Q&A: David Meng, Weta Workshop
District 9's lead creature designer on success, wankery, and why his new masterclass aims to instill a feeling for graphic line.
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
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Gnomon School of Visual Effects comes to Brazil
Gnomon and SAGA school to hold one-day event at São Paolo World Trade Center on 15 March.
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
Three great shorts from the late, great Animate Projects
In tribute to the recently axed UK animation body, watch three of its most eye-popping indie shorts.
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
Eye candy: great real-time work in CryEngine 3
While we wait for Crysis 2, check out this cool real-time visualisation of France's Cluny Abbey.
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
Ozone 5 adds V-Ray support
Atmosphere-generation tool also gets improved mental ray support, faster rendering algorithms.
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
3DSOM Pro 3 released
Image-based modelling package updated to support concave surfaces and photos not shot against a reference grid.
Monday, January 31st, 2011
Gnomon Workshop releases new pro Photoshop DVD
Dave Pasciuto's guide to production techniques now updated to CS5 and available in our online store.
Monday, January 31st, 2011
Video tutorials: master the basics of Softimage ICE
Former Passion Pictures and Aardman director Paul Smith explains the fundamentals.
Saturday, January 29th, 2011
Mad that TRON didn't get a VFX Oscar nomination?
Meet your new best friend: MTV Networks blogger Dan Hopper.
Friday, January 28th, 2011
Get Manifesto: free titling for After Effects, Final Cut
Free plug-in pack quickly generates on-screen text suitable for demo reels and animation tests.
Friday, January 28th, 2011
SHOT Pro offers real-time rendering in the cloud
Bunkspeed's photorealistic renderer uses mental images' RealityServer platform to bring renders online.
Friday, January 28th, 2011
Mari 1.2 now shipping
Texturing tool gets new mirror function, fractal noise shaders and Python integration - but no official support for ATI GPUs yet.
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Hereafter boots TRON: Legacy off Oscar shortlist
Other VFX and animated feature nominees mirror VES Awards, though Sylvain Chomet gets a welcome Oscar nod.
Thursday, January 27th, 2011