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Pimp your artwork
Art Challenge
Inspiration
Video Games
Movies
Anime & Comics
Advice
Portfolio Critique

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If you haven’t noticed, there is a link to the forums now. We’re still in process of setting up the forums but we’ve pretty much nailed down the categories and how the main focus of the forum should be. We’ll keep you updated.

Amazing what illustrators can do, on first glance, I wouldn’t expect these “photographs” to be fake. Some of them look even better than 3d generated character art. You’ll find a nice collection of vector drawn illustrations from different artists all over the globe

Vector Art

In my effort to search for some Zbrush 3 tutorials, I stumbled across this huge collection of tutorials. And it has both 3d and 2d tutorials. An amazing resource and since it’s open to the public, you can submit tutorials and get rewarded at the same time.

CGTutorials.com 

I just found this really cool art blog, the great thing about this site is that it dwells deeper into the thoughts and considerations of what art really is. After dousing myself in a few articles, I found myself in deep thought, contemplating what art truly is, and whether what us commercial artists perceive art as, is truly a worthwhile experience. In any case, it’s a really good read. I particularly like one post entitled Degrees of Art. And anything that gets you thinking can only be good. Do check out Artblog.net and decide for yourself.

In order to help 3dcreature manifest itself, we’ve decided to open up to allow contributions. You’ll be able to submit links to artworks, news, tutorials, videos, etc. So how does it work? Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been some time since the last update and I am glad to see that 3dcreature is still receiving hits daily. I just made a huge move to the US and I’m currently working for Blizzard Entertainment. I hope to find time in the very near future to realize the full potential of 3dcreature.com. Until then rest assure that this site will be here as an online resource.

Read this this article on Massive Black and how this ragtag group of young artists became one of the most succesful studio in the industry today.

A Chinese CG Portal with lots of very inspirational artworks from China. It’s important to expose yourself to as many different cultures and it’s so interesting to see how cultural differences can affect style and ideas.
CGFeel.com

CGSociety has done an interview with Master modeler Zack Petroc. Known for his in-depth knowledge of the human form, Zack is considered one of the most highly regarded sculptors in the industry. Here is a short excerpt from the article:

I don’t remember a time when I did not love to create. In the beginning, it was drawing. The pictures I made depicted the standard array of scenery your brain finds awe inspiring at a young age. No pretensions about the subject matter here: Star Wars, superheroes, miscellaneous alien landscapes, and epic battles. The only point to note about my art at that age might be..

Read the full article at CGSociety

DigitalContentProducer.com has a step by step overview of a CG sequence in Battlestar Galatica. I’m a huge fan of the series, having watched all 3 season thus far, it’s really interesting to the amount of effort put into a single cg sequence. They also have a video of the various passes that make the final sequence here.

Peter Konig and Massive Black have just wrapped up a Creature Sculpting DVD. In this DVD Peter Konig brings his 20 years of industry experience to the table as he shares his techniques for creating creature sculptures. Working from orthographic views Peter walks the viewer through the entire sculptural process from building the armature all the way to adding the final touches of detail. Also included is a tour of the artist’s studio and two mini-lessons focusing on different approaches to surface detail.

Find out more at conceptart.org.

Loads of Japanese Games concept art here, from Metal Gear Solid to Final Fantasy! A great resource. There’s also an Artist profile section with names like Tetsuya Nomura (the character designer for the upcoming Final Fantasy 13) and Yoshitaka Amano.

Creative Uncut