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10th Annual Rookies World School Rankings® 2020 Announced Today The Rookies today released its 10th annual ranking lists naming the Top 50 schools offering programs in game design, animation, visual effects, concept art, motion graphics and architectural visualisation.
19 reasons why you're not getting a job in vfx, games or animation. We all know it can be difficult to break into creative industries. Competition for jobs is global, junior talent is strong and every month more and more artists graduate and
Beginner's Guide to Becoming a Visual Effects (VFX) Artist 2020 Update! - This free guide explains everything you need to know about becoming a visual effects artist for blockbuster films, television and more.
Weekly Drills 035 - #UnderwaterCreature This week we want you to create an underwater creature project. Then simply tag it #RookiesWeeklyDrills and #UnderwaterCreature.
Character Production Workflow: From 2D Concept to 3D Render Rafael Mesquita shares an extensive character production workflow, sharing how to take 2D concepts and transforming them into amazing 3D renders.
Create realistic 3D terrain with the power of World Machine World Machine combines procedural terrain creation, simulations of nature, and interactive editing to produce realistic looking terrain quickly and easily.
Top 20 Rookies Weekly Drills projects submitted for Review Here are the Top 20 most popular entries to date! Congratulations to everyone who is getting involved with Rookies Weekly Drills, we hope you are getting as much out of it as we are.
Insider's Guide - Westerdals, Kristiania University College We speak to Kaja Kowalczyk, in her third year of a bachelor’s degree in Visual Effects, about the ins and outs of studying at Westerdals, Kristiania University College in Oslo, Norway.
Weekly Drills 034 - #IsometricRoom This week we want you to mix things up and get you to create a rendering of an isometric room. Then simply tag it #RookiesWeeklyDrills and #IsometricRoom.
UTS Animal Logic Academy student film ‘Spirit’ The students studying the Master of Animation and Visualisation at UTS in Sydney have been hard at work putting the final touches on their student film for 2020 called ‘Spirit’.
Career Advice - Working as an Environment Artist for a Game Studio with Enguerrand Michelin Want a successful career working as an Environment Artist at some of the world's leading Game Development Studios? Enguerrand Michelin is an Environment Artist and recent graduate from New3dge. Since
How to Create a Realistic 3D Portrait Using Maya and ZBrush A student of 3D, Parth shows us his workflow when creating realistic 3D portraits in Maya and ZBrush.
Gnomon For over twenty years, Gnomon has educated many of the world’s best digital artists. Called “the MIT of visual effects” by Fast Company magazine, Gnomon offers a variety of educational options to help students reach their goals in the entertainment industry.
CG Spectrum Our mentors meet students from around the world online for small classes or 1-on-1 specialised industry diploma courses. Apply now and launch your career in games or film.
University for the Creative Arts The University for the Creative Arts was founded in 2005 and is the latest incarnation of this leading creative education institution, with a legacy dating back over 160 years in Farnham.
Yoobee Colleges The colleges all have rich histories, dating back 30 years in some cases, and they have been working collaboratively for several years to offer complementary pathway programmes.
LISAA - The Higher Institute of Applied Arts LISAA is a private higher education establishment that trains creators in 2D & 3D Animation, Video Game and Special Effects in Paris, Bordeaux and Toulouse.
SF Film School SF Film School was founded in 2001with a track record of sending graduates across the globe to work at VFX companies with which they have close industry ties.
Vertex School Inc The Vertex School is building in-depth online training programs to help people get jobs in cutting edge creative technical fields such as Games and Real Time Technology using our combination of skill mapping, accountability, mentoring and just plain old hard work and butt kicking.
Award Winners - Portfolio of the Week Week 6 - This week our team has picked another round of amazing portfolios that shows a great range of skills, a creative eye and solid technical skills.
Award Winners - Portfolio of the Week Check out four of our latest featured portfolios by members that are really taking their online portfolios to the next level.
Award Winners - Portfolio of the Week With over 10,000 members using the portfolio tools on The Rookies, there is no shortage of amazing portfolios worth checking out. This week our team has picked another round
Award Winners - Portfolio of the Week Week #4 - With over 20,000 members using the portfolio tools on The Rookies, there is no shortage of amazing portfolios worth checking out. This week our team has picked another round of amazing portfolios that shows a great range of skills, a creative eye and solid technical skills.
Award Winners - Portfolio of the Week With over 20,000 members using the portfolio tools on The Rookies, there is no shortage of amazing portfolios worth checking out. This week our team has picked another round of amazing portfolios that shows a great range of skills, a creative eye and solid technical skills.
Award Winners - Portfolio of the Week With over 10,000 members using the portfolio tools on The Rookies, there is no shortage of amazing portfolios worth checking out. This week our team has picked another round of amazing portfolios that shows a great range of skills, a creative eye and solid technical skills.