1. The Runner - 'Secret Agent' CGChallenge
2. VOLKER ENGEL
3. Where the Wild Things Are
4. NINJA ASSASSIN
5. INVICTUS
   
Luxology Lighting & Illum. Kit
New Luxology Lighting & Illum. Kit reproduces a full photographic studio lighting system.
Hair Farm
Cyber Radiance have released Hair Farm, the new hair plugin for Max designed for creating realistic hair.
Fallout teaser trailer
Behold the latest Fallout teaser trailer from Bethsoft hitting it big on the web.
Annie Awards
A very mixed bag of winners at the Annie Awards. 'Up' wins Best Feature and Best Director.
Open Letter to Cameron
Lee Stranahan writes an Open Letter To James Cameron: Fairness For Visual Effects Artists.
   
Utherworlds: The Art of Philip Straub Dàrtiste: Character Modeling 3 pre-order
From the modeling team of the blockbuster PlayStation 3 game ‘Killzone 2’ headed by Guerrilla Games with Massive Black and Liquid Development, to top Hollywood modelers Cesar Dacol Jr. and ILM's Giovanni Nakpil, each page is jammed full of techniques and approaches that will take your modeling skills to the next level. More >
allistic: new shipping

Ballistic: New Shipping
Registered Post International is now available from Ballistic Publishing store and the CGProshop.More >

Utherworlds: The Art of Philip Straub Utherworlds: The Art of Philip Straub
Utherworlds is a brand new, large-format, fantasy graphic novel based on the Utherworlds universe created by Philip Straub. Combining a fully-fledged novel with written and spoken languages, maps, and stunning paintings with hidden messages that provide layers of detail not seen in other graphic novels. More >
AVATAR video
FELIX
Turbosquid story on CNN
Lady and the Reaper
SIGGRAPH Keynote 2010
Students make VFS proud
Oscar nominations
GDC Registrations
Prime Focus


Prime Focus completes 90 VFX shots for BBC's'How Earth Made Us'.
Left 4 Dead 2 - Interview with character designer Jeremy Bennett and environment designer Randy Lundeen.
Machinarium - A ragged band of artists collectively create a phenomenon. Machinarium deconstructed.
Avatar - James Cameron and the Weta crew talk Pandora.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Balancing and extending the Transformers with new characters. Digital Domain teams discusses the new challenges.
The 'Label Story'


Jack Daniel's 'Label Story' campaign from Arnold Boston draws on Brand New School's impressive cross-media talents.
Monkeyhead on Skis - Monkeyhead delivers feature and TV Title sequences for Tanner Hall's 'The Massive' from Red Bull Moving Images and Trainjump Entertainment.
Burma Aid - Updated collaboration by Shilo VFX house on MTV project for Burma brings attention thru inventive CG work.
Krakatoa on Rugby - Unexpected uses Krakatoa on VFX-Intensive Ad for Snickers via BBDO Moscow.
Seagulls drive Volkswagens - Marcelo Souza from Seagulls Fly in Brazil takes us for a drive round the block in their Volkswagen.
Where the Wild Things Are


After a big break in the production schedule, CGSociety finds out where the Wild Things went.
NINJA ASSASSIN - SLICING AND DICING FOR THE NINJA ASSASSIN CINEMATIC ASSAULT.
INVICTUS - Remaking the history of nation building in South Africa in seamless, invisible VFX.
Prime Focus - Prime Focus completes 90 VFX shots for BBC's'How Earth Made Us'.
Left 4 Dead 2 - Interview with character designer Jeremy Bennett and environment designer Randy Lundeen.
VOLKER ENGEL


Volker Engel turned his obsession with visual effects into a career and a business.
Middleware report - The changing face of games middleware in a volatile market.
2009 CG RETROSPECTIVE - While the CG industry was active and progressive in many ways, 2009 saw the demise of many studios working in games and motion pictures. In many ways, 2009 was a watershed year.
Chris Stoski - Star Trek supervising matte painter Chris Stoski takes command to create his own 'Wishes and Wants'.
KILLZONE 2 - Character Modeling 3 co-author Jan-Bart van Beek from Guerrilla Games talks about his team's work on the Killzone 2 game for the PlayStation.
StudioGPU @ Weta


Weta Workshop adopts StudioGPU MachStudio Pro for TV production pipeline.
VFS Pixologic - Vancouver Film School and Pixologic announce official educational partnership.
BAFTA nominations - The nominations for the Orange British Academy Film Awards have been announced.
GDC Award Finalists - Uncharted 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Assassin's Creed II lead finalists for the 10th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards.
Exclusive Imagineer Offer - Exclusive offer: Imagineer Systems offers paid CGSociety members 20% off!
The Runner - 'Secret Agent' CGChallenge


Best Animation Award winner Richard Spriggs shows his work from the CGChallenge XXIV 'Secret Agent'.
Art Ventura Creating a caricature of Jim Carrey for the Secret Agent CGChallenge XIV.
Mouse Love Master Individual Image prize winner in the XXIV CGChallenge, 'Secret Agent'.
Run for the Artifact The 'Individual Video Master Award' for CGSociety's CGChallenge 'SECRET AGENT' was awarded to Aurelien Rantet. Here is how he created the short film.
EXOTIQUE 5 Cover - Sweet as Candy As EXOTIQUE 5 is released for sale at Ballistic, our cover artist shows his process of creating 'Sweet as Candy'.
Steampunk results


CG CHALLENGE XXII WINNERS ANNOUNCED
SECRET AGENT - XXIV CGChallenge Winners Announced. CGSociety is very pleased to announce the winners of this creative challenge exploring the secret life of spies, informants, and agents.
Comic Con 2009 What's New in Games? Absolutely everything! Report from the Comic Convention 2009 in San Diego.
CG CON 2009 The upcoming CG CON artistic convention in Los Angeles focuses on the creative. Give me Art!
CGChallenge XXIV 'Secret Agent' Launched! A creative challenge exploring the secret life of spies, informants, and agents. 11 June 2009 - 10 September 2009
Pixologic ZBrush 3.5.


The Beta testers deliver the best inside view of the Pixologic Windows release of ZBrush 3.5.
Wacom Intuos4 Graphics Tablet New Intuos4 professional graphics tablet delivers new proprietary pen technology and an elegant, ergonomic design loaded with new features.
mental mill Using mental images' mental mill to bring life to shader creations.
Art of OddWorld Inhabitants: The First Ten Years' Folio Edition Ballistic Publishing has reprinted the popular 'Art of Oddworld Inhabitants: The First Ten Years,' together with a special Folio Edition. CGSociety talks to Lorne Lanning.
The Art of Massive Black Massive Black has helped 18 of the top 20 game publishers bring their game worlds to life through concept design, 3D modeling, illustration, animation, and intellectual property development.
THE VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY


Leaner and Meaner, the Visual Effects Society reinvents itself as a truly representative industry body.
Artistic Collaboration EXPOSE 7 artists Donglu Yu and Jack Zhang are getting married.
Scene From a Movie Competition Latest Game-Artist.Net competition brings out talent and skills from the game modeling community.
2008 CG RETROSPECTIVE 2008 CG RETROSPECTIVE
SIGGRAPH Animation Mother Holographic animated image revealed as centerpiece for SIGGRAPH 2008 Computer Animation Festival awards.
Great White


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.
Alma Short Film, Jonatan Catalan Navarrete (3D)
Country: España
Software: 3ds max, After Effects, Maxwell Render, Photoshop
Atlantis Herald, Alexey Kashpersky (3D)
Country: Ukraine
Software: 3ds max, Photoshop, ZBrush
the downhill racers, Corrado Ficarelli (2D)
Country: Italy
Software: Photoshop
Cthulhu, Chris Nichols (3D)
Country: Canada
Software: Maya, mental ray, ZBrush
Mecha Girl - Lowpoly, Rafael Grassetti (3D)
Country: Brazil
Software: 3ds max, ZBrush
Banker, Iker Cortázar (3D)
Country: España
Software: Maya, mental ray, Mudbox, Photoshop
Mountain Patrol, Michal Suchánek (3D)
Country: Czech Republic
Software: 3ds max, Photoshop, ZBrush
Girl on a chair, Alexander Tomchuk (3D)
Country: Ukraine
Software: 3ds max, mental ray, Photoshop, ZBrush
Sakura, Stefan Morrell (3D)
Country: New Zealand
Software: 3ds max, finalRender, Photoshop
 

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