CGArena : January 2008 Animation News Archives

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2008

Jan 08

31.01.2008	Dynamite Prop Creation and Integration In these video tutorials lean how to begin creating custom props and integrate in the Softimage/XSI
31.01.2008	Making of Nokia 6233 Besiki Mzhavanadze from Georgia model this in 3ds max and use FinalRender for the rendering	31.01.2008	Zoic Studios Helps Make American Idol Fox recently tapped Zoic Studios to produce a high-energy promo for the pop culture phenomenon American Idol
30.01.2008	Convert your image into3D model Make3D converts your single picture into a 3-D model. It takes a 2D image and creates a 3D "fly around" model	30.01.2008	Short Film: Picture This Julio Galan, Matthew Doble, and Juan Pablo Sans created this short film as their thesis project for the BFA program
29.01.2008	Making of the Showstopper You must've met celine and got to know about her life in the fashion world. Let's go deeper as to how she was created	29.01.2008	Interview with Szabolcs Matefy 37 years old self taught artist Szabolcs Matefy from Hungary who uses XSI and Zbrush as main tools
28.01.2008	Unreal Tournament Tutorial This tutorial goes over the steps on how to bring in your custom character from XSI into Unreal Tournement 3	28.01.2008	Where is the market of Digital Art? Sam A. Nassar going to tell the full story to clarify the viewpoint about the market for digital artworks
25.01.2008	Toy Story 3-D Walt Disney Studios is taking the latest advances in digital 3-D technology to debut new Disney Digital 3-D™	25.01.2008	Blowout at Exit 16A Besides endless painting, layering, masking there are several photographic elements that played an important role
24.01.2008	ambientLight released Plants Vol 5 24 High Resolution Plants Textures for use in your Arcitectural Visualisations, 3D Design, Game Texturing and CAD	24.01.2008	Making of Ibanez RG This is an old project started about year ago without a concept and finished recently
23.01.2008	Autodesk & EA groom next generation Introducing a new project design workshop for Canada’s first Masters for Digital Media Program in Vancouver	23.01.2008	Making of Shaved Bublebee Little story of the bumblebee Bernard who wanted to impress his friends with a funny experiment
22.01.2008	Anisotropic Shader Tutorial using Vray In this tutorial learn how you can create a realistic steel shader with anisotropic reflections using Vray 1.5	22.01.2008	Making of Love Bicycle Love is the light of life that makes color in the world and inspiration for this image comes from the real life situation
21.01.2008	New Demoreels Added Check out new demoreels added in the cgarena demo reel database, if yours is impressive too then submit now	21.01.2008	Black and White with Bitmaps Image conversion options can be powerful creative tools when approached differently
18.01.2008	Model Realistic CD Jewel Case Learn tips and tricks used in the industry to create this model in a fast and efficient way that helps you save time	19.01.2008	Create Snowfall in max Learn how to create a realistic winter scene with snow particles and a night render as well
17.01.2008	Interview with Don Dixon Artist which always surrounded by creativity and at the age of four fascinated from drawing and animation	17.01.2008	Maxon applauds steller VFX work Maxon congratulates Sony Imageworks and Framestore CFC on receiving highly coveted VES Award nominations
16.01.2008	World's Thinnest Notebook MacBook Air is ultrathin, ultraportable, and ultra unlike anything else. But you don’t lose inches and pounds overnight	17.01.2008	BAFTA Nominees 2008 Announced Nominations for the Orange British Academy Film Awards includes Ratatouille, Shrek 3, Simpsons
15.01.2008	Book for Architectural Visualization 3DATS is pleased to announce the shipping of the only 3ds Max 2008 book dedicated to architectural visualization	16.01.2008	Interactive Scene Modeling VideoTrace is a system for interactively generating realistic 3D models of objects from video
15.01.2008	The Art of Storyboarding Interview with the Pixar Storyboard Artist Enrico Casarosa which have more than 10 years of experience	15.01.2008	Capture Light Color and Intensity In these 2 short video tutorials learn how you can create a blinking disco lights in 3ds max by Aziz Khan
11.01.2008	Model a Golden Jaguar In this beginners tutorial you will create a jaguar statue using polygons in 3ds max and later create a gold texture	14.01.2008	Interactive Video: Create Gold Material In this interactive video not only learn but also create a material online with instructions in 3ds max
09.01.2008	How to use GI and FG in Mental Ray Learn how to use mental ray's Global Illumination and Final Gathering inside Softimage XSI for a realistic render	11.01.2008	3ds max Tips and Tricks Videos You will find small video clips by Louis Marcoux that cover various tips and tricks in 3ds max 2008
08.01.2008	Making of It's only a Boy! Explain a little of how this image was made from its conception to the final touch in max and zbrush	08.01.2008	Technical Achievement Award The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has granted a Technical Achievement Award to Realflow
07.01.2008	Demoreel Update Watch out Modeling, FX, Lighting and Compositing demo reel of Mathieu Chardonnet from france	08.01.2008	nPower Power Translators Maya Announces the release of its popular Power Translators product on the Autodesk Maya / AliasStudio platform
04.01.2008	Extensible Scissors Wiring Video tutorial on wiring an extensible scissors rig in max which is very easy to understand with captions	07.01.2008	Nvidia Quadro FX 5600 Review We’re not talking about a gaming video card here, but rather a high-end professional level graphics card
03.01.2008	Model a Spitfire War Plane In this tutorial learn how to model a spit fire war plane, pretty handy for those who are in love with old war planes	04.01.2008	Sweeney Todd: There will be VFX Bennett goes behind the vfx scenes of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street to catch the Tim Burton vibe
02.01.2008	Create Stunning 3d Landscapes You will learn the basics and some more advanced techniques and tips to achieve a realistic and unique landscape	03.01.2008	Making of Death of a Painting Imagine yourself painting a piece that you’ve prepared for since last Christmas - the concept, the message
01.01.2008	Animation writers need more Respect Not a giant difference between animation and live action. You need characters, stories this is called good storytelling	01.01.2008	Create Displacement Maps In this tutorial successfully create detailed displacement maps using max, mental ray and mudbox