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27.02.2010

camaro
Modeling Chevrolet Camaro - Part 12

This is last part of this video tuotorial series where you are learning how to model a highly realistic car in 3d software
27.02.2010

krakatoa
Look at Prime Focus Krakatoa

In this new 3D Studio Max Video tutorial we’ll start talking about Prime Focus Krakatoa for 3ds max. It is a complex plug-in/renderer.
26.02.2010

cohen
Making of Cohen the Barbarian

Artist like to create something visually pleasing for the portfolio and that gives the birth to this artwork using 3ds max and ZBrush
26.02.2010

redway3d
Redsdk 2.2 Release

Redsdk 2.2 release will illuminate your renderings... globally!, Adds the global illumination to its photo-realism, offers skylight
25.02.2010

john martini
Interview with John Martini

Talented freelance artist - John Martini aka Joker Martini which is jack of all trades and received creativity as a gift from parents
25.02.2010

thinkingparticles
Thinking Particles Ground Breaking TD

We want to build a fully customizable Thinking Particles System that will use a prebroken object and a helper object.
24.02.2010

wolfman
Gruesome Transformation for Wolfman

Fully animated Wolfman scenes, gruesome transformations, enhancement of live-action shots, film's climactic waterfall environ...
24.02.2010

zbrush
ZBrush UV Master

With pixologic  UV Master , you can quickly create high quality and artist-friendly UV maps. It's as simple as 1-2-3
24.02.2010

samurai
Short: Samurai

Internal development piece produced at RealtimeUK. The team of approx. 4-5 people working over a couple of months using 3ds max
24.02.2010

asylum
Asylum Kissed Again

Asylum VFX, via Arnold, created two vibrantly animated Hershey's spots, directed by Kommitted's Nathan McGuinness
23.02.2010

blue foil
Making of in the Blue Foil

In this making of you will get some tips from the artist which improves your style of painting and helps you in understanding the concept
23.02.2010

drop out
Fascinating Art of Stop Motion

Caught up the six talented students who created Drop Out Animation Film to find out more about them and their fascinating art.
23.02.2010

eon software
E-on Software Releases Vue 8.4

Vue 8.4 adds many new features together with significant improvements to existing breakthrough technologies
22.02.2010

percy
MPC 160 shots in Percy Jackson and...

MPC Vancouver provided a range of vfx and post production work for the Percy Jackson and the Olympians; The Lightning Thief
22.02.2010

dover
Maya Shading Networks 2nd Edition

Dover Studios Maya Shading Networks 2nd Edition is a practical guide to creating shading networks in Autodesk Maya.
22.02.2010

emfluid
emFluid3 v 3.01 is released

It is a fluid solver for Softimage|XSI's ICE and is typically used to produce smoke and fire effects. Very well integrated into ICE
20.02.2010

camaro
Modeling Chevrolet Camaro Part 11

This is second last part of the most popular car modeling video series. You can't get so detailed video tutorials for free.
20.02.2010

blender
Getting Started with Blender

7 fairly short video tutorials that will help overview the main sections of Blender that you will need to get started.
19.02.2010

speed painting
Speed Painting: She

In this speed painting tutorial, watch how artist painted this portrait in Photoshop. Helps the beginners in refining their skills.
19.02.2010

ninja assassin
Interview with Alessandro Cioffi

He participated to the compositing of various movies & he joined Trixter in 2007 and NINJA ASSASSIN mark its first movie as vfx supervisor.
19.02.2010

npower
Autodesk acquires nPower SAT translator


The nPower SAT translator will replace the original 3ds max SAT translator as the standard SAT translation tool for 3ds max.
18.02.2010

iron cat
Making of Iron Cat

In this making of artist would like to share with you the techniques used in the creation of the artwork, named ironcat.
18.02.2010

massive
Massive 4.0 supporting V-Ray Rendering

Academy Award winning 3D Animation Software for AI-Driven Characters Now Includes Enhanced Agent Fields, New Terrain Nodes...
18.02.2010

green screen
Outdoor Green Screen use on TV

Everything you thought you knew is wrong. On almost every exterior shot you see on TV, the background is filled in via green screen.
17.02.2010

medusa
Luma Pictures brought Medusa to life

Medusa and Poseidon are stunning and represent some of the hardest work in Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
17.02.2010

weta digital
Avatar Shots Breakdown

Check out the shots breakdown of the most popular movie Avatar. Breakdowns available on Weta Digital website
16.02.2010

ayasha
Making of Ayasha - Indian Hero

Before start designing any character you must know the characteristics of the character that helps in developing the better character
16.02.2010

energy
Archmodels Vol. 74 is Out

Highly detailed models of green energy and air conditioners design with all textures, shaders and materials.
15.02.2010

long journey
Making of Long Journey of a Girl

Beautiful girl is looking for the magic stone to save her brother, during journey she found gentle soul trapped in the body of a monster...
15.02.2010

cintiq
Wacom Cintiq Multi-touch Spotted

You’ll catch a brief glimpse of the Cintiq multi-touch being used at the 1:50 mark in the video. You decide is this Cintiq or something else...
15.02.2010

kyle
Interview with Kyle Cooper

In part one of the interview with Kyle Cooper, the acclaimed title designer discusses typography, his love for the imperfection of handmade things
13.02.2010

demoreel
New Demo Reel Added

Lighting and Compositing 2010 demo reel of the artist Darshan Mehta from Canada is added in the database. Submit your's now.
12.02.2010

living room
Making of Classic Living Room

Creating a photo realistic interior is always a challenge for an artist but Roger succeeded in creating that inside 3ds max
12.02.2010

camaro
Modeling Chevrolet Camaro Car - 10

This is tenth part of this video series where you learning the detailed modeling the chevrolet camaro concept car.
11.02.2010

vray
New V-Ray for SketchUp

Introducing the new and improved V-Ray for SketchUp, available on Mac and Windows. IES lights, spotlights, faster parsing times and more!
11.02.2010

felix
Felix Online Rendering

Stack Studios has recently unveiled FELIX: the fastest, cheapest and most reliable rendering solution. From 40-160 cores to every user...
11.02.2010

army of two
The Art of Army of Two - 40th Day

In this article pixologic are pleased to be able to bring you details about the game's art direction and especially the techniques that are being used.
11.02.2010

dancer
Making of Beautiful Dancer

Spanish Dancer in a dynamic pose with a big smile on her face as an interpretation of Beauty using Autodesk Mudbox
10.02.2010

woland
Mr. Woland and Esoteric Cats

Artist like to create a bizarre character involved with magic and incredible world. This thought gave birth to this image in photoshop.
10.02.2010

hair farm
Hair Farm Now Available for Buying

Hair Farm includes many novel technologies for hair production that do not exist in any other commercial or proprietary tool in the industry.
10.02.2010

astroboy
HK Studio shuts down

The Hong Kong studio behind "TMNT" and "Astro Boy" has shut down as its parent company tries to recover from losses.
09.02.2010

fluids
Deforming Geometry with Fluids

In this 10 minute video tutorial learn how you can deform the geometry using fluids in Maya. Video is available for download for members
09.02.2010

death
Painting the Death Dealer

Liam Sharp's creative process for his take on the iconic Frazetta character. Painting of the death dealer done in Photoshop
09.02.2010

mbfeathertools
mbFeatherTools 2.0 Released

mbFeatherTools is a production proven plug-in for Softimage which features styling, animation and simulation of bird feathers
08.02.2010

etrade
Click 3X E*Trade Babies Campaign

The legendary E*TRADE babies are back, this time in a seven-spot campaign produced from start to finish by Click 3X
08.02.2010

sea
Realistic Sea Environment in Modo

In this video tutorial take a look on how we can proceed to create a photo-realistic sea environment in software Modo.
08.02.2010

avatar
John Landau talks about Avatar

Lightstorm Entertainment's Jon Landau talks about Autodesk's part on the creation of Avatar. Featuring an extensive look behind the scenes
06.02.2010

magazine
CGArena Feb-Mar 10 Magazine

Once again we bring you another exciting and informative issue of CGArena Animation Magazine and this is absolutely free download
06.02.2010

survey
CG Software Survey 2010

This is your chance to let the big CG companies know what you think about all the CG software packages you use. 
05.02.2010

camaro
Modeling Chevrolet Camaro - Part 9

This is part ninth of the most favourite car modeling series. Very detailed and non-edited available for free download and online view.
05.02.2010

textools
TexTools 3.0 Released

TexTools is a collection of UV and Texture related scripts for 3dsmax 9+ and up that can be very easily installed.
05.02.2010

rayfire
RayFire now in 64bit (v1.5)

Newest RayFire Tool 1.5 supports PhysX for 32 and 64 bit 3ds Max versions. Allows you to affect the objects in simulation by forces...
04.02.2010

grenat
Making of Grenat

Grenat color is red, from blood and not from love, as translated in popular culture – and the animal is the red eagle
04.02.2010

reaper
The Lady and the Reaper

Watch out this nice 3d animated short film which is also shortlisted for the Oscar 2010. Very Interesting to watch.
04.02.2010

smak
New Ambient Occlusion Generator

At the moment SMAK can generate up to 2048x2048. The map can be baked to the model's UV and then saved out as a png, jpg, tga, or psd.
04.02.2010

beauty
Granny O' Grimm's Sleeping Beauty

This short film is directed by Nicky Phelan and produced by Brown Bag Films. This animated short film is shortlisted for the Oscar 2010
03.02.2010

fangs
Short Film: Old Fangs

This 11 min short film is written and directed by Adrien Merigeau. The look, characters and other things are very artisitic.
02.02.2010

she looking
Making of Where's She Looking

Generally while doing a make-up women's look in the mirror but where's she looking, that's a mistry. Created this scene in Maya.
02.02.2010

titleist
Brickyard VFX makes a Hole-In-One

Brickyard created animated overlays by tracking the filmed scenes in 3D that bring each golfer’s yardage book to life on screen.
02.02.2010

wacom
Wacom takes Intuos 4 Wireless

The new Intuos4 Wireless pen tablet with Bluetooth® wireless technology lets you relax in your favorite working position.
02.02.2010

decorative
Decorative Element for Interior

In this step by step tutorial would like to show you process of making decorative element for interior in Autodesk 3ds max
01.02.2010

javier
Interview with 2D artist Javier Recio

Interview with 2D artist Javier Recio from Kandor Moon Animation Studio about "The Lady and the Reaper" animated short
01.02.2010

patterns
Design seamless character patterns

Repetitive character prints are everywhere. Lo-Fi Creative’s Anna Wray shows you the fast route to creating your own
01.02.2010

upgrade
Short Film: Upgrade + Mobilize

It's a legendary story about good and evil, told through the synthesis of raw creative energy and inspired sound design.
 
 
 
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