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How to Make a Character Artist's Original Portfolio Piece for Film and Games

Felix D'souza, an electrical engineer, businessman, self taught 3D character artist and a dreamer, from India., shows us how to make a character artist's original portfolio piece for film and games.

Insiders Guide

Insider's Guide - CG Cookie

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 Omar Domenech about the ins and outs of studying online at CG Cookie.

Inspiration

The Secrets to Sculpting and Texturing Realistic ZBrush Characters

Jordan Moodaliar is a 3D Character Artist with a passion for creating characters for film and games. Jordan shares with us his secrets to sculpting realistic and believable characters in ZBrush, Maya and Substance Painter. He takes us through his workflow from design to final rendering.

Inspiration

VFX Side Quest: Creating A Retro Video Game Look

Hashi a.k.a. Action Movie Dad takes you on a trip down 16-bit memory lane in a totally rad new VFX Side Quest, walking you through some simple techniques to turn your modern footage into a retro 16-bit video game using Adobe After Effects and Red Giant tools.

Inspiration

Character Lighting Techniques to Improve Your Animated Story Telling

Annabelle Doucet-Circé is a recent graduate of CDI College and currently enrolled at the Academy of Animated Art to specialise in lighting for animation. In this breakdown she shares her character lighting techniques to help tell moving stories.

Careers

Career Advice - How to setup your own CGI studio and create AAA game projects

The One Academy of Communication Design alumni and Co-Founders Fei and Ken of Lemon Sky Studios, share their journey and advice to aspiring artists looking for an exciting and challenging career like their own.

Inspiration

How to Model and Light a Detailed 3D Scene

Israeli Animation College student, Ofir Tal Buchris is also a freelancer specialising in Maya and Blender. She shares with our readers how to model and light a detailed 3D scene.

Inspiration

2020 Rookie Award Winners - Interview with Shir Baron

Christina chats with Shir Baron who was Highly Commended for her 3D Animation short called 'The Train to Qinling', to learn more about her journey as a student in the creative industries, and how The Rookies helped her to achieve her career goals.

News

Substance Texturing Challenge - Kombi - Winners Announced

Texturing challenge using Substance Painter, Substance Designer or Alchemist.

Insiders Guide

Insider's Guide - CG Spectrum

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 Jon Sharratt about the ins and outs of studying online at CG Spectrum.

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