Gnomon ships new Gavriil Klimov concept art training
Design Techniques for 3D Concept Art sets out cutting-edge workflow in 3ds Max, Keyshot and Photoshop.
Friday, May 9th, 2014
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Blender to get GPU-based OpenSubdiv support
Video: GPU-enabled implementation of Pixar's subdivision surface libraries coming in Blender 2.72.
Tuesday, May 6th, 2014
Sign up for Gnomon Master Classes 2014
Learn from senior artists at Disney, Marvel and Blizzard in next month's series of 14 exclusive interactive online workshops.
Friday, May 2nd, 2014
Chris Zurbrigg releases Keyframe MP
Updated: Scrub through animations and reference footage in sync with this neat alternative to QuickTime.
Friday, April 25th, 2014
Gnomon ships new two-DVD concept art training series
Naughty Dog artist Aaron Limonick's Concept Design Workflow sets out techniques in Modo and Photoshop.
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014
Marcus Nordenstam discusses Bifrost
Naiad's co-author turned Autodesk product manager tells us how Maya 2015's new fluid simulator will stir up FX artists' workflows
Monday, March 31st, 2014
Gnomon ships five-hour Maya lighting masterclass
Frederic Durand's Direct Illumination in Maya and mental ray offers an advanced guide to CG lighting tools.
Monday, March 17th, 2014
Gnomon releases definitive guide to 3D matte painting
Garrett Fry's new DVD, Advanced 3D Matte Painting Techniques, offers 10 hours of advanced instruction.
Wednesday, March 12th, 2014
Sneak peek: magnetic modelling in 3ds Max 2015
See the first teaser of the new smart modelling workflow in the upcoming release - an official one, this time.
Wednesday, March 5th, 2014
Eye candy: Framestore's Gravity VFX show and tell
Nice new breakdown video gives a glimpse into the movie's CG environments and simulation work.
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
Maya 2015 and 3ds Max 2015 sneak peeks leak online?
Brief, and now confirmed not to be official, but you do get to see Bifrost in Maya and render elements in iray.
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
See every VFX Oscar winner in under five minutes
While you wait for this year's winner, relive VFX history from Star Wars to Life of Pi with this video montage.
Friday, January 31st, 2014
Watch the nominees for the 2014 VES Awards
A lot of them, at least. See all 15 nominees for short-form work in their entirety here, along with making-ofs.
Thursday, January 16th, 2014