation Category
01.12.2008	Adobe dabbles in video manipulation Research laboratory has been toiling away with a sophisticated interactive video-object manipulation system	01.12.2008	Making of Ninja Artist summarize the steps and techniques used in creation of this image which will be helpful for artists