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3DTrainerTutorials / 3DTrainerTutorials / Added now 2 days and 11 hoursZBrush Character Concept Development with Jonny Bone Part 4
Throughout this series of ZBrush training videos, Jonny Bone will show you how to create a fast sculpt in Zbrush using ZSpheres. Then after creating multiple renders using KeyShot, he will demonstrate various techniques of
3DTrainerTutorials / 3DTrainerTutorials / Added now 2 days and 11 hoursZBrush Character Concept Development with Jonny Bone Part 2
Throughout this series of ZBrush training videos, Jonny Bone will show you how to create a fast sculpt in Zbrush using ZSpheres. Then after creating multiple renders using KeyShot, he will demonstrate various techniques of
3DTrainerTutorials / 3DTrainerTutorials / Added now 2 days and 11 hoursZBrush Character Concept Development with Jonny Bone Part1
Throughout this series of ZBrush training videos, Jonny Bone will show you how to create a fast sculpt in Zbrush using ZSpheres. Then after creating multiple renders using KeyShot, he will demonstrate various techniques of
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CGChannel.com / Added now 2 days and 11 hoursCoreCG ships MentalCore rendering plugin for Maya
Updated: shading and lighting tool now officially shipping and updated for improved Maya Hair support.
CGChannel.com / Added now 2 days and 11 hoursExocortex releases Species rigging plugin for Softimage
Blend stock body types to create a base mesh, then apply a rig created by Animal Logic's Eric Thivierge.
CGChannel.com / Added now 2 days and 11 hoursPixologic ships ZBrush 4R2b
Developer releases free ZBrush update and announces upcoming QRemesher retopology add-on.
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CGtuts+ / Added now 2 days and 11 hoursFreebie: Amazing ‘Cars 2′ Inspired 3D Model!
Shaun Keenan once again brings us this week’s Freebie content. Shaun has created his own unique model inspired by Pixar’s Cars 2 and as you can see, it’s awesome!! Once again he’s releasing this to the Cgtuts+ community
CGtuts+ / Added now 2 days and 12 hoursQuick Tip: Basic HDRI Creation Inside Cinema 4D
In this quick tip you’ll learn how to create a basic high dynamic range image in Cinema 4D. Jamie Faulkner will walk you through the process of creating simple geometry and how to strategically place these objects to create
Digital-Tutors / Added now 5 days and 5 hoursSneak Peek: New UV Mapping Workflows in 3ds Max 2012 Tutorial
In the second sneak peek of the week we’re getting a first look at the new UV Mapping Workflows in 3ds Max 2012 tutorial coming to the Digital-Tutors training library. In this latest 3ds Max tutorial, we’re taking a deep look
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CGChannel.com / Added now 2 days and 12 hoursInterview: Avatar mocap producer James Knight
The man who put the moves into James Cameron's masterpiece reveals how he brought planet Pandora to life.
CGChannel.com / Added on December 17, 2011 8:24:15 PM GMTHear Joe Letteri discuss The Adventures of Tintin
Listen to a 30-minute interview with the legendary VFX supervisor about eight years of work on the movie.
CGChannel.com / Added on December 10, 2011 3:13:51 AM GMTQ&A: Rob Nederhorst, visual effects supervisor
The Digital Domain veteran gives his tips for compositing shots that feel right - not just look right.
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CGChannel.com / Added now 2 days and 12 hoursBlu-ray review: Real Steel
The Digital Domain-enhanced boxing flick is much more than Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots: The Movie.
Kenneth Wong / Desktop Engineering / Added on December 31, 2011 9:03:01 PM GMTKickstand Kickstarts Open Source Surfacing Plug-In
In software development, even giving away software seems to come with an expense. Last week, Kickstand, responsible for the popular StretchMesh plug-in for Autodesk Maya software, decided to “[launch] a campaign to evolve
CGChannel.com / Added on December 24, 2011 8:16:23 PM GMTReview: Autodesk’s 2012 entertainment software
Jason Lewis assesses how 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage and Mudbox 2012 perform in the real world.
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Digital-Tutors / Added now 2 days and 12 hoursCreative Development Preview: Shading Photorealistic Soap Bubbles in RenderMan for Maya Tutorial
Today on DTLabs we’re getting a first look at a new Creative Development tutorial from Laurent Charbonnel covering Shading Photorealistic Soap Bubbles in RenderMan for Maya. In this tutorial, you will learn the steps of
CGtuts+ / Added now 2 days and 12 hoursCrafting a Detailed ‘Next-Gen Boiler’ – Part 3
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series 'Next-Gen Boiler'In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a next-gen, game model of an old weathered Boiler, with the help of only one black & white reference image. The whole process
Digital-Tutors / Added now 2 days and 12 hoursPreview the New Character Interaction in Maya Tutorial
Every once in a while an instructor gets really excited about a course. We’re talking non-stop talk and discussions on how they overcame certain issues to create a tutorial that they are extremely excited about. This is one of
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CGChannel.com / Added now 2 days and 12 hoursThe making of Origami Digital’s VFX for Bunraku
The LA studio discusses its inventive visuals for the Eastern-inspired Josh Hartnett crime thriller.
CGChannel.com / Added on January 11, 2012 8:31:58 PM GMTThe making of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’s titles
Watch a breakdown showing how Blur Studio created the oil-drenched 150-second opening sequence.
Josh Mings / Solid Smack / Added on January 6, 2012 8:25:07 PM GMTHDR Light Studio 3.0 Shoots Sweet Custom Lighting Into Your 3D Rendered Scene
A beam of light has shot from the east, through my window, reflecting off a large bottle of whiskey milk sitting in front of me [...]
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Creative Development Sneak Peek: Rendering a Cowgirl in Maya and Photoshop Tutorial
Saddle up all you CG cowboys and cowgirls. In today’s Creative Development sneak peek we’re getting a preview of Antony Ward’s second Creative Development tutorial: Rendering a Cowgirl in Maya and Photoshop. This tutorial
TurboSquid Blog / Added now 5 days and 5 hoursArtist Spotlight: QLEE
We’ve just updated our homepage image to show a fabulous VW Beetle 3D model by TurboSquid artist QLEE. This prolific artist has a wide variety of content at TurboSquid, over 1600 models in all, with more than 100 in our
Digital-Tutors / Added on January 17, 2012 4:32:50 AM GMTSneak Peek: Creature Concepting in ZBrush 4R2 Tutorial
It’s sneak peek time on DTLabs and we’ve got some exciting training coming your way in the February new training release. Today, we’re getting our first sneak peek and looking at the upcoming Creature Concepting in ZBrush
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Digital-Tutors / Added on January 17, 2012 4:10:36 AM GMTJanuary/February Members’ Contest: Fantasy Game Character
Hot on the heels of one of the most popular contests yet, the latest Members Contest again doubles the entry time and doubles the prize amount. This time we’re looking for a winning Fantasy Game Character. With new members
CGChannel.com / Added on January 11, 2012 9:23:06 PM GMTDiscover the top 20 events in the CG industry in 2011
CGSociety posts its round-up of the movies, games and software that shaped your world last year.
CGChannel.com / Added on December 31, 2011 9:04:04 PM GMTEnter the Lollipop Shaders snow shading contest
Celebrate the latest updates to the RenderMan shader library with your chance to win two of your choice.
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CGChannel.com / Added on October 27, 2011 4:09:54 PM BSTWatch the making of the new Diablo III cinematic
See the video of Blizzard's one-hour panel session from the Blizzcon 2011 convention this weekend. Eye candy: The Foundry’s 2011 demo reel
Watch mind-blowing new things created in Nuke and Mari pop and flash to the strains of Underworld.
Free3dModel / Added on August 9, 2011 2:37:57 PM BSTBell 430 3d model
Bell 430 3d model Formats: 3ds max, Maya, 3ds, Obj and Lightwave. The Bell 430, twin-engine, light-medium helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It is an advanced and more powerful development of the Bell 230, which was
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CGChannel.com / Added on August 27, 2011 8:43:36 PM BSTVideo: Houdini’s Siggraph user group presentation
Watch Side Effects Software's Jeff Wagner demo some of the cool tools coming in Houdini 12.
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Pradeep Mamgain / CGSutra / Added on February 18, 2011 12:22:25 AM GMTG-Oil case study – Realflow
The biggest challenge for the fluids in G OIL was keeping up with the intense speed of the piece while also getting across the feeling that this is...
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Mike Fyles / CGtuts+ / Added on June 24, 2010 4:45:06 AM BST‘Faux’ Magazine Cover Design
With digital tools (such as, a combination of Poser and Photoshop) one can create ‘faux’ cover designs much like the surface effects of traditional painting techniques. Furthermore the speed, turn around, and cost benefits in
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Best of Tuts+ – October
October saw the launch of the latest Tuts+ sites, Webdesigntuts+. Edited by popular Themeforest author Brandon Jones, probably better known as Epicera. There’s already a lot of great content on Webdesigntuts+ and we all look
CGtuts+ / Added on October 26, 2010 5:40:34 AM BSTTutsplus Poll: Choose A Tutorial – Hollywood Movie Title
Cgtuts+ and Aetuts+ have gathered together a couple of movie titles that we could create tutorials on. The big question is…which one to do first? This is where we need your help! You can download a clip example of each and you 
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Creative Development Sneak Peek: Rendering a Cowgirl in Maya and Photoshop Tutorial
Saddle up all you CG cowboys and cowgirls. In today’s Creative Development sneak peek we’re getting a preview of Antony Ward’s second Creative Development tutorial: Rendering a Cowgirl in Maya and Photoshop. This tutorial Quick Tip: ‘Grid Cubes’ In 3D Studio Max With Thinking Particles
In this quick tip, you’ll learn how to create a “Grid Cubes” effect using 3d Studio Max and the power of Thinking Particles, inspired by the Cube World Effect video from the Cebas website.
Step 1
To start, Create a box Exploring Cinema 4D’s Amazing New Physical Renderer
The new physical render in Cinema 4D opens more possibilities for the creation of realistic images with different kinds of photographic effects like Depth Of Field, Chromatic Abberation, Vignetting and Lens Distortion. Over the 30 Badass Video Game Cinematics – Part 2
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series 'Badass Video Game Cinematics'Today Casper van Pomeren is back with the the second part of his massive video game cinematics roundup. We have an excellent collection of awesome trailers, Preview the New Creating Realistic Skin in 3ds Max and V-Ray Tutorial
If you can’t tell from the images in the video above, this tutorial is going to help you create some stunning work. The upcoming Creative Development course: Realistic Skin Shading, Lightning, and Rendering Techniques in 3ds The Inkling. Wacom Finds a New Way to Get Sketchy
Today Wacom announced the Inkling, a new digital/ballpoint sketch pen that captures your real world sketches digitally for easy manipulation/refinement later. Say what? It digitizes [...] Get updates by email, RSS, or Twitter for CGI or for others CAD & Design applications ? Subscribe to our newsletter, RSS feeds, Twitter channels or FaceBook page.
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