6 Composition Rules You Can Break for Amazing Photos
Composition rules are great, but sometimes you need to break them. Read on for some practical suggestions on how you can do this. Introduction Breaking the rules of composition can, when done well, lead to amazing, eye-catching results. Instead of calling them rules, it would probably be more accurate to call them guidelines, but that’s […]
Pixar Releases RenderMan 22.5: New Houdini Plugin & Intel OSL Boost
Featuring advancements in interactivity and industry collaborations Today Pixar released RenderMan version 22.5, introducing a completely rewritten RenderMan for Houdini plugin along with significant new features and performance enhancements. Key Highlights RenderMan for Houdini Rewrite Adaptive Sampling Fixes (up to 10% to 15% faster) Interactive displacement Interactive volume density Collaboration with Intel to accelerate OSL […]
Do You Need Drawing Skills for a 3D Career? Pros & Cons
Orlagh Murphy / Getty Images A common question in professional CG forums is, “Do I need to know how to draw for a successful 3D career?” Let’s dive in. But first, a key point: A solid foundation in traditional art or digital painting is a definite advantage for a 3D artist. Drawing skills bring versatility […]
NVIDIA Joins Academy Software Foundation to Advance Motion Picture Tech
The Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) has announced new members, recognized for their dedication to open source software development, which fosters growth and innovation within the motion picture industry. LOS ANGELES — The Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) has welcomed NVIDIA as a premier member, alongside ftrack and Red Hat as general members. ASWF, a collaborative initiative […]
‘Detective Pikachu’ Breaks Records, While ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Still Reigns
The box office saw some exciting developments this weekend, with a record-breaking video game adaptation and continued dominance from an established blockbuster. ‘POKÉMON Detective Pikachu.’ Image © 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Legendary. All rights reserved. Avengers: Endgame maintained its stronghold at the box office for a third consecutive week, earning an estimated $63 […]
Cinesite’s VFX Marvel Magic: Behind the Scenes of Avengers: Endgame
Led by VFX supervisor Simon Stanley-Clamp, the studio delivered 264 visual effects shots for Marvel’s record-breaking box office hit, ‘Avengers: Endgame.’ Marvel Studios’ ‘Avengers: Endgame.’ Image © Marvel Studios 2019. Picking up where Infinity War left off, Disney and Marvel’s record-breaking box office juggernaut, Avengers: Endgame, is the culmination of 10 years and 22 films in the MCU. […]
“The Umbrella Academy: How VFX Brought Pogo to Life with ‘Apes’ Tech”
VFX supervisor Chris White discusses how the visual effects team utilized their expertise in digital character creation from the “Planet of the Apes” films to bring a unique character to life in Netflix’s superhero series. In the Netflix series, ‘The Umbrella Academy,’ actor Ken Hall played Pogo on set, providing eyelines and a physical character […]
Epic Games & Twinmotion: Free Real-Time Visualization Power!
Epic and Twinmotion Unite: Powering Easy, High-Quality Real-Time Visualization Exciting news for the world of design visualization! Epic Games and Twinmotion have joined forces, bringing together the power of Unreal Engine with an intuitive, user-friendly real-time visualization solution. Twinmotion simplifies the process of creating stunning visuals, no matter your industry. Whether you’re in architecture, construction, […]
Adobe Lightroom May Update: New Features for Better Photo Editing
The May updates to the Adobe Photography lineup include significant improvements to help you become a better photographer, collaborate more easily, and elevate your editing. Download the latest Lightroom updates today from the iOS App Store, the Google Play Store, or using the Creative Cloud desktop app. New Ways to Learn and Get Inspired In […]
How “The Man in the High Castle” VFX Builds a Dystopian World
A boutique visual effects studio brought to life a photorealistic dystopian world where the U.S. is divided between Japanese and Nazi control in Amazon Studio’s original series based on Philip K. Dick’s 1962 novel. On Amazon Studio’s ‘The Man in the High Castle,’ the studio produced a wide range of effects, including straightforward paint-outs of […]