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How to Paint and Lookdev a Spaceship Using Mari

Learn how to paint and lookdev a detailed spaceship asset using Mari, with Gal Ravid-Tal, an IAC-(The Israeli Animation College) alumnus and 3D generalist at YASHINSKI Visual Effects Studio.

Inspiration

Red Hair Girl: Creating a Stylised 3D Character with Maya, Zbrush, Substance Painter and XGen

Simón Betancur Baghino is a 3D character artist that has finished his studies at Animum 3D School. He recently shared an incredible project entitled Red Hair Girl, and we jumped at the chance to learn more about it which is shared below.

Careers

Critical advice to help you land your first job in vfx, animation, games and design

We all have that one friend or family member that will never understand why it’s so hard to get a job in the film, games or design industries. This person typically comes from a non-creative and equally boring industry like finance or sales. Or they might have that “know

Learning

How to Create 3D Hair and Fur for Iconic Pokémon Characters

In this article, Xgen enthusiast, Kapil Rawat, shares his learnings as he experiments with 3D fur for iconic cartoon characters. If you are a fan of Pokémon and you are curious about how to create a groom for your own characters, this article is for you!

Learning

Krita could be the free digital painting software you've been looking for

I'm a big fan of free software that helps artists get access to professional level tools, and Krita is most certainly one of those. Proof is always visual though, so I've pulled together some of my favourite projects from this year that use Krita.

Inspiration

Two films from ESMA win Oscar Qualifying Awards

We are super excited to announce that two short film entries that were submitted to the Rookie Awards 2021 have won qualifying awards for the Academy Awards, that much smaller relatively unknown Awards ;)

Inspiration

Top 50 Digital Characters for 2021

Incredible character designs are uploaded to The Rookies every day. They range from 2D sketches of fantasy character, to detailed 3D digital doubles, and a little bit in-between

Insiders Guide

Insider's Guide - iACADEMY

Whether you’re already at school, looking to find a new school or even considering moving overseas to study, nothing beats hearing from the students themselves! We spoke a group of iAcademy students about the ins and outs of studying at iAcademy in Makati, Metro Manila, in the Philippines.

Careers

Career Advice - Working as a Full Stack Engineer for a Tech Startup

Want a successful career working as a Full stack Engineer? Charles Frederic Atienza, a Full Stack Engineer at Tech Startup, Jala, in Singapore, shares his journey and advice to aspiring Engineers and Developers looking for an exciting and challenging career like his own.

News

60 Industry Pros are Ready to Answer Your Questions

We recently survey a few thousands digital artists and one of the number one things they wanted was to be able to chat with pros. It makes total sense too, as it's all I ever wanted when I was starting out.

Careers

Recruiter tips to help you get a job in Film and Games

Making yourself stand-out against the masses of applications is a difficult task in any industry. Why should someone hire you over everyone else?

Inspiration

Top GPU powered projects created with OctaneRender

This week I took a dig into our member projects to see who is using GPU power to create their projects.

News

Development Update: Homepage Overhauled, One-Page Profiles and Blazing New Servers.

The Development team has been quietly rolling out a bunch of new improvements to The Rookies platform. We have overhauled the homepage, created some flashy new one-page profiles and even redone our About Us page so it actually makes a sense.

Learning

Embark on a Journey into the Exciting World of VFX

Winner John Fanny, and runner-up Daniel Ha, share some details of their winning Rebelway FX Challenge entries and learning Houdini and professional VFX techniques with the talented instructors at Rebelway.

Learning

20 Projects using Clip Studio Paint that need your attention

There are loads of incredible digital painting programs available today. One that has recently caught our attention is Clip Studio Paint as we've noticed a spike in members creating projects with this tool.

Contests

Netflix and Skill - Stranger Things contest open for submissions

Stranger Things - Netflix and Skill contest for everyone to challenge themselves, improve their creative skills and showcase them to the world.

Insiders Guide

Insider's Guide - Bellecour École

Whether you’re already at school, looking to find a new school or even considering moving overseas to study, nothing beats hearing from the students themselves! We speak to Cosmo Remy about the ins and outs of studying at Bellecour École in Lyon, France.

Featured Members

Award Winners - Portfolio of the Week

Winners #14: With over 35,000 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.

Careers

How Do You Land a Job in VFX, Games and Animation?

CG Spectrum's Career Development Manager, Maxine Schnepf, talks about her role and how she has helped kickstart many a career in VFX, Games and Animation.