CGMeetup on creating a Cartoon Charcter Face with Serge Birault

Post published:May 13, 2013
Post category:Adobe CG Photoshop Tutorial
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CGMeetup has a series of videos on creating a cartoon character face in Adobe Photoshop.

VFXLAB Showreel 2013 from CGMeetup

Post published:May 12, 2013
Post category:CG VFX
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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.

On Doing 3D Cloth Simulation

Post published:April 29, 2013
Post category:3D CG
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Ronen Bekrman has a tutorial on doing realistic 3D cloth. Pretty fantastic stuff!

Bits of Bread in 3D

Post published:April 29, 2013
Post category:3D CG
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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 on release of Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite

Post published:March 28, 2013
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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 on Activisions Reeltime Character Demo

Post published:March 28, 2013
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CG Meetup has a very cool post on some realtime Character Animation Demos from Activision! Very cool stuff.

CG Meetup on Making Thor

Post published:February 26, 2013
Post category:Behind the Scenes CG
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CG Meetup has a great article and video on the making of the feature film Thor.

Some recent cool FX Breakdowns at CG Meetup

Post published:February 21, 2013
Post category:Behind the Scenes CG
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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 on creating Hobbit Locations

Post published:February 21, 2013
Post category:Behind the Scenes CG WETA
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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.

CG Meetup has some cool videos on making the CG Characters in the Hobbit

Post published:January 23, 2013
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CG Meetup has 3 videos on making CG Characters for Peter Jackon’s the Hobbit.

Azog, Goblin King and of course Gollum.