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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.
How Higher Education Can Securely Support Remote Learning Using Their Existing IT Infrastructure Using Teradici Cloud Access Software enabled by PCoIP, colleges and universities can support large-scale remote learning without costly hardware upgrades or VPNs.
Career Advice - Working as a Character Artist on Fortnite at Epic Games This is an extensive article written by Think Tank Training Centre student Andrea Savchenko about her journey on getting into the games industry.
Weekly Drills 030 - #guitar This week we want you to create a guitar asset that could be used as a prop in a game, film or digital render, then tag it #RookiesWeeklyDrills and #guitar.
How to Effectively Use VFX to Tell a Story Yok Meyer explains how to effectively use VFX to tell a story by sharing her project created during an intensive 16-weeks visual effects course taught by industry professionals at The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark.
A fully interactive CG toolset that not enough junior artists know about Clarisse iFX is built by artists for artists, it is designed to simplify today’s complex creative workflows, empowering users with interactivity, speed and power over datasets containing bazillions of polygons.
Concept Design Tips for Emerging Artists Emilio Robero is a Concept Artist currently pursuing his BFA degree at SCAD shares his concept design tips for emerging artists.
Learn the Process of taking a 2D Concept to 3D Render This is an extensive article written by Think Tank Training Centre student Diego Aguliar about his Zbrush and Mari project named The Handmaiden.
Weekly Drills 029 - #Books This week we want you to create a digital book asset that could be used as a prop in a game, film or digital render, then tag it #RookiesWeeklyDrills and #books.
Career Advice - Working as an Environment Artist with Brennan Howell One of the best things I did during my time at Champlain was take advantage of their travel abroad opportunities. Game majors will often go abroad to Montreal, which is a massive game studio hub. Students take classes from current industry developers.
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.
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.
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.
Howest University of Applied Sciences - Digital Arts and Entertainment DAE is a three-year full-time Bachelor degree programme designed by and developed for creative, ambitious, passionate and exceptional individuals, ready to push the limits of tomorrow’s interactive or pre-rendered 3D.
Academy of Art University "The shortest distance between you and your dream job". Since 1929, Academy of Art University has helped prepare aspiring artists and designers for professional careers by offering 135+ accredited degree options in more than 40 areas of study.
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.
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.