Friday, December 05, 2008

Zabeel Investment Commercial VFX

It's crucial to stay on top of the best tools and techniques available and it was clear Krakatoa was the most logical solution

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

Maya Dynamics Videos: Part 3

In this new part learn how to use Rigid Attributes, Normals, Stand In and Collision Layers

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/cginstructor/dynamics/index3.html

Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Project shell - Ferrari

Art Director wanted to tell the story of the Shell-Ferrari's 60 years of partnership showing the important cars for both

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

Monday, December 01, 2008

Making of Ninja

Artist summarize the steps and techniques used in creation of this image which will be helpful for artists

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

Friday, November 28, 2008

Creating a Vase in ZBrush

Use the radial symmetry to construct the overall shape, mesh extraction to cut the hole and finally use the ZProject brush

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/zbrush/pixozbrush/vase.html

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Interview with La Main Des Maitres Team

Read the exclusive interview with the team of short film La Main des Maitres means Masters hand

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

SIGGRAPH ASIA 2008 Highlights

This will be held from Dec 10th to 13th at the Suntec International Convention & Exhibition Centre in Singapore

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/news/siggraph2008.html

Maya Dynamics Videos: Part 2

In this second part of this release you will learn how to use the different fields to drive the particles

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/cginstructor/dynamics/index2.html

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Car Paint Shader Setup

Many ways to achieve an effective car paint simulation and in XSI you can achieve it without 3rd party shader

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/xsi/carpaint/index.html

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Making a Sword

In these video tutorials you will learn how to create a sword using ZBrush. Now everyone can easily go at advanced level

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/zbrush/pixozbrush/sword.html

Monday, November 17, 2008

Pixar short film: Presto

Dignity. Poise. Mystery. We expect nothing less from the great, turn-of-the-century magician, Presto.

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

Friday, November 14, 2008

Making of Matrouk

Artist share the knowledge and experience trying to represent in depth tutorial about the character logic of Matrouk

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

iZ3D wins Pioneer Award

iZ3D is a winner of the notable Pioneer Award from the world’s first digital 3D Film & Interactive Festival

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/news/iz3d_pioneeraward.html

Submit artwork for 2009 Calendar

2009 Calendar Wallpaper is a great way to inspire artists to create something on which whole community can proud

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/news/calendar2009.html

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Maya: Dynamics Videos - Part 1

Maya Dynamics teaches you quickly and easily how to harness the power of physics to create amazing simulations

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

Thursday, November 06, 2008

Mudbox 2009 Quickstart Series: Part 4

This fourth part contains the videos on Displacement, maps in XSI, mudbox to photoshop and lighting rigs in max

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/mudbox/mudbox2009/index4.html

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Maya Lighting Video Series: Part 5

This is final part of the Maya Lighting video series will explain you about the fog, inclusion area and decay regions

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/cginstructor/lighting/index5.html

Big Prizes for Online Gaming Survey

Gamers can let their voice be heard and have a chance of winning one of 60 great prizes donated by U-DECIDE sponsors

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

Monday, November 03, 2008

ZBrush Projection Master Techniques

In these 6 video tutorials you will learn how to create architectural elements using ZBrush Projection Master Techniques

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/zbrush/pixozbrush/seb_projection.html

Saturday, November 01, 2008

ZBrush: Getting Started 28 Videos

These 28 video tutorials will help you in understanding the interface and tools inside ZBrush and getting started

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