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31.03.2010

reducto
ReDucto - Ultimate Polygon Reduction

Although aimed at Mudbox users, It is a stand alone app that can be tightly intergrated with almost any 3d application.
30.03.2010

batman
Making of Batman Desertstorm

3D Artist from Dubai created this image using 3ds Max and ZBrush. Everything is sculpt and modeled seperately
30.03.2010

mari
Mari: Texture Painting Application

Mari was originally developed at Weta Digital. The technology was driven by the texture department's need to handle high res textures
30.03.2010

autodesk
3ds Max Design 2011 Announced

3ds Max Design 2011 includes all the features of 3ds Max 2011 except for the SDK. It has two benefits that you won't find in 3ds Max 2011
27.03.2010

tbz
Prime Focus creates 100% CG Ad

Prime Focus created the new Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri ad which celebrates TBZ’s jewelry designs across decades
27.03.2010

babarbossa
Painting: Making of Barbarossa

Matte Painting realized for the movie Barbarossa and artist inspired from an old painting of Rome with Castel Sant’Angelo
26.03.2010

photosculpt
Create 3D Models- Textures

Photosculpt creates 3d models and 3d textures from just 2 photos of the same subject, which is quite interesting.
26.03.2010

jeff
Interview with Jeff Campbell

For over 18 years Jeff Campbell is in the field of VFX on the road. In this interview he talks about his work on Legion.
26.03.2010

avatar
Framestore work in Avatar

Small team of artists and technical directors were able to make a significant contribution to the overall shot count by using Houdini
25.03.2010

cbi
CBI ad campaign by Prime Focus

Central bank of India roped in R.K Swamy BBDO to provide creative services to the CBI’s trio-ad campaign
24.03.2010

calor gas
Spot: Calor Gas by Taylor James

Taylor James has completed work on its first UK TV spot. The advert, combining the use of striking CGI animation with 2D/3D visual effects.
24.03.2010

final fantasy
Interview with Motomu Toriyama

The game's director and writer Motomu Toriyama spoke frankly about the production problems in the game (Final Fantasy XIII).
24.03.2010

dragon 3d
How to Train your Dragon - 3D

This is an upcoming 3D animated movie produced by Dreamworks. This movie going to release on 26th Mar 2010
23.03.2010

wimpy kid
VFX: Diary of Wimpy Kid

Custom Film Effects handled all of the vfx and animation work for “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” a mostly live-action adaptation of the book
23.03.2010

wallet
Wallet and Gromit TV Ad campaign

Watch them before they go live. nPower team up with Wallace & Gromit in a new TV ad campaign.
23.03.2010

treeproxies
Tree Proxies

In this 16 minute video tutorial create ParticleFlow TreeProxies by Anselm von Seherr in 3ds max
23.03.2010

brix
Brix - New Texture Plug-in

BRIX is an innovative texture plugin for 3Ds Max and Maya that creates brick wall or wood parquet textures based on individual tile bitmaps
22.03.2010

garage
Making of Garage

Artist like to study lighting and shading with a cartoony look, so created this artwork in Maya with detailed sketch.
22.03.2010

mars
Five Years on Mars

Behind the scenes of the making of the Mars Rover Spirit, created for the National Geographic Channel by Jed Schwartz Productions
22.03.2010

material
Snap's Armor plates Material

Video tutorial on the texture making process of the shoulder pads & similar materials using Mudbox, mental ray and Photoshop
22.03.2010

pupil
Tutorial: Rigging a Pupil for Dilation

In this tutorial use driven shape-keys to dilate the pupil of an eye and how to use custom bone shapes and limiting the transformation of a bone
19.03.2010

shotgun
Shotgun & Tweak Integrated Tools

Shotgun & Tweak Software released an integration package for seamless interoperation of their VFX and animation prod. tools, Shotgun & RV
18.03.2010

faraz
Interview with Faraz Mobin

3D Artist from Delhi, which completed the course in Canada and now working in Dubai Police Headquaters
18.03.2010

pdplayer
Review: PD Player

At first glance PDPlayer may seem like a basic frame sequence player, but you will soon realize that this is a very powerful tool.
17.03.2010

grass
Growing Grass in PF

In this video tutorial, learn how you can create a growing grass inside 3ds max using particle flow. Hope you will enjoy.
17.03.2010

thea
Thea Render is Available

Download beta version of Thea Render,  the new physically-based biased and unbiased render engine. Various software plug-ins available.
17.03.2010

archmodels
Archmodels Vol. 76 Released

High detailed models of food with all textures, shaders and materials. It is ready to use, just put it into your scene.
16.03.2010

dust
Making of Dust

Artist started this project with the sole aim of model the vintage station to familarize himself with principles od modeling and texturing
16.03.2010

cganimals
Photoreal CG Animals

Framestore has created photoreal CG animals doing weird and wonderful things for MJZ's Dante Ariola and Y&R New York.
15.03.2010

motiva
Motiva Colimo 0.5 Released

Postproduction tool that allows change materials over prerendered images, taking in account physical accurate reflections, refractions
15.03.2010

growfx
GrowFX 1.4.0 Released

GrowFX is a plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max, allowing you to build plants and other objects, which grow in various directions
15.03.2010

nvidia
Nvidia 3D Vision Support to UE 3

NVIDIA and Epic Games, Inc. announced the addition of NVIDIA 3D Vision™ technology support to Unreal Engine 3.
12.03.2010

zayed
Project Overview: Sheikh Zayed

This is 3D portrait of Sheikh Zayed who was president of United Arab Emirates for 30 years. This artwork is created using Maya and ZBrush
12.03.2010

copout
VFX: Cop Out

Rhino has wrapped up extensive visual effects work on the Warner Brothers action-comedy Cop Out. Here are some details on VFX
12.03.2010

playstation
Playstation Move: Motion Controller

Sony dropped a lot of knowledge on, at long last replacing rampant speculation -- for its new PlayStation motion controller.
12.03.2010

genetica
Genetica 3.5 Released

Adds a suite of tools for the creation of seamless textures directly from photographs, allowing photorealistic results to be achieved in seconds.
11.03.2010

samsung
Asylum and Smuggler change life into Art

Graphic Artist, continues Samsung Mobile's overarching campaign to show off the innovative and practical uses in everyday life.
11.03.2010

descendants
Short Film: Descendants

Descendants, a short film written & directed by Heiko van der Scherm. Takes 3 years from first script to final work.
11.03.2010

dead space
Get Dismembered in Dead Space 2

To enter in this contest, all fans have to do is come up with some creative way for a Isaac to rip apart a Necromorph.
10.03.2010

oleg koreyba
Interview with Oleg Koreyba

Interview with 3D Artist from Ukraine. Try to breathe as much as possible life into every 3D characters. You will enjoy the information given.
10.03.2010

autodesk
Autodesk Product Releases 2011

Learn about the 2011 versions of some of Autodesk’s Digital Entertainment Creation tools. Many have some exciting new features.
10.03.2010

ispirato
Book: Ispirato

3DATS announces the production of a unique new book designed to showcase some of the best 3D visualization talent on the planet.
10.03.2010

evermotion
Modeling and Rendering Bedroom

Modeling and rendering tutorial by Alfa Smyrna using 3ds max and Vray - the making of story of Bedroom Concept work
10.03.2010

tpogun
TopoGun for OS X Released

Now available for Mac OS. Grab the install kit from the download section and if you like it, you can buy it from our online store
09.03.2010

robert
Interview with Robert Kuczera

Senior Animator for some aliens in District 9 and here he tells how it came about that he has worked on and how the work designed in film
09.03.2010

alice
Alice in Wonderland

In this interview we focus on the Red Queen shots by talking to Carey Villegas, one of Imageworks' visual effects supervisors on the film.
08.03.2010

tennisball
Modeling the Tennis Ball

In this video tutorial, learn how to model the tennis ball in 3ds Max. This is a beginner's level tutorial and nothing for advanced users.
08.03.2010

oscar
And the 2010 Oscar goes...

Nothing new in this news because we all know who will win the Oscar for the best VFX, check out all other categories here
08.03.2010

demoreel
New Demo Reels Added

Please check out new demo reels added in our demo reels section. Submit your's demo reel too, before it's too late.
08.03.2010

physalia
Interview with Physalia Studio

Mark Coral, co-founder of the study of motion graphics and visual effects of Physalia Studio in Barcelona. This studio consists of three people.
06.03.2010

salsa
And Then there was Salsa

World of Tostitos Restaurant Style Salsa. A land of luscious tomato trees, canopies of fresh cilantro where anything is possible.
06.03.2010

showreel
E-on software Show Reel Call

e-on software invites all Vue artists to submit recent commercial projects that involved Vue or Ozone for inclusion in the 2010 show reel
06.03.2010

henning
Henning's 101: Colour

Different aspects of art studies, Colour studies are probably the most commonly undertaken, and they’re also the hardest to master.
05.03.2010

avatar
Painting Avatar Jack Sully

Artist decide to pay a small tribute to movie Avatar and began to make a fan art of its protagonist, Jack Sully in Painter and Photoshop
04.03.2010

guardians
Wise Owls fill a fantastic world

Zack Snyder takes a break from the brutality to direct his first animated feature, Legend of the Guardians. Check out exclusive photos.
04.03.2010

blender
Blender 2.5 Alpha 2 Released

Blender 2.5 Alpha 2 is the second official 2.5 testing build from the Blender Founda. This release fixes the severe & minor bugs in Alpha 1
03.03.2010

lepatisserie
Making of Le Patisserie

The inspiration for this Project was a small French restaurant, which I came across while searching the internet
03.03.2010

man diesel
Interview with Morten Edvars

MAN Diesel's Danish Designer and Artist. MAN Diesel has always been an innovator, from building the first diesel engine ever in 1897
03.03.2010

3dstudio
The History of 3D Studio

3D Studio was created by four developers, and its low cost, versatile functionality, and expandability via a plugin...
03.03.2010

beast
Illuminate Labs announces Beast

Beast is a game engine-independent content pipeline tool used for adv. global illumination & dynamic character relighting.
02.03.2010

diablo earth
Dancing Diablo creates Earth in 6 Days

Dancing Diablo was given a week to create the earth - as well as an eclectic galaxy of animated iconic elements that interact with it
02.03.2010

raveonettes
Blind creates video for Raveonettes

The video, set in a fantastic illustrated world, portrays the epic journey of a heartbroken man rambling across a unique....
02.03.2010

training book
The Secret Training Book

This Training DVD comes with 3 different 3D scenes, all with step by step creation process in a form of 150 pages flash book.
02.03.2010

cintiq
Cintiq 21UX Newly Redesigned

The new Cintiq 21UX detects 2048 levels of pressure, giving you even more control over pressure-sensitive pen effects.
01.03.2010

wave 2
DVD: Wave 2 'Mudbox Extreme'

The creation of a hard surface bio mech sculpt and is a hard core sculpting DVD for mudbox users already familiar with the interface 
01.03.2010

brush pilot
Fast Photoshop Brush Previewer

Brush Pilot is a fast and easy application for previewing Photoshop and Photoshop Elements Brushes (.abr), built exclusively for Mac OS X.
 
 
 
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