How to Make Atmospheric Lighting in Blender

 

 

 
How to Make Atmospheric Lighting in Blender
Whispers of anticipation for Volumetrics have been heard amongst the Blender community for a while now. Why? Because it allows you to create stuff like smoke, fire, fog, haze or basically any material that fills the air. An ...

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Sculpture based on 2D cartoon design - Blender Tutorial

Sculpture based on 2D cartoon design - Blender Tutorial
In this video tutorial you will learn how to sculpt and make sculpture based on 2D Cartoon Design in Blender. We hope that it will be beneficial to you and you will learn a lot.


Sculpture Cartoon: Construction and definition of the ...

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Facial Modeling Timelapse

Facial Modeling Timelapse
Learn the tutorials on Facial Modeling Tips & Tricks related to facial modeling for Animated Productions by Sergi Cabller in his own words. Facial modeling and topology is something that has always caught my attention. I like to focus on the artistic point of v ...

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JONAH Digital Drawing

JONAH Digital Drawing
Watch the Digital Drawing process of Jonah by the artist Alex Arizmendi in his own words. You will watch the sketching process and final output in this very learning video. Hope you enjoy it.


JONAH Digital Drawing Part I
This is the First part of collection of ...

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How to make a Cascading Text Animation With Cinema 4D and After Effects

How to make a Cascading Text Animation With Cinema 4D and After Effects
In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a fun cascading text effect shown below using Cinema 4D. Mograph, shader effectors, step effectors, and extrude nurbs. you will also see how to light the scene by using some ...

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Tutorial | After Effects | Animating 2D Cartoon Faces

Tutorial | After Effects | Animating 2D Cartoon Faces
In this video tutorial Lee Daniels will show you how to animate the 2D cartoon Face in After Effects. These tutorials are intended as a general overview of features.





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LA-GAR-TO

LA-GAR-TO
Traveling to Nicaragua with his family, a young boy finds the world a weirder, scarier, and more difficult place. And filled, stuffed, and absolutely teeming with iguanas.





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Behind the VFX of The Great Gatsby

Behind the VFX of The Great Gatsby
Go behind the scenes of The Great Gatsby with Alex Fry to see how Animal Logic used NUKE and OCULA to bring the film to life. Animal Logic http://animallogic.com/


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Interview : Legendary Comics Artist Joe Kubert

Interview : Legendary Comics Artist Joe Kubert
Comics legend Joe Kubert sits down to talk about his long career making comic books. He talks about his tools of the trade, how he got started and tells all sorts of stories from the business.





Joe Kubert has been drawing comics for a ...

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Life in Miniature - Making Included

Life in Miniature: Our Secret War Against Cancer - Making Included
Millions of people sadly develop cancer every year. However the incidence of cancer would be even greater were it not for a protein - p53 - that plays a central role in defending our bodies from it. This short documentary film ...

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Something Left, Something Taken - Animation - Making Included

Something Left, Something Taken - Animation - Making Included
An animated dark comedy about a vacationing couple's encounter with a man they believe to be the Zodiac Killer. Based on a true story. Techniques and tools: After Effects, Stop-Motion, Pixilation, Drawn on Paper, Flash, Live Action ...

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Illustration reel - Tiago Hoisel

Illustration reel - Tiago Hoisel
Checkout amazing illustration reel of Tiago Hoisel. If you liked it you can see more of Tiago's illustration at: facebook.com/art.hoisel


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Snow White and The Huntsman - BlueBolt VFX breakdown

Snow White and The Huntsman - BlueBolt VFX breakdown
A breakdown of some of the VFX done by BlueBolt for Snow White and the Huntsman.





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Drawing Optimus Prime: Age of Extinction

Drawing Optimus Prime: Age of Extinction
Drawing Optimus Prime and His new look in Transformers 4, Age of Extinction. We hope that you will watch the video very interestingly and will observe the style of drawing. Thanks for watching and you do like this likes, comments and sharing is always ...

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Cinema4d tutorial : Alien

Cinema4d tutorial : Alien and Snail
Hi All, We are coming up with another new video tutorial for Cinema4D. In this tutorial you will learn how to make a Alien from scratch. First we will set the artwork on stage then we will start making Alien from various body Part. So lets ...

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Rendering Wireframes in CINEMA 4D

Rendering Wireframes in CINEMA 4D: Two Techniques That Get the Job Done
So you want to create a wireframe render for your 3D model in CINEMA 4D? Well, wouldn’t it be easy if you could do it with the click of a button? Luckily for you, it’s just about that easy in CINEMA 4D! Let’s go over a few ...

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Realistic Pencil Drawing Techniques by JD Hillberry

Realistic Pencil Drawing Techniques by JD Hillberry
This drwaing tutorial will show your some of the graphite and charcoal drawing pencils that JD Hillberry use to render and shade his extremely realistic pencil drawings. He is the artist that produced "The Man Behind the Paper" and other ...

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest- Creating Davy Jones at Walt Disney World Backlot
Industrial Light & Magic presents a little background video into the making of the Davy Jones character in The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. The American Film Institute (AFI) Showcase ...

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World of Warships - VFX Breakdown

World of Warships - VFX Breakdown
Graham Matthew Collier  was Lead on the World of Warships trailer at RealtimeUK. This is a breakdown of some of his VFX work that He did for the World of Warships trailer.


Checkout the full trailer on the RealtimeUK page below

Further breakdowns on the ...

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China Box Office: 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' Poised to Break Records

China Box Office: 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' Poised to Break Records
Theater chain owners are excited at box office free-for-all, despite niggling doubts, and believe it could unseat "Avatar" as record-holder. Could Avatar’s $221.9 million box office record in China be on the verge of f ...

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Character Modeling Tutorial Video Series in Maya

Character Modeling Tutorial Video Series in Maya
In this introductory tutorial I go over how to start a boxed modeled character. I start by showing you how to import and work with an image plane to use as reference. I will then move on to creating an initial primitive shape which will be used ...

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Bioten Eternity "Underwater & VFX Making of"

Bioten Eternity "Underwater & VFX Making of"
Check out this revealing underwater & VFX Making of the TVC spot for "Bioten Eternity" by the creative team at IXOR VFX! For more information on IXOR, please see the details below:

Official Website - http://www.ixorvfx.com/
Facebook - ...

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Project "I" - Making of by IXOR

Project "I" - Making of by IXOR
Project "I" is a full CG animated movie based on mythological and fictional creatures and characters. The Making of video is showcasing a brief demonstration of IXOR's pipeline & tools. IXOR was resposible for the entire CG production. Starting from 2D ...

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The first image of the 3D CG Popeye movie by Genndy Tartakovsky

The first image of the 3D CG Popeye movie by Genndy Tartakovsky
Sony Pictures approached director Genndy Tartakovsky for a new, feature length Popeye film after Hotel Transylvania and Hotel Transylvania 2. And it will be 3D CG animation.



 

Not much is known about the Sony Picture ...

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Tips for Getting a Job at a Game Studio

Tips for Getting a Job at a Game Studio
Do you ever wonder what you’ll need to do to get a job in a top game studio? In the Top Tips video, tutors sit down to discuss tips to help you get noticed and break into the game industry. See how vital being a true team player is to a game studio–and mo ...

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Jellyfish movement tutorial by maya ncloth

Jellyfish movement tutorial by maya ncloth
In this tutorial we will be learning maya ncloth system. Usually maya ncloth system is used to make clothing system in maya. But in this tutorial you will see how to use maya ncloth system to generate the jellyfish movement through maya ncloth. You ...

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Create a Photorealistic Fruit Splash in Blender

Create a Photorealistic Fruit Splash in Blender
On this tutorial Andrew Price will teach you how to create a Photorealistic fruit splash in blender in his own words. Depending on how much patience you have, the fluid simulator can be a rewarding experience or flat out disappointing. The truth ...

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Tutorial on Rendering with ZBrush and Photoshop

Tutorial on Rendering with ZBrush and Photoshop
This is a great tutorial on how to get amazing renders using Pixologic’s ZBrush and Adobe’s Photoshop. ZBC artist Bulgarov Vitaly has spent a great amount of time putting together this great tuturial on Bulgarov Vitaly own word ...

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Stylizing Your Portrait Photography with Photoshop Basics

Stylizing Your Portrait Photography with Photoshop Basics
In this webinar, special guest Aaron Nace conducts a live portrait retouching tutorial featuring a combination of simple techniques in Photoshop. Aaron is the Founder and President of Phlearn, the #1 Photoshop site that publishes free ...

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Behind the Scenes: Prefa 'Panzerstier'

Behind the Scenes: Prefa 'Panzerstier'
The Mill+ team takes you behind the scenes of the Prefa ‘Panzerstier’ spot featuring a CGI Bull developed fully in Cinema4D. See how the team used a 3D printed bull to re-create the scene featuring an array of harsh weather elements. The Mill+ team collab ...

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Alien Demo Zbrush Tutorial

Alien Demo Zbrush Tutorial
In this 4 video tutorial series in Zbrush Josh Crockett will show you how to make an alien Demo in Zbrush. Josh is a freelance artist specializing in digital sculpture, concept art, illustration, and creature/character design for the film, gaming, television and pub ...

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Why do practical effects get replaced with CGI?

Why do practical effects get replaced with CGI?
If you've noticed a lack of quality effects in recent Hollywood films, you're not crazy. The top practical effects experts in the world explain why producers replace practical effects with CG, and what you can do about it. THE CONTENT IN THIS ...

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20 Alien Fantasy Digital Art For Your Inspiration

20 Alien Fantasy Digital Art For Your Inspiration
This time we comes up a post dedicated to Alien Fantasy Digital Art. A collection of 25 awesome alien digital art. Hope you like it and we wish that helps you to take this in a inspirational way. Lets ...

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Making of Recon Elite

Making of Recon Elite
This video tutorial is by Vadim. He is going to tell about creation of Recon elite, his Dominance War 4 entry. One thing he is sure about that he had love to make something machine-related as he love sci-fi setting. Also, this'd make a very good reason to practice hard ...

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Autodesk Announces Maya LT 2015 Extension 1

Autodesk Announces Maya LT 2015 Extension 1
Autodesk announces Maya LT 2015 Extension 1, which adds animation features that enable indie game developers to create more elaborate characters and environmental objects for their games. Maya LT is designed to make the 3D creative process faster for ...

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Metamorphosis VFX Breakdown

Metamorphosis VFX Breakdown
This is a breakdown of some of the VFX made for the Metamorphosis (2014). It is a combination of live footage and CG elements completed using Houdini and Nuke. W Zankowski filmed the model with markers (as you can see in the opening). Then modelled dummy geo in Ho ...

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Building a Tree for Games & Animation in 3DS Max and Mudbox

Building a Tree for Games & Animation in 3DS Max and Mudbox
In this video tutorial series Ben Cowell Thomas will teach you the process of making a tree for games and animation. These tutorial is the result of Ben's research and some experimentation and is aimed at animation and games CG ar ...

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Epic Animation Tips by Patrick Giusiano

CGI Animated Breakdowns HD: "Epic Animation Tips - by Patrick Giusiano
Check out these very revealing shot breakdowns from the CGI Animated Film "Epic" by the talented animator, Patrick Giusiano! Patrick Giusiano is a French animator. He is working in Blue Sky Studio. In the below video you ...

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Creating Realistic Hair and Hairstyles with Maya's nhair

Creating Realistic Hair and Hairstyles with Maya's nhair
In this video we are going to look into how to add hair to a character using nhair in Maya. And the nhair, its a part of the nucleus system which created dynamic in Maya. but its also a system of curves means it creates hair by having ...

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Creating Polygon Hair for Game Characters in Maya

Creating Polygon Hair for Game Characters in Maya
In this video walkthrough, you will learn how to  create polygon hair for game characters. You will see the workflow for creating polygon hair for a character, "Mr. Grumples". In the video, software used is Maya 2014, but the technique can be us ...

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50 Amazing Portrait Retouching Tutorials

50 Portrait Retouching Tutorials To Take Your Photoshop Skills To A New Level
Photoshop is capable of making slightly imperfect photo into an awesome shot. Watch 50 beauty-retouching tutorials for you to learn Photoshop techniques and study examples of how you can do it in practice. Here, y ...

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Animation / VFX Breakdown - Scotiabank Coming Soon

Animation / VFX Breakdown - Scotiabank Coming Soon
Watch the Animation / VFX Breakdown - TOPIX - Scotiabank.  In the video you will see the featured storyboard and the output based on this storyboard. Also you will see the base mesh for animated character with wireframe render. You will see ...

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GOAL OF THE DEAD: VFX BREAKDOWN

GOAL OF THE DEAD: VFX BREAKDOWN
BUF have just released a bloody VFX breakdown of their work for GOAL OF THE DEAD.





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Dragon Illustrations and Artwork

Dragon Illustrations and Artwork
Today we are presenting some superb Dragon Illustrations and Artwork by chevsy (Vuk Kostic). The details in the illustrations are very detailed and they are mesmerizing. We can say these are very inspiring. See below the ...

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New 'Big Hero 6' Tease Gets World Cup Fever

New 'Big Hero 6' Tease Gets World Cup Fever
Hiro and Baymax try to join in the "Beautiful Game" in 14-second Facebook footage. The second glimpse released to the world of Disney’s upcoming animated adaption of the Marvel superhero property Big Hero 6 is more than a little topical, showing Hiro ...

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Titanfall: Free The Frontier VFX Breakdown

Titanfall: Free The Frontier VFX Breakdown
Titanfall is set in a rich near future universe with visceral, epic battles with Pilots and their Titan companions; noted Dusty Welch of Respawn. We wanted to partner with Playfight, who has a history of delivering movies that meld gameplay, live ...

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Reconnoiter VFX Breakdown in 4 Parts Video Series

Reconnoiter VFX Breakdown in 4 Parts Video Series
Watch the stunning Visual Effects Breakdown Shot from Sci-Fi feature film Reconnoiter. 50 years from now, a pilot (Ian Rowe) is sent 60 light years across the galaxy through a new device capable of crossing the extra spatial dimensions. His ...

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Nike’s Animated Short for the 2014 World Cup

Nike’s Animated Short for the 2014 World Cup
The 2014 World Cup kicks off today so it seems appropriate to share the new animated short that Nike recently released. If you’re a soccer fan (yes, we’re in the U.S.A.) you’ll love it. Even if you’re not a sports fan, you’ll appreciate the stylized ...

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New trailer for the VFX-heavy Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

New trailer for the VFX-heavy Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
a decade before Sin City was released. Obviously most the the stars got aged but this time Sin City will come up with lots of VFX and that will surely cover-up the aging factor. Most of the blockbuster movie in present is huge vfx pact ...

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Into The Storm breakdown by Asbjørn Nedrehagen

Into The Storm breakdown by Asbjørn Nedrehagen
This is a piece I did for the “Rendered Graphics” competition at The Gathering. I wanted to create a character in motion, with a dynamic feel to the composition. This is a shaman riding into the storm with his companion. All assets are created in Z ...

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