Caustics at last! Even though Corona made it possible for artists to create among the most beautiful images of the past few years, caustics were missing for certain views. Reflective and refractive caustics are calculated but also, more difficult for pathtracer, at the bottom of a pool (caustics seen through…
Guillaume Bricout and Gary Jeannot, both graduated from ISART Digital school. At first, they worked as CG artists separately: mostly as a freelance for Guillaume and at Method Animation (On Kids & Family) for Gary. In 2013, Guillaume founded the Oracle studio in Paris region. He works there as…
Tyson Ibele has got weary of seeing PFlow (3ds Max particles system) left abandonned so he decided to develop a new one by himself: and here comes tyFlow. Tyson has managed the interest and the suspense during the months of development thanks to the videos that he…
Jano Booysen is one of the co-owners at The Kinetic, a motion graphics and animation company in South Africa. After graduating in information design and visual communication, he started working as a motion designer and animator. His career started at a company that specialised in motion graphics for television…
I would like to highlight a Blender add-on a fellow graphic designer told me about: Box Cutter. I do not work under Blender but, for sure, I keep posted about the news and professional use of this software. The community of users is partilarly active and rich. Blender is defenitely…
Nicolas Caplat has a 20 years experience in the 3D world and first started as a freelancer for the luxury, cosmetics, events or archviz industries, among others. 3ds Max expert, Primary Certified Instructor on Corona, he has driven for 5 years the 3D department of Intangibles Assets Design, a…
Wacom was kind enough to lend me a Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 Touch during 1 month to test it. I also received accessories: the Ergo Stand and the Flew Arm to improve the ergonomics of the work station. From the very start, I face a problem… the size of my…
Creative Technologist, Arnaud Diaz loves new technologies and events. He creates and produces musical and cultural events. His wide range of skills also includes, in Uzik agency, brand content and interactive and digital experiences for prestigious brands like Google, Heineken, Ubisoft. The agency also founded the Calvi On The…
Spring is coming... so it's the perfect time for a good spring clean on my computer! So I decided to sort my 3ds Max plugins. So which ones should I keep? There are the ones I have no doubt about: Forest Pack and Substance. I don't need to say too…
After graduating in 3D Design, Paul Haas worked as a 3D generalist at Effekt-Etage, a multiple Award winning marketing and advertising agency based in Germany. Even though he still likes exploring various themes and fields, he tends to focus on the automotive industry as he now works as a…