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ispirato - a collection of fine visualisations artists of the world

Katie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:37:42 +0000

ispirato is a unique new book designed to showcase some of the best 3D visualization talent on the planet

42 hot fire and flames illustrations

Katie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:33:54 +0000

Some of the best fire and flame inspirational illustrations, including phoenixes, lava rivers, blazes and more.

Character modelling in blender – basix

Katie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:27:50 +0000

Character modelling can be a daunting field to get into. This tutorial provides an introduction to the many aspects involved with modelling a character in Blender for beginner artists.

The field guide to modern 3D glasses

Katie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:23:14 +0000

When shopping for a 3D TV, instead of just looking at the picture quality, you should also take a serious look at the brand's 3D glasses.

Autodesk announces details of 2011 Digital Entertainment Creation tools

Katie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:14:11 +0000

Learn about the 2011 versions of some of Autodesk's Digital Entertainment Creation tools.

Big discounts available for RealFlow 4

Katie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:46:18 +0000

Before the imminent release of RealFlow v5, Next Limit Technologies have some final offers on RealFlow v4, some with free upgrades to v5.

The tech behind the tools of Avatar part 1: Ocula

Katie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:38:06 +0000

Find out about Ocula - one of the hottest programs on the market and one of the most technically least understood.

Painting Jake Sully's Avatar

Katie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:15:55 +0000

Find out how Rafael Teruel Caceres painted this Avatar tribute - a fan art of the film's protagonist, Jake Sully.

E-on Software 2010 show reel call for submissions

Katie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:40:52 +0000

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

Dazzling dance photo manipulation Photoshop tutorial

Katie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:35:52 +0000

In this detailed and lengthy Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to combine photos and add special effects to turn a normal photograph into a stunning artwork.

Oscar winners 2010

Katie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:21:59 +0000

See a list of this year's Oscar winners along with their acceptance speeches.

Free workshop download: Henning's 101: Colour

Katie — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:22:23 +0000

Henning Ludvigsen helps you take advantage of some popular colour theory principles to make your art pop!

Win prizes in Photoshop brush competition

Katie — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:37:43 +0000

Create a Photoshop brush or themed set of brushes along with a simple description to win a Wacom tablet or Apple iPad.

Top 10 best graphics cards in the world today

Katie — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:17:43 +0000

All the fastest video cards, all in one place.

Making of le Patisserie - a beautifully detailed scene

Katie — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:02:03 +0000

Take a look at the making of this beautifully detailed scene, inspired by a small French restaurant

Clever ad "And Then There Was Salsa" jumps out of the screen!

Katie — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:51:20 +0000

You've got to admire this imaginative ad. for Tostitos Restaurant Style Salsa.

Look at Prime Focus Krakatoa Volumetric plugin

Katie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:21:58 +0000

This tutorial talks about the complex plug-in/renderer Prime Focus Krakatoa for 3ds max and shows how to use its basic particle shading features to render a scene of falling sand.

35 incredible 3D renders

Katie — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:16:58 +0000

A showcase of 35 incredible 3D renders of all different types of subject.

A time traveller’s guide for dummies - over $30,000 prizes

Katie — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:01:11 +0000

Illustrate a fake time traveller's guide for dummies inspired by a short paragraph.

The History of 3D Studio - Tom Hudson interview

Katie — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:54:00 +0000

One of the main developers of 3D Studio shares fascinating details on the development of Autodesk 3D Studio and 3DS Max, as well as his views on the current state and future of the CG Industry.

Jerusalem 2111 animation competition - top prize $10,000

Katie — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:02:04 +0000

Submit your vision of the future and you could win a top prize of $10,000!

New developments for interactive design community - Biorust.com

Katie — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:50:50 +0000

biorust.com has been given a great new design and now offers a completely upgraded downloads section, including 4600+ fonts!

Hair and fur in 3ds Max

Katie — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:47:30 +0000

‘How-To’ on the use of 3ds Max’s Hair & Fur modifier.

50 breathtakingly beautiful CG landscapes

Katie — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:43:11 +0000

There are all kinds of landscapes in the CG world - alien, apocalypse, war, forest, magical... the adjectives can go on forever, but why don't you just check out this collection instead.

Review of the Wacom Cintiq 21UX

Katie — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:38:49 +0000

Wacom has introduced the Cintiq 21UX, the redesigned interactive pen display

Skillset backs its first English game art course

Katie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:46:53 +0000

Leicester's De Montfort art course backed by academia and industry as a worthwhile choice for students

3D display made of flying pixel-copters in the works

Katie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:38:29 +0000

This may be the year that 3D television sets flood the market, but some engineers have turned to aircraft in search of a viewing experience that is still more immersive.

Blue hippy cats my avatar review

Katie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:26:07 +0000

Blue hippy cats my avatar review

Superb animation of a cat giving his review of Avatar.

Blue hippy cats my avatar review

Making of the excellent 'In the Blue Foil'

Katie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:13:53 +0000

There are some amazing details in this painting by Nagy Gergo. Find out how it was created.

35 stunning fantasy castle artworks

Katie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:19:50 +0000

Enjoy this beautiful collection of fantasy castles - most are digital paintings but there are also a few created using 3D applications

Winter magic in spectacular photo manipulations

Katie — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:47:39 +0000

A breathtaking collection of icy photo manipulations

Nvidia will unveil next-gen graphics on 26 March

Katie — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:44:44 +0000

The 'Fermi' GTX 400 series is a month away

Weta Digital on driving the Avatar characters

Katie — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:39:05 +0000

CGSociety talked exclusively to Jeff Unay, the Facial Lead at Weta Digital about his experiences in production with James Cameron on AVATAR

E-on Software releases Vue 8.4!

Katie — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:33:55 +0000

The free update of Vue 8.4 adds a host of new features and performance improvements

Win one of ten copies of the brand new Shade 10

Katie — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:28:46 +0000

Find out how you could win a copy of the brand new 3D modelling, rendering and animation suite Shade.

Apple starts purge of iPhone applications

Katie — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:58:30 +0000

The already squeaky clean iPhone application store is facing another purge to remove risqué applications - that's anything remotely sexual including bikini models.

emFluid3 fluid solver for Softimage|XSI's ICE

Katie — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:50:59 +0000

emFluid3 is a fluid solver for Softimage|XSI's ICE and is typically used to produce smoke and fire effects.

Alter your lighting information post render using Multilight in Maxwell Studio

Katie — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:39:37 +0000

This tutorial looks at a few of the incredibly efficient features of Maxwell Studio, including Multilight, which allows you to alter lighting post render.

30 amazing semi-photorealistic 3D cartoon characters

Katie — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:36:16 +0000

A collection of the inspiring semi-photorealistic 3D cartoon characters from various artists across the globe. See famous cartoon characters, movie stars, celebrities and original characters!

7-minute speed painting tutorial: She

Katie — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:28:02 +0000

In this 7-minute speed painting tutorial, watch how the artist painted this portrait in Photoshop. It will also help beginners refine their skills.

Sculptris - try out the alpha release of this new sculpting tool

Katie — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:48:33 +0000

This is a work-in-progress sculpting tool that you're free to try out. Its main feature is dynamic mesh tesselation that will provide additional detail where necessary, without the user needing to worry about it.

The making of Iron Cat

Katie — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:37:51 +0000

Adam Farkas shares with you the techniques he used to create Iron Cat

Digital-Tutors' online library reaches record-breaking 10,000 interactive lessons

Katie — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:29:13 +0000

Digital-Tutors have just released 18 new training titles - check out the huge volume of learning resources available from their site.

Even in the virtual world, men judge women on looks

Katie — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:26:55 +0000

How is a female avatar supposed to get a fair treatment in the virtual world? They should rely on human females - men can't help but be swayed by looks.

Blender 2.5 Alpha 1 released

Katie — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:21:59 +0000

The Blender Foundation and online developer community present the second official testing release of the Blender 2.5 series, representing the culmination of many years of redesign and development work.

Drop Out and the fascinating art of stop motion animation

Katie — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:14:10 +0000

Drop Out is a 3-minute stop-motion animation that took many months to make. We caught up with the six talented (and patient!) students who created it to find out more about them and their fascinating art.

Tell us about yourselves. Where are you from? How did you...

Video montage of CG short 'Line' - includes The Making Of

Katie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:48:43 +0000

Watch this CG short created for a master thesis by a group of French students whose goal was to suggest human presence through offscreen and sound design work

MASSIVE 4.0, supporting V-Ray rendering, is now available

Katie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:39:54 +0000

Academy Award winning 3D animation software for AI-driven characters now includes enhanced agent fields, new terrain nodes and more

Download a free chapter of Digital Art Masters: Volume 4

Katie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:32:40 +0000

3D Total are giving away a free chapter from this book which features 60 talented artist that are working in the CG industry today

Outdoor green screen use on TV Is insane!

Katie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:27:53 +0000

Everything you thought you knew is wrong. On almost every exterior shot you see on TV, the background is filled in via green screen. Watch this video and have your mind blown.

Production focus: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Katie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:20:34 +0000

Terry Gilliam's imagination is leaking again, in a display of imagery from his brain to your eyes.

Making of Ayasha - Indian Hero

Katie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:12:09 +0000

Iranian artist Hossein Afzali describes the creation of 'Ayasha - Indian Hero', a cute cartoon Native American.

2DArtist magazine - February 2010 issue - available now!

Katie — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:35:00 +0000

3D Total have released the 50th issue of the 2D artist magazine.

Nvidia marketing bloke arrested for bomb hoax

Katie — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:31:10 +0000

A marketing director for Santa Clara-based Nvidia is facing a misdemeanor charge after he told a flight attendant at San Francisco International Airport that he had a bomb in his jacket.

Breakdown of stunning image Harbour

Katie — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:23:10 +0000

Find out why this image won a Best of Evermotion award.

Quick tip: the secret to making convincing explosions with FumeFX

Katie — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:14:48 +0000

This quick tip will examine a few overlooked methods to optimise explosions made with FumeFX.

Highlights of the 2010 Animex 3D festival

Katie — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:04:02 +0000

Britain's breeziest 3D festival is a little show with big ambitions. CGSociety reviews the highlights of this year's show.

The making of Mr Woland and the Esoteric cats

Katie — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:21:34 +0000

Italian artist Corrado Ficarelli describes how he created his magically bizarre image in Photoshop.

Consumers concerned by 3D

Katie — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:17:29 +0000

51 per cent of people think 3D gaming could make violent titles more lifelike

21.3 inches of Wacom Cintiq multi-touch spotted In the wild

Katie — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:04:39 +0000

Wacom have built a Cintiq Multi-touch prototype with a tentative retail appearance slated for Summer 2010.

Brosnan: blue tights were humiliating

Katie — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:41:38 +0000

Pierce Brosnan has told of his humiliation at having to don bright blue tights to film the CGI scenes involved to play a centaur.

Weta Digital's Avatar vfx breakdowns

Katie — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:15:30 +0000

A series of interesting Avatar vfx breakdown videos from Weta Digital.

You suck at Photoshop

Katie — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:02:09 +0000

Award winning series of amusing Photoshop tutorials featuring the long-suffering Donnie Hoyle.

How 'Daylight' was created in Cinema 4D

Katie — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:49:53 +0000

Read how this amazing 3d scene, entitled Daylight, was created by Carles Piles in Cinema 4D. And download the model scene for FREE!

Augmented-reality maps demo draws gasps at TED2010

Katie — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:35:18 +0000

In a demo that drew gasps at TED2010, Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos new augmented-reality mapping technology from Microsoft.

The Last Airbender: Theatrical Trailer

Katie — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:41:30 +0000

A battle of the elements ensures in the upcoming Shaymalan fantasy adventure film

Introducing Shaderlight: the new rendering plug-in for 3ds Max

Katie — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:34:47 +0000

The new 3ds Max plugin Shaderlight allows interactive changes to be made to materials, environments, lighting and textures at any stage without restarting the render.

Making of 'Death to all Iron Warriors' by Erasmus Brosdau

Katie — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:29:05 +0000

This tutorial walks through the workflow used to create the character Captain Lysander from the Warhammer 40k universe.

CGWorkshops gallore!

Katie — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:20:12 +0000

Four fantastic CGWorkshops are open for registration: Becoming a better Artist with Rob Chang; Compositing in Nuke with Steve Wright; Matte Painting from David Luong; and Monster Character Painting by Don Seegmiller.

The Runner - 'Secret Agent CGChallenge' winning entry

Katie — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:12:35 +0000

Best animation award winner Richard Spriggs shows his work from the CGChallenge XXIV 'Secret Agent'

Apple granted a huge patent win for 3D virtual Apple store

Katie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:57:32 +0000

Find out about Apple's granted patent for an exciting future 3D Virtual Apple Store.

Vfx artist plight at issue

Katie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:50:56 +0000

Blog posting highlights low pay rates and grinding workload of vfx artists

Making of Photoshop painting 'Late Afternoon'

Katie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:40:49 +0000

Find out how Andreas Rocha created this beautiful environment in Photoshop.

Octane Render - world's first GPU based, unbiased, physically based renderer

Katie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:35:23 +0000

Check out Octane Render, an impressive renderer that makes use of the GPU.

Out now! February issue of 3DCreative

Katie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:29:21 +0000

Lots packed into this month's issue of 3D Total's 3DCreative magazine.