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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.

Careers

The Secrets Behind Specialist Jobs in Animation and VFX

UTS Animal Logic Academy, have put together a breakdown of some of the key specific industry roles, from industry pros, to help you prepare for your future job in Animation and VFX.

Software

30 Reasons Why V-Ray is a Powerhouse Rendering Solution

These days there is such a wide variety of 3D rendering software solutions available, each being unique in their own way. So when it comes to choosing a 3D rendering software to use, you need to take a range of factors into consideration to make sure you pick the best one for you.

Learning

Using Adobe Illustrator and Wacom Pen Tablets to Unleash Creativity

Learn about how to produce eye-catching designs and illustrations harnessing the power of Adobe Illustrator and your Wacom pen tablet.

Inspiration

The Power of the Dell Precision 5750 Workstation for Remote Designers

Remote Designer Lauren Smith, used to think that she had to choose between a lightweight, portable laptop and a huge, powerful rendering computer. Turns out, you can have both with Dell Precision 5750 workstation.

Inspiration

Making Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality a Part of Remote Design Workflows

Whether you are a remote group of students working on a final year project, or a team of Indie Developers burning the midnight oil on a new game feature, Teradici has the technology to bring AR/VR to your remote workflows.

Learning

How To Draw a Face of a Superhero-like Character with your Intuos Creative Pen Tablet

Darlene Nguyen from Rapid Fire Art shows us how to draw like superheroes with Wacom Intuos Tablets.

Learning

The Power of a Dell Mobile Workstation: How to Run Your Own Mobile Film Studio

Watch this clip of the team at Film Riot, sharing how they have successfully run their own mobile film studio on a Dell Precision 7750 mobile workstation - never has this much tech been jammed into a workstation without sacrificing quality.

Inspiration

Why Every Digital Artist Should Own A Graphics Tablet or Pen Display Monitor

With a Graphics tablet, it’s significantly easier to work with natural, flowing lines. Why use a mouse, when you can unleash your ideas with a solid investment.

News

Harnessing the Power of Simulation-Ready Characters with Ziva Dynamics

Learn how Ziva VFX lets users rapidly simulate soft-tissue materials and embed real-world physics into every creation.

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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.

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Maxon - Supports Formula Student Racing Team

Student Racing Team receives 2 x Cinema 4D licenses for visualizing motorsport parts.

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The Adobe After Effects & Nuke VFX Production Course

Master Visual Effects for Movies & Screen Editing from an Actual Hollywood VFX Artist in This 4-Course Bundle Our partners at Artist Block have just dropped a great new course for you today. The bundle is broken down into four courses and will give everything you need to get started

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UTS Animal Logic Academy: Making Waves Down-Under

Not only does Sydney feature some great surfing breaks, it’s also home to Australia’s leading postgraduate Animation and Visualisation course. In the few short years since the UTS Animal Logic Academy (UTS ALA) was established in 2017, it has been making some sizeable waves producing award-winning CG films,

Careers

Grow Your VFX Superpower This Summer!

Method Studios is looking for talented, ambitious interns with a technology leaning to join their Software Development/Pipeline team in Vancouver this summer. The global visual effects company has contributed to Deadpool 2, The Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2 and other blockbusters, and is

Learning

Anim Who? AnimDojo that's Who!

Who are you and what do you do at AnimDojo? My name is Bader Badruddin. I’m a co-founder and animation coach at AnimDojo. I wear many hats in that role, including running the weekly live workouts where we animate with our students where we show them how much can

Inspiration

Studio Insight: Electric Theatre Collective

How big is Electric Theatre Collective and what are some of the biggest projects you’ve worked on? We touch on a wide variety of styles, our biggest full CG spots would likely be our campaign for Great Western Railway in London based on the Famous Five novel characters and

Learning

What Drives The Difference Between Games And VR?

Games and the pursuit of new technology have always had a symbiotic relationship, so it should come as no surprise that game development and VR development share a lot in common. They target the same platforms, they both produce interactive experiences. They are both rendered in real-time. What drives the

Inspiration

PENSOLE Master Class in Footwear Design 2018

Last month saw the launch of the PENSOLE Master Class in Footwear Design, sponsored by New Balance, Modo and Lenovo. Twenty four budding footwear designers embarked on a hands-on, three-week, intensive footwear, color and materials design immersion program, introducing them to the art of footwear design. There was much at

Learning

Why is Max the Mutt - College of Animation, Art & Design so unusual?

To begin with, it was founded by artists, animators and educators 20 years ago, starting as a 3-year classical animation school. It was, and is, a grassroots college, providing the best possible education at the lowest possible tuition. Not an easy agenda! What we always had were strong beliefs about

Learning

CG and VFX artists: 3 reasons why the skills, tools you already have put VR content creation within reach

You’re better at creating Virtual Reality content than you think—even if you’ve not yet tried it. We spoke to three pros who know that the skills and tools you already possess as a CG and VFX artist give you a significant advantage when making the leap to

Careers

How to Break into the VR Industry World

For many, Virtual Reality can seem like an industry that’s impossible to get into: what skills are required to work in such a new but fast moving and constantly evolving medium? What software and hardware is used? What does a strong showreel need to include? I get asked these

Learning

Sketchfab for Students

If you’re a student doing digital arts, the pressure’s on! Learning the skills of your trade is only the start: you need to find inspiration, get your work out there, build an audience and make an impact when you present your work to future employers or clients. Oh,

Learning

IKinema Moves Animated Characters with Stunning Realism

The animation world strives to immerse, engage and captivate their audience with the most realistic, believable animation imaginable. It goes without saying that creating characters which move as naturally as the real thing is essential to a projects’ success. And creatives around the world using IKinema’s cutting edge animation

Learning

Chaos Group at The Rookies

We here at Chaos Group love student shorts for their inventiveness, and their ability to show us a new take on familiar worlds, or build new ones. A big part of the fun is seeing future directors and artists explore filmmaking and effects, and V-Ray, our rendering software, has been