Gnomon School of Visual Effects, the industry leader in professional training for artists in the entertainment and design field, today revealed that it is partnering with the family of the late character creator and effects visionary, Stan Winston, to establish the Stan Winston School of Character Arts. A true pioneer, Winston helped build the foundation [...]

Issue 16 of 3D Artist Magazine has an accompanying DVD ROM that comes with a nice little surprise. The 3D Model and assets for NOX-2292 by Slipgatecentral. It reminded of this amazing 3D model that was created by Vadim aka Slipgatecentral for Dominance War IV, last year’s massive online art competition. He won and is [...]

A look at how movies were made before computer animation. Leonar Nimoy’s “Lights Camera Action” always had the best behind the scenes looks at fx in movies. Includes interviews with Syd Mead, Arthur C. Clarke, Peter Hyams, Albert Brenner, Keir Dullea, John Lithgow. and Bob Balaban.

In researching new ideas for a redesign for eggpro.com I found this article. The 12 tips for a great Portfolio Site. Some of these tips are common sense, but it pays to hear them from another source. Check them out at http://www.noupe.com/design/12-tips-for-creating-a-great-portfolio-site.html

In this massive 2 part tutorial inspired by the work of Pierre Michel, Alex Verlan shows us how to create the dramatic slow motion rain drops falling scene entirely within After Effects. http://ae.tutsplus.com/tutorials/vfx/create-a-breathtakingly-awesome-rain-scene-part-1/