VFX breakdown: the making of ColourBleed
Director and VFX supervisor Peter Szewczyk takes us through the making of his award-winning short.
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
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Q&A: Maya effects expert Wayne Hollingsworth
Fresh from his work on Thor, the veteran technical director provides his advice for aspiring effects artists.
Friday, October 21st, 2011
Review: Professional GPUs - Nvidia vs AMD 2011
Jason Lewis puts Nvidia and AMD's latest professional graphics cards through a battery of real-world tests.
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Q&A: Victoria Alonso, Marvel's visual effects chief
The comics giant's head of effects reveals how to weld 13 studios into an international VFX fighting force.
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Watch the making of Shane Acker's Plus Minus
See inside the 9 director's new short, co-created with Meni Tsirbas and students at Gnomon Studios.
Monday, August 29th, 2011
TurboSquid: why we need quality control for models
Giant online vendor launches CheckMate programme to ensure assets sold meet basic standards.
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
Review: V-Ray 2.0
Jason Lewis takes the 3ds Max plug-in renderer's new materials, stereo options and GPU-accelerated preview for a test drive.
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
Rob Powers on LightWave's new three-year roadmap
NewTek VP discusses CORE tech, future upgrades, and hints at unification of Modeler and Layout.
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Video tutorial: ZBrush skills from The Making of Dirge
Master the art of creature sculpting with this 50-minute masterclass from Alex Alvarez's Gnomon DVD.
Thursday, June 9th, 2011
Video tutorial: create visual effects for Unreal Engine 3
Discover how to set up smoke effects with UDK and 3ds Max in this 20-minute video from Ubisoft's Maxime Deleris.
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Q&A: Erwan Maigret, director, The Bakery
We quiz the co-founder of the Tech Oscar-winning firm on its innovative new relighting and shading tools.
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
Artist spotlight: Ben Procter, art director, TRON: Legacy
The architect of TRON's inner space explores the rise of 3D techniques in concept design.
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
Q&A: Dusty Kelly, Organizer, IATSE Local 891
Can unions really win better working conditions for VFX artists? We spoke to Vancouver's local rep to find out.
Monday, April 4th, 2011