Five great VFX spots from Super Bowl 2013
Discover how the effects for our own fave five ads and teasers from Sunday's big game were created.
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
Allan McKay
Allan McKay releases two new free FumeFX tutorials
Watch the 3ds Max effects expert deconstruct a fire sim from the Young Empires' White Doves video.
Monday, November 26th, 2012
Allan McKay launches new 'Artist Insight' website
See the 3ds Max guru interview other VFX and games experts in this new series of video interviews.
Friday, October 12th, 2012
Tutorial: sculpting realistic clouds with fluids
See 3ds Max VFX guru Allan McKay's 45-minute video on fast-rendering dynamic clouds in FumeFX.
Friday, September 14th, 2012
Eye candy: Allan McKay's new demo reel
See things on fire, things catching fire, and things about to catch fire in this showcase of the FX guru's work.
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
Autodesk asks its users to 'Be Max' for viral ads
See Ken Pimentel, Allan McKay, Wayne Robson and other Max legends Spartacus it up on camera.
Friday, July 8th, 2011
Allan McKay announces mammoth new FumeFX DVD
3ds Max effects guru to release definitive 13-hour guide to the gaseous fluid simulation software.
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Video: Allan McKay on new 3ds Max FX techniques
Visual effects guru posts one-hour video from his recent presentation at New York's 3ds Max user group.
Tuesday, January 25th, 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
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