Watch the Siggraph 2013 animation festival winners
Not all of them can be shown online in full yet, but we've got extended clips and making-ofs for the others.
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
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Eye candy: Gnomon's Winter 2013 Best of Term awards
Check out the best student work from the top CG school - including a cool shot of the tricopter from Oblivion.
Monday, June 10th, 2013
Video: how to build a digital chimpanzee in Softimage
See The Mill's painstaking muscle and skin simulation work on its new ad for animal rights charity PETA.
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Eye candy: Blur's Batman: Arkham Origins cinematic
At nearly five minutes, the gorgeous first teaser for the Batman prequel is virtually a short in its own right.
Monday, May 20th, 2013
Eye candy: the Ratchet & Clank movie trailer
You won't see much of the plot, but Rainmaker's teaser for the movie of the game is a neat animated skit.
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Can Lagoa drive 3D work into the cloud?
Cult developer Thiago Costa tells us why he believes the future of high-end CG lies online.
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
RaySupreme lets you create 3D images by typing
New tool lets users create scenes by typing in English descriptions. It's like Scribblenauts meets 3ds Max.
Thursday, April 11th, 2013
Eye candy: CG Audrey Hepburn advertises Galaxy
Framestore resurrects a legend for a one-minute UK chocolate ad. Can anyone say Uncanny Valley?
Thursday, February 28th, 2013
Eye candy: Natalis
Watch the edited version and making-of video for last night's VES Award-winning student short.
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
Eye candy: Platige Image's Cyberpunk 2077 teaser
Updated: see some lovely making-of stills from the Blade Runner-esque trailer for the upcoming sci-fi RPG.
Monday, January 21st, 2013
MakeHuman 1.0 Alpha 7 released
Big update to the free CG character generator improves base mesh, adds libraries of hair and clothes.
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012
Review: HP Z820 workstation
HP's top-of-the-range Z820 is a beast, particularly for rendering. Jason Lewis benchmarks it here.
Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Ten killer tips for living to see your 40th birthday
Infusion Studios' Samuel Conlogue posts a neat list of ways for CG folk to achieve A Life Less Sedentary.
Friday, July 6th, 2012