Read excerpts from our interview with leading figures at Weta Digital about their work on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, with a particular focus on the making of Gollum
Contents for the latest issue of 3D World. Free iClone software and Digital-Tutors video training! Tutorials on Maya character design, Blender fluid sims and creature art, including 9 hours of video tips. Plus, Weta Digital reveals all about its Gollum update for the new Hobbit movie
To celebrate the release of Prometheus on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download, Moving Picture Company has released its visual effects technical breakdown
Master Disney’s 12 classic principles of animation in 3D with Steve Lambert’s regular series of articles on the fundamentals of CG. The final topic is appeal
This award goes to the VFX technicians who film the unfilmable…Check out the cool movies that made it onto the shortlist: Watch the trailers, read the making-of articles and then vote for your favourite!
Rise of the Planet of the Apes is just one of the movies up for a VFX Feature Film Award in our CG Awards 2012. Mark Ramshaw speaks to the team responsible for ensuring that Rise of the Planet of the Apes raises the CG bar once again
This hotly contested award will go to the animated feature film that delivered the best use of CG – through stylish visuals, dynamic camerawork, top-quality character animation and good old-fashioned storytelling. CAST YOUR VOTE NOW!
Master Disney’s 12 classic principles of animation in 3D with Steve Lambert’s regular series of articles on the fundamentals of CG. This week: solid design
Master Disney’s 12 classic principles of animation in 3D with Steve Lambert’s regular series of articles on the fundamentals of CG. This week: exaggeration
Master Disney’s 12 classic principles of animation in 3D with Steve Lambert’s regular series of articles on the fundamentals of CG. This week: timing
Ridley Scott’s epic thriller Prometheus takes its name from the state-of-the-art spaceship that transports its crew to a distant, foreboding world. Check out a new video showing the spaceship now
Find out who is going to FMX this year and browse different presentations, workshops and screening
Weta Digital embarked on a new quest with The Adventures of Tintin, complete with crashing waves, pirate battles and an extremely stylish wardrobe. Renee Dunlop takes us behind the scenes
The Foundry’s creative texturing-painting tool Mari is to celebrate its 1.1 launch in LA on 1 December and will be backed by demonstrations by the likes of Digital Domain and its work on Avatar.
The Foundry has released its new 3D texture painting technology Mari on the Windows platform for the first time.