Video Tutorial: Model and Render an iPhone

In this 2 hours video tutorial you will learn how to model and render a realistic iPhone model in 3ds Max.

Video Tutorial: Model and Render an iPhone

Cloth Fold Sculpting in ZBrush

In this 2 Hours walkthrough David Richardson will explain how he do the folds.. in ZBrush.

Cloth Fold Sculpting in ZBrush

Night Interior Scene in 3ds Max &Vray

Many of you always want to see the interior, light settings. So, you can also create a professional scene.
Now after purchasing this scene you can take a deep look into the lighting and materials, also get the Realistic Models, Shaders and Textures and study the Camera and Render settings.

Night Interior Scene in 3ds Max &Vray

Making of Monster

In this making I am going to tell my process of sculpting a monster bust in ZBrush. I started this as a speed sculpt and finish it in 9 hrs.

Making of Monster

MPC and 4Creative team up on 4seven’s latest mind bending ident

MPC’s VFX team was involved right from the outset of this project, conceptualizing the best approach to bring the idea to life. VFX Supervisor Chrys Aldred said, “This was a great challenge for the team. Shooting indoors had its restrictions, but a huge part of our job is finding creative solutions to these sorts of problems.”

MPC and 4Creative team up on 4seven’s latest mind bending ident

Night Interior Scene in 3ds Max &Vray

Many of you always want to see the interior, light settings. So, you can also create a professional scene.
Now after purchasing this scene you can take a deep look into the lighting and materials, also get the Realisic Models, Shaders and Textures and study the Camera and Render settings.

Night Interior Scene in 3ds Max &Vray

Model the Classic Furniture Ornaments

Classic Furniture video tutorial series are designed to give you all the building blocks you need to successfully model classic furniture with 3ds MAX.

Model the Classic Furniture Ornaments

MPC introduces Thomas

MPC introduces “Thomas,” a photo-real VFX-fueled spot for Dell that reveals the transformative power of imagination.

MPC introduces Thomas

Review: Connectify Dispatch 4.1x

When you have more than 1 connection then you always think why we don’t join the speed of these 2 internet connections and download the file faster.

Review: Connectify Dispatch 4.1x

CGArena: CG Magazine Feb - Mar 13 Issue

New issue of your favorite animation magazine is online now and all the registered members can download this for free.

CGArena: CG Magazine Feb - Mar 13 Issue

Exploring Realflow and Frost

In this video tutorial I will show you how to use, very fast, the plugin Frost and compare the few proprieties with the classic "blob mesh"

Exploring Realflow and Frost

Interview with Tomasz Strzalkowski

Tomasz working as an art director for Flying Wild Hog. In the past, he worked as a senior 3d Artist, then as a Lead Asset Artist for People Can Fly

Interview with Tomasz Strzalkowski

The Making of Cubus House

Hope you will enjoy this small video making of exterior visualization project cubus house by sergio mereces from portugal

The Making of Cubus House

Free Download: Olive Trees Pack Vol 1

Pack of 9 olive trees with textures (Diffuse, Specular, Normalmap, Displace) and Vray Materials

Free Download: Olive Trees Pack Vol 1

Learn the Maxon Cinema 4D R14 from Experts

In this Maxon Cinema 4D R14 training course expert author Chris Martin teaches you the basic tools you will need to create 3D models in this software. Chris is an educator and also uses Cinema 4D for his business, creating graphics solutions for TV, film and businesses. He uses this real-world experience to show you how to actually use Cinema 4D for your day to day 3D modeling needs.

Learn the Maxon Cinema 4D R14 from Experts

Learn to create Bedroom Scene from A to Z

Learn how to create this Bedroom Scene from A to Z!

 Here are some of the topics covered:

• Polygon modeling complex furniture and the room
• Cloth simulations (Duvet, pillow edges, bedside tables and curtains)
• UVW Unwrapping
• Material creation with VRay
• Interior lighting setup
• Post-Production in Photoshop

Learn to create Bedroom Scene from A to Z

Learn to Create Modular Building Workflow

In this video we discuss creating modular assets on the grid that are highly reusable, use Photoshop to create a texture sheet to quickly map to our modular building set, and quick UV techniques for these types of assets.

Learn to Create Modular Building Workflow

RayFire Cache Video Tutorial

The new RayFire cache is here! Check the tutorial as well. New feature in RayFire 1.61 - Geometry & Animation caching in single file.

RayFire Cache Video Tutorial

Methods of Assessment of Creative Artworks

Each creative person in the course of the activity exposes his artworks on court as spectators, and professional jury. How the inhabitant and how the professional estimates the presented work?

Methods of Assessment of Creative Artworks

Production/VFX House Address Submission

We are updating and growing the list of production/vfx house address and contact details, so if you serious about your business an...

Production/VFX House Address Submission

Understanding mParticles in 3ds Max

In this tutorial I will give a little introduction to use a simple effects of "MassFX Flow" with a fragment pieces at follow down and collision on the box geometry

Understanding mParticles in 3ds Max

Learn the Basics of Modelling Classic Furniture

Classic Furniture video tutorial series are designed to give you all the building blocks you need to successfully model and map cl...

Learn the Basics of
Modelling Classic Furniture

FumeFX Explosion & Effector

This will teach you how to use Effector to control turbulence. Effectors are one of the most powerful tools in the FumeFX

FumeFX Explosion & Effector

Asset workflow Tutorial for creating a Sci-fi Floor

Starting with the normal map baking process in 3ds Max, this tutorial will cover creating color and spec maps, setup a floor material in UDK

Asset workflow Tutorial for creating a Sci-fi Floor

Medieval Sword Modeling in Maya

in this tutorial I will show you how to model a low poly sword using Maya modeling tools, by using this technique you would be able to model any kind of sword

Medieval Sword Modeling in Maya

MPC and RKCR/Y&R deliver an extraordinary campaign for Virgin Atlantic

Directed by Antoine Bardou-Jacquet through Partizan, the spot features a cast of 5 super-humans who were ‘born different’ than the rest of us. Due to the scale of the shoot, the MPC VFX team were brought in at a very early stage, helping to work out concepts for individual shots.

MPC and RKCR/Y&R deliver an extraordinary campaign for Virgin Atlantic

Interview with Zynga (Development Team Behind Farmville 2)

The creative team discussed the studio’s new 3D pipeline, which it credits for the new look of Farmville 2. The behind-the-scenes video details how the Zynga team easily modeled, animated and rigged 3D characters and environments to build an engrossing universe for gamers.

Interview with Zynga (Development Team Behind Farmville 2)

Creating the Galapagos Islands in 3D for Sky's new Print Campaign

By using state of the art 3D camera technology the unique and rare creatures of these islands have been brought to life in ways never seen to viewers before.

Creating the Galapagos Islands in 3D for Sky's new Print Campaign

How to create Stereoscopic Render

In this tutorial Majid will explain you how to create a stereoscopic render in 3ds max and Fusion.

How to create Stereoscopic Render

How to make a Ground Crack Effect

This tutorial shows four ways to make a ground crack effect using VolumeBreaker, Rayfire and 3ds max

How to make a Ground Crack Effect

Crystal Effect using Toolbox#2 in 3ds Max

This 30 min video tutorial will explain how to create a Crystal Effect on the bunny model using Toolbox#2.

Crystal Effect using Toolbox#2 in 3ds Max

MPC and 4Creative create an enigmatic labyrinth world for Channel 4 ‘s new series Utopia

MPC was involved right from the start of this project, working closely with 4Creative and director Keith McCarthy to concept the overall look and feel for the films.

MPC and 4Creative create an enigmatic labyrinth world for Channel 4 ‘s new series Utopia

Custom Fracture in 3ds Max

This Tutorial is about creating your custom Rayfire Shatter shapes. It gives and indepth look how to set up your Rayfire Tracing s...

Custom Fracture in 3ds Max

CGArena: CG Magazine Dec - Jan 13 Issue

Enjoy your holidays of Xmas & New Year with this free PDF magazine of CGArena which contains interviews, makings & much more

CGArena: CG Magazine Dec - Jan 13 Issue

Correcting the Vray & Mental Ray Self-Illumination Display in Viewport

The tutorial assumes that the user has a basic knowledge of 3ds Max when applying textures to the self-illumination toggle; applying the “UVW map” modifier and assigning material slots to objects/surfaces.

Correcting the Vray & Mental Ray Self-Illumination Display in Viewport

Artistic Rendering: The Way of the Samurai

In the present article you can find a theoretical material about artistic visualization. Now, we will talk about a creation of a picture, beginning from a modeling of the car.

Artistic Rendering: The Way of the Samurai

Taylor James Urban Angel Seasonal Cinemagraph

Taylor James winter 2012-13 integrated campaign is an interactive treat created by their London Studio especially for you. Seamlessly blending the own live-action, photography, CGI and creative retouching, to offer a truly magical experience.

Taylor James Urban Angel Seasonal Cinemagraph

From Maldives with Love

From the sky I was amazed by the beauty of this place, the air is so clear that you can see far away. When is sunny you can see the small caustics, the transparency of the water

From Maldives with Love

Physical Sun and Sky with Portal Light

This tutorial is about Maya's Physical Sun & Sky as well as using Portal Light shader to light up the scene in the realistic way with lesser rendering time

Physical Sun and Sky with Portal Light

Spot: Angel or Demon?

The Artery VFX has created a stunning – and very sexual – spot for Russian brand Redd’s alcoholic drink in collaboration with Copperwind Productions Director Zach Gold

Spot: Angel or Demon?

Creating Customised IES web lights for Vray or Mental Ray

This tutorial will focus mainly in customizing IES web files through the use of Creator IES software, as opposed to general photom...

Creating Customised IES web lights for Vray or Mental Ray

Rendering of the Car: An Approach to a Creation of the Studio

Artist decided to write a lesson on studio visualization of the cars, and precisely - on approaches to the creation of the studio ...

Rendering of the Car: An Approach to a Creation of the Studio

Making of Maniche Caricature

Artist decided to choose Maniche because of his facial expressions that are really cartoonish and made this images using photoshop...

Making of Maniche Caricature

Creating a Velvet/Suede finish with Vray or Mental Ray

One of the most distinctive characteristics of the velvet/suede finish is its soft textured effect with two contrasts that...

Creating a Velvet/Suede finish with Vray or Mental Ray

Making of Carnivorous Plant

This tutorial carnivorous plant show you the texturing process using Mudbox Ptex with its rendering in 3ds Max and V-Ray 2.

Making of Carnivorous Plant

yU+co create Life of Pi stereoscopic Typography For Title Sequence and Key Scenes

yU+co create the film’s elegantly crafted main title sequence, end crawl and additional key sequences in the film

yU+co create Life of Pi stereoscopic Typography For Title Sequence and Key Scenes

Gift of Togetherness Holiday Campaign

A mother's personal narrative and a ribbon have become the focal points and inspiration for people to donate in support of children and families

Gift of Togetherness Holiday Campaign

Creating Vray Materials - Vol 3

If you think you are ready for some advanced VRay material tricks and techniques, this video tutorial is for you! VRay has amazing capacity for creating very complex materials. You just have to learn to think outside the box.

Creating Vray Materials - Vol 3

FumeFX 3 - Effectors

In this 38 min video Allan Mckay covers one of Fume FX 3's most powerful new features - Effectors. Hope you will enjoy this new video.

FumeFX 3 - Effectors

The Maya Beginners Course: Vol1 - Vol5

In this complete Beginner’s Course, we start by covering the basics of using Maya to understand all the tools you need to know to hit the ground running with 3d modeling for game assets!

The Maya Beginners Course: Vol1 - Vol5

Making of Dance for Us

In the ending to Snow White the evil queen is taken away and put scalding iron shoes and made to dance till her body gave out.

Making of Dance for Us

Interview with Markus Lovadina

Interview with 38 years old artist and Creative Director with more than 16 years of experience in advertising industry

Interview with Markus Lovadina

Submit your Artwork for 2013 Calendar

The 2013 Calendar Wallpaper is a great way to inspire artists to create something on which whole community can proud.

Submit your Artwork for 2013 Calendar

Sony's Skyfall inspired Broadcast Spot

Daniel Craig is agent 007 in a new broadcast spot that’s part of Sony’s global ‘Intelligence Gathered’ campaign. In the spot, a mysterious woman uses several Sony devices to track an unidentified man as he storms past armed guards

Sony's Skyfall inspired Broadcast Spot

Making of The Bedouin

The Bedouin was created as artist one of demo reel pieces. It is based on an amazing photograph by Peter Stanton. Created this art...

Making of The Bedouin

I am Ironman - Modeling: Vol 1

Learn how to model in extensive detail the Iron Man Suit in 3ds Max without using any plug-in

I am Ironman - Modeling: Vol 1

Vray Object Properties VOP

This Tutorial will show you how to set up render layers correctly using Vray Object Properties. It is a very convenient method of ...

Vray Object Properties VOP

Stardust Drives VFX Behind Toyota’s New Rav 4 EV Promo

Stardust created a highly stylized and darkly futuristic world for Toyota's promo spot for the new Rav 4 EV. Featuring a mix of visual...

Stardust Drives VFX Behind Toyota’s New Rav 4 EV Promo

David Rosenbaum Mixes Horror and Comedy in the Kitchen for Pam Cooking Spray

Director David Rosenbaum of Mothership reunited with DDB San Francisco to direct a series of spots for ConAgra\'s Pam Cooking Spray...

David Rosenbaum Mixes Horror and Comedy in the Kitchen for Pam Cooking Spray

Nice Shoes Gets Things Moving at Motion 2012

When the brightest minds in the film, broadcast and videogame industries took their seats at this year’s motion 2012 in Albuquerque

Nice Shoes Gets Things Moving at Motion 2012

Interview with Francesco Corvino

Italian concept designer and digital matte painter working in Hollywood at the Aaron Sims Company mainly on feature films.

Interview with Francesco Corvino

Character Ideation

In this workshop Carlo is going take you through the complete procedure of developing a character from scratch and shows his process of how to do a prior research for a character before starting a concept sketch.

Character Ideation

Mothership’s David Rosenbaum Reunites with Nike

Director David Rosenbaum of Mothership reunited with Nike to create spots for Nike's Pro Combat "Hyperwarm" and "Hypershield" cold-weather and water-resistant clothing.

Mothership’s David Rosenbaum Reunites with Nike

Making of House in Alentejo

Artist were originally inspired by real photos from around the world. After a lot of research around the web he find out some really cool inspirations for lighting, vegetation and materials.

Making of House in Alentejo

Creating Vray Materials - Vol 1-2

These training\'s will show you how we approach material creation in V-Ray and you will also learn how to create exterior material...

Creating Vray Materials - Vol 1-2

Maya - Vray Material Basics

In this quick video Tutorial I want to show you the basics of setting up a Vray Material in Maya. It is a really straight forward renderer so its pretty easy to use.

Maya - Vray Material Basics

Kitchen Deluxe

In this in-depth training you will learn how to make this whole scene from scratch – modeling/ lighting/ texturing/ post-production.

Kitchen Deluxe

Making of The Ghost House

It is not a tutorial in the traditional way, since a step by step guide on such project is not possible to describe in a few pages.

Making of The Ghost House

Export Hybrido particles for Krakatoa

In this video tutorial I will show how you can export particles from simulation of realflow (using Hybrido solver) for Krakatoa renderer and import inside 3DS Max for render it without problem.

Export Hybrido particles for Krakatoa

Comprehensive Introduction to Rigging in Maya

In this video tutorial I will talk about the most primary settings of rigging in Maya. After learning what is joint and how it works, we will move into rigging a cubic model, and complete our operation full in a step-by-step fashion.

Comprehensive Introduction to Rigging in Maya

Making of Zombie Miner

I worked on this real-time game model in my spare time. I can see everywhere around me films and games with zombies what inspired me to create one myself

Making of Zombie Miner

Case Study: Crown Spot by Lumiere Studios, London

Cheeky, passionate, quirky, sexy or wild? Which trait best describes you? Crown Paints asks consumers to consider their own personalities as the brand makes a splash with its new TV ad.

Case Study: Crown Spot by Lumiere Studios, London

Animation in UDK - Vol 1-2

In this complete Animation in UDK series, we break down everything you need to know about setting up and importing Animations into UDK!

Animation in UDK - Vol 1-2

The Croods - Trailer

Here is the trailer for Dreamworks Animation\'s latest animated film The Croods starring the voices of Emma Stone, Nicolas Cage, R...

The Croods - Trailer

Making of Eames Office

Eames Office is a personal project to study techniques. Thinking about it artist decide to create a personal project using only ob...

Making of Eames Office

The Dozer - Part 3 - Texturing and Shading

Laurens Corijn continues from Part 2 of the Dozer series and creates all of the textures and shaders needed to get the vehicle pol...

The Dozer - Part 3 - Texturing and Shading

Making of Thief in ZBrush

In every image first thing is gather up some reference before creating any character. This stage is very important and must NOT be over looked.

Making of Thief in ZBrush

Spot: What Moves You

The new “What Moves You” campaign is the first of several important initiatives designed to engage the brand’s passionate and youthful audience at new levels, and it includes the following :30 TV/web spot:

Spot: What Moves You

Motion Capture Brings Futuristic World to Life

The world of “Keloid” -- as realized in the intense two-minute, CG trailer for the future sci-fi feature created by Barcelona, Spain-based design/animation boutique Big Lazy Robot

Motion Capture Brings Futuristic World to Life

Animating in Maya Graph Editor

In this tutorial I will show you how positions objects along some text shapes and some other nice techniques

Animating in Maya Graph Editor

MARI’s magic brings Ara’s Tale to life

This CG animated story follows the journey of Ara, a mysterious young woman, as she travels deep into a gigantic network of caves

MARI’s magic brings Ara’s Tale to life

Making of Lemon Slash

The idea was to make something small, but very detailed and unusual in just one evening. A slashed fruit was a good idea.

Making of Lemon Slash

MPC Trips into the Fantastic with Fly Buys

Loyal Fly Buys users know that pretty amazing things can happen when they take advantage of the sprawling rewards program

MPC Trips into the Fantastic with Fly Buys

Hard Surface Vehicle Texturing

This course takes a well rounded look at texturing a Bradley fighting vehicle utilizing photo-sourcing, integrating hand-painted dirt, wear and scratches, then covers techniques for painting cloth and the tank treads

Hard Surface Vehicle Texturing

Making of Supermamika

Once artist saw the actual photos of the real life Super Mamika, he knew I had to make a 3d version; the randomness and quirkiness as well as the expressive face fascinated the artist.

Making of Supermamika

Statoil – Extracting Oil Campaign

Taylor James, creative production studio, announces the launch of a print campaign for energy firm, Statoil.

Statoil – Extracting Oil Campaign

"GAME OF THRONES" VFX Team On Emmy Win

Pixomondo artists took home Outstanding Special Visual Effects honors for their work on the "Game of Thrones" season two finale

"GAME OF THRONES" VFX Team On Emmy Win

Making of Piercings are Cool

In this making of artist will take you through some of the techniques used in the creation of this simple cartoony 3d illustration...

Making of Piercings are Cool

Interview with Luca Gabriele Rossetti

Interview with Luca Gabriele Rossetti, a digital artist working in Feature Films and a concept artist, matte painter and having a ...

Interview with Luca Gabriele Rossetti

Animating with Maya for Games and More

In this training, Instructor Joe Mandia gives a deep foundation to the complexities of animation using Maya 2012 with a focus on video games. Although the focus is on games, the instruction is great for any animator.

Animating with Maya for Games and More

Painting the Caricature of Audrey Tautou

Artist painted the caricature of the Audrey Tautou in Photoshop and here shares the process of the project

Painting the Caricature of Audrey Tautou

Video Tutorial: Bike Modeling - Part 3 - Final Modeling

This third part explains the methods used in the design of high-resolution models and complete the model of the bike

Video Tutorial: Bike Modeling - Part 3 - Final Modeling

Blazing Dragonfly Vodka

Transparent House are very proud to announce the debut of a mesmerizing new :17 CG television spot for Blazing Dragonfly Vodka.

Blazing Dragonfly Vodka

Hinge Digital Breathes Life Into Charismatic Forest Creatures for Carrington College

visual effects studio Hinge Digital recently teamed up with BVK to create a clever series of advertisements for Carrington College

Hinge Digital Breathes Life Into Charismatic Forest Creatures for Carrington College

Creating Realsitic Clouds for Fluid Simulation

Allan Mckay walk through the steps for sculpting realistic clouds in Fume FX both static clouds that render fast, as well as completely dynamic clouds

Creating Realsitic Clouds for Fluid Simulation

Interview with Ken Barthelmey

Young 2D artist from Luxembourg, working for several publishers and currently creating the stunning portfolio

Interview with Ken Barthelmey

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows VFX Breakdown

MPC s VFX Supervisor Seth Maury and VFX Producer Doug Oddy worked closely with overall VFX Supervisor Chas Jarrett and led the team completing more than 400 shots…

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows VFX Breakdown

Unreal Kismet 2 - Creating a Top Down Shooter

In this training Rusty Sempsrott dives into the depths of Kismet using UDK. He will be showing many of the concepts needed to use Kismet for prototyping out different game ideas. Rusty creates a simple top-down perspective shooter entirely in Kismet, without writing a single line of code.

Unreal Kismet 2 - Creating a Top Down Shooter

Video Tutorial: Bike Modeling - Part 2 - Body Modeling

There is no sound in the videos but all tutorials are well explained. In this second part, we will model the body of the bike.

Video Tutorial: Bike Modeling - Part 2 - Body Modeling

Simple Way to Position Objects Along Curve

In this tutorial I will show you how positions objects along some text shapes and some other nice techniques..

Simple Way to Position Objects Along Curve