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Unreal Engine Threatens Traditional Renderers
Unreal Engine Poses “Existential Threat” to Traditional Renderers Unreal Engine is changing the game. A respected colleague and friend emailed me a couple of months ago with this advice: “If you’re planning on investing in render hardware any time soon, I...
The Worst Artist – a mostly true tale of staggering incompetence
Review 1 Supervisor: Let’s see the next one. New picture comes up on screen of some blobby creature with a wrong burnin. Sup: What is this? Artist: This is the horse model Sup: Why does the burnin say flame fx test? Artist: I forgot to change the burnin....
VFX Truisms that should be T-shirts
From time to time, discussions in production can get deep, heavy, punchy and downright ridiculous. It's the ridiculous to which we draw our attention today. A team room can be a pretty funny place, often filled with sharp wits and keen observers. Once...
5 Tips to Help Junior VFX Artists Succeed
How Junior VFX Artists Can Thrive in Production Tips for success from a production expert I’ve had an amazing path through visual effects these past couple of decades. Below are some of the many mistakes I made and lessons I learned along the way. I have...
Back to Basics: A CG Artist Camera Guide
A refresher course for CG and visual effects artists "CG and visual effects artists need to understand cameras and camera movement. Why? Because the best CG and VFX shots should mimic what real-world cameras can do; otherwise audiences can easily be taken out of what...
Studying VFX
The second in our new series of blogs by visual effects and animation journalist Ian Failes for his site befores & afters. Ian is an experienced freelance writer and also the publisher of vfxblog.com. We approached Ian to write a blog about CG Masters and the job...
Learn VFX in a Real Studio Production Environment
Befores & afters is a brand-new visual effects publication from visual effects and animation journalist Ian Failes, an experienced freelance writer and also the publisher of vfxblog.com. We approached Ian to write a blog about CG Masters and the job skills training...
2D Animation vs 3D Animation
Getting to know the differences between 2D animation and 3D animation can help you determine which field of animation you will be more interested in learning and the type of skills that you will need to develop to work in the industry. At CG Masters School of 3D...
Why the world needs better lighting
Katana for Lighting & Look Development Siggraph 2019 - Los Angeles Our very own Director of Education, Nick Boughen was asked to speak at Siggraph 2019 and explain why CG Masters adopted Katana. From the Foundry’s YouTube page: “Nick explains that a part...
Visual Effects vs Animation
Getting to know the various kinds of visual effects and animation will help you better understand the level of training and the skill sets required to get a job in the prospective field. At CG Masters School of 3D Animation & VFX, we want to help you gain the skills...