Portal 3Dtotal released a book in to the series The Digital Art Master: Volume 5. This is the fifth book in the series and it’s featuring articles and work from 60 talented artists working in the Computer Graphic industry. This is common knowledge for everyone from CG world. But now3D Total is giving away a sample chapter of six pages from the book and you can download it, for FREE!
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Goal of this contest is to showcase CityLIFE in two different seasons – Summer, Autumn, Winter or Spring. You can join in three different categories, Still image, Concept art and Real Time. The entries will be judged according to overall accepted standards of architectural visualization: composition; 3d modeling; lighting; materials and textures, concept (original approach), addressing the architectural interpretation of the city, technical skill, emotive value and participation in WIP threads.
The 3D World CG Awards will recognize the work of the entire CG entertainment industry: from software and hardware developers who give us the tools and engines to drive creativity to the artists and technicians involved in pushing the boundaries of CG illustration, animation, visual effects and arch viz. Judges of this event, which is sponsored by Autodesk, The Foundry, Workstation Specialists, iPi Soft LLC and e-on software, selected winners in each of 14 categories.
New issue of 3D World magazine is coming out. And that is great news for anyone, who is addicted to sci-fi. Cause you can enter to Clone Wars and create your own spaceship animation sequence with our complete sci-fi project. You find out who’s won each of the 14 categories in this year’s inaugural CG Awards, celebrating the best in 3D content and technology, as voted for by the whole CG community. You can also learn how to create a photoreal female face with David Moratilla’s amazing tips and tricks.
A new issue of 3D Artist magazine is launched and it should be already being prepared to sale. If you are interested in cover image, good news i, that inside magazine you will find, which techniques was used to light and render this building. This issue offers guide to product visualisation, (including tips for modelling, rendering and postproduction), as well as a fluid typography tutorial from artist Hussain Almossawi. In the Workshop section, you can follow masterclass in KeyShot; create realistic demolition effects in RayFire and use GoZ to flesh out a base mesh as well as how to simulate and render liquid in Houdini.