New app lets you render animation via Facebook

RenderWeb taps the power of Facebook friends (and distributed rendering) to get jobs done faster.

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Review: GPU acceleration in Adobe Creative Suite 5

CS5's GPU-accelerated features speed up workflow - but your choice of card isn't as crucial as you think.

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Ten practical tips to help you get more CG done today

VFX supervisor Allan McKay provides his proven productivity tips. (And actually, more than ten of them.)

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Free eBook reveals workflows of top animators

Download Animation Insiders and learn how Jason Schleifer and Pixar's Victor Navone tackle jobs.

Friday, January 7th, 2011

New plug-in puts cloud rendering inside Blender

Developer of innovative GreenButton plug-in now working on versions for 3ds Max and Maya.

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Q&A: Alexis Wanneroy, DreamWorks Animation

Fresh from his work on How to Train Your Dragon, Alexis offers his tips for improving your own animation.

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

The horrors of VFX contract negotiation exposed

But no, we don't have to pay you overtime, because we have you classified as a technician.

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

Career advice: Raphael Lacoste, Ubisoft

The award-winning veteran of the Assassin's Creed games gives his tips for breaking into concept art.

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Video: new 3ds Max advanced particles training

Check out the teaser for 3ds Max visual effects guru Allan McKay's latest training DVD.

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Artist Spotlight: Cecil Kim

Cecil Kim talks about his life and career, from humble beginnings as an immigrant, to his success as a leading video game artist.

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Hollywood Babylon: the truth about burnout in VFX

Leading VFX supervisor condemns 145-hour working weeks and offers suggestions for change.

Monday, October 11th, 2010

UK visual effects houses call for new recruits

Cinesite calls for graduate interns; MPC aims to recruit VFX artists of all levels on European tour.

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Matte Painting | August

Theme: How to Tie a Tie

1st Place: Lukerawcliffe

2nd Place: Big Bad Wolfman
3rd Place: Gordon Tarpley

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010