Friday Animation Fun: Glued

| Shorts, Showcase | 24/08/2012 14:57pm glued_cg_short

Check out this new, funny CG animated short, Glued, produced by four students at Bezalel Academy of the Arts

Friday Animation Fun: Exoids

| Shorts, Showcase | 13/07/2012 15:00pm CAR_Still_Pres_001_B-1

Watch the CG animated short Exoids and find out how Gnomon Studios’ Meni Tsirbas created this dynamic animation using Maya, ZBrush, modo, MetalRay and V-Ray, and the help of some talented students…

Friday Animation Fun: I, pet goat II

| Shorts, Showcase | 06/07/2012 14:00pm i_pet_goat

Find out how 3D artist Louis Lefebvre created this animated CG short film, I, pet goat II, using Maya, V-Ray FumeFX and RealFlow

3D animated short: Tomas Vergara’s The Chase

| Shorts, Showcase | 27/06/2012 14:28pm The Chase boy with gun

In issue 158 of 3D World we find out how director Tomas Vergara created this black comedy using Maya, V-Ray, Mudbox, After Effects and Premiere. Watch the CG animated short here…

Friday Animation Fun: iPhone – Diorama

| Shorts, Showcase | 08/06/2012 11:56am iphone_diorama_hero

The quality of this CG animation is so good, we wouldn’t be surprised if Apple actually used this as a bona fide advert in the future. Find out how 3D artist Michael Ko used Maya, After Effects, V-Ray, PFTrack and Photoshop to create this awesome short

Friday Animation Fun: Waking Gus

| Shorts, Showcase | 06/04/2012 15:30pm Gus02

Find out how this comedic animated short about a guy with a passion for working nine-til-five was created using a combination of Maya, Nuke and Mental Ray. Watch the short here too

Short Cuts: Worlds Apart

| Shorts, Showcase | 21/03/2012 10:00am worlds1

In issue 155 of 3D World we talk to director of student short Worlds Apart Michael Zachary Huber about how the effects of pollution on Earth prompted the creation of this heartfelt story. Watch the animation trailer here

Friday Animation Fun: For the Remainder

| Shorts, Showcase | 16/03/2012 15:30pm ftr

Find out how this atmospheric, painterly animated short was created using Maya, Photoshop and After Effects. Watch the film here too

New animation short: The Accuracy of Time

| Shorts, Showcase | 14/03/2012 14:27pm 19

Find out how this ultra photorealistic film was pieced together using 3ds Max and V-Ray. Watch the animated short here too

Friday Animation Fun: Synaesthesia

| Shorts, Showcase | 09/03/2012 15:30pm Scene-2

Find out how this new short about a fascinating sensory condition was created using a combination of Maya, After Effects and Photoshop. Watch the film here too

Friday Animation Fun: Insert Coin

| Shorts, Showcase | 02/03/2012 15:00pm Short student film Insert Coin was created using 3ds Max, ZBrush, Photoshop and a bunch of third-party plugins

Watch two children’s imagination race away in this short animation and find out how it was created using 3ds Max, ZBrush, Photoshop and a bunch of third-party plugins

Friday Animation Fun: Temps Mort

| Shorts, Showcase | 24/02/2012 13:56pm temps

Watch this black comedy animation about life and death and find out how it was created using Maya, Mental Ray, Fusion and Photoshop

Short Cuts: Swing of Change

| Shorts, Showcase | 23/02/2012 11:00am Animated short Swing of Change created by students from ESMA

In issue 154 of 3D World, we talk to the creators of new short Swing of Change about how they coped with the film’s technical and social issues. Watch the animation and grab a copy of the mag for the full making of article

Friday Animation Fun: The Cursors Curse

| Shorts, Showcase | 10/02/2012 15:30pm Still from 3D animation The Cursors Curse

Find out how 3D animation The Cursors Curse was created using Maya, Nuke and After Effects as director Richard Gillies takes us behind the scenes. Watch the short here too

Short Cuts: Wing It

| Shorts, Showcase | 07/02/2012 15:11pm

In issue 153 of 3D World, we talk to a group of students about how they tackled some hair raising challenges on new short Wing It. Watch the film here and grab a copy of the mag for the full making of article