Monday, July 21, 2008

Fable of the Night - Matte Painting

Learn how an artist created a digital matte painting in photoshop using various stock photos

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/fable/index.html

Friday, July 18, 2008

Learn Sculpting in ZBrush - Part 2

This is the second part of learning Sculpting in ZBrush, and you can learn sculpting from Jason Welsh videos

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/zbrush/sculpting_series/index_part2.html

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

How to build a next gen car in maya

This tutorial is intended to present a method of creating a next gen vehicle asset in maya

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/gamecar/index.html

Monday, July 14, 2008

Learn Sculpting in ZBrush - Part 1

These videos tutorial series by Jason Welsh will teach you sculpting in ZBrush from starting, best way to learn ZBrush

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/zbrush/sculpting_series/index.html

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Softimage announced Version 7 with ICE

Introduces ICE (Interactive Creative Environment), that transforms XSI into a powerful and flexible open platform

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/news/xsi7.html

Rendering with Radiosity

Focus on using the powerful Radiosity feature in 3dsMax 2009 to reproduce the natural light phenomenon

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/i3d/radiosity.html

Pigeon: Impossible Podcast - Part 1

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

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/xsi/pigeonimpossible/pigeon.html

Frantic Films VFX Embarks on New Line's Journey to the Center of the Earth

Award-winning VFX studio Frantic Films VFX, a division of Prime Focus Group, recently served as a lead visual effects provider for the forthcoming stereoscopic feature film, "Journey to the Center of the Earth," produced by Walden Media and New Line Cinema.

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/news/frantic_3djourney.html

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Making of Wood / Concrete WC... - Bathroom

Create a simple and modern Bathroom in 3ds max for the client with lots of concrete and wood


http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/wood_concrete/index.html


Thursday, July 03, 2008

Making of the Steam Master - Next Gen Game Head

This tutorial will present the workflow used by the character artists working at Studio when creating a Next Gen character

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/steamaster/index.html

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Understanding Lights in Maya

In this tutorial we will light up an interior scene which should help you understand how lights works

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/understanding_lights/part4.html

Monday, June 30, 2008

Creating Soap Bubbles in Photoshop

We will create soap bubbles which generate from the soap water and can be used in the dreamy image

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/soapbubbles/index.html

Friday, June 27, 2008

Understanding Lights in Maya - Part 3

In this tutorial series we will try to understand the Area Light and Volume Light in Maya

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/understanding_lights/part3.html

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Create a Realisic Jellyfish Material

In this video, we will look at how to work with the subsurface scattering shader that comes with Softimage XSI

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/xsi/i3d/jellyfish.html

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Making of Gladiator

Artist from France share the experience and techniques used in creation of this heavy scene using Maya, Photoshop

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/gladiator/index.html

Friday, June 20, 2008

Understanding Lights in Maya - Part 2

2In this part we will explore Point Light and the Spot Light in Maya, this tutorial is very helpful in understanding lights

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/understanding_lights/part2.html

Thursday, June 19, 2008

High Frequency Skin Detailing in ZBrush Video Tutorial

These videos show a fast and easy way to add some very complex looking details in a model in ZBrush

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/zbrush/skin_detailing/index.html

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Procedural Carpaint tutorial

It's a small people tutorial on procedural carpaint using max and After Effects. Give the idea what can be done in post production

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/procarpaint/index.html

Friday, June 13, 2008

Vray Video Tutorial Series

This vray video tutorial series is divided in 6 parts. Registered users also download the file for later viewing. All download for avaialble at once, no waiting.

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/renderray_vray/part1.html

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Interview with Keo Studio

Keo Studio is a French company located in the north of France in Lille. Specialized in CGI Animations, Motion Design

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/interviews/keostudio/interview.html