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Winners Announced - Autodesk RIG.B Challenge

Winners Announced - Autodesk RIG.B Challenge

Who won the Autodesk sponsored RIG.B challenge hosted on The Rookies website

Creating Immersive Game Worlds: How the Right Workstation Can Help Bring Your Ideas to Life

Creating Immersive Game Worlds: How the Right Workstation Can Help Bring Your Ideas to Life

Mónica Melar, winner of our Creative Starter Kit Giveaway, shares her experience using Unreal Engine on her Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation with RTX A5000 GPU to create a stunning night environment inspired by Olympus. Check out her process and get inspired for your next Rookie Awards entry!

Insider's Guide - UT-HUB

Insider's Guide - UT-HUB

Aspiring environment artist and final year student, Chuse Fuentes, shares his experience studying at UT-HUB.

Adding Lifelike CG Creatures to Real Environments

Adding Lifelike CG Creatures to Real Environments

Wouter Engering and Jurrian Witmans, two third-year students from the Netherlands Film Academy, created a CG chimpanzee in a real environment to create a realistic shot for their showreels and Rookie Awards 2023 entry. In this post, we'll show you their impressive project and process.

Finalists Announced - Autodesk RIG.B Challenge

Finalists Announced - Autodesk RIG.B Challenge

Congratulations to all the finalists for the Autodesk RIG.B Challenge.

RenderHub: A New Experience In The 3D World

RenderHub: A New Experience In The 3D World

RenderHub is an all-encompassing online community that brings together 3D artists and professionals from all over the world. With a marketplace, render gallery, creative tools, friendly forum, learning center, and more, RenderHub offers a complete 3D experience.

Take Your World-Building to the Next Level with KitBash3D

Take Your World-Building to the Next Level with KitBash3D

With its vast selection of high-quality 3D assets, KitBash3D makes it easy to create stunning environments that transport audiences to new, immersive, exciting and unforgettable worlds.

Creating a Mid-Century Diorama: A Step-by-Step Guide to 3D Modeling and Asset Creation

Creating a Mid-Century Diorama: A Step-by-Step Guide to 3D Modeling and Asset Creation

Self-taught 3D Artist, Giora Nohl, gives us a breakdown of his Rookie Awards 2023 entry, from establishing the end goal, gathering references, the modeling process, to final composition.

Starting a Career in 3D Environment Game Art

Starting a Career in 3D Environment Game Art

Want to start a career as a 3D Environment Artist? Check out this article featuring Artside School alumnus, Yoan Autin, for some inspiration.

Start your 3D journey with Substance. Free for students and teachers.

Start your 3D journey with Substance. Free for students and teachers.

Start your 3D journey with Substance. Free for students and teachers.

How to Gain Exposure and Launch Your Art Career through Contests and Awards

How to Gain Exposure and Launch Your Art Career through Contests and Awards

Entering your work to Digital Art contests is simply the best way to win a career opportunity, some epic prizes, and connections that will see you through your career.

What You Need to Know About Working in Game Development with Ryan McMahon from PlaySide Studios

What You Need to Know About Working in Game Development with Ryan McMahon from PlaySide Studios

We interviewed Ryan McMahon, General Manager of PC and Console at PlaySide Studios, to learn more about the inner workings of a Game Dev Studio and what aspiring Rookie Awards Internship winners need to know about working at PlaySide.

KIWANUKA: Creating a Digital Double of an Iconic Performer From Photographic Reference

KIWANUKA: Creating a Digital Double of an Iconic Performer From Photographic Reference

3D Modeller and ESMA graduate, Felix Gourlaouen, takes us through his process of creating a digital double from photographic reference.

Career Advice: Working as an Editor in the Animation Industry in Australia

Career Advice: Working as an Editor in the Animation Industry in Australia

Betty Ng, an animation editor at Animal Logic, gives us insight into starting a career in editing for feature films.

Share Your Creative Journey and Win a $35K Digital Art Studio Bundle

Share Your Creative Journey and Win a $35K Digital Art Studio Bundle

To celebrate the launch of the 13th Annual Rookie Awards we are giving away a massive Digital Art Studio Bundle to help take your creative skills to the next level.

Create a stylised 3D Vampire Character in ZBrush & Maya

Create a stylised 3D Vampire Character in ZBrush & Maya

Character Artist and 3D Instructor, Gerard Martinez, he imparts some of his wisdom with us and shares how to create a stylised 3D Vampire Character using ZBrush and Maya. If you need an idea for your Rookie Awards 2023 entry, this might be the article for you!

Mentorship vs. Internship: Your Guide to Building a Successful Creative Career

Mentorship vs. Internship: Your Guide to Building a Successful Creative Career

Mentorships and internships are two different types of learning experiences. In this article we explore the differences between them, and how to get one.

Tips for Writing and Illustrating Your First Manga and Comic

Tips for Writing and Illustrating Your First Manga and Comic

Whether it's for your portfolio or a Rookie Awards entry, creating a manga illustration is a cool way to show off your skills. Here are some tips to get you started.

Rookie Awards 2023: Your Chance to Be Recognized in the Creative Industry

Rookie Awards 2023: Your Chance to Be Recognized in the Creative Industry

The 13th Annual Rookie Awards is open to young creatives in visual effects, animation, games, virtual reality, motion graphics and 3d visualisation. There is simply no better way to launch your career and start sharing your amazing work online.

Insider's Guide - Ringling College of Art and Design

Insider's Guide - Ringling College of Art and Design

Yang (Kaisin) Qiu talks to us about what inspires her about studying at Ringling College of Art and Design.

Rookie Awards 2023 - New Eligibility Rules

Rookie Awards 2023 - New Eligibility Rules

As the Rookie Awards continues to grow, it is our priority to make sure the contest remains fair to all students and schools that participate.

Opportunities to Kickstart Careers: Archviz Mentorship with Unsigned Studio

Opportunities to Kickstart Careers: Archviz Mentorship with Unsigned Studio

There is simply no better way to launch your career than to enter the Rookie Awards and win one of the amazing Career Opportunities on offer.

How to Navigate the Start of Your Lighting Career

Getting Started

How to Navigate the Start of Your Lighting Career

We talk to Katana studios—new and old—to discover what they look for when hiring lighting artists and what advice they’d give to those just starting out.

How to Create an Eye-Catching Motion Graphics Project

How to Create an Eye-Catching Motion Graphics Project

3dsense Media School graduate, SiJie Goh, shares her tips for creating an eye-catching motion graphics project and Rookie Awards entry.

Entering the Rookie Awards, Connecting With Professionals and Forging Careers in the Creative Industries

Entering the Rookie Awards, Connecting With Professionals and Forging Careers in the Creative Industries

In this article we interview five PIXL VISN graduates on their journey into the creative industries and they share with us how entering the Rookie Awards has helped them forge their way.