Insights
Behind the scenes with the artists, studios and tech shaping the future of VFX and animation.
Studio Stories
Inside Out 2 lighting: Creating the emotion characters
Find out how Pixar brought Anxiety to the screen.
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The Electric State VFX: Texturing robot characters
Behind the scenes on Netflix’s sci-fi robot adventure movie.
MariStudio Stories
From students to studio: How Viridian FX is supporting the next generation
The inspiring story behind a small studio with a big impact.
NukeProduct Focus
The Bakery: Inside Mari’s texture-baking engine
No need to interrupt your flow, thanks to built-in map-baking.
MariCareers
What is a Technical Director? VFX roles explained
Get career insights from a studio pipeline TD.
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Stand out as a Texture Artist
From Texture Theory to Blend modes: tips, tricks, and best practice to make your CG creations and showreels really shine.
MariArtist Spotlights
Artist Spotlight: Einar Martinsen
Discover the artist behind the Nuke 16.0 splash screen.
NukeStudio Stories
Deadpool & Wolverine VFX: Behind the scenes with Framestore
Bringing together Marvel’s massive multi-vendor project.
NukeArtist Spotlights
Artist Spotlight: Tsubasa Arai
Breathing new life into creature VFX with Mari’s toolset.
MariStudio Stories
Ae Watan Mere Watan VFX: recreating history with FutureWorks
Using Katana’s power & flexibility to bring the past to life.
KatanaStudio Stories
Texturing the Choctaw creation story for Marvel TV’s Echo
Bringing the story’s strong cultural and mythological roots to life.
MariStudio Stories
How Cinesite built the VFX for True Detective: Night Country
Creating an Emmy Award-nominated CG sequence.
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