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Oliver Schümann ZBrush bizarre baby tutorial

Create a bizarre baby sculpture in ZBrush

By Oliver Schümann published

Character artist Oliver Schümann brings a creepy bust to life in ZBrush, plus Substance 3D Painter, RizomUV, KeyShot and Photoshop

3D
Star Wars Skeleton Crew; a person wielding a vibrant blue lightsaber stands in a dark, tunnel-like setting

"Everyone thinks they know what a lightsaber looks like, but now I really know," teases the DNEG artist behind Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

By James Clarke published

There's a secret magic to creating the perfect lightsaber.

VFX
Maya 3D abstract strands tutorial

How to easily create complex and abstract animation using Maya

By Amid Rajabi published

Amid Rajabi teaches you how to create atmospheric robotic strands with Maya’s Bifrost plugin, with help from Arnold and Nuke.

3D
Pittura, a short film made at ArtFX

"We wanted to talk about AI and its relationship to art" – how we made 2025’s VES Student Award-winning animation Pittura

By Richard Hill published

Titouan Lassere, one of the film's co-directors, explains how it was made.

3D Animation
Whiskytree battle damage effects tutorial

Create gnarly battle damage for vehicles using a mix of Maya and Nuke

By J.P. Monroy published

Whiskytree’s CG supervisor J.P. Monroy reveals the studio’s process for generating realistic battle scars on fighter planes.

VFX
After Effects lightning tutorial

How to use Adobe After Effects to create a lightning effect the easy way

By Rob Redman published

Rob Redman shows how to create a classic VFX effect in under 15 minutes.

VFX
Making the Trailmakers 2.0 cinematic; A cartoon-style character, seemingly a young man, is depicted holding a tablet with a futuristic interface

How we made the cinematic game trailer for Trailmakers 2.0 in just four months

By Jonas Ussing published

Jonas Ussing and Stine Sørensen, co-owners of Space Office VFX, reveal the time-saving strategies behind the action-packed trailer to Trailmakers 2.0.

3D
Making Babiru, DaVinci Resolve and Unreal Engine; A tense and visually striking digital scene showcases a character poised with a glowing knife just before a dramatic confrontation, evoking themes of danger and anticipation in a cyberpunk environment.

Colour grading advice: how DaVinci Resolve Studio and Fusion Studio were harnessed for Babiru

By Santiago Menghini published

Defining the experimental look of Second Tomorrow Studio's Unreal Engine-powered animated short film.

3D Animation
Cartoons of the 1960s; A vibrant illustration of the Yellow Submarine, a psychedelically patterned background surrounds the iconic vessel.

Cartoons of the 1960s – the best animated movies feature the work of Chuck Jones, who ensured characters were "not realistic, but believable"

By James Clarke published

Today's filmmakers pick the best animated movies of the 1960s, including The Jungle Book and Yellow Submarine.

2D Animation
Glen Southern Nomad Sculpt tutorial

Learn this clever hack to create CG smoke and fog effects on an iPad

By Glen Southern published

Desktop 3D software outstrips its mobile counterpart for particle simulation, but Nomad Sculpt on iPadOS or Android offers a clever workaround to achieve effects like fog and smoke

3D
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