Preview: The top ten VFX movies of 2011
Animation World Network picks the year's biggest VFX movies, from Sucker Punch to Green Lantern.
Thursday, January 20th, 2011
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3DTin: create 3D pixel art in your web browser
Kill a few minutes at work by reliving the glory days of 8-bit games in glorious subdivided 3D.
Thursday, January 20th, 2011
Eye candy: Herzarfen - funny new student short
Pigs are the only creatures not flying in this cool new 3D short from students at Supinfocom Arles.
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Survey reveals average motion graphics salaries
Animators: go freelance and raise your income by 50%, says the Motion Graphic Design Census.
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Download tutorials directly from our new online store
For those times when you can't wait for a training DVD to arrive by mail.
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
Get a job in visual effects, earn just $8 an hour
Minimum-wage VFX job located in Longwood, Florida. Guess what? It's in dimensionalising stereo footage.
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
Next Limit updates Maxwell Render plug-ins
3ds Max, Maya, Softimage and LightWave plug-ins all now compatible with Maxwell Fire interactive renderer.
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
The five miserable jobs that make VFX possible
Neither roto nor matchmove work voted #1, amazingly enough. Disclaimer: humour ahead.
Monday, January 17th, 2011
Video: infamous SketchUp shadow bug finally fixed
It's taken the software development team ten years, and bless them, they're a little bit excited about it.
Monday, January 17th, 2011
You Gotta See This! New iPhone panorama app
Cheap, fun and brought to you by the 'I Can't Believe It's Not Butter' school of product naming.
Monday, January 17th, 2011
Autodesk to hold webcasts on future of 3ds Max
Sign up for one of three free 'webinars' on the ongoing Project Excalibur under-the-hood rewrite.
Friday, January 14th, 2011
Cinesite calls for applicants to 2011 internship scheme
Got experience with Maya, Houdini, Nuke or Shake? Get your foot on the VFX career ladder here.
Thursday, January 13th, 2011
Eye candy: apocalyptic new Battle: Los Angeles trailer
Check out the latest on the movie for which the phrase 'surprisingly awesome' was probably invented.
Thursday, January 13th, 2011