Check out a collection of art created in 2011 by Android Jones














Full collections here!

Creator of Zbrush: Pixolator has announced the official launch date for ZBrush 4R2b has been scheduled for January 23th, 2012. ZBrush 4R2b will be released as a patch update to version 4R2, and is free of charge to all ZBrush registered users with some new exciting Features like NoiseMaker and FiberMesh

FiberMesh will enable you to easily and quickly create hair and other fibers. FiberMesh will create a fully sculptable PolyMesh 3D object.
The FiberMesh density can range from few polygons to several millions of polygons and it may also be exported, just like any other PolyMesh3D.
When you are done shaping and sculpting, Best-Preview-Render (BPR) will help you put the final shine on your creations


Some Video about ZBrush 4R2b NoiseMaker should be released soon!

more Informations here!
http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?164835-FiberMesh-Preview

Check out Alexey Zaryuta's Concept Art. Alexey has worked over 7 years in the videogame, movie and graphic design industry, he is currently working at Frogwares Game Development Studio








More at Conceptartworld

http://conceptartworld.com/?p=11209

or: http://www.zaryuta.com/

9 videos tutorial from 3dsMaxHowTo show how to create light cycle effects as seen in video games and in the movies. Check it out!

Part 1 - Overview


Part 2 - Materials


Part 3 -- Light Cycle Animation


Part 4 -- Light Trails (Creation)


Part 5 -- Light Trails (Animation)


Part 6 -- Light Trails (Materials)


Part 7 -- Particle Explosion


Part 8 -- Particle Explosion (Cont'd)


Part 9 -- Batch Rendering


Donwload the Project files!

http://bit.ly/tDZidy

MirVadim has posted the new video Demonstration of new feature in Rayfire 1.57.05
New Dead Objects checkbox for Sleeping objects.

Senior CG Artist at BMD from Singapore - Michael Dadaev has show his collection Lighting and Liquid Simulation works. Check it out!

Los Angeles, CA (December 21, 2011) – Thinkbox Software has released new versions of its cross-platform render farm management and high-volume particle rendering, manipulation and management solutions. Deadline 5.1 and Krakatoa MX 2.0 are now available as no-cost upgrades to current customers.
Deadline 5.1
Deadline’s hassle-free administration and rendering toolkit offers management options for render farms of all sizes, and the flexibility to run the software on a range of platforms and rendering packages. Version 5.1 delivers significant performance improvements and new features including:

• ·         Shotgun production management integration – For a seamless render and review data flow
• ·         Native Python support
• ·         New Thinkbox license server with built in auto-configuration
• ·         Multiple slaves on one machine – Launch/configure a number of slaves on a single machine
• ·         Database statistics – Users can now store Deadline stats in an existing Postgres database

Krakatoa MX 2.0
Krakatoa MX provides an efficient pipeline for particle acquisition, caching, modifying, deforming, shading and rendering inside Autodesk 3ds Max; enabling artists to recreate natural phenomena and solid objects or deliver abstract images in unparalleled detail. New features in V2.0 include:

• ·         Hair rendering support – Conversion of 3ds Max Hair&Fur, Hair Farm and regular Bezier splines into particles
• ·         New atmospheric effect – Allows the direct integration of voxel rendering in any renderer that supports native 3ds Max atmospherics
• ·         Chaos Group Phoenix FD particles rendering support
• ·         Faster, more powerful Magma system
• ·         PRT Creator fractal designs generation – Combined with Magma, this new object generates complex particle distributions and animations procedurally

Deadline 5.1 is available as a no-cost software update to Deadline customers on active support contracts. Deadline software is priced per slave at an MSRP of $185. Krakatoa MX 2.0 is available as a no-cost upgrade to Krakatoa customers on active support contracts.
About Thinkbox Software
Thinkbox Software provides creative solutions for visual artists in entertainment, engineering and design. Developer of high-volume particle renderer Krakatoa, render farm management software Deadline and Frost particle mesher, the team of Thinkbox Software solves difficult production problems with intuitive, well-designed solutions and remarkable support. The artist-driven company creates tools that help artists manage their jobs and empower them to create worlds and imagine new realities. Thinkbox was founded in 2010 by Chris Bond, founder of Frantic Films. http://www.thinkboxsoftware.com

By:
Afekay

http://afekay.cghub.com/

by:
Pham Anh Vu
http://mrhahn98.cgsociety.org/

Merry Christmas everyone!

This artwork was intended just for one person. But near the end of the process i think it should be about everyone who helped me through this hard time.

One day i was looking at this image on 9gag and i was soooo inspired that i wanted to make it 3D. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/mrhahn98/1060525_460s_v1.jpg
The original artist who make the toon version of this is "Benjamin Ang" , go here if u want to buy some shirt too !! http://www.threadless.com/submission/346355/Sushi

The word "Sushi" means alot to the person i made this one for, and she also love Japanese food. I'm not in the mood for christmast time this year, not at all. That's why i made sushi, with a warm atmosphere, lots of red and a tiny bit of green tint so it's still related to christmas, and i wish you guys a warm & cheerful christmas this year. Thank you all!

More information here!

See how CG Artist from Brazil - Jomar Machado creates his luxury car Red Bugatti from Start to finish.

Check out the tutorial here!

See also
Dodge Durango 2011

ILM Animation Supervisor Scott Benza gives us a behind the scenes look at the animation performances behind the transformations in "Transformers: Dark of the Moon".

Check out Hristo Velev's new tutorial on the emission of particles from the leading edge of a moving object against the ground:

Ballistic Publishing is announcing the Call for Entries to the tenth edition of the premier annual artbook, which celebrates the creative talents of digital artists worldwide.

As with all Ballistic Publishing showcase publications, artists with work published in EXPOSÉ 10 will receive a complementary copy of the book and will enjoy worldwide exposure in the premier collection of digitally-created artwork to ever be published.

There is no entry cost nor limit to the amount of artwork you submit.

More information and submit here!

Evermotion has unveiled their new 3d collection Archmodels vol. 105 which includes 59 highly detailed models of garden elements with textures, shaders and materials
Download here!

by: Jian Xu

http:// http://blog.sina.com.cn/cgradiation