Friday Animation Fun: Exoids trailer

| Movies, Showcase | 18/05/2012 14:57pm Exoids_Still_004

Find out how Gnomon Studios’ Meni Tsirbas created a fun CG animation using Maya, ZBrush, modo, MetalRay and V-Ray, and the help of some talented students…

Free 3D resources: Animation reference videos

| News, Products | 17/05/2012 15:47pm endless_ref

Looking for high-quality motion reference videos for your CG animations? Well look no further – Endless Reference has just made lots available online

Learn 3D skills at Auckland’s Media Design School (MDS)

| Events, News | 17/05/2012 12:00pm TDW156.f_mds.andy2_web

It’s all about CG at this New Zealand-based institute that gives students the practical skills they will need in the 3D industry

New conversion and editing tool for iClone

| News, Products | 14/05/2012 15:51pm 3dxchange_iclone

Reallusion has released 3DXchange5, a conversion and editing tool for its real-time 3D animation tool, iClone5

Free 3D training: Disney’s 12 classic principles of animation: anticipation

| Technique, Tutorials | 14/05/2012 11:25am TDW118.t_fund.opener

Master Disney’s 12 classic principles of animation in 3D with Steve Lambert’s regular series of articles on the fundamentals of CG. This issue: anticipation

The Mill’s It’s Not a Room campaign

| Commercial, Showcase | 13/05/2012 16:36pm the_mill_penguin_1

The Mill shares its VFX secrets for the ‘It’s not a room. It’s a residence’ campaign, featuring an elephant, giraffe and family of penguins. Find out how the three spots were created and discover a fun fact about the animal world

Friday Animation Fun: Ruin

| Shorts, Showcase | 11/05/2012 13:21pm ruin_biker

Check out this gripping CG animated short, Ruin, set in a post-apocalyptic universe and find out Wes Ball’s inspiration

Next Limit announces RealFlow 2013

| News, Products | 10/05/2012 15:50pm realflow_2013

Next Limit has announced RealFlow 2013 and posted loads of sample videos created using the latest version of its industry-standard fluid simulator. Check them out now…

Chaos Group releases V-Ray 2.0 update for 3ds Max 2013

| News, Products | 10/05/2012 14:50pm vray_softimage

Chaos Group has released V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max 2013, which includes some new features and improvements

Autodesk calls for submissions for its 2012 Animation Showreel

| Events, News | 10/05/2012 14:21pm autodesk_call_for_submissio

Have you recently completed some work you’d like to show off? Then be a part of the Autodesk 2012 Animation Show Reel

Zoic’s Loni Peristere on the virtual TV revolution at FMX 2012

| Events | 10/05/2012 10:49am fmx2012_peristere

The Zoic co-founder reveals his vision of how virtual production will make producing ambitious TV drama faster, cheaper and more creative

Cool 3D arch-viz: House in the woods

| Commercial, Showcase | 09/05/2012 15:37pm notos-house-in-woods

Find out how architectural visualisation studio, Notos, created this evocative arch-viz render using 3ds Max, V-Ray, ZBrush, Photoshop and After Effects

Cool 3D art: Christopher Brändström’s heroic character

| Artwork, Showcase | 09/05/2012 12:28pm TDW155.artist.chrisbrand_home

3D artist Christopher Brändström created the cover star for issue 155 of 3D World magazine using ZBrush, Mudbox and Maya. Find out his inspiration…

Paul Kanyuk on Pixar crowd simulation techniques at FMX 2012

| Events | 09/05/2012 12:20pm fmx2012-kanyuk

The Pixar lead technical director reveals how crowds were created for Cars, Toy Story 3, Up and Ratatouille

Jeffrey Okun on finding your passion at FMX 2012

| Events | 09/05/2012 12:17pm fmx2012-okun

The VES chair and effects veteran helps the new generation tap into their motivations as Europe’s biggest CG conference continues