Understanding Stereoscopy in 3ds max

In this learning package artist shown you how to create cameras and prepare your scene for anaglyph stereo in 3ds Max

Understanding Stereoscopy in 3ds max

Making of Leaves of Greens

Artist was in love with all the different shades of greens of the forest nearby the road and decided to paint a fairy painting using many variations of greens for my color scheme.

Making of Leaves of Greens

Making of Leaves of Greens

Artist was in love with all the different shades of greens of the forest nearby the road and decided to paint a fairy painting using many variations of greens for my color scheme.

Making of Leaves of Greens

Interview with Carlos Ortega Elizalde

Artist like to model the characters and feel awesome to create some kind of life straight from a cube or a plane.

Interview with Carlos Ortega Elizalde

Presenting a Brand using 3ds Max

When designing an identity and brand materials for a client, good presentation is crucial! In this tutorial takes us through how to model the different items usually involved in the branding process

Presenting a Brand using 3ds Max

CGArena: Animation Magazine Oct - Nov 10 Issue

CGArena Animation Magazine Oct - Nov 2010 Issue Available for free download

CGArena: Animation Magazine Oct - Nov 10 Issue

Understanding Rendering and Lighting of Living Room

Will look through the process of rendering of living room with super lighting and gorgeous composition. Very Detailed Tutorial

Understanding Rendering and Lighting of Living Room

Making of Ford GT 40 in Vegas

Artist will cover several aspects of hard surface polygonal modeling, lighting, texturing and rendering in Maya and Mental Ray

Making of Ford GT 40 in Vegas

Spot: Virgin Atlantic, 001

In this latest Virgin Atlantic spot MPC provided the post including a comprehensive pre-viz, extensive compositing and environment work

Spot: Virgin Atlantic, 001

Making of I'm the Godfather

Artist explain the steps that lead to the creation of this image, which he made using Photoshop CS5

Making of I'm the Godfather

Spot: Samsung Galaxy S Smartphone

Asylum created a cinema-quality spot introducing the Samsung Galaxy S™ smartphone.

Spot: Samsung Galaxy S Smartphone

Fashion World's First 3D Ad Camapign

Advertising in stereoscopic 3D just became a whole lot sexier, the fashion world's first-ever 3D campaign

Fashion World's First 3D Ad Camapign

Creating Seamless Texture

In this video tutorial artist will show you how to use Adobe Photoshop to create a seamless and tileable texture

Creating Seamless Texture

Modeling the 2010 World Cup 'Jabulani' Football

The steps that follow are the result of a day’s experimentation with the goal of creating easily reproducible results when modeling a 2010 soccer ball.

Modeling the 2010 World Cup Jabulani Football

New McDonald's Campaign

Duck creates the stylized, vivid fantasy spots for new Mcdonald's Campaign. Hope you will enjoy these two spots.

New McDonald's Campaign

Making of Hummer

Artist especially interested in modeling the Hummer H1 design because it is much more sturdy and heavy in comparison to typical sports cars

Making of Hummer

Depth of Field with Composition

In this tutorial learn the compositing way of simulating DOF effects using 3ds max and photoshop

Depth of Field with Composition

Modeling the Screwdriver

This is a step by step beginners tutorial which will explain how to create a detailed screwdriver

Modeling the Screwdriver

Click 3X Gives Cute Critters Mischievous Makeovers for GEICO

Believe it or not, baby animals could always be cuter and with the aid of a Flame suite, there's no limit to cuteness

Click 3X Gives Cute Critters Mischievous Makeovers for GEICO

Top 15 Toons in 3D

Here are the collection of top 15 toons in 3D which are created by various digital artists

Top 15 Toons in 3D

Taylor James Brings Westfield Out of Its Shell

Eye-catching campaign depicts models leaving behind last season’s summer clothes as a cracked shell of their former selves

Taylor James Brings Westfield Out of Its Shell

Project Overview: Smoke in the Eye

Artist not going to explain the modeling, nor the texturing or lighting but will explain the post-production process which allows any image to touch the sky

Project Overview: Smoke in the Eye

Video Tutorial: Realistic Glass of Water

In this video tutorial artists wants to show you how to create a realistic glass of water (liquid) with Maya Mental ray materials.

Video Tutorial: Realistic Glass of Water

Project Overview: Xray Car

Artist will give the short overview of the image making process in 3ds max, which you can also follow

Project Overview: Xray Car

Nice Shoes NYC Moves Heaven & Earth

It took Nice Shoes almost a month to paint Kanye West into a :90 Italian fresco-style video to build buzz around the release of the artist's new single

Nice Shoes NYC Moves Heaven & Earth

Making of Home in the Desert 66

This work shows the back of a house that has withstood the time, full of debris that tells the story trying to recreate some of that legend.

Making of Home in the Desert 66

Making of Calamity Jane

In this tutorial I will not go in the detail explanation, assuming that reader has some basic knowledge of modeling, rendering and texturing in any 3d software.

Making of Calamity Jane

Spot: Cadbury's Spots V Stripes

Fallon and A Glass and A Half Full Productions have created Cadbury’s latest commercial, an underwater adventure eagerly anticipating the ‘big game’ of 2012

Spot: Cadbury's Spots V Stripes

Making of Angel in ZBrush

The idea of this project was based on a portrait made in ZBrush, and this portrait inspired me to create a whole character

Making of Angel in ZBrush

Interview with Jason Seiler

Caricature artist currently living in Chicago and also had the pleasure of working as a character designer for Alice in Wonderland

Interview with Jason Seiler

Making of a Formula 1

Color scheme of formula 1 generic car is a tribute to my soccer team Flamengo who is the winner of the Brazilian soccer championship of 2009

Making of a Formula 1

Making of Annie

The idea was to create a character in a cartoon style with a good charisma using 3ds Max

Making of Annie

Making of How to Train your Creature

The concept story of the image is about the boy from the unbelievable island wanted to train his Dog + Parrot + Monkey (creature)

Making of How to Train your Creature

Short Film: Envirometer

When the forces of conservation and industrialization compete head to head, the only entity that can regulate the fight is the fantastic measuring contraption known as the Envirometer

Short Film: Envirometer

CGArena: Animation Magazine Aug - Sep 10 Issue

CGArena Animation Magazine Aug-Sep 2010 Issue Available for free download

CGArena: Animation Magazine Aug - Sep 10 Issue

Taylor James Gives a Private Consultation for MTV's 'Digital Surgery'

Exploring the powerful use of digital enhancement in today’s media, Taylor James helped to transform MTV news presenter into a woman

Taylor James Gives a Private Consultation for MTV's Digital Surgery

Making of 9 Sqrm Production

To have an idea, great idea, and brilliant idea is that difference if the audience only notices your presence, give you standing ovation or simply love you forever, of course your work.

Making of 9 Sqrm Production

Making of Tree Room

Started to look for some references on Japanese rooms and trees because that was the style I wanted to reproduce

Making of Tree Room

Motion Theory Builds A Better Bull's Eye for Target

Creative production studio Motion Theory has just released a cinematic fully-animated project

Motion Theory Builds A Better Bull's Eye for Target

Making of Live Water: Photorealism and Fantasy

This step-by-step aims to clarify a little about, how a work of fantasy genre, and at the same time in photorealistic style can be done digitally

Making of Live Water: Photorealism and Fantasy

Top 15 Interiors and Exteriors

Here are the collection of top 15 interiors and exteriors which are created by digital artists in 3D

Top 15 Interiors and Exteriors

Trailer: Rango

Rango won't hit theaters until next spring, but anxious fans can preview the adventure with a beautiful trailer cut by chrome Editor Lance Pereira

Trailer: Rango

Making of Lovers

In this picture the meeting of two enamored is represented. Artist used a lot of red color and also light effects; it emphasizes romanticism of a picture

Making of Lovers

Creating UV's in ZBrush UV Master

Method to UV map a model in a single piece as well as how to create a UV layout with multiple parts created off a single model

Creating UV's in ZBrush UV Master

Making of Ferrari F2 500

What you love and if you create that thing or character digitally then nothing can be more satisfactory for an artist

Making of Ferrari F2 500

Public Transportation in Photoshop

Small project overview which explain how artist get the concept and how he completed it

Public Transportation in Photoshop

CGArena: Pigeon Impossible Podcasts Part 9 (Final Part)

Director/Animator Lucas Martell has started a video podcast covering the creation of his short film Pigeon: Impossible.

CGArena: Pigeon Impossible Podcasts Part 9 (Final Part)

Spot: Running Green

In the spec spot, a pair of photo-real New Balance 509 sneakers jogs in super slo-mo along a high speed, time-lapsed streetscape

Spot: Running Green

Breakfast Wars

In this tutorial will be showing the process and some techniques which you can apply this method to a variety of your art projects

Breakfast Wars

Creating Panel Cloth in 3ds max

In this lesson I'll go over the process of creating panel cloth. We'll make a shalwar kameez, which is a traditional garment worn in Pakistan

Creating Panel Cloth in 3ds max

Beyonce iPad Finger Painting

It is a digital painting of the performer Beyonce, produced using only one finger and the new Apple device, iPad

Beyonce iPad Finger Painting

Speed Painting: Konie, the Horse

In this 10 min speed painting tutorial, watch how artist painted this horse in Photoshop. This tutorial also helps the beginners in refining their painting skills.

Speed Painting: Konie, the Horse

Interview with Chris Nichols

Artist with 5 years experience have worked at Bardel Entertainment, Spin VFX and CIS Vancouver on various different roles.

Interview with Chris Nichols

Video Tutorial: Modeling, Lighting, Rendering and Post Production

In this 37min video tutorial artist will start from test setup and then explain the lighting, rendering and post-production

Video Tutorial: Modeling, Lighting, Rendering and Post Production

Blind Celebrates Dr. Martens’ 50th with Cinematic Orchestra Video

Lilac Wine is a black-and-white marriage of music and graphics that flows from the concept of a heartbroken lover writing a letter.

Blind Celebrates Dr. Martens’ 50th with Cinematic Orchestra Video

15 Sweet, Sexy, Charming Girls in 3D

Here are the collection of 15 beautiful sweet and sexy girls/ladies which are created by digital artists in 3D.

15 Sweet, Sexy, Charming Girls in 3D

Making of Waiting

The idea behind this was to create a render that looked like a still image from a film noir movie. Everything was done in 3dsmax and Photoshop and was rendered with Mental Ray

Making of Waiting

Making of Dama 360

Artist created the female superhero using 3ds Max and ZBrush. Giving the important project insight, which helps in your project

Making of Dama 360

Interview with Melanie Delon

Self taught freelance Illustrator from Paris which start getting work and contacts after showcasing the artwork on Internet

Interview with Melanie Delon

Making of Reichskrone

Artist explains about how he made the latest 3D project: the medieval, German imperial crown called Reichskrone in German

Making of Reichskrone

Palm Springs International ShortFest: Show Opener

Palm Springs was created using primarily traditional animation drawn directly into Photoshop and this is the show opener

Palm Springs International ShortFest: Show Opener

Bluephoria for Blue Grass Cellular

Client’s previous spots were strictly live action, whereas this campaign brought it to a whole new level with the integration of various animation techniques along with the full gamut of FX

Bluephoria for Blue Grass Cellular

World's First 3D Commercial

Sony has also created the World's first 3D commercial. In doing they have pioneered the latest 3D production techniques

World's First 3D Commercial

Shade Inspires Great Transformations in Murphy's Spot

Irish Pub - Godwin works a CG miracle in transforming a dark-skinned bar patron into a full-blooded, pale Irishman over the course of drinking his brew

Shade Inspires Great Transformations in Murphy's Spot

Making of Where She Stares

Artist decides to paint the face of his friend's wife in Photoshop and explain the steps how you can do the same!

Making of Where She Stares

CGArena: Animation Magazine Jun - July 10 Issue

CGArena Animation Magazine June - July 2010 Issue Available for free download

CGArena: Animation Magazine Jun - July 10 Issue

Making of the Mercenary

Artist took a concept art by Rael Lyra from internet and start developing the model using 3ds max and ZBrush

Making of the Mercenary

Project Overview - No Monster Here

Artist all illustrations start from a pencil sketch and this image was also not different, here giving the project overview

Project Overview - No Monster Here

Digital Domain created Domino Effect for Sprint 4G Phone

The :30 cinematic TV and in-theater commercial showcases an elaborately choreographed domino effect toppling the world’s technological and cultural firsts

Digital Domain created Domino Effect for Sprint 4G Phone

Brickyard VFX Builds Stellar Effects for Panasonic

Transport into a galactic journey through outer space – complete with star fields, a collapsing sun, gamma ray bursts, meteor showers and gorgeous nebula"

Brickyard VFX Builds Stellar Effects for Panasonic

Hornbach Winning Spot

What do a woman in a fish costume, a weed-strewn parking lot, and dancing naked men holding balloons have in common?

Hornbach Winning Spot

Making of Be My Valentine

This is not a strict step by step walkthrough, because artist usually work on all elements of the image at a time, and then increasing...

Making of Be My Valentine

Artistic Spot using Origami Animated Frames

The spot showing one-dollar bills, which were formed into various custom origami designs

Artistic Spot using Origami Animated Frames

Apple iPad Review - Really a Magical Revolutionary Product?

According to Apple this is a magical revolutionary product at an unbelievable price but actually how much this is revolutionary?

Apple iPad Review - Really a Magical Revolutionary Product?

Making of old House

Medieval ages and the way of life during the middle-ages have always been an inspiring theme for artist, so he decide to recreate...

Making of old House

Making of Casa Ibicenca by Jose R. Fraga Seivane

House in Ibiza with a lounge at different heights and opened to the garden with a spectacular swimming pool

Making of Casa Ibicenca by Jose R. Fraga Seivane

Making of Alien in ZBrush

This Alien is based on the known ZSphere tool, which allows creating basic shapes from interconnected sphere structures.

Making of Alien in ZBrush

CGArena High Quality References Library

CGArena launched a free high quality references library, more than 350 images which currently covers India temples, buildings, traditions....

http://www.cgarena.com/freetextures/

Making of Nightfall

This project is based on the work of Spanish architect D. Joaquín Torres A Study of Architecture-zero, created in 3ds max

Making of Nightfall

Renowned Photographer Embraces 3D Technology

Finesse and elegance of Rene Staud's photography mixed with F_Box Picture Shooter's cutting edge precision delivers the latest edge in 3D style

Renowned Photographer Embraces 3D Technology

BENT Creates Lucha Libre Legend with TAXI 2

Four-inch-tall CG animated mexican wrestler selected for a Canadian cell phone company's spokesman

BENT Creates Lucha Libre Legend with TAXI 2

Making of Aston Martin V8 Vantage

In this making artist will focus more on the lighting and rendering of the Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Making of Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Making of Mercedes Benz CLS550 on the Road

Artist going to share the secrets of how he modeled and rendered the Mercedes-Benz CLS 550

Making of Mercedes Benz CLS550 on the Road

Cloth Driven Hair Dynamics Video Tutorial - CGArena

In this 6 minute tutorial you will learn how to use a cloth simulator to drive the simulation of your hair setup.

Cloth Driven Hair Dynamics Video Tutorial - CGArena

Playful, Animated Campaign for HealthPartners

Sometimes the most complex concepts are most effectively conveyed with simple yet captivating imagery

Playful, Animated Campaign for HealthPartners

Bent Image Lab, TRIS3CT Create “The Right Blend” of Animation

Bent Image Lab's unique CG animation for "The Right Blend," TRIS3CT's spot for Scott Naturals paper products, has attracted quite a bit of attention in recent months.

Bent Image Lab, TRIS3CT Create “The Right Blend” of Animation

How to make a Weaved Pattern

In this tutorial learn how to create a weaved pattern for chairs inside 3ds max. This is a step by step tutorial, which you can follow easily.

How to make a Weaved Pattern

Gears of War 3 Trailer

.75 teaser was created within the game engine using a production pipeline Digital Domain developed on previous “Gears of War” efforts.

Gears of War 3 Trailer

How to Render with 3ds Max 2011 - Video Tutorial

In this 10 min video tutorial, Mario Malagrino from Florence Design Academy will explain you how to render with 3ds max 2011

How to Render with 3ds Max 2011 - Video Tutorial

Eco-Friendly Oil? DUCK Will Make You Believe

Kompost drew from a broad toolbox to create this vibrant world, using Maya, Real Flow, mental ray, After Effects and Mudbox.

Eco-Friendly Oil? DUCK Will Make You Believe

Making of Call It by Ed Lester Reyes

After watching the movie No Country for Old Men, artist decide to paint this image to excercise and study the details.

Making of Call It by Ed Lester Reyes

12 Beautiful Girls painted by Digital Artists

Here are the collection of 12 beautiful girls painted by digital artists using 2D softwares

12 Beautiful Girls painted by Digital Artists

New Ford Campaign

Shot all the trucks in live action rather than CG and then footage was rotoscoped and tracked to work with the 3D typography

New Ford Campaign

Making of Ash and Sam in Photoshop

Ash the hero with his deadite zombie sidekick victorious over a pile of zombies or deadites, painted as a illustration for a game mag

Making of Ash and Sam in Photoshop

Brickyard VFX Makes Dreams Come True for Mitsubishi

Brickyard VFX recently created CG frogs that appear alongside live counterparts in a new fairytale-inspired commercial for Mitsubishi

Brickyard VFX Makes Dreams Come True for Mitsubishi

Interview with Nicolas Crombez

He is a freelance graphic designer, teacher, create skins for audio projects and recently created a 30000 pixels wide panorama image for album

Interview with Nicolas Crombez

Stunning Trailer For Ubisoft Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier™ by Asylum

Ubisoft's new Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier trailer gave Asylum the opportunity to shine at what it does best

Stunning Trailer For Ubisoft Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier™ by Asylum

CGArena: Animation Magazine Apr - May 10 Issue

Apr - May 10 Issue Articles

* Interview with Chris Nichols

* Photoshop: Making of Be My Valentine

* 3ds Max: Making of Waiting

* ZBrush: Making of Reichskrone

* Photoshop: Public Transportation

* Gallery - Showcase of latest 3D inspiring art


CGArena: Animation Magazine Apr - May 10 Issue

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Making of Cadenus and Vanessa

Cadenus and Vanessa is the title of a poem by Jonathan Swift gave rise to the name of Vanessa. Created in Photoshop and Corel Painter

Making of Cadenus and Vanessa