Find out how many VFX shots ILM produced for Rango, meet the man behind the chameleon and take a look at the animation and effects work on the celebrated animated feature film
Will recent changes in upgrade pricing and new alternatives prompt the VFX community to abandon Adobe’s image-editing software? Here we ask ‘Do you really need Photoshop?’
Rune Spaans of Superrune and Lars Erik Hansen of Gimpville reveal how they helped bring Norwegian folklore to life in André Øvredal’s monster hit, The Troll Hunter
Alexandre Pechev, CEO of IKinema, explains how WebAnimate can help independent studios and individuals working on games, films, and mobile projects to realise realistic and believable animation for free
Looking for good 3D reference while you’re on the move? Mara3D’s David Giraud – Male Anatomy app provides a figure for you to play with
Developing a process for efficient 2D to S3D conversion
Forger is the brainchild of Javier Edo, a Pipeline TD at Double Negative. By day he works writing tools for various departments for upcoming films, by night he enjoys sculpting characters and working on his own projects. We talk to Javier about his slick, new sculpting app for the iPad…
Arch-viz is very pipeline-based, and you’ll find yourself doing similar tasks on every project – broaden your horizons and work more efficiently by checking out these three great Max plugins
These days we have to rely on more than just our favourite 3D app. We need a supporting cast of plugins to help us get the work done
We showed you the 50 best-ever VFX scenes in the magazine, then we showed you 10 more classics online. But these clips just keep reappearing – here are five more VFX scenes that can’t be missed
The Electronic Theater presents the best of the CG industry every year at SIGGRAPH 2011 – here’s 3D World’s top picks from last week’s screenings
Are you an animator looking for inspiration? Some expert tips? Check out our list of the best books for animators
We covered the top 25 greatest CG VFX sequences in issue 146 of 3D World, but there were plenty more out there that deserved recognition
Out on DVD this week, Jonathan Liebesman’s Battle: Los Angeles shows the nightmare of war becoming a reality. Cinesite and SPIN VFX talk about the challenges surrounding the creation of full on combat sequences in a documentary-style film
There are gazillions of free textures out there but they’re scattered all about the place. Check out the following sites to try out high end textures, dabble with a variety of environmental images, or to genuinely start giving colour and substance to the 3D world you are creating
