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xNormal | Normal Mapper Tool

admin — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:12:18 +0000

Amazing piece of software, not only does it allow you to bake normal/displacement maps but it does ambient occlusion as well. Works with several file formats and It’s free too! What more can you ask for?

xNormal - santy.xnormal.net

Nintendo DS Illustrator Software

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:08:15 +0000

Can’t afford a Cintiq? Get a DS and this amazing software that allows you to draw (ala photoshop with a tablet minus the pressure sensitivity). There is still no news of a commercial release for this software so keep your fingers crossed. Imagine sketching on the go with this!

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Zbrush 3 Announced

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:39:57 +0000

Check out this very impressive video on what Pixologic’s Zbrush 3 will be about.

Brazil r/s V2 is out

admin — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:27:53 +0000

After a very long wait, version 2 of Splutterfish’s Brazil is out, with rendertime displacements. Finally!

Download Mudbox Trial Version

admin — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:13:20 +0000

Skymatter releases 15 day trial version for Mudbox 1.04

3d morphable model face animation | youtube

admin — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 09:00:07 +0000

Amazing what technology can do these days. This video pretty much sums up where photorealism in CG is heading towards to. The question you can start asking, will there be a need for CG modelers to model photorealistic human models? Already, scanning human actors/actresses is a common thing in the film industry.

Extremely interesting indeed, just imagine what kind of impact this will have in the CG and film industry, even games as well. For more info on this new technology, head over to Volker Blanz’s website.

Multi Touch driven computer screen

admin — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:55:30 +0000

Imagine modelling and sculpting with one of this screens. Read the full article here.

Print 3d models in your own backyard…

admin — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:30:10 +0000

Yes it’s possible now with an “affordable” US$9,900. Ask your mom for one next Christmas. Check out the full article at CGTalk

Google Sketchup

admin — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:02:54 +0000

Yes, they are going 3d as well. Google Sketchup

… Developed for the conceptual stages of design, Google SketchUp is a powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software tool that combines a simple, yet robust tool-set with an intelligent drawing system that streamlines and simplifies 3D design. From simple to complex, conceptual to realistic, Google SketchUp enables you to build and modify 3D models quickly and easily. If you use Google Earth, Google SketchUp allows you to place your models using real-world coordinates

digitalRaster | Nex

admin — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:55:11 +0000

Check out this very cool plugin, NEX for Maya. It has very neat soft selection features as well as very intuitive polygonal selection functions, with features like:

Improved Hotbox Marking Menus for Camera View Changing
Custom Hotbox Marking Menus for Component Selection Modes
Shift + Ctrl + Middle Button Drag Edge Extrusion
Shift + Ctrl + Middle Button Drag Object Duplication
Smart Ring / Loop Edge Selection
Soft Selection with Visual Falloff Feedback
Command Panel like interface for changing selection modes
Target Weld
Auto Texture Reloading: Textures reloaded automatically when texture files change in Photoshop or any other image editor
Ctrl + Click conversion of component selections
Right Click Undo Rocker
See through object mode
Versatile options dialog
30+ other tools

Shades of Davy Jones

admin — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:03:07 +0000

No one can get enough of Pirates 2, here’s another article from CGTalk regarding the rendering pipeline for Davy Jones and his crew. An excerpt from the full article:

Several people asked, in the Davy Jones appreciation forum, about how ILM rendered Davy and his digital crew of half-human, crustacean-covered Pirates. We have some answers, direct from Christophe Hery, Lead Research & Development Engineer at Industrial Light & Magic.

Topogun

admin — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:25:58 +0000

Check out this topology software, aptly named Topogun, it’s still in beta though. Nonetheless, take a look at some of the videos there, this piece of software might speed up existing character workflows a tad bit, especially in games production. Here’s a short description from the site:

TopoGun is a specialized retopologizing application. It contains two main modules: TopoGun:3D and TopoGun:2D.
You can import highres scanned models or just any other 3D model you wish to retopologize in TopoGun:3D and create a lores to midres animation ready mesh. TopoGun:2D handles the dispmap, normalmap and ambient occlusion map creation. Furthermore, you can divide the TopoGun:3D midres mesh in TopoGun:2D and “conform” it on your original highres model, recovering the full range of high frequency detail you initially had.
Another cool feature TopoGun:2D has is the texture transfer from the highres model to the retopologized mesh.

Mudbox 1.0 released.

admin — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:54:17 +0000

Finally, mudbox 1.0 is released with 2 different pricings, a professional license and an academic license.

xRez: Large-Scale Panaromic Image Creation

admin — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 18:24:39 +0000

xRez is a consortium of digital artists committed to exploring new creative opportunites made available by the advent of extremely high-resolution gigapixel digital photography. We believe this is clearly the next revolution in photography, allowing photographic experiences with a deeper level of fidelity and impact than previously seen.

ClayTools System by Sensable Technologies

admin — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:21:03 +0000

The ClayTools system delivers unparalleled modeling speed and creative expression, and is ideal for sculptural modeling of complex, organic shapes for digital content creation and fine arts such as sculpture and portions of jewelry design.

Model in a faster, unconstrained, and more flexible way
Produce highly detailed models for game characters, props, and scenery
Add organic detailing and texturing to jewelry designs
Use with 3ds Max®, Maya®, Rhino™, and other design applications
that support .stl and .obj I/O
Add sculptural details, handcrafted modifications, and embossed
textures to existing models
Create texture maps from high-res, detailed models to apply to optimized poly
models for games, videos, and films
Gain the benefits of digital modeling - create multiple versions, duplicate handcrafted modifications, and create and use a library of parts
Output for Rapid Prototyping or casting