They’ve Come A Long Way… The VFX Show Hits 100 Episodes!

The guys at FXGuide.com rockin The VFX Show have hit quite a milestone in the podcast realm of things. 100 freakin' shows! Holy COW! That is a lot of VFX talk. In the past 100 shows they have looked at classics like Jurassic Park, Star Wars, as well as new hits like Clash of the Titan and Avatar. (more info after the jump)

Artbeats Tutorial Podcast Episode 15!

Episode 15 — May 18, 2009 Mirror, Mirror: Creating Reflections by Steve Holmes, Energi Design (www.clickenergi.com) Using the Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator Pro plug-in, turn a simple rotating 3D logo into a fiery, reflective metallic icon, surrounded by color, particles and flame, with perfect reflections both in the logo and in the fake 2D floor in After Effects itself. SAMPLE OF WHAT THE EFFECT LOOKS LIKE Watch Episode (right click to download) See all Episodes Steve Holmes Website

Monday… Back on Track

If you saw my little VLOG yesterday, you hopefully checked out my article over at AEtuts+ for Friday. Also, if you didn't watch, I will be taking over The Hive blog from here on out, blogging on production/post production stuff. Should be fun. Also we are going to be having some giveaways on the site, so make sure you follow me @toe_fur and @visualfxtuts to get the updates as they come about!

Artbeats Tutorial Podcast Episode 14!

Episode 14 — May 04, 2009 Breathe, Deer: Adding Layers of footage by Steve Holmes, Energi Design (www.clickenergi.com) Use the full 4K resolution of an Artbeats RED footage clip of a deer in a forest, to create the effect of a zoom lens finding and focusing on the animal. Add in thick, falling snow, adjust the temperature from spring to winter, and add the effect of the deer's breath being visible in the cold air, and see how you can turn a simple effect into a complex scene. SAMPLE OF WHAT THE EFFECT LOOKS LIKE ["src":"http://img.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vidmg.photobucket.com/albums/v284/cosmic_pope/Episode13.flv","wmode":"transparent"] Watch Episode (right click to download) See all Episodes Steve Holmes Website

Artbeats Tutorial Podcast Episode 13!

Episode_010 Episode 13 — April 20, 2009 A Call To Arms: Adding Smoke Effects by Steve Holmes, Energi Design (www.clickenergi.com) Working on the final plate of the title animation for a World War II video game, see how to enhance two simple Photoshop images by combining them with some unique smoke clips. Learn techniques such as mask integration, mask expansion, layer blending, keying effects, 3D camera animation, expression creation and control with sliders, and camera depth of field. SAMPLE OF WHAT THE EFFECT LOOKS LIKE Watch Episode (right click to download) See all Episodes Steve Holmes Website

VLOG #3 Tons of new stuff!

Artbeats Tutorial Podcast Episode 12!

Episode_012 Episode 12 — April 06, 2009 Four Candles, One Legend: Layering and Keying Footage by Steve Holmes, Energi Design (www.clickenergi.com) See how to maximize an investment in one Artbeats HD flame clip to create 4 individual 3D candles to transform a basic, static scene. Learn as Steve reveals cool studio techniques such as Photoshop layer usage, flame keying, parenting, error correction, flickering 3D lights and shadows, and camera depth of field. SAMPLE OF WHAT EFFECT LOOKS LIKE Watch Episode (right click to download) See all Episodes Steve Holmes Website

Not too much for a Monday…

In the second part of this Photoshop tutorial series, Richard Harrington goes deeper into the camera raw interface. Richard looks at the tone curve tab which controls the contrast, the detail tab which controls the image sharpening and noise reduction,

Artbeats Tutorial Podcast Episode 11!

Episode_011 Episode 11 — March 23, 2009 In the Eye of the Storm: Creating 3D Rain by Steve Holmes, Energi Design (www.clickenergi.com) . Learn secrets of movie special effects as Steve takes you through turning a beautiful Artbeats HD aerial clip into a cold nighttime storm with torrential rain and lightning. Learn how to color adjust clips with a handful of effects for maximum control, then use cool techniques to turn two-dimensional rain clips into truly 3D rain. SAMPLE OF WHAT THE EFFECT LOOKS LIKE Watch Episode (right click to download) See all Episodes Steve Holmes Website

Monday… SOOO tired.

Today, Nick Campbell runs through the basics of setting up a scene in Cinema 4D and rendering an image. We are gonna make this abstract sphere scene here using HDR lighting, The Mograph module, and Global Illumination. LINK HERE