Eye candy: En Passant
Created in Blender, this 15-minute mafia musical has a Burton-esque flair - and a score to die for.
Friday, July 5th, 2013
making of
VFX artist Miguel Ortega on the hunt for The Ningyo
The Digital Domain veteran tells us about his Faustian tale of obsession and underwater monster-hunting.
Wednesday, June 26th, 2013
Eye candy: How to Train Your Robot
Frail human jaw meets giant robotic fist in this neat short from students at the new Platige Academy.
Monday, June 10th, 2013
Eye candy: MPC's Life of Pi VFX breakdown
Check out a four-minute breakdown of the studio's Oscar-winning work, including two key storm sequences.
Monday, June 3rd, 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
Gnomon announces The Art of God of War: Ascension
New show at the Gnomon Gallery features art from SCE's hit game, plus a Q&A with the key artists.
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
Eye candy: the visual effects of Our Lady of Lourdes
VFX supervisor Peter Szewyczk explains how he created the hallucinatory FX on a laptop in the Arnold renderer.
Friday, March 8th, 2013
Videos: How Weta created the creatures of The Hobbit
Updated: New video shows the environment work, along with Gollum, Azog and the Goblin King.
Monday, February 18th, 2013
VFX breakdown: the making of Little Kaiju
Animation director Nick Losq runs through the pipeline for this cute but gritty anime-inspired VFX short.
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
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
Eye candy: Disney's Paperman VFX breakdown
Updated: See the whole of Disney's charming fake-2D short here, along with a detailed making-of video.
Thursday, January 31st, 2013
Eye candy: ILM's epic Avengers shot breakdown
Updated: Watch breakdowns of the movie's most memorable VFX shots - now including the creation of Hulk.
Friday, January 18th, 2013
Eye candy: behind the scenes on The Hobbit
Get one last making-of fix with Peter Jackson and the post-production team before the movie opens.
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012