Has the uncanny valley been breached for digital humans? Perhaps not quite, but it’s definitely going in that direction. The researchers at University of Southern California’s Institute for Creative TechnologiesRead More
Here’s an overview of what can be found in the latest version of BonusTools for Maya, covering some of the most useful everyday tools for Maya artists. For a completeRead More
Get this high-quality Maya head model of a fat man for free. The mesh is fully quaded, comes with 4K handpainted textures of human skin, and is yours to doRead More
This Python script written by Mario Merchante lets you instance various objects along a curve in Maya. It has a user-friendly interface with a node creation command and an AttributeRead More
In the “Future of Modeling” Andrew Caminish, Product Manager of Modeling Workflows for Maya at Autodesk, talks about where the industry is going in the area of modeling for film,Read More
Alexandre Jum has written two useful scripts this week for how to make spirals and braids in Maya. This is definitely a time saver for modelers. Check out the examplesRead More
Aardman Animations, the creators of Morph, have launched a fun looking competition this week. The brief is simple, keep it short and sweet. To join you need to create yourRead More
Disney and Pixar are famous for secret Easter eggs, and with a long history of heroes too beloved to be forgotten there are plenty of cameos and inside jokes toRead More
Creators want to make more art faster and clients want to make last minute changes. Can procedural content creation help with this? The brains behind the Max Creation Graph (MCG),Read More
Chaos Group has put out a new showreel for V-Ray 2015, which showcases some of the best work done in the rendering engine by companies such as Blur, Colorbleed andRead More