Insights

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

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Studio Stories

How Atomic Cartoons tackles today’s toughest production challenges

Navigating rapid episodic workflows is essential for this acclaimed animation studio. Enter Nuke and Katana.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Mark Pinheiro

Inside the life and times of a top industry actor, director and compositor.

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Blog

Nuke in Progress - Python 3

How Nuke tackles rapid episodic production titles.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Allen Grippin

Why a 3D game artist with a passion for VFX switched to Mari for texturing.

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Blog

Top trends of 2020: what now, and what’s next?

2020 will be a year we’ll never forget but how did it impact our VFX trends?

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Neville Freitas

Leading insights into the world of look development and lighting with Neville Freitas.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Zak Boxall

Texturing tips, tricks and tutorials from one of ILM Sydney’s talented artists.

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Product Focus

Creating binge-worthy episodic content with Nuke

How Nuke tackles rapid episodic production titles.

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Pipeline & Workflows

Volumetric video capture: challenges, opportunities and outlook for production pipelines

Key insights from Foundry’s just-wrapped VoluMagic project.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Chun Chun Yang

Creating breathtaking texture assets with Chun Chun.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: David Hirst

How David Hirst adapted to emerging look development and lighting technologies over his 20-year career.

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Studio Stories

Polishing up perfection: creating The Crown Season Three

The Crown’s in-house VFX team shed light on Nuke’s use in the creation of this sparkling Netflix Original.

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