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Beginner's Guide to becoming a Video Game Designer

This guide is for absolute beginners who are trying to find a career that compliments their passion for playing games, technology, design, coding and digital art.

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

This free guide explains everything you need to know about becoming a visual effects artist for blockbuster films, television and more.

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How to Create an Award Winning 3D Short Film using Pixar's Renderman

A significant challenge we experienced while making this film was the rigging. We had to create a rig that was universal enough to be used on most of the characters, while still giving us the freedom to animate specific facial features like the eyes and the mouth.

Animation Challenge - Crazy in Quarantine

We’re expecting some pretty ‘out there’ animations with a theme like this. Extra points will be given to those that can make the judges laugh or cry!

Career Advice - Working as a CG Supervisor with Laura Hohman

Depending on the day, sometimes we are troubleshooting ambitious ideas, or we could be handing out scripts to the board artists, or we could be checking all our designs before sending them to our vendor studios to build. Every day is different with its own flavour.

How to Create a 3D Game Character in ZBrush

I would advise everyone to do is to choose a subject you are passionate about. Working on 3D characters can easily get frustrating, especially when you’re just starting out.

Weekly Drills 025 - #HumanSkull

For this challenge you can go all creepy with your design, or even carve some cool patterns into it, or you could be more traditional and use this as a legit anatomy study.

Insider's Guide - UTS Animal Logic Academy

We speak to Lauren Bartie a student about the ins and outs of studying at UTS Animal Logic Academy in Sydney, Australia.

Proof that using a GPU-accelerated renderer like Redshift will improve your personal work

Every digital artists wants their renders to look great, but more importantly you want your renders done fast because more renders equals more creativity.

Tips for Creating Stylised Props For A 3D Scene

I started from polygon primitives and worked my way from there. This was where I needed to pay the most attention. I needed to make sure my volumes had the correct proportions. After I was satisfied with the model's silhouette, I moved on to adding the rest of the shapes that define it.

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.

Weekly Drills 024 - #Sunglasses

This week we want you to find or design some sunglasses that could be used by a hero character for a game/film, then create a project with it as the central piece and tag it #RookiesWeeklyDrills and #Sunglasses

Featured Schools

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.

Think Tank Training Centre

World-class VFX training and mentorship by industry professionals

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DigiPen Institute of Technology

An educational pioneer, we were the first college in the world to offer a bachelor’s degree in video game technology and development.

GOBELINS, l'école de l'image

A benchmark player in training for image professions, GOBELINS, the image school, has been training professions for more than forty years.

Supinfocom Rubika

Private college specialized in Video Games, 2D/3D Animation and Design. Located on 4 campuses in Valenciennes (France), Montreal (Canada), Pune (India) and Nairobi (Kenya).

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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.

Discover everything you need for your creative journey.

Beginner's Guide to becoming a Video Game Designer

19 reasons why you're not getting a job in vfx, games or animation.

Beginner's Guide to Becoming a Visual Effects (VFX) Artist

How to Create an Award Winning 3D Short Film using Pixar's Renderman

Animation Challenge - Crazy in Quarantine

Career Advice - Working as a CG Supervisor with Laura Hohman

How to Create a 3D Game Character in ZBrush

Weekly Drills 025 - #HumanSkull

Insider's Guide - UTS Animal Logic Academy

Proof that using a GPU-accelerated renderer like Redshift will improve your personal work

Tips for Creating Stylised Props For A 3D Scene

Award Winners - Portfolio of the Week

Weekly Drills 024 - #Sunglasses

Gnomon

CG Spectrum

Think Tank Training Centre

DigiPen Institute of Technology

GOBELINS, l'école de l'image

Supinfocom Rubika

Award Winners - Portfolio of the Week

Award Winners - Portfolio of the Week

Award Winners - Portfolio of the Week

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