Siggraph 2013: Technical Papers preview videos

| Events, Industry, News | 24/05/2013 12:30pm technical_papers_siggraph_2013

Watch the fascinating new trailer for Siggraph 2013 featuring cool new technologies, showing jaw-dropping simulations, experimental graphics and more…

Game dev focus: Get the lowdown on Microsoft’s new Xbox One

| News, Technology | 23/05/2013 12:26pm Xbox one console

The new Xbox One has an 8-core CPU, 8GB of RAM, 500GB HDD, HDMI in/out, 802.11n WiFi, USB 3.0 and a Blu-Ray drive, but what does all this mean for game artists?

Cool VFX: DirecTV’s new app

| Commercial, Making of, Shorts, Showcase | 17/05/2013 14:00pm 3dw167projects4

This new 30-second animation from international media studio Kompost introduces Viggle

Behind the scenes: Oz the Great and Powerful

| Features, Making of, Movies | 15/05/2013 14:46pm 3dw168featoz

In Oz the Great and Powerful, Sony Pictures Imageworks conjures a CGI vision of an iconic fantasy world. James Clarke discovers the magic behind the effects

Cool VFX: The Salvation Army’s ‘Simple Dreams’

| Commercial, Making of, Shorts, Showcase | 14/05/2013 14:16pm 3dw167projects3

The message ‘helping make dreams come true’ is brilliantly encapsulated in this new spot

Cool VFX: Banque Populaire

| Commercial, Making of, Showcase | 10/05/2013 14:39pm 3dw167projects2

Zeitguised used Cinema 4D and V-Ray in tandem to create this seamless spot for Banque Populaire

Behind the scenes: Ice Age: Continental Drift

| Making of, Movies, Showcase | 08/05/2013 14:00pm 3dw167freeze

The latest in the Ice Age series adds action movie mayhem to the cartoon mix. Blue Sky talks to Mark Ramshaw about the sun, the sky and the sea

Cool CG spot: ADP Map

| Commercial, Making of, Showcase | 03/05/2013 14:00pm 3dw167projects1

Take a trip around a 3D paper world in this new spot for marketing communications firm Keiler & Company

Groundbreaking studios of 2012: The Senate

| Features, Industry | 02/05/2013 21:03pm The Senate

From arch-viz to visual effects, Mark Ramshaw meets the studios that made their mark on the CG industry in the last year. This week, The Senate…

Get 3ds Max Essentials: Volume 2 – on sale now!

| Magazine, News, Products | 29/04/2013 15:48pm maxwpcrop

Master core skills for design, games and VFX work with our new 228-page collection of 3ds Max tutorials, complete with project files and over 14 hours of video training

Groundbreaking studios of 2012: Storm Studios

| Features, Industry | 23/04/2013 10:42am Storm Studios

From arch-viz to visual effects, Mark Ramshaw meets the studios that made their mark on the CG industry in the last year. This week, Storm Studios…

First look at messiahStudio 6

| News, Products | 16/04/2013 16:34pm messiah

We take a first look at the newly released animation and rendering software from pmG. Find out if version 6 will suit your needs

Groundbreaking studios of 2012: Ars Thanea

| Features, Industry | 16/04/2013 11:36am Ars Thanea

From arch-viz to visual effects, Mark Ramshaw meets the studios that made their mark on the CG industry in the last year. This week, Ars Thanea…

Cool arch-viz: The Old Vicarage

| Making of, Showcase, Visualisation | 12/04/2013 14:10pm 3dw167portfolio1

Get a taste of Scandinavian cool with this Dieter Rams-inspired piece of interior design from Sweden

Cool CG art: Midday Massacre

| Artwork, Making of, Showcase | 10/04/2013 14:06pm 3dw167infocus

Russian artist Arseniy Korablev explains how he made this rural fantasy action scene