The Amazing Spiderman – 4 minute preview
Here is hoping that this round of Spiderman movies are good. Watch the preview below.
(Is it just me, that whenever I see Andrew Garfield I think of Eduardo Saverin? )
V-Ray Anniversary Challenge
V-Ray is turning 10 so what better way to celebrate than with a new challenge. If you have time to enter, have a look at these prizes. Motivated?
Now here is the challenge:
“Create an image to tell the story of a decisive moment” -
Imagine the split second when everything changes. It could be an instant from [...]
Um, wow!
Vray Workshop’s second image of the week by Juan Altieri, (Studio – Estudio A2T).
One of the best interiors I have seen in a while!
Thanks to CGrecord for the link.
GREAT FREE 3D MODELS
Have a look and definitely download these great free 3d models from Hauscapsule. Not only are there furniture models, but accessories and SUPERB lighting too!
LINK HERE
Underwater Hotel Concept
And I think that Dubai would actually pull this off! Set aside scuba diving or shark-cage diving – go ahead and book yourself into the comfort of an underwater hotel.
If you had fears, there is a resurfacing emergency feature, phew.
For a few more pics click through here.
Istanbul Seaport – Project Breakdown
Ronen Bekerman has a great breakdown of the Istanbul Seaport project by Squint Opera. It features their work, the ‘making of’ and an interview with two of the artists.
Below is a rendered shot from this project which looks great (you might have see this already?).
Also be sure to watch these two vids:
Istanbul Seaport from [...]
Xerox Time Lapse
Watch A World Made Simpler below. I can really appreciate timelapse animations. The time and detail it takes real dedication.
Free HDRI Skies
Head over to HDRI Hub for their free sample skies (and browse their shop too, I guess)
Making of Smith House
Konstantinos Anninos has compiled this breakdown of ’Smith House’, using the magical trio – 3d Max, Vray and Photoshop. Click through here.
Free 3D Model: Diesel Cage Lamp
Download this great 3D model by 3d artist, Alexander Schmidl, from Archfactory. The Foscarini Diesel Cage Grande Pendant Lamp can be downloaded here in Max 2011 format.
Pixel Must Die (Demoreel)
Watch Pixel Must Die’s archvis demo reel for this year.
PIXEL MUST DIE Architectural Demo Reel 2012 from Pixel Must Die on Vimeo.
New Dark Knight Rises trailer
Just when I thought that Christopher Nolan couldn’t get anymore awesome, there is an aeroplane hanging in mid-air! Watch the new The Dark Knight Rises trailer.
Prometheus Featurette (and International Trailer)
C.A.N.T…W.A.I.T!
Don’t watch the international trailer below, if you don’t want to see too much of the upcoming Prometheus. It shows a lot more than previous trailers.
New Brave Trailer
Today is faux-Friday in South Africa; tomorrow is Freedom Day. And on Friday’s I like to post up videos or animations. It’s a great way to wind down after a crazy, deadline-ridden week.
Watch the latest Brave trailer below.
It’s looks so beautiful! Visit Disney Pixar’s Facebook here for images from the travel research done for Brave.
dbox animation – Yale New Residential Colleges
Watch an animation by dbox below.
Remember you can follow them on Facebook too.
Making of Yellow Bedroom
Read Romi Volentino’s breakdown of Yellow Bedroom here on Renderspirit. There has been an increase of these types of posts up there, which is great.
Topkapi, Istanbul by Hasan Karaaslan
The image above is a screen shot from Hasan Karaaslan’s animation done for a TV series. I really like this image, and has a certain amount of realism to it, if you compare it to these images here and here (or just Google Image Search it).
Watch the full animation here.
Prometheus Viral Trailers
If you watched this Prometheus trailer, then you’ll want to watch these two viral trailers. Really excited about this!
Peter Weyland at TED 2023
The David 8
Making of I-window
Jan Vollmer, a 3D artist from Germany, compiled this tutorial for Renderspirit. Using 3d Max 2012 64 bit design, Vray and After Effects for the post production, these images were created.
I’m a fan of the evening exteriors – great atmosphere.
View another of his tutorials here, this time for CGarena.
Evermotion VFX Showreels
Watch the Evermotion VFX Arch Vis 2012 reel below:
Architecture Reel 2012 from EVERMOTION on Vimeo.
You can also watch the Cinematic and Automotive reels.
Free Models: Kitchen Accessories
Free stuff! I LOVE free stuff, because it’s free. Free, free, free.
Thanks again to XOIO who have been giving away a whole lot of assets lately.
Download these beautiful kitchen accessories – models are Max 2010 files, shaded in Vray. Also included is an .obj format.
Titanic infographic
Marking the anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking this weekend, see this infographic below. (I noticed Titanic in 3D was in theatre this past week.)
Click through here for the larger version.
Making of x 2
There are two tutorials I found this morning – Making of English Pub and Hasussman Flat in Paris.
The first that Rakan Jandali, a 3d artist living in the UAE, put together this work tutorial for CGarena. Putting a emphasis on finding the ideal reference images, Rakan uses 3d Max, Vray and Photoshop to create this [...]
Buenos Aires Bookstore
What a grand looking book store! The old Grand Splendid Theatre has been converted to the El Ateneo Grand Splendid book store. Most of the original interior has stayed the same. Click through here for more pictures.
HDRI exterior lighting with Vray
James Cutler wrote this tutorial on HDRI lighting with Vray for ArchFactory. He uses 3ds Max and Vray for this tutorial, where a HDR image is used to light and reflect the 3d environment (see image example below)
HDRI stands for high-dynamic-range imaging, which is a 32bit float image format that allows a greater dynamic range of luminance between [...]
Free bark textures
Did you see these? Have you downloaded them yet? If not, Xoio have offered this seamless bark texture set (9 textures) for download. Compatible with 3Dmax 2010 (upwards) and Vray 2.1. Link through here and once you’re there, the download link is on the right hand side.
The Dark Knight Rises (slow-mo)
Now this is useful! A 14 minute slow motion trailer clip. It makes it so much easier to make out everything that you might miss in the fast exciting version.
Time to analyse.
Industry Interview – Dbox
Now if you’re in 3D, you’ll know Dbox’s work. Wow! I’ve posted their works here on the Burn blog previously, because I’m a big fan.
Ronen Bekerman interviewed Dbox’s Mark Gleghorn – read the interview here.
FREEEEEEEEEE – Timelapse skies
Marc Lorenz has very kindly shared these free timelapse skies on his blog. These skies are free for personal or commercial use. They were created by using a Canon camera and lens with post work in After Effects and Neat Video Pro.
Link 1
Link 2
Link 3
Stasis – New teaser trailer
If you recall in this piece on creativity as an artist here, we mentioned Chris’ own adventure game. Here is the new teaser for his game, Stasis:
Read his blog for progress.
X3 Urban Scene Animation
This animation is short and sweet! I like it. X3 Archviz’s aim was to get it as close to reality as possible for their client.
Archviz – Urban Scene from We are X3. on Vimeo.
Trailers x 2
Watch the Rise of the Guardians trailer below, by Dreamworks Animation. This is based on a book series by William Joyce (Oscar winner for this short).
Dark Shadows, a Tim Burton film. Now what would a Tim Burton film be without Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter acting weird? Looks funny enough.
V-Ray Dispersion
V-Ray 2.0 Dispersion is simple yet powerful feature which allows you to create stunning close ups of refractive objects with caustics.
- as featured on CGrecord
Making of Apartment by LeFx
Read through this tutorial on this apartment render. I like the mood of the image and it’s always interesting to see how other artists put their images together.
Software used was 3Dmax and Vray.
Total Recall – Teaser Trailer
We wave goodbye to Arnold and say hello to Colin Farrell in the remake of Total Recall. It’s bound to be more exciting with the evolution of VFX in the last decade! Watch the teaser below.
3D Max 2013
Autodesk has announced it’s 2013 versions of 3d Max. Bugs fixes and new features are the highlights. Click through here to see video features.
James Cameron’s Mariana Trench Dive
Perhaps the Mariana Trench will be further inspiration for the boundary-pushing James Cameron. Read up on the details of the record breaking dive here.
Free Models: Dot Lamps
Download this 3d model from Flying Architecture as obj here. A great and modern addition to your model library.
Making of: It’s going to rain
Go through the making of this image here on CGrecord. I particularly like the look of the earth/vegetation. Not your typical 3d scene – I like it!
CGArchitect Awards 2012
Although I felt generally disappointed with 2011 awards, I have hope for the 2012 CGArchitect awards. There are new categories for commissioned and non-commissioned work. Enter by 19 May.
View details and sponsors here.
Full Prometheus trailer
We’ve been teased with bits and pieces but watch the full trailer for Prometheus here. Prometheus is Ridley Scott’s prequel to Alien:
Procrastination Friday
The third Battleship trailer – looks like Transformers in water. I can always appreciate the effort that goes into all the VFX though:
Check out Mad Brew, a short animation by Mad Crew. There was a warning for gore… you judge.
The Legend of Mad Brew from Mad Crew on Vimeo.
Free model: Golf cart
This model was posted up a long while ago, but is still available for download from Cgdigest. Still relevant and I hope you’ll get some good use out of it.
Link to page or direct download link
Free 3D modelling software
Here is a list posted on Free 3D Models of free model making software packages. This will definitely help if you’ve just started 3D or are still saving to buy your copy of the more expensive programs. There are also links to their sites, etc.
LINK – http://www.gfx-3d-model.com/2012/02/ten-free-3d-model-making-software-packages/
Getting started and hired in 3D
We’ve posted a few things here before on careers in the 3d industry. Last week 3Dworld posted up these two pieces on getting started and hired in 3d. It might be worth a read.
Getting Started in 3d – finding the right position or role for yourself in the 3d world of business. Knowing your role [...]
Animating Text
Animating text/Self-writing text tutorial can be found here on 3Dmax’s Facebook page. Link through, download the required file and then watch the videos.
In this tutorial, you learn to animate “self-writing” text using a variety of animation methods. You also learn to use the Link Controller to animate a pen to follow the ink animation.
Product Animation
Much specific detail goes into product illustration and animation – if you’ve done this, then I’m sure you’ll appreciate the following animation by Javi Martínez
The Accuracy Of Time:
“The Accuracy Of Time… la precisión del tiempo”, a short movie by Javi Martínez from Javi Martinez on Vimeo.
Free model: Bus shelter
Head over to 10Ravens to download this free model of a bus shelter. It’s modern looking and could really add to an exterior street scene. Link here to download. Also have a look here at their other free offerings.
Virtual Tour of Dubai
I’ve seen virtual tours, but this is INSANE in terms of size.
Link through here and be sure to press all the buttons!
John Carter – 10 Minute Promo
Disney have released 10 minutes of the John Carter film. It’s out this weekend! Watch below:
Watch me, it’s Friday
New Avengers trailer
New Game of Thrones trailer. Starts April 1st – can’t wait!
Creating 3D logos in Max
A quick tip today from CGtuts on creating 3D logos in Max. Watch the video here.
“Sasa Posloncec will show you how to create great looking logos in 3D Studio Max in only a few minutes! You’ll learn how to create a vector of your chosen logo in Photoshop and how to export it into 3D [...]
Adobe Photoshop Touch for iPad 2
For those designers on the go or the freelancers who work from the beach (in my mind I picture you on the beach ), here is the Photoshop Touch app for iPad 2. The is available to buy in the iTunes App Store for US$9.99.
40 year old computer graphics
How far we have come. And gladly so!
Watch this video below, as posted on CGpuppet:
In 1972 Ed Catmull (founder of Pixar) and his colleagues created the world’s first 3D rendered movie, an animated version of Ed’s left hand. This is the film that they produced. It includes some “making of” footage (around 1:30) and some other [...]
2012 Oscar Winners
If you haven’t heard already, here are the winners of the Academy Awards.
Actress in a Leading Role: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Actor in a Leading Role: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Directing: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Animated Short Film: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Documentary Short Subject: Saving Face
Live Action Short Film: The Shore
Original Screenplay: Midnight [...]
More Friday videos to watch
After the trailer for Brave, Disney Pixar’s project, here is a two minute clip from the upcoming animated film.
Then, the trailer for Wrath of the Titans (sequel to Clash of the Titans).
VCCC Animation – Flood Slicer
Flood Slicer, an Australian 3D studio created the animation below for McBride Charles Ryan Architects . The exterior animation is amazing, especially the footage integration.
VCCC from FloodSlicer on Vimeo.
XOlO – Free cutout people (Yes, MORE!)
I LOVE free stuff. Whether is with a magazine or online, if it’s free I’m happy. XOIO have released another free pack of cutout people to download here. If you missed their previous pack, link through here.
Guggenheim at Night – Making of
Artist, Christopher Malheiros, created this breakdown for CG Architect for his Guggenheim at Night render. It was created in Cinema4d.
LINK HERE
OTG renders by Bien Negradas
Have a look at these renders done by Bien Negradas, a 3d artist based in the Philippines for the Off the Grid Challenge by 3DAllusions. Bien came in as Runner Up. The scenes were done using 3dmax 2012, Vray 2.0, Photoshop with Multiscatter and Advance Painter plugins. I love the glow and the planting!
The Off the [...]
Friday is for watching videos
Well, three to be exact.
First is a clip from La Luna, a Pixar, Oscar Nominated Short.
Second is the Mass Effect 3 CG teaser trailer.
Lastly is UK Studio, Factory Fifteen’s Merchant Square.
MERCHANT SQUARE from Factory Fifteen on Vimeo.
Camera Matching in 6 Steps
Ciro Sannino posted this quick how to on 3dtotal – 6 steps in 3 minutes, using 3D max.
Camera Matching in six steps in 3ds Max – Ciro Sannino from 3DTotal.com on Vimeo.
The Mill’s CG Stadiums Showreel 2012
The Mill have released a showreel focusing on their CG stadiums from various commercials or films.
Click through here for more of their work and showreels.
3D Furniture
Looking for the right designer chair?
Really love this site – 3dfurniture.net. Sign up, log in and download some great 3D furniture models.
McDonald’s – Earth’s Treasure
Visual effects studio, The Mission did a commercial for McDonald’s entitled, “McDonald’s Earth’s Treasure”. There is also a Making Of video here on CGrecord.
Making of:
Earth’s Treasure – Making Of from The Mission Studio on Vimeo.
Photos from Game of Thrones – S2
Yes, yes, yes – I’m back with GoT I don’t think you can truly appreciate the costumes and settings once you see the stills.
View more…
Cottage Village
Evermotion member, Smarty, posted up this image (amongst others). This for a presentation for a village near Moscow. This image is my favourite, but have a look at the others here to decide for yourself. Great feel to this image.
10th Annual VES Award Winners
At technological times like these, I think we take for granted that not too long ago there weren’t awards or recognition for this type of work. Geesh, I remember when there were no cellphones! How did I survive?
The Visual Effects Society held the 10th Annual VES Awards which recognises outstanding effects for film, animation, TV, [...]
New look CG Architect
Have you seen it yet? The new look CG Architect site was launched yesterday.
More pictures – that’s what I like. We’re in visualisation after all
Red Buildings
Perhaps it’s because Valentine’s Day is around the corner, but the colour red seems to be everywhere. Here is a collection of Dezeen’s Red Buildings that they’ve featured recently. Rather striking.
View more…
Not to mention Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi:
Making of the Abandon Factory
Click through here for the breakdown on how Romi Volentino, from Indonesia, created the Abandon(ed) Factory for this challenge.
ILM – New Book
360 pages of 35 years of Industrial Light & Magic’s work – wow! Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Innovation covers the early days (1975 to 1994) as well as the last 16 years of their ‘magic’. It includes explanations and challenges the studio had to face.
Link to Amazon.com
Xoio – Free 2D people
You’ll remember the last free people pack from Xoio, well here is the next one. Yay! Link through here to their post or from this direct link.
Interview with Gary Yost
Gary Yost directed the Team that developed the original 3D Studio Dos and later the first releases of 3ds Max. In this video he talks a bit about how it all started and how it feels looking back 20 years later.
Depth Of Field in 3DMax and After Effects
Depth Of Field is essential to add believability and realism to any 3d render. In this tutorial Chandan Kumar will explain how to achieve in camera DOF in 3d studio max, and how to improve quality and control focus using the camera’s target distance. – CGtuts
Click through here for video
F*ck you; Pay me! Contracts For Designers
Don’t let the title put you off (maybe it won’t?). Mike Monteiro, design director at Mule Design Studio, gave the following speech at a seminar. In summary, he covers how to protect your work and payment. Take the 40 minutes odd to watch it. It’s really worth it!
2011/03 Mike Monteiro | F*ck You. Pay Me. [...]
Villa Flåttarna by Tenjin
These are renders. I had to look twice.
This project, Villa Flattarna, was done for Swedish firm, Wingårdh Arkitektontor, by Tenjin. Watch the short video on their site.
Archetype by Aaron Sims
Archetype: RL7 is an eight-foot tall combat robot that goes on the run after malfunctioning with vivid memories of once being human. As its creators and the military close in, RL7 battles its way to uncovering the shocking truth behind its mysterious visions and past.
Directed by Aaron Sims
starring Robert Joy (Land of the Dead, CSI:NY) [...]
Motion Blur – Tutorial
Blur Matters(s) is a tutorial by Vyonyx on how they blur people in 3D renders. Read the full tutorial here.
Trailer: The Chase
Here is the trailer for The Chase, a short movie directed by Philippe Gamer at Space Patrol (VFX and 3D animation studio). Pretty insane looking!
The Chase – Trailer from Philippe Gamer on Vimeo.
Teaser – Kingdom Tower
The proposed Kingdom Tower will be the world’s tallest building. Visual House, a UK-based archviz studio, produced this teaser animation for what will be a 1km high building, for Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture.
As Visualhouse has told 3Dworld, they’ve used 3DMax and V-ray, as well as After Effects to composite the separate rendered elements. [...]
7 Simple, Practical Tips to Becoming a Better Artist
Do you perhaps set special resolutions at the beginning of each new year? Even if you don’t, read this post for tips on becoming a better artist. Something might stick? Although Andrew uses Blender, there are definitely valid points that apply to any 3D user.
7 Simple, Practical Tips to Becoming a Better Artist
by Andrew Price [...]
Free 2D people
Thanks to Immediate Entourage for the free people. These images are supplied as PNGs and there are quite a few of them! Please be sure to read the disclaimer but they can be used commercially. Click through here.
Vyonyx Image Breakdown
Vyonyx gives a video breakdown of the above image – using only Photoshop. Click through here to watch it!
Top 10 Lies Told to Naive Artists & Designers
Top 10 Lies Told to Naive Artists & Designers
by Mark W. Lewis
1 “Do this one cheap (or free) and we’ll make it up on the next one.”
No reputable business person would first give away their work and time or merchandise on the hope of making it up later. Can you imagine what a plumber would [...]
30 Story hotel built in 15 days – video
According to Huffington Post, this hotel was built in just 15 days (360 hours). Yes, 15 days. That’s roughly how long I was on holiday and I didn’t achieve anything near that
This building popped up in the Hunan Province in China and is a total of 170 000 sq feet (~15,793 m², if [...]
WETA interview – The Adventures of Tintin
PLEASE tell me that you got to see The Adventures of Titin? Didn’t that bring back memories from childhood?
Apart from The Rise of the Planet of the Apes, it was my favourite movie of the year. And I thought that the 3D was sensational! *Patiently waits for the DVD release*
As usual, Art of VFX has [...]
Happy New Year
Most of South Africa came to halt for the better part of our Summer. And what a beautiful season it is!
I can happily say that we’re all back at work today with much to look forward to a new year (and if you believe in it, 2012 brings the end of the world).
To start off [...]
Game of Thrones S2 – new trailer
If you haven’t read the books by now, I’m very sorry – this could give you more info than you care to watch! The new Season 2 trailer below. Stannis lays his claim to the Iron Throne.
45 powerful images from 2011
We’re heading to the end of 2011 (didn’t that arrive quickly?) and it’s often a time of reflection. Buzzfeed posted up their 45 Most Powerful Images of 2011.
View more here.
John Carter (no longer from Mars)
Watch the John Carter trailer below
io9 list of things you need to know about Disney’s John Carter.
Annie Awards – Nominees
Here is the list of nominees for the Annie Awards, being held in February next year. Definitely something to keep track of! (Have I ever mentioned how much I love animated films?)
Silly animation for the day
Love the style and simplicity of the these animations. Watch the video below.
History of Internet English
Vyonyx animation
This animation, on Vyonyx’s site, was produced for a proposal for the London River Park.
Obsessed about backups?
It’s a heart-sinking feeling when you can’t find that important file. We’re obsessed about backups because 1) you can’t always trust your hardware and 2) we don’t want to waste time doing it all over again. Try backing up your files online.
Dropbox seems to be quite popular – with up to 2GB free storage. Adrive has [...]