Creating 3D models with a simple webcam (w/ Video)
November 14, 2009
Creating 3D models with a simple webcam (w/ Video)
A group of researchers at the University of Cambridge, Qi Pan, Dr Gerhard Reitmayr and Dr Tom Drummond have created a program able to build 3D models of textured objects in real-time, using only a standard computer and webcam. This allows 3D modeling to become accessible to everybody.
2012 Movie Visual Effects – How a CG Disaster Sequence Works
November 13, 2009
2012 Movie Visual Effects – How a CG Disaster Sequence Works – Popular Mechanics
In some ways, it really is magic: Visual-effects artists can take a blank blue screen and create whole worlds from nothing. Here, 2012 director Roland Emmerich and the film’s visual-effects supervisors take us behind the scenes of the film to show PM how a team of 100 artists created the ultimate disaster sequence. Click here for our full interview with Emmerich.
CGSociety – Tower of Evil
November 7, 2009
Hi there, my name is Yang Xueguo. I created this furnace-like ‘Tower of Evil’ image in a little over five days. I don’t normally like the creations of shapes, but this became the direction of my painting, whether I liked it or not. In many ways I like it when creative art takes you in directions not predicted.Thank you Ballistic Publishing for the Master Award in EXPOSÉ 7!
Firstly, I’d like to briefly introduce you to my professional brush set called ‘Blur’s Good Brush’ which I used for ‘Tower of Evil’ and all my works. ‘Blur’s Good Brush 4.0′ is a brush set for digital painting in Photoshop I created.
Using ‘Blur’s Good Brush’, you can easily paint a large number of painting effects, such as for traditional painting, VFX, textures and others. Suited to those who are engaged in concept design, illustration, 2D/3D animation and 2D design.
Pixologic ZBrush 3.5.
November 7, 2009
CGSociety – Pixologic ZBrush 3.5.
The new features in ZBrush 3.5 allow myself as an artist to explore my creative freedoms even further then before. The Pixologic team has really outdone themselves, ZBrush 3.5 is sculpting with real clay (but with undoes, symmetry, and about a thousand other additions.)
The Weirdest Clouds that You’ll Ever See
November 6, 2009
The Weirdest Clouds that You’ll Ever See | Webdesigner Depot
In this post, we take a look at some amazing photographs of the weirdest cloud formations that you’ll ever see, that are destined to inspire your design work and surely blow your mind.
Amazing Pictures, Pollution in China
October 23, 2009
Amazing Pictures, Pollution in China | ChinaHush
October 14, 2009, the 30th annual awards ceremony of the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund took place at the Asia Society in New York City. Lu Guang (卢广) from People’s Republic of China won the $30,000 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography for his documentary project “Pollution in China.”
The dwindling Lake – beautiful photo
October 16, 2009
CryEngine 3 – “Beauty, Speed, Interaction” trailer
October 15, 2009
How to draw realistic eyes – on Youtube
October 8, 2009
How to draw realistic eyes « SmallWorlds Art Scene
This is a very nice tutorial on how to draw realistic eyes. Have fun!
Mental Images announces iray on NVidia GPU’s
October 1, 2009
Mental Images announces iray on NVidia GPU’s | VizWorld.com
One of the technologies that NVidia hinted about when we talked to them at SIGGRAPH was something called ‘iray’ (Incremental Ray), a psuedo-real-time ray tracing solution for Mental Ray. Well today’s the day that becomes official:“With iray rendering technology, what used to take product designers, visual effects artists and CAD users hours to render can now happen in a matter of minutes without compromising the quality and detail of the image, said Dr. Jon Peddie, president, Jon Peddie Research. “The advent of iray is changing the face of this industry by increasing the standards in rendering efficiency as we know it.”
iray will be included by default with the upcoming mental ray 3.8 for free, but no word on how it will be included (or if it will be included) in the mental ray distributions packaged with popular rendering and animation packages like Maya & 3dsMax.
