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1.  Pepper Superstar - EXOTIQUE 4 cover tutorial
2. The Doctor Is In
3. aniBoom Contests
4. CGChallenge XXIII - Steampunk Myths & Legends
5. Resistance 2: Fall of Man
   
Don Greenberg
The Keynote Speaker for the inaugural SIGGRAPH Asia chats with the CGSociety about career and opportunities.
DICE on NVIDIA PhysX
DICE puts faith in NVIDIA PhysX technology for Mirror’s Edge to take gamers over the rooftops.
Esperient Creator 3.5
New features accelerate development times and improve workflow from concept, model to render.
Google SketchUp 7
Google has released SketchUp 7 for Mac and PC. Free download for entry level modelers.
Mass Animation
Animators and animation fans to create first community-driven short film on the Facebook platform.
   
Ballistic Student Discount Ballistic Student Discount
Students from registered schools can save 15% on Ballistic Publishing books. Check to see if your school is registered on the Ballistic school list, to take advantage of this special discount!
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Compositing Workshop EXOTIQUE 4
In its fourth edition, EXOTIQUE 4 firmly establishes itself as the benchmark for CG character art featuring the work of artists from 45 countries (a record for the EXOTIQUE series).
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Siggraph Asia 2008 SIGGRAPH Asia Diary
As the inaugural SIGGRAPH Asia rolls up in December, we launch our diary to keep you in touch.
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Star Trek
MIGS 08
Art and Tech @ SIGG Asia
Prince of Persia
Gnomon Workshop
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SIGGRAPH 2009
Don Greenberg
Thursday, 20 November 2008

The Keynote Speaker for the inaugural SIGGRAPH Asia chats with the CGSociety about career and opportunities.
Art and Tech @ SIGG Asia - SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 Art Gallery and Emerging Technologies introductory video released.
Changeling - Guiding the eye to the Invisible Digital Effects for Changeling.
Rob Cook on SIGGRAPH Asia - Second Featured Speaker for SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 discusses the interplay of art and technology.
Singstar - Hectic Electric takes the dark war FPS theme to an unexpected extreme for a TV spot.
Burma Aid
Saturday, 17 May 2008

Updated collaboration by Shilo VFX house on MTV project for Burma brings attention thru inventive CG work.
Krakatoa on Rugby - Unexpected uses Krakatoa on VFX-Intensive Ad for Snickers via BBDO Moscow.
Seagulls drive Volkswagens - Marcelo Souza from Seagulls Fly in Brazil takes us for a drive round the block in their Volkswagen.
Ultimate Kit Kat - In creating the spot for the ‘Ultimate Break’ Kit-Kat campaign for JWT Paris and Nestlé, Akama Studio aimed high. Very high.
The MIll: Tipping Point - The Mill uses Houdini to deliver the Perfect Pour in its Guinness 'Tipping Point' Ad.
Resistance 2: Fall of Man
Monday, 10 November 2008

Senior team members at Insomniac Games show us their game play with Resistance 2: Fall of Man.
Changeling - Guiding the eye to the Invisible Digital Effects for Changeling.
Singstar - Hectic Electric takes the dark war FPS theme to an unexpected extreme for a TV spot.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2 - Sydney-based Plastic Wax creates a stunning cinematic world premiere for the 2009 release of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2.
The Mummy - Unraveling the Layers of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Digital Domain cracks open the process of animating the Terracotta Army.
The Doctor Is In
Monday, 17 November 2008

Dr Ken Museth has made a career out of turning pixels into water and clay using C++ and ingenuity.
Stellan Johansson - Modeler and texture artist Stellan Johansson works on look development of high-end games in Scandinavia and Spain.
Dave Smith - Digital Effects Supervisor Dave Smith has an eagle eye for the art, the technical and the beautiful.
Accidental Animator - Emud Mokhberi, one of six Gobelins’ students whose film won SIGGRAPH’s Best of Show, stumbled into animation.
Fausto de Martini - The Battle for Perfection has taken Fausto from Brazil to Blizzard.
Escape Studio courses
Monday, 10 November 2008

Nick Savy modeled and rigged some of the great characters on screen. Learn from him in a unique character workshop.
Ocula now shipping! - Pixel-level control removes the headache from stereo post production.
Roadside Romeo - Tata Elxsi Ltd’s VCL completes India’s first fully animated 3D film for Disney.
Rock Band 2 - Rock Band 2 cinematic TV spot presents CG facial and driving gymnastics – Don’t try this at home!
ArenaNet using Umbra - ArenaNet licenses Umbra Software’s visibility optimization solutions.
Great White
Friday, 04 August 2006

Andrea Bertaccini puts aside his fear of sharks, and gets right up close and personal with the ultimate predator.
Little Metal Car - Édouard Puginier remakes a car from his childhood, complete with engine, lighting, atmosphere and scale.
Ed, Eddie, Eddie!! - Marcos Aurélio loves a caricature as much as a good lead break from Eddie Van Halen. He pays homage to Eddie as well as to David Plastik, rock photographer.
Lost in the Wind - Hong Jie Cao conjures up a fairy tale drama in Photoshop. Characters from his past make up the cast.
Dangerous Entertainments - Bizarre fantasy images are borne of an active imagination. They bring challenges in lighting, perspective, color and stretch your skills for the real world.
Pepper Superstar - EXOTIQUE 4 cover tutorial
Wednesday, 19 November 2008

Mario Wibisono shows the creative process for the cover for EXOTIQUE 4.
Mantis Queen - Nick Miles, the Portrait (painted) Master Artist for EXPOSÉ 6 shows his Mantis Queen.
EXOTIQUE 4 Tutorial: Martian PinUp - Henning Ludvigsen buckles up and runs us through the creation of 'Martian PinUp', published in Ballistic Publishing’s EXOTIQUE 4.
Open Green - Announcing the Public PreSale of EXOTIQUE 4, CGSociety presents the Making of ‘Open Green’ by Andrius Balciunas.
EXPOSE 6 Master - Petra Stefankova - Psychic Automatism in 3D digital art: EXPOSE 6 Master Award for Abstract & Design, 'The Fishmarket.’
aniBoom Contests
Friday, 14 November 2008

aniBoom Awards 2008 and aniBoom Radiohead 'In Rainbows' Animated Music Video Contest results.
CGChallenge XXIII - Steampunk Myths & Legends - An artistic challenge to explore gears, springs, brass and steam set around some of the world's best known stories.
SIGGRAPH ASIA 2008 - Bringing SIGGRAPH to Asia was always going to be a big job.
EXOTIQUE 4 - Pre-order Now! - In its fourth edition, EXOTIQUE 4 firmly establishes itself as the benchmark for CG character art.
ADAPT Montreal :: Diary page - The suspense is building over here in Montreal for the ADAPT conference, beginning tomorrow at the Pepsi AMC Forum.
Rock Band 2
Wednesday, 29 October 2008

Rock Band 2 cinematic TV spot presents CG facial and driving gymnastics – Don’t try this at home!
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Gamers all over the world were waiting eagerly for this ultimate stealth mission game.
NVIDIA’s Quadro FX Review - NVIDIA’s Quadro series have become a staple for anyone involved in digital content creation, CAD, or with any other types of high-end graphics.
3ds Max Design 2009 - Architectural Visualization expert takes Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2009 through its paces.
EIAS Version 7 - Brian Pohl has a look under the hood of the latest version of the Electric Image Animation System.
SIGGRAPH Animation Mother
Tuesday, 20 May 2008

Holographic animated image revealed as centerpiece for SIGGRAPH 2008 Computer Animation Festival awards.
CGPortfolio Poll Winners - Linda Bergkvist wins the CGPortfolio Poll for most popular online gallery.
Autodesk World Press Days 2008 - The year just gone, to the years ahead. The world of previz is just one area of focused interest to Autodesk.
Vote for the Top 100 3D movies of all time - Choose your favorite in our poll, and you could win an ATI graphics card, portable workstation or 3D World and Ballistic Media goodies.
Women in the Field - Credit lists without a single female’s name. Production houses dubbed “the boys club”.
The Dean Observance, Hervé LEBLAN (2D)
Country: France
Software: Photoshop
Concrete 7, Xueguo Yang (2D)
Country: China
Software: Photoshop
Kitchen in a big house, Stanislav Orekhov (3D)
Country: Russia
Software: 3ds max, Photoshop, VRay
The last move, Jose Mª Lazaro (3D)
Country: España
Software: 3ds max, BodyPaint, mental ray, Photoshop, ZBrush
Mech-Dragon Battle, Alex Ruiz (2D)
Country: USA
Software: Photoshop
picnic, David Kim (2D)
Country: USA
Software: Photoshop
Twisted Mind of Puyuh, Leong Wan Kok (2D)
Country: Malaysia
Software: Photoshop
Viking: Battle for Asgard (Pack Art), Michael Kutsche (2D)
Country: Germany
Software: Painter, Photoshop, XSI
Endzeit, Michael Kutsche (2D)
Country: Germany
Software: Painter, Photoshop