A key component of ZBrush as the name might suggest are the brushes. These – and there are LOTS of ‘em, each customisable – allow you to paint textures onto a mesh created from primitive objects.
Free HeliumX Lite After Effects Plugin
While we are speaking of new products there is a new image generation plugin for Adobe After Effects also on offer. HeliumX AI, going by the way website, looks absolutely amazing in what it is potentially capable of. There is a free HeliumX Lite plugin too. See all the details...
New 3D Design Application. And $120,000 in prizes to win.
If you are into 3D design, you, you might want to have a look at 3IXAM, a new kid on the block that currently has a free beta on offer. To quote the blurb, “3IXAM is a game-changing 3D design software built by designers for designers. Our easy-to-use interface and lightning-fast rendering capabilities make it...
Comment: New from Apple – Vision Pro
There was a bunch of releases from Apple last night, much of it OS upgrades - the iPad, iPhone and iWatch(?) versions, but there was also a new MacBook Air announced. And Apple's long awaited foray into VR (virtual reality) / AR (augmented reality), Vision Pro. This is basically a...
Want to try 3D Modelling, Animation and Motion Graphics? Read This.
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned I had found some really good training courses for Cinema 4D, the 3D modelling, animation and motion graphics program from Maxon / Red Giant. While there is a trial version of Cinema available, some may take a little longer to see if they...
Into 3D? Special Promotion – V-Ray and Phoenix
As many will know, I am well into 3D modelling, animation and motion graphics, especially using Cinema 4D. Well, Digistor, who are also into 3D stuff, and I met initially way back at Digital Media World about 2002 off memory, are the distribs for Chaos V-Ray and Phoenix, and if...
New ad from Coca-Cola. Its a masterpiece to say the least.
Sometimes you see something and think, "wow, I want to learn how they do that and have a crack myself". This new ad from Coca-Cola is one of those things in my opinion. https://youtu.be/VGa1imApfdg
Do You Imagine designing for Star Wars, Terminator or Blade Runner? Here’s a place to start.
All the best movies these days need CGI. From relatively simple green screen shoots to full on 3D modelling and animation, virtually nothing is impossible anymore. But if you want to break into that side of film or TV making, where do you start? What tools do you need? In...