I’m pleased to announce a new partnership with my friends at CG-Node. I’ll provide them with direct feedback from CG-Today news so every CG-Node user can reach the info from inside the forum.
About CG-Node: CG-Node is a spanish forum for digital artists, made by artists and for artists.
VisMasters just made live a FREE online v-ray class with Brian Smith. Space is very limited, so you will need to register soon. The First 20 people to register will have the opportunity to ask questions about the session to Brian Smith live immediately following the class.
Click the image to read the interview (from 3DyAnimacion.com) with Paul Weaver from Visual Concepts, developers of the videogame “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer”
It has been nearly 2 years since the last Total Texture Collection was released.
This NEW Total Texture collection is full of great Showroom Textures for really finishing those Architectural renders to the highest standards with as little effort as possible. As with all Total Texture Collections, the NEW DVD now contains 134 Texture Maps comprising of over 545 individual, hand crafted texture maps which are all fully tileable. Each texture has been hand crafted from 100% original photography, made seamless where required, and each having their own unique bump & specular map included. Each texture is also of course totally flexible and can be used in many projects - architectural or otherwise.
NYC ACM SIGGRAPH has announced MetroCAF 2007 - the NYC Metropolitan Area College Computer Animation Festival!
This summer, a distinguished jury of leading industry professionals reviewed more than 100 submissions of computer animation, motion graphics and computer visualization from college students throughout the NYC metropolitan area. The jury selections for the 2007 MetroCAF program represent the bright future of digital animation and design.
Don’t miss the fifth annual screening of this engaging showcase of animation and computer-graphics imagery, which will take place on Thursday, September 27, 2007 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
CrazyBump Beta Test version 4.8 is now released to the public.
CrazyBump is a tool for creating bumpmaps using 2D assets. Beta 4.8 introduces a new “Fake Occlusion” tool, for creating fake occlusion maps using 2D assets.
Beta test 4.8 is available for download at www.crazybump.com
3DVF launches CGJobs.eu and CGJobs.fr for employers and jobseekers in France and in all europeans countries. Still on beta, it’s a website for seeking cg-related jobs.
Side Effects Software announced the release of Houdini 9. The new version is available for Download and includes a new artist-friendly user interface, python support, fluid dynamics, rendering enhancements and new character tools.
“The reaction to Houdini 9 has been overwhelming and many of our customers have already started to work with it in production”, said Kim Davidson, President and CEO of Side Effects. “The Fluid Dynamics has been particularly popular and we look forward to seeing how our customers use this new feature in their upcoming projects.”
The former Virtuality Conference has been renamed the VIEW Conference. They are preparing for their 8th gathering this November in Turin Italy. There will be many high profile speakers there, including folks from Pixar, Dreamworks, Sony Pictures Imageworks, ILM, and WETA Digital.
Also, the Virtuality Award(short competition using 3D and VFX) is accepting entries. If you’re a digital artist, you still have until OCT 15 to submit your work.
‘Introduction to Lighting in Maya’ provides three hours of practical scenarios demonstrating several creative practices and time-saving workflows to lighting.
“As much of the magic comes in the final stages of production, proper lighting can help exude the feel, mood, and atmosphere in addition to just a gorgeous shot,” said Kyle Green, Director of Curriculum at Digital-Tutors. “In Introduction to Lighting in Maya, we teach artists new and experienced with Maya the fundamentals of lighting, how to work with different types of shadows, creating effects often difficult to emulate, and proper placement and setups for different scenarios. We highly recommend this title as a learning resource for all artists seeking information on lighting and wishing to gain greater realism in their renders,” added Green.