Digital-Tutors, an award-winning provider of video-based training for emerging digital artists in the film, television and game industries, today released Version 1.1 of their online leaning library and educational platform.
Recognized as one of the most innovative video-based training solutions in the computer graphics industry, Digital-Tutors, the first training provider for Lightmap Ltd, today proudly introduced 'Getting Started with HDR Light Studio,' the first title in a new series of training for the software independent package HDR Light Studio, as well as four self-paced courses including 'Creating Next-Gen Game Assets in Softimage,' 'Characterizing Skeletons in MotionBuilder,' 'Multi-channel Compositing in Nuke' and 'Compositing 3D Renders in Fusion.'
This fall, The New School, including Parsons The New School for Design, the Vera List Center for Art and Politics, and Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, presents a wide range of programs in the fields of art and design.
The Previsualization Society, a non-profit, interdisciplinary organization dedicated to the advancement of previsualization (“previs”), was officially announced today.
Full Sail University is now offering a 21-month online Computer Animation Bachelor of Science’s Program.
Gnomon announces to potential and returning students that there is only one week left to sign up for Fall classes.
In the latest excerpt from Maya Plugin Power, author Mark Jennings Smith shows readers how to create stitching effects using Seamour plugins from ticket01.
Pamela Kleibrink Thompson explores the importance of remembering names for networking and career advancement.
Shanghai, CHINA, July 28, 2009 -- The Animation Public Technical Service Platform of Shanghai (APTSP) has created China's first post-production training center, to grow high-end animation and post-production public services, train local talent and showcase innovative technology. APTSP offers complete, data-centric workflows that include Autodesk, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: ADSK) Autodesk Flame and Autodesk Inferno visual effects systems, Autodesk Smoke editorial finishing system, and Autodesk Lustre digital color-grading system.
Beverly Hills, CA -- The Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has selected four individuals to participate in a summer internship program for students interested in careers in motion picture computer graphics and animation technology.
Chicago, IL -- July 20, 2009 -- 3D Garage.com, a top producer of instructional training videos for 3D modeling and digital content creation, announced today Luxology modo 401 Signature Courseware is now available at www.3dgarage.com. The DVD, created by Dan Ablan author of the "Official Luxology modo Guide" for modo 201 and modo 301, is a comprehensive instructional video for beginning to intermediate modeling and animation using modo 401.
Press Release from cmiStudios
London, 01 July 2009: Escape Studios, the world's leading school of computer graphics, has secured funding from leading UK Venture Capital Trust, Chrysalis VCT, to accelerate the development of its distance learning services for the computer graphics industries.
Escape Studios has moved quickly to offer the industry's first combined Nuke and Maya training course to give any aspiring 3D visual effects artist the "must have" skills to pursue a career in the visual effects industry.
Oklahoma City, OK - June 19, 2009 - Since its conception in 2001, Digital-Tutors has received accolades for teaching award-winning video-based training and achieved industry recognition through the creation of hundreds of educational titles for emerging digital artists in the film, game, and television industries and with 'Introduction to Maya 2009,' Digital-Tutors continues to exceed expectations.
London, 10th June 2009: Want to know what it's like to work in a thriving, dynamic industry? Escape Studios is offering school leavers and graduates a taster into the world of computer graphics with its new three-day summer courses that highlight the exciting career opportunities on offer to students and provide valuable insight into the industry.
Emeryville, CA -- June 5, 2009 -- AnimationMentor.com (Animation Mentor), the leading online character animation school created by animators for animators, today announces four new professional animators to their roster of mentors now totaling 77.
This fall, Madison Media Institute will launch its long anticipated Game Art and Animation (GAM) program. Madison Media Institute (MMI) is a media arts specialty school located in Madison, Wisconsin and is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
Oklahoma City, OK - June 2, 2009 - Digital-Tutors, an award-wining provider of video-based training for emerging digital artists, today announced their first design and art training title for 2D artists - 'Digital Painting: Illustrating Eyes,' the latest release redefining the company's growing library of interactive training for students, professionals, and educators using Photoshop, the world renowned graphics, photo, and video editing software developed by Adobe.
The Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at California State University, Fullerton is introducing an Entertainment & Tourism Management undergraduate program to prepare business students for a career in many areas of the entertainment "biz."
In this DVD, Richard Smith guides you through modeling a Next-Gen game character. Richard starts with a rough concept design and then creates a low-res base mesh. From there he sculpts each part in ZBrush with special attention paid to creating realistic clothing folds. Once each part is completely sculpted Richard retopologizes it inside of Maya using a plug-in called Nex. Finally, using XNormal he creates the normal map and then sets everything up in Maya.
Miami, FL -- May 2009 -- i3DTutorials announces their latest training product for Autodesk 3ds Max, "Rendering with mental ray in 3ds Max 2010." This latest offering from the growing i3DTutorials library of Autodesk 3ds Max training products, introduces 3D artists to the advanced concepts and production workflows needed to render imagery of professional quality using the industry standard mental ray renderer.
