The people at 3DM3.com have just started a new challenge. You have to create an image that would illustrate an imaginary city view after instant evacuation (because of an explosion of a nuclear reactor), results of nature elements and mutations ruling the city for several years if you want to take part in the competition. You are free to use choose any CG mean to create an image in terms of the next three competition categories:

1. 3D Environment
2. 2D Environment
3. 3D Character

Click the image above or go here to read the rules of the competition.
There are a lot of good prizes (Vue 6 xStream, QUIDAM, SpaceNavigator, several magazine subscriptions, texture bundles…), so hurry up! competition started on October 15th and will end on December 10th.

New making of from our friends at CGArena. This time Manuel Molar explains how he created the scene ‘The Tower’, inspired by the work of Lee Dunnette Aia.

CG-Node has just started a new “Meet the Artist” session; this time, featured artist is Luisma Lavin, motion editor at Weta Digital since 2005.

Don’t miss the interview with austrian artist Michael Sormann at itsartmag.com. He spent 10 years working in Vienna’s computer gaming industry and has only just started his career as a freelance 3d artist and, judging from his success so far, it seems Michael has chosen the right path. Most recently he has worked on several TV advertisements in Germany and completed the short Theme Planet: Bunny Situation for Autodesk presentation: Siggraph. In this interview Michael answers a few questions about creating his first short film.

Via: CGTalk

The eighteenth edition of ArtFutura will be taking place in eleven cities between October 25 and 28 with an extensive program that will explore the most important projects and ideas that have arisen on the international panorama of new media, interactive design, videogames and digital animation over the last 12 months.
In the Mercat de les Flors in Barcelona, the headquarters for the festival, four intensive days of special presentations, conferences, workshops, interactive installations, exhibitions and live performances will take place. Simultaneously, Circuito Futura will be present in museums and cultural centers in another 10 cities with the extensive audiovisual program of the festival along with a live relay of the conferences held in Barcelona in some of the venues.

Satish Goda and Shrinidhi Rao will be hosting a 1-hour Blender presentation during the International Animation Day in Mumbai, India on Sunday, October 21st.

Via: BlenderNation

Sony released these 2 new videos of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune showcasing the game’s awesome graphics. First video shows facial animation techniques and the secondone is about environment creation, HDRI lightning, shaders and effects like water. Click the image above to download the videos, or click “Continue reading” to view the videos online right here.

Vía: The Career Gamer

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20th Century Fox has set a May 1, 2009 release date for Hugh Jackman starrer X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which director Gavin Hood (Rendition, Tsotsi) begins shooting later this year. David Benioff wrote the script.

“Wolverine” is expected to feature many other mutants, some new to the film franchise and some from one or more of the three “X-Men” films. Liev Schreiber is reportedly in final talks to take on the role of a younger version of nemesis William Stryker, played by Brian Cox in X2.

The film explores the claw-wielding character Wolverine’s violent and romantic past, and his complex relationship with Victor Creed and the ominous Weapon X program, as well as his encounters with other mutants.

Impressive stylish trailer for the highly anticipated sequel to the Street Fighter series. Don’t miss it!

Via: CGTalk

Great interview with Zack Petroc; who has a degree in sculpture and now works as a freelance art director within the film and game industry. He combines his traditional background and design skills to mould the artistic style of a project throughout the production process and has also produced some training DVD’s for the Gnomon Workshop.
Follow the link on the image to read the full interview.

Via: 3DTotal