New issue for June/July of Computer Graphic World magazine Volume: 34 Issue: 6 is out. The new issue is featuring the blockbusters which you could see in cinema like Cars: 2 from the studios Disney/Pixar and Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon. In the featured article „Killer Machines“, the author is describing the making of the 200-foot-long, snake-like Decepticon and wrap it around a skyscraper in Chicago; „The Decepticon Colossus wrapping itself around the glass-fronted building is the largest robot that ILM has built. Artists at ILM needed a 12-core, 48gb machine to open the scenes above, which contained 100,000 pieces of geometry. In its full form, Colossus has 86,000 pieces. “
, also you can read about the changes in the design of Optimus or Bumblebee. In the article you can also read about the rigging of the robots by fighting, adding small details and more.
Source and full article: CGW