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1. Iron Man
2. Fear of the Dark
3. EXPOSÉ 6 - Pre Order Now!
4. Artist Profile :: Dana Boadway
5. GTA IV - Under The Hood
   
Computer Animation Festival
SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival 
award nominees announced.
Autodesk acquires Realviz
Realviz becomes one with Autodesk as Kynogon deal closes.
Gnomon Workshop Live!
A weekend of Entertainment Design and Visual Effects Techniques. June 14-15, 2008.
VR in Speed Racer
Virtual Reality Magazine covers Speed Racer Virtual Race cars, track and environments.
Iron Man 'Suiting Up'
NYT a/v of interview with 'Iron Man' Visual Effects Art Director Aaron McBride.
   
GTA Grand Theft Auto IV
Under The Hood
CIS Hollywood recreates early pro-football action and surrounds for invisible ‘Leatherheads’ VFX.
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Andrew Gordon Andrew Gordon
The man from PIXAR takes some time out to chat about animation, his blog project and life in general.More >
NVArt: Design Fusion NVArt: Design Fusion
Check out the new NVArt competition, bring 2D and 3D together at last.More >
Softimage @ fmx/08
Andrew Gordon - Pixar
fmx/08
NVArt - Design Fusion
Krakatoa on Rugby
Bjork 'Wanderlust'
New CGWorkshop
CGOverdrive2008
EIAS Version 7
Friday, 18 April 2008

Brian Pohl has a look under the hood of the latest version of the Electric Image Animation System.
NVArt: Art Space: Winners Announced! - The CGSociety and NVIDIA are very proud to present the winners of our newest competition, NVArt: Art Space.
Leatherheads - CIS Hollywood recreates early pro-football action and surrounds for invisible ‘Leatherheads’ VFX.
Image Metrics - An image is worth a thousand words, but the face says them all. CGSociety explores Image Metrics.
NVISION: The World of Visual Computing - The World of Visual Computing will converge at NVISION 2008: August 25-27, 2008 | San José, CA.
Seagulls drive Volkswagens
Friday, 07 March 2008

Marcelo Souza from Seagulls Fly in Brazil takes us for a drive round the block in their Volkswagen.
Ultimate Kit Kat - In creating the spot for the ‘Ultimate Break’ Kit-Kat campaign for JWT Paris and Nestlé, Akama Studio aimed high. Very high.
The MIll: Tipping Point - The Mill uses Houdini to deliver the Perfect Pour in its Guinness 'Tipping Point' Ad.
Fuel VFX VES nomination - ‘Hydrogen’ BMW TVC brings Australian Fuel VFX a VES Award nomination.
Changing heads for beer - NZ VFX house Digipost pulls out all the stops for Cascade beer ad.
Iron Man
Friday, 09 May 2008

Breaking all the Iron clad rules, a bunch of studios punch out a true Marvel of a movie.
GTA IV - Under The Hood - Grand Theft Auto series art director Aaron Garbut talks to Eurogamer’s Tom Bramwell about GTA IV's development.
Leatherheads - CIS Hollywood recreates early pro-football action and surrounds for invisible ‘Leatherheads’ VFX.
Stuntman Ignition - Pendulum Studios has given CGSociety a sneak peek at some work being done on four HD cinematic trailers for THQ’s Stuntman: Ignition.
Horton Hears a Who - In search of Seussian style, the Blue Sky crew tried to be true for “Horton Hears a Who!”
Artist Profile :: Dana Boadway
Thursday, 01 May 2008

The illusion and creation of performance has been the driving force behind Dana Boadway's work.
The Extraordinary Visions of Syd Mead - The CGSociety caught up with Syd Mead at the ADAPT Conference in Montreal, where he shared his extraordinary visions.
Andrew Jones - All the colors of Andrew Jones, Creative Director at Massive Black.
Ed Jones: To tell a story - CGSociety takes a look into the life of Ed Jones, one of the industry’s most prolific producers.
Khalid Muharraqi - From humble beginnings, Khalid constructs a Master Plan of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Legion of 5
Wednesday, 16 April 2008

Rainmaker partners with POW! on Stan Lee’s “Legion of 5.”
Face Robot 1.9 - Softimage ships Face Robot 1.9 and introduces a new Maya exporter.
HDRI Workflow - Digital-Tutors releases HDRI Workflow with Maya and Photoshop Training.
Image Metrics - An image is worth a thousand words, but the face says them all. CGSociety explores Image Metrics.
Awake! - Frantic Films Software releases its Awake plugin pack for eyeon Fusion.
Great White
Friday, 04 August 2006

Andrea Bertaccini puts aside his fear of sharks, and gets right up close and personal with the ultimate predator.
Little Metal Car - Édouard Puginier remakes a car from his childhood, complete with engine, lighting, atmosphere and scale.
Ed, Eddie, Eddie!! - Marcos Aurélio loves a caricature as much as a good lead break from Eddie Van Halen. He pays homage to Eddie as well as to David Plastik, rock photographer.
Lost in the Wind - Hong Jie Cao conjures up a fairy tale drama in Photoshop. Characters from his past make up the cast.
Dangerous Entertainments - Bizarre fantasy images are borne of an active imagination. They bring challenges in lighting, perspective, color and stretch your skills for the real world.
Fear of the Dark
Wednesday, 07 May 2008

Master Artist Patrick Beaulieu takes us on his creature creation tour for the Strange Behavior CGChallenge and EXPOSÉ 6’s ‘Fear of the Dark’.
Queen - Jordan Walker recently won a CGChoice Award with his Queen of monsters, created in his spare time.
Gnomon welcomes Rick Baker - Gnomonology adds the multiple Academy Award winning makeup effects genius to their list of online instructors.
Hellgate’s Hunter - Working at Blur Studio on the Hellgate: London cinematic, Alessandro Baldasseroni created the Hunter model. He tells all on CGSociety.
[Tutorial] NVArt and ‘fragment.0121.02a’ - Tim Borgmann revisits his ‘fragment.0121.02a’ and reveals how he generated the signature artwork of the NVArt competition.
EXPOSÉ 6 - Pre Order Now!
Tuesday, 06 May 2008

Ballistic Publishing are pleased to announce EXPOSÉ 6 is now available for pre-orders.Celebrate the World's finest new digital art.
NVISION: The World of Visual Computing - The World of Visual Computing will converge at NVISION 2008: August 25-27, 2008 | San José, CA.
CGChallenge XXII - Uplift Universe Launched! - CGS is pleased to announce CG Challenge XXII, "Uplift Universe - Alien Relations". It is free to enter and we encourage everybody to join in!
VES Awards 2008 - A great night of well-deserved awards and commendation, topped off by a Spielberg Lifetime Achievement Award.
CGPortoflio 100,000th Image - CGSociety is celebrating the 100,000th CGPortfolio image being posted. Sounds like a great excuse for a party!
Image Metrics
Wednesday, 09 April 2008

An image is worth a thousand words, but the face says them all. CGSociety explores Image Metrics.
10,000 B.C - There are more than 10,000 steps to making history. CGSociety talks to DNeg, Nvizage and MPC.
ZBrush 3.0 - Pixologic releases the long awaited ZBrush 3.0 to a hungry community.
NVIDIA Quadro FX Range - Quadro FX Workstation graphics cards are stacked up and put through their paces.
XSI 6 - Softimage|XSI 6 announced.
CGPortfolio Poll Winners
Wednesday, 12 March 2008

Linda Bergkvist wins the CGPortfolio Poll for most popular online gallery.
Autodesk World Press Days 2008 - The year just gone, to the years ahead. The world of previz is just one area of focused interest to Autodesk.
Vote for the Top 100 3D movies of all time - Choose your favorite in our poll, and you could win an ATI graphics card, portable workstation or 3D World and Ballistic Media goodies.
Women in the Field - Credit lists without a single female’s name. Production houses dubbed “the boys club”.
Getting the most out of CGSociety with RSS - Anton Fletcher shows how to set up an RSS news feed like Google Reader to keep track of your web works.
The Incredible Hulk, Jonas Thornqvist (3D)
Country: Sweden
Software: 3ds max, mental ray, Photoshop 		Kong Lau-Dominance War III Entry, Josh Singh (3D)
Country: USA
Software: 3ds max, Photoshop, ZBrush 		Ingrid Bergman, Max Wahyudi (3D)
Country: Indonesia
Software: After Effects, Maya, mental ray, Photoshop, XSI, ZBrush
bunny is tired, Greg Petchkovsky (3D)
Country: Australia
Software: 3ds max, Digital Fusion, Photoshop, VRay, ZBrush 		Fagin's Lot, Hethe Srodawa (2D)
Country: USA
Software: Photoshop 		First Lesson, Kerem Beyit (2D)
Country: Turkey
Software: Photoshop
Giant Shaolin, Moises Braga (2D)
Country: Brazil
Software: Photoshop 		Skater Boi - 'the Poser', Roman van der Haven (3D)
Country: Netherlands
Software: 3ds max, Photoshop 		Vulcan, Caleb Ashmore (3D)
Country: Canada
Software: Maya, ZBrush
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