Insights

Behind the scenes with the artists, studios and tech shaping the future of VFX and animation.

Artist Spotlight

Artist Spotlights

In the spotlight: Christophe Brejon

Lighting Artist, Christophe Brejon, talks to us about his career, his new book and the lowdown on Foundry’s top VFX trends.

Be transported into new virtual worlds with AR portals

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Be transported into new virtual worlds with AR portals

In this article, we explore the latest augmented reality trend, AR portals, and how it can take you anywhere, from fictional worlds to outer space

Trends 2019

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A wrap-up of 2019’s top trends for the VFX industry

As 2019 comes to a close, we look back at how the big trends this year have evolved—and where they’re headed.

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Studio Stories

Cooking up a slow turkey with The Mill, Mari and Nuke

We caught up with The Mill to talk all things turkey and how they perfected their virtual bird

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Wargaming

Studio Stories

Creating a ‘beast made of steel’ for Sabaton with Foundry tools

Discover how The Agency of Wargaming used Nuke, Mari and Modo to support Swedish metal—and tell the epic tale of Bismarck

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Dev and lighting trends 2020

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Five look development and lighting trends to watch out for in 2020

From cloud rendering to USD: the hot topics set to shape your landscape next year

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texturing at framestore

Studio Stories

Unleashing your full potential as a texture artist

Framstore’s Head of Texturing, Michael Borhi, reveals the one skill you need to become a better texture artist.

Mari Vendor Shaders

Blog

Streamlining your look development workflow

In the VFX and animation industry, there is a wide choice of render engines allowing for the creation of the most beautiful and believable rendered imagery.

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3D Spartan

Studio Stories

From planetariums to pre-production: the unexpected uses of Nuke outside of film

Explore Nuke’s unique uses outside of the world of film and how you can use Nuke to its full potential.

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Katana car

Studio Stories

Teaching studio-leading technology: why Lost Boys chose Katana

We caught up with Lost Boys to discuss why they chose to teach Katana to their students.

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Blog

Artist's eye - Putting the Painter Back in Texture Painter

Raine Anderson, ILM Texture Supervisor, investigates the key to becoming a better texture painter

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Space Film and TV made with Nuke X

Careers

Citipati: from student project to VES Award-winner

This past February, Filmakademie student Andreas Feix won the VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project for his short film Citipati.

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