https://www.vfxer.com/how-the-worst-vfx-shot-of-all-time-was-fixed/ Sure it is low hanging fruit as this is a really bad VFX shot, and within a sequence that is pretty well done.
CGMeetup has a series of videos on creating a cartoon character face in Adobe Photoshop.
CGMeetup has posted a video and on the VFXLAB Showreel for 2013. this reel is made by the instructors of VFXLAB that they have worked on part of movies and some of CG shots from VFXLAB on Vimeo. Very cool stuff.
Ronen Bekrman has a tutorial on doing realistic 3D cloth. Pretty fantastic stuff!
This is some absolutely amazing 3D work. If you didn't tell me I wouldn't know that this bread was CG. Just fantastic!
CG Meetup has a post on the new features of the newly updated Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite. You can also check it out at Autodesk.They have various versions of their suite from $5775 to $8395.They all include Maya, 3dsMax, Motionbuilder, Mudbox and Sketchbook designer, and the two higher end versions also have soft image.Would love to get my hands on 3dsMax, but it is just too much for me to play with.
CG Meetup has a very cool post on some realtime Character Animation Demos from Activision! Very cool stuff.
CG Meetup has a great article and video on the making of the feature film Thor.
Love CG Meetup and there visual effects breakdowns of recent films.FX in Flight.FX in Looper.Character Design for Merida from BRAVE.Brave Filmmaking.All are well worth checking out.
CG meetup has 2 articles on creating locations for the Hobbit, one for Rivendell and one for the Goblin Caverns. Technically detailed and very interesting, check them out for sure.