Nvidia’s SIGGRAPH Keynote Showcases New AI 3D Background Feature Developed With Shutterstock
The latest Picasso feature lets users create custom, photorealistic, 8K, 360 HDRi environment maps for quicker scene development.
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‘The Voice In The Hollow’ Is A Stunning Stylized CG Short, And The Filmmakers Documented The Entire Production
Miguel Ortega and Tran Ma (a.k.a. Half M.T. Studios) documented more than 100 hours of production on their thrilling short.
Straight To The ‘Hearth’: How SCAD Students Created The Game ‘Home Is Where the Hearth Is’
The multi-award-winning game was made over 20 weeks as part of SCAD’s Interactive Design and Game Development program.
Want To Animate Faster And More Intuitively In Maya? AnimBot Is An Essential Tool
Work smarter and faster in Maya – discover the essential toolset used by animators at feature film and AAA-game studios.
How This Start-Up Aims To Create High-End Animation In ‘A Fraction’ Of Normal Production Times
AMGI boasts major industry names behind the scenes, including Colin Brady, Teddy Newton, and Jill Culton.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Fork’ by Optical Arts
In a museum, a woman looking at a Fork exhibited as a piece of art lets her imagination run wild.
This Studio Is Using A Reallusion Production Pipeline To Create Animation That Teaches Kids About Their African Heritage
Sowl’s Solomon W. Jagwe explains how he harnesses iClone and Perception Neuron to animate his show.
Making ‘Frozen 2’: Disney’s Team On How They Approached The Story, Design, And Animation
The artists behind the sequel have described their creative process in a range of interviews. We’ve compiled their most intriguing comments.
How They Did It: Organic Water Effects With A Flash/Maya Pipeline
Marza Animation Planet converted Flash animation to Maya for organic water effects in their latest short film.
How ‘Becca’s Bunch’ Achieved Its Unique Blend Of Puppetry And Animation
The Nick Jr. series is a striking hybrid of live action and animation. Its creators break the production process down for Cartoon Brew.
Yes, One Animator Made The CG Animated Feature ‘Away’ On His Own
Gints Zilbalodis’ unconventional animated feature is screening in competition at both Zagreb Animafest and Annecy.
PSD to 3D Is A New Tool That Creates 3D Scenes Out Of Photoshop Artwork
Add an extra dimension to your drawings. PSD to 3D is a new plug-in that easily converts 2d drawings into 3d content.
The Russian Animated Series ‘Jinglekids’ Aims For Ambitious Visuals With A Small Team
Showrunner Anton Vereschagin shares the pipeline and tech challenges that come with producing a high-quality cg series in Russia.
How L’Atelier Delivers Two Episodes of ‘Robozuna’ Every Four Weeks
Forty minutes of quality keyframed animation every month? This Montreal studio is doing it.
How This CG ‘Gremlins’ Fan Piece Came Alive With The Help Of A Virtual Camera iPhone App
A new app turns iPhones into virtual cameras for cg production.
Oscar-Shortlisted Shorts: See The Visual Development And Production Design – Part I
In the first of a two-part series, we explore the production design of “Age of Sail,” “Bao,” “Bilby,” “Lost & Found,” and “One Small Step.”
‘Mortal Engines’: How On Earth Do You Animate A Massive Moving City, Anyway?
Weta Digital animation supervisor Dennis Yoo explains how they managed to make enormous cities move on wheels for the film.
How Shofela Coker Created Beautiful Visuals On A Budget For The Feature Documentary ‘Liyana’
Working with a limited budget, Nigerian artist Shofela Coker created a lush series of “breathing paintings” for the hybrid documentary “Liyana.”
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Sonder’ by Neth Nom
When his relationship ends, Finn finds himself lost in a mysterious land, paralyzed by the fear of moving on.
Snow And Fur Combine To Make Imageworks’ Effects For ‘Smallfoot’ A Yeti-Sized Challenge
Two of the hardest things to produce in visual effects animation are snow and fur – two of the main elements required for “Smallfoot.”
How 2D Tools Let You Go 3D
The debate about 2d versus 3d animation is becoming increasingly irrelevant as more artists use an integrated 2d/3d approach thanks to the new generation of powerful animation tools.
Q&A: Chris Landreth On 20 Years Since He Wrestled With Maya To Make The Strange and Surreal ‘Bingo’
It’s been 20 years since Chris Landreth’s groundbreaking short “Bingo” showed the world what Maya 1.0 could do.
New French Short ‘Le Mans 1955’ Explores Most Horrific Crash In Motorsports History
Watch the trailer for Quentin Baillieux’s new film “Le Mans 1955.”
‘Garden Party’ Filmmakers On Why Photoreal CG Was The Right Creative Choice For Their Film
This quirky Oscar-shortlisted student film from France is a fine example of how photoreal CG can be an effective storytelling choice.
From Book To Animation: What It Took To Adapt Roald Dahl’s ‘Revolting Rhymes’
How the directors of ‘Revolting Rhymes’ adapted Roald Dahl’s classic collection of poems, and scored an Oscar short-listing.
‘A Monster Calls’ Used Every Kind of Animation To Tell Its Story
Glassworks, Headless Productions, and MPC collaborated to create the stunning visual landscape in “A Monster Calls,” opening wide in the U.S. today.
‘After the End’ by Sam Southward — Exclusive Premiere
The only thing worse than being the last man on Earth is being the second-to-last man on Earth.