How to create exact and technical topology workflow for the Blizzard animators CG Futures 2018-11-30 | Jessica is a 3D Character Artist for the In-Game Cinematics team at Blizzard Entertainment. She combines her specialties in 3dsMax, Maya, Zbrush, Photoshop, Marvelous Designer, 3D Coat, and exceptional Fine Art skills (figure drawing, sculpting, painting) to bring characters and environments to life in some of the most successful computer games of our times. Her work has contributed to Blizzard titles such as Starcraft 2, World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, and Overwatch.------------------------------------------------------------------Don't miss out of CG Futures 2019- buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cg-futures-2019-tickets-48772927138CG Futures presents a line-up of artists for a weekend of live demos and masterclasses. Having built their knowledge in some of the world’s leading studios, presenting artists share their techniques, workflows and experience working on Hollywood Feature films, AAA games, and shortform across commercials VR, AR, short films, and visualisation projects for major companies.Be sure to visit CG Futures here and on your favorite social platform:CG Futures: cgfutures.comFacebook: facebook.com/cgfuturesTwitter: twitter.com/cgfuturesInstagram: instagram.com/cgfutures------------------------------------------------------------------Learn more about the speaker: JESSICA DRU JOHNSON3D CHARACTER ARTISTJessica completed her digital art training at Gnomon in LA after attending university for chemistry and informatics. She is also a skilled costume designer and combines her love of costume and character design in the creation of exquisitely art directed photo shoots of mythical forest creatures and mermaids in amazing underwater shoots in which she can be found. Definitely, check out her facebook page, for more underwater photoshoots.
CG Futures Event Reel CG Futures 2018-12-12 | CG Futures provides a unique opportunity to hone skills and meet up with fellow digital artists. This special live event offers a look inside the techniques and experience of some of the world’s most talented VFX and animation artists.
Live Interview with Gnomon Founder, Alex Alvarez CG Futures 2018-12-05 | Join us December 1st at 11:30AM as we sit down with Gnomon founder Alex Alvarez to talk about the speakers he's curated for #CGFutures2019! This live interview will be lead by former CG Futures speaker Nicole Hendrix and questions are welcome. The interview will also be launching some exciting video content from our most recent CG Futures event last March. Great opportunity to get inside some of your favourite talks again and for those who missed it this content will give you a feel for the quality of content you can expect at our next event March 8, 9 + 10, 2019- bit.ly/CGFutures2019Look forward to connecting with you on December 1st.
Creating Natural 3D Environments with Alex Alvarez CG Futures 2018-12-01 | Published on 14 Dec 2016 on Gnomon School of VFX + Animation's channelGnomon Founder, and President Alex Alvarez walks us through his tried-and-trusted processes for creating photo-real natural 3D environments. Additionally, Alvarez’ demonstration discusses workflow techniques concerning how he uses Maya, V-Ray, ZBrush, and Agisoft Photoscan to tighten up natural assets such as rocks, cliffs, logs, and tress for digital scenes.
How Aaron Sims went from make-up effects to master of VFX CG Futures 2018-11-30 | Aaron Sims, the visual creator behind some of this generation’s most unforgettable cinema creatures, began his career over two decades ago working as a special effects makeup artist. His work quickly attracted the attention of legendary Academy Award winner Rick Baker, with whom Sims collaborated for the next twelve years. During that time, Sims served as a leading special effects artist on some of the most popular, defining movies of the 1990s: Gremlins 2, Batman Forever, Mighty Joe Young, Nutty Professor, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Men in Black.------------------------------------------------------------------Don't miss out of CG Futures 2019- buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cg-futures-2019-tickets-48772927138CG Futures presents a line-up of artists for a weekend of live demos and masterclasses. Having built their knowledge in some of the world’s leading studios, presenting artists share their techniques, workflows and experience working on Hollywood Feature films, AAA games, and shortform across commercials VR, AR, short films, and visualisation projects for major companies.Be sure to visit CG Futures here and on your favorite social platform:CG Futures: cgfutures.comFacebook: facebook.com/cgfuturesTwitter: twitter.com/cgfuturesInstagram: instagram.com/cgfutures------------------------------------------------------------------Learn more about the speaker: AARON SIMSFOUNDER/CEO, AARON SIMS CREATIVEIn the late 1990s, Sims started working for another Academy Award winner, Stan Winston, who encouraged Sims’ pioneering methods. At the Stan Winston Studios, he built a CG department designing for such films as AI, Terminator 3, Constantine, Doom and Fantastic 4. Working through the Stan Winston Studio, Sims introduced his visionary design process to Steven Spielberg and became the lead character designer for Artificial Intelligence: A.I. Sims created unprecedented designs for all of Spielberg’s robot characters and, in doing so, validated his groundbreaking approach to character creation. Having thus raised the bar in the concept design industry, Sims took the Stan Winston Studio to the forefront of innovative film design.His pioneering techniques in the world of visual effects influenced the face of the character and creature design in Film, Television, Games, Previsualization, and VFX early on in their application. He went on to form Aaron Sims Creative in order to bring together a wide range of the world’s most talented concept and visual effects artists and create memorable characters, creatures, VFX, costumes, and key scenes. The studio has created designs and visual effects for over 140 movies including most recently The Mist, It, War for the Planet of the Apes, Wonder Woman, and Stranger Things 2 with exciting projects in the pipeline for the next coming years.He has been described by Stan Winston as the consummate industry professional in that he marries his considerable artistic talent with powerful technological tools… he never fails to impress”His unparalleled skill and dedication to consistently creating stunning content for all platforms of visual entertainment have made ASC a premiere entertainment studio.
Breaking into the Industry: How to get yourself noticed in todays tough market CG Futures 2018-11-30 | The Rookies – sponsored by Autodesk – is an annual awards and mentor platform open to young creatives in film, animation, games, VR, motion graphics and architecture visualisation. For students, The Rookies offers them a “stamp of approval” as they transition from school to production, enabling them to have their work seen, graded and commented on by industry heavyweights. As well as find out where they stack up against their peers. For studios and recruiters, The Rookies is the place to find outstanding emerging talent. The end goal? Launch young creatives into careers. The Rookies is essentially becoming a recruitment tool for studios – a talent agency, if you will – that independently reviews digital artist’s skills and connects them with studios who need great talent.------------------------------------------------------------------Don't miss out of CG Futures 2019- buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cg-futures-2019-tickets-48772927138CG Futures presents a line-up of artists for a weekend of live demos and masterclasses. Having built their knowledge in some of the world’s leading studios, presenting artists share their techniques, workflows and experience working on Hollywood Feature films, AAA games, and shortform across commercials VR, AR, short films, and visualisation projects for major companies.Be sure to visit CG Futures here and on your favorite social platform:CG Futures: cgfutures.comFacebook: facebook.com/cgfuturesTwitter: twitter.com/cgfuturesInstagram: instagram.com/cgfutures------------------------------------------------------------------Learn more about The Rookies and the speakers: To date they have helped place 89 students in jobs across Asia, Canada, Europe, Oceania and the US. The students they have helped have gone on to work on films (such as Wonder Woman, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Mummy, Iron Man, Captain America and The Avengers) and AAA level games (such as Hellblade, Far Cry and Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor). ALWYN HUNTCO-FOUNDER, THE ROOKIESAlwyn has a background in fine arts and has over ten years experience working as a Senior Texture Artist in the VFX Industry. He has worked at a number of studios around the world including Animal Logic, MPC, Double Negative, Sony Imageworks and Weta Digital. His main film credits include Harry Potter, Watchmen, The Wolfman, Alice in Wonderland, John Carter, The Hobbit 1& 2, Logan and he has just finished working on Thor: Ragnarok. Alwyn has a passion for the industry and an interest in helping create pathways for emerging artists into leading studios globally.ANDREW MCDONALDCO-FOUNDER, THE ROOKIESAndrew is co-founder of The Rookies – an annual awards and mentor programme open to young creatives in the creative media and entertainment industry. Andrew has a background in industrial design, animatronics and web development. The majority of his professional career has been spent working in the digital effects industry as an Asset Supervisor for studios such as MPC, Animal Logic and Ambience Entertainment. Andrew’s film credits include the LEGO Movie, Happy Feet, Harry Potter 5/6, Suckerpunch, Watchmen, 10000 BC, Fred Claus, The Chronicles of Narnia, Sweeney Todd, Australia, Knowing, Legend of the Guardians and Walking with Dinosaurs 3D.
Intriguing: Working with Digital Cloth for Character Costume Creation (Part 1) CG Futures 2018-11-30 | Jessica is a 3D Character Artist for the In-Game Cinematics team at Blizzard Entertainment. She combines her specialties in 3dsMax, Maya, Zbrush, Photoshop, Marvelous Designer, 3D Coat, and exceptional Fine Art skills (figure drawing, sculpting, painting) to bring characters and environments to life in some of the most successful computer games of our times. Her work has contributed to Blizzard titles such as Starcraft 2, World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, and Overwatch.------------------------------------------------------------------Don't miss out of CG Futures 2019- buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cg-futures-2019-tickets-48772927138CG Futures presents a line-up of artists for a weekend of live demos and masterclasses. Having built their knowledge in some of the world’s leading studios, presenting artists share their techniques, workflows and experience working on Hollywood Feature films, AAA games, and shortform across commercials VR, AR, short films, and visualisation projects for major companies.Be sure to visit CG Futures here and on your favorite social platform:CG Futures: cgfutures.comFacebook: facebook.com/cgfuturesTwitter: twitter.com/cgfuturesInstagram: instagram.com/cgfutures------------------------------------------------------------------Learn more about the speaker: JESSICA DRU JOHNSON3D CHARACTER ARTISTJessica completed her digital art training at Gnomon in LA after attending university for chemistry and informatics. She is also a skilled costume designer and combines her love of costume and character design in the creation of exquisitely art directed photo shoots of mythical forest creatures and mermaids in amazing underwater shoots in which she can be found. Definitely, check out her facebook page, for more underwater photoshoots.
What does it takes to survive & thrive in the 3D industry: the joys & challenges of going freelance CG Futures 2018-11-30 | Furio Tedeschi is a concept artist, currently freelancing at Paramount Pictures on a yet another unannounced film project. Tedeschi has more than 15 years of professional experience in the entertainment industry. Throughout the years he has worked for studios including Blitz Games, Krome Studios and award-winning visual effects company, Mr. X Inc. He has also freelanced for a wide range of clients, such as 343 Industries, Alliance Studios, WB Games, Gameloft, Blur Studio, McFarlane Toys, and Sapphire Technology.------------------------------------------------------------------Don't miss out of CG Futures 2019- buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cg-futures-2019-tickets-48772927138CG Futures presents a line-up of artists for a weekend of live demos and masterclasses. Having built their knowledge in some of the world’s leading studios, presenting artists share their techniques, workflows and experience working on Hollywood Feature films, AAA games, and shortform across commercials VR, AR, short films, and visualisation projects for major companies.Be sure to visit CG Futures here and on your favorite social platform:CG Futures: cgfutures.comFacebook: facebook.com/cgfuturesTwitter: twitter.com/cgfuturesInstagram: instagram.com/cgfutures------------------------------------------------------------------Learn more about the speaker: FURIO TEDESCHICONCEPT ARTISTMore recently, Furio was senior concept and character artist at BioWare Montreal on Mass Effect: Andromeda, and later started freelancing at Paramount Pictures as a concept artist on the recently released Transformers: The Last Knight.Furio specialises in concept art, art direction, 3D sculptures and character game models. He has an extensive knowledge and competencies in a range of advanced CG software including Photoshop, Mental Ray, VRay 3D Studio Max amongst others. He has been the ZBrush Summit sculpt off champion for the past 3 years.He is described by peers as one of the top 3D character artists in the industry. “He has a keen sense of shapes & volumes, a great sense of detail combined with a talent to make his characters look pretty badass. Working with him makes things way easier, he’s been able to nail really fast what we were looking for and honestly, it was quite above our expectations.” Remi Despret, Art Director, Gameloft.When he’s not working or playing games, he enjoys developing personal projects, learning to use his skills.
Achieving perfect facial scan: Use photogrammetry to achieve photo realistic game-ready characters CG Futures 2018-11-30 | Dean Wood has been Lead Modeller at Plastic Wax for over eleven years and leads the In-Game Cinematics team. The company’s reputation is one of steadfast commitment to quality, and Dean’s skill and leadership are an integral part of maintaining that. He has combined his specialties in 3ds Max, Maya, Zbrush and Photoshop to lead artists on titles such as Injustice 2, Ghost in the Shell: First Assault Online, Star Wars Lego: Force Awakens, Civilization VI. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and Gears of War. For many in this industry, there are formative moments that drive their career’s ambition. Dean was no different. “As a kid, he was inspired by the film Jurassic Park. “To be able to see dinosaurs come to life – it was an amazing screen experience. It was the first of its kind; that stepped away from industry traditions at the time.”------------------------------------------------------------------Don't miss out of CG Futures 2019- buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cg-futures-2019-tickets-48772927138CG Futures presents a line-up of artists for a weekend of live demos and masterclasses. Having built their knowledge in some of the world’s leading studios, presenting artists share their techniques, workflows and experience working on Hollywood Feature films, AAA games, and shortform across commercials VR, AR, short films, and visualisation projects for major companies.Be sure to visit CG Futures here and on your favorite social platform:CG Futures: cgfutures.comFacebook: facebook.com/cgfuturesTwitter: twitter.com/cgfuturesInstagram: instagram.com/cgfutures------------------------------------------------------------------Learn more about the speaker: DEAN WOODLEAD MODELLER, PLASTIC WAXDean Wood alongside the Plastic Wax team are driving the next step forward in pre-rendered animation, in-engine animation, VR experiences, motion capture (facial/body), story boarding scripting, modeling/texturing, compositing and sound design, for global clients including Warner Brothers, Marvel, Microsoft, Disney interactive, Sony, Activision, Blizzard and Epic Games.
Intriguing: Working with Digital Cloth for Character Costume Creation (Part 2) CG Futures 2018-11-30 | Jessica is a 3D Character Artist for the In-Game Cinematics team at Blizzard Entertainment. She combines her specialties in 3dsMax, Maya, Zbrush, Photoshop, Marvelous Designer, 3D Coat, and exceptional Fine Art skills (figure drawing, sculpting, painting) to bring characters and environments to life in some of the most successful computer games of our times. Her work has contributed to Blizzard titles such as Starcraft 2, World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, and Overwatch.------------------------------------------------------------------Don't miss out of CG Futures 2019- buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cg-futures-2019-tickets-48772927138CG Futures presents a line-up of artists for a weekend of live demos and masterclasses. Having built their knowledge in some of the world’s leading studios, presenting artists share their techniques, workflows and experience working on Hollywood Feature films, AAA games, and shortform across commercials VR, AR, short films, and visualisation projects for major companies.Be sure to visit CG Futures here and on your favorite social platform:CG Futures: cgfutures.comFacebook: facebook.com/cgfuturesTwitter: twitter.com/cgfuturesInstagram: instagram.com/cgfutures------------------------------------------------------------------Learn more about the speaker: JESSICA DRU JOHNSON3D CHARACTER ARTISTJessica completed her digital art training at Gnomon in LA after attending university for chemistry and informatics. She is also a skilled costume designer and combines her love of costume and character design in the creation of exquisitely art directed photo shoots of mythical forest creatures and mermaids in amazing underwater shoots in which she can be found. Definitely, check out her facebook page, for more underwater photoshoots.
How to monetize 3D art: Andrew Price shares his lessons learned as an entrepreneur. CG Futures 2018-11-30 | Andrew Price of Blender Guru and Poliigon joins Ian Failes of VFX Blog to explore Andrew’s experience as the founder of a tech startup in the CG industry and what ‘practice’ he believes makes ‘perfect’.------------------------------------------------------------------Don't miss out of CG Futures 2019- buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cg-futures-2019-tickets-48772927138CG Futures presents a line-up of artists for a weekend of live demos and masterclasses. Having built their knowledge in some of the world’s leading studios, presenting artists share their techniques, workflows and experience working on Hollywood Feature films, AAA games, and shortform across commercials VR, AR, short films, and visualisation projects for major companies.Be sure to visit CG Futures here and on your favorite social platform:CG Futures: cgfutures.comFacebook: facebook.com/cgfuturesTwitter: twitter.com/cgfuturesInstagram: instagram.com/cgfutures------------------------------------------------------------------Learn more about the speaker: ANDREW PRICECREATOR, BLENDER GURU + POLIIGONSelected by 3D Artist Magazine as one of the most influential artists in the world, Andrew is the creator of the #1 Youtube channel for 3D artists; Blender Guru. His channel focuses on helping anyone learn 3D, using the open-source 3D software Blender. During his 14 years experience, he’s interviewed renowned artists like Andrew Kramer and Alex Alvarez, helping to bridge the gap between beginners and pros. He’s also the founder of Poliigon (a library of industry-standard 3D assets) giving him the unique perspective of running a tech startup in the CG space
How to create a creature through photobashing and ZBrush sculpting (Part 1) CG Futures 2018-11-30 | Aaron Sims, the visual creator behind some of this generation’s most unforgettable cinema creatures, began his career over two decades ago working as a special effects makeup artist. His work quickly attracted the attention of legendary Academy Award winner Rick Baker, with whom Sims collaborated for the next twelve years. During that time, Sims served as a leading special effects artist on some of the most popular, defining movies of the 1990s: Gremlins 2, Batman Forever, Mighty Joe Young, Nutty Professor, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Men in Black.------------------------------------------------------------------Don't miss out of CG Futures 2019- buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cg-futures-2019-tickets-48772927138CG Futures presents a line-up of artists for a weekend of live demos and masterclasses. Having built their knowledge in some of the world’s leading studios, presenting artists share their techniques, workflows and experience working on Hollywood Feature films, AAA games, and shortform across commercials VR, AR, short films, and visualisation projects for major companies.Be sure to visit CG Futures here and on your favorite social platform:CG Futures: cgfutures.comFacebook: facebook.com/cgfuturesTwitter: twitter.com/cgfuturesInstagram: instagram.com/cgfutures------------------------------------------------------------------Learn more about the speaker: AARON SIMSFOUNDER/CEO, AARON SIMS CREATIVEIn the late 1990s, Sims started working for another Academy Award winner, Stan Winston, who encouraged Sims’ pioneering methods. At the Stan Winston Studios, he built a CG department designing for such films as AI, Terminator 3, Constantine, Doom and Fantastic 4. Working through the Stan Winston Studio, Sims introduced his visionary design process to Steven Spielberg and became the lead character designer for Artificial Intelligence: A.I. Sims created unprecedented designs for all of Spielberg’s robot characters and, in doing so, validated his groundbreaking approach to character creation. Having thus raised the bar in the concept design industry, Sims took the Stan Winston Studio to the forefront of innovative film design.His pioneering techniques in the world of visual effects influenced the face of the character and creature design in Film, Television, Games, Previsualization, and VFX early on in their application. He went on to form Aaron Sims Creative in order to bring together a wide range of the world’s most talented concept and visual effects artists and create memorable characters, creatures, VFX, costumes, and key scenes. The studio has created designs and visual effects for over 140 movies including most recently The Mist, It, War for the Planet of the Apes, Wonder Woman, and Stranger Things 2 with exciting projects in the pipeline for the next coming years.He has been described by Stan Winston as the consummate industry professional in that he marries his considerable artistic talent with powerful technological tools… he never fails to impress”His unparalleled skill and dedication to consistently creating stunning content for all platforms of visual entertainment have made ASC a premiere entertainment studio.
Matte Painting: From Master Shots to some of the simpler things that go unnoticed CG Futures 2018-11-30 | Zach Mandt is a seasoned VFX generalist, with a focus on Digital environments, Matte painting, and Concept Art. He has flourished in the entertainment industry for over 12 years, creating high end content for film, commercials, and games including: Speed Racer, Land of the Lost, 2012, Alice in Wonderland, Transformers3, Rock of Ages, Oblivion, 47 Ronin, Maleficent, Beauty and the Beast, and half of the Fast and Furious films.------------------------------------------------------------------Don't miss out of CG Futures 2019- buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cg-futures-2019-tickets-48772927138CG Futures presents a line-up of artists for a weekend of live demos and masterclasses. Having built their knowledge in some of the world’s leading studios, presenting artists share their techniques, workflows and experience working on Hollywood Feature films, AAA games, and shortform across commercials VR, AR, short films, and visualisation projects for major companies.Be sure to visit CG Futures here and on your favorite social platform:CG Futures: cgfutures.comFacebook: facebook.com/cgfuturesTwitter: twitter.com/cgfuturesInstagram: instagram.com/cgfutures------------------------------------------------------------------Learn more about the speaker: ZACH MANDTVFX GENERALISTZach’s skill set also includes managing teams, concept development, project pitches, right down to running shots himself. With a mix of technical prowess and fine art, he combines 2D and 3D to find the shortest distance between two points, without sacrificing quality in the end result. His eagerness to adapt new techniques and subsequent technical flexibility has allowed him to step in and help create some of the largest scale shots Hollywood has shown audiences in the past decade.He has created work for some of the world’s leading studios including Digital Domain, Blur Studios, Café FX and Rythym & Hues.Zach thrives in high pressure environments, and loves to see a team succeed in bringing an idea or concept to life on the big screen. He is described by peers in the industry as one of the great Matte Painters “The guy is incredibly fast and really knowledgeable about his craft. He takes a shot and turns it around and makes it look great with what seems like little effort. Its refreshing to work with an artist of his calibre.” Brandon Young, CG Supervisor FuseFX.
What is it like working at Playside Studios: one of Melbourne’s most successful games studios. CG Futures 2018-11-30 | PlaySide Studios is a world renown video game developer located in Melbourne, Australia. The company is head by senior management, creatives and developers who have paved the way in AAA console and mobile development over the years. They are pioneers in their field bringing the most authentic AAA experience to mobile devices. With over 50 staff and growing they are the Go-To studio for major Hollywood Production, Publishing and Development Companies including, Disney, Pixar, Warner Bros, and Nickelodeon. Along with creating new IP, they also work with their partners to create great game experiences for their brands and ideas.------------------------------------------------------------------Don't miss out of CG Futures 2019- buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cg-futures-2019-tickets-48772927138CG Futures presents a line-up of artists for a weekend of live demos and masterclasses. Having built their knowledge in some of the world’s leading studios, presenting artists share their techniques, workflows and experience working on Hollywood Feature films, AAA games, and shortform across commercials VR, AR, short films, and visualisation projects for major companies.Be sure to visit CG Futures here and on your favorite social platform:CG Futures: cgfutures.comFacebook: facebook.com/cgfuturesTwitter: twitter.com/cgfuturesInstagram: instagram.com/cgfutures------------------------------------------------------------------Learn more about the studio and the speakers: The studio has released some of the most commercially successful original IP titles with releases including titles such as Monkey Ropes, which achieved over a million downloads in week one, with a total download of nearly two million and the globally featured Fishy Bits 2 which saw a 53% increase in DAU compared to the previous title. Their AR Dragon is one of the top AR downloads and highest grossing AR games in the Apple store.PlaySide VR has been been newly formed to take on the new frontier in video games and is about to just launched its debut title.ADAM BAXBRAND MANAGER + HEAD OF ART, PLAYSIDE STUDIOSAdam Bax is the brand manager and head of art at Melbourne’s Playside Studios. Before joining Playside Adam had 8 years as an artist in the games industry across mobile, console, VR and specialty deployment. He has worked with some of the industries biggest brands and IP including Disney, Warner Bros, Paramount, and Nickelodeon. TAYLAH WALKERPRODUCER + ARTIST, PLAYSIDE STUDIOSTaylah Walker is a producer and artist at Melbourne based Playside Studios, with skills in all aspects of game and art production and an excellent eye for brand accuracy. Taylah began her career as a 3D artist with a strong and varied history in 3d art with experiences across VR, AR and mobile games. She has worked on multiple VR experiences across custom installations and consumer consoles/PC for Playside and studio partners including Skydance Media and Sony Pictures. Taylah has overseen multiple development teams in the planning and execution of the studio’s most commercially successful original IP titles. ERIN HALPENNYPRODUCER, PLAYSIDE STUDIOSErin Halpenny is a Producer at Playside Studios Melbourne with a strong, supportive background in art and visual design. Also starting as a junior artist she has since progressed to managing production teams on some of the studios most successful titles. Her primary responsibilities require her to work closely with critical studio partners including such brands as Disney, Spin Masters and Nickelodeon. Erin inspires creativity and passion in her staff and uses her extensive knowledge of Maya, Z-brush, Photoshop and Unity to ensure her teams are always prepared for the challenges ahead.
Get tips & techniques for success as an artist in teams creating the likes of World of Warcraft CG Futures 2018-11-30 | Seth Thompson is the Art Department Supervisor of the award-winning Blizzard Animation (Cinematics) team. He has contributed to titles such as World of Warcraft, Warcraft 3, Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, and Overwatch. Before Blizzard, he worked in Tokyo at Square-Enix as a Set & Prop modeler. contributing to the movies Final Fantasy: Advent Children and cinematics for Final Fantasy 12.------------------------------------------------------------------Don't miss out of CG Futures 2019- buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cg-futures-2019-tickets-48772927138CG Futures presents a line-up of artists for a weekend of live demos and masterclasses. Having built their knowledge in some of the world’s leading studios, presenting artists share their techniques, workflows and experience working on Hollywood Feature films, AAA games, and shortform across commercials VR, AR, short films, and visualisation projects for major companies.Be sure to visit CG Futures here and on your favorite social platform:CG Futures: cgfutures.comFacebook: facebook.com/cgfuturesTwitter: twitter.com/cgfuturesInstagram: instagram.com/cgfutures------------------------------------------------------------------Learn more about the speaker: SETH THOMPSONART DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR, CREATIVE DEVELOPMENTHe has over 18 years of professional experience working in the video game industry. His fine art skills and highly tuned technical skills in ZBrush, Photoshop, Knald and Keyshot, amongst others have resulted in his a reputation as an artist renowned for his realistic CG props and environments.When Seth isn’t working on his art he can be found surfing, cooking, and playing video games.If you would like to see more of Seth’s art – check out the links below.facebook.com/SethThompsonArtartstation.com/seththompsonyoutube.com/channel/UCoZe7oZ02oeG1WvJLdQtsCwinstagram.com/seththompsonart
Intriguing: Stepping away from the computer can improve computer-generated art CG Futures 2018-11-30 | Alex is the founder and director of Gnomon, which includes the acclaimed Gnomon School in Hollywood, California, as well as The Gnomon Workshop, which provides professional online training for artists. He has been described by Fast Company Magazine as a visionary who has helped change the face of computer graphics education, having dedicated the past twenty years to educating students and professional artists around the world. Alex has been published in industry magazines, websites, and books and has taught at many international conferences. Aside from Gnomon, he continues to work professionally including as a creature development artist on such projects as James Cameron’s Avatar, JJ Abram’s Star Trek, Super 8, Green Lantern and Prometheus.------------------------------------------------------------------Don't miss out of CG Futures 2019- buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cg-futures-2019-tickets-48772927138CG Futures presents a line-up of artists for a weekend of live demos and masterclasses. Having built their knowledge in some of the world’s leading studios, presenting artists share their techniques, workflows and experience working on Hollywood Feature films, AAA games, and shortform across commercials VR, AR, short films, and visualisation projects for major companies.Be sure to visit CG Futures here and on your favorite social platform:CG Futures: cgfutures.comFacebook: facebook.com/cgfuturesTwitter: twitter.com/cgfuturesInstagram: instagram.com/cgfutures------------------------------------------------------------------Learn more about the speaker: ALEX ALVAREZFOUNDER, PRESIDENT/CEO – GNOMON SCHOOL OF VFX, GAMES & ANIMATIONConstantly evolving his own techniques, he has developed an arsenal of skills that allow him to combine multiple programs such as Maya, ZBrush, Photoshop, V-Ray, World Machine, SpeedTree, amongst others, to create assets and terrains that are impressive in their portrayal of natural environments. Alex is revered by his peers, who openly celebrate his exceptional talent, skill, and support for artist recognition. He is renowned for his generosity of spirit toward supporting and building an environment that maintains a commitment to artistic passion and excellence while promoting the invaluable role of content creators within the demanding constraints of the ever-expanding entertainment industry.THE GNOMON WORKSHOPThe Gnomon Workshop launched as a means to share professional techniques with artists unable to attend the on-campus courses offered at Gnomon – School of Visual Effects, Games + Animation in Los Angeles, California. It’s mission: to provide the highest calibre training that both educates and inspires, to help emerging and experienced artists, alike, achieve mastery of the advanced techniques and tools required for success in the industry.GNOMON – SCHOOL OF VISUAL EFFECTS, GAMES + ANIMATIONSpecial effects artists launched Gnomon School with the support of the entertainment industry to help meet the demand for well-trained creative talent in the growing field of digital entertainment. Called “the MIT of visual effects” by Fast Company magazine, Gnomon School offers an unrivalled experience for students and boasts a 2016 employment rate of 100% and 93% for vocational programs. Graduates are professionals working on the latest blockbuster films and games and have positions at film and video game studios around the world.Together, the Gnomon School and Gnomon Workshop Library have educated many of the world’s best digital artists
How to create a creature through photobashing and ZBrush sculpting (Part 2) CG Futures 2018-11-30 | Aaron Sims, the visual creator behind some of this generation’s most unforgettable cinema creatures, began his career over two decades ago working as a special effects makeup artist. His work quickly attracted the attention of legendary Academy Award winner Rick Baker, with whom Sims collaborated for the next twelve years. During that time, Sims served as a leading special effects artist on some of the most popular, defining movies of the 1990s: Gremlins 2, Batman Forever, Mighty Joe Young, Nutty Professor, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Men in Black.------------------------------------------------------------------Don't miss out of CG Futures 2019- buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cg-futures-2019-tickets-48772927138CG Futures presents a line-up of artists for a weekend of live demos and masterclasses. Having built their knowledge in some of the world’s leading studios, presenting artists share their techniques, workflows and experience working on Hollywood Feature films, AAA games, and shortform across commercials VR, AR, short films, and visualisation projects for major companies.Be sure to visit CG Futures here and on your favorite social platform:CG Futures: cgfutures.comFacebook: facebook.com/cgfuturesTwitter: twitter.com/cgfuturesInstagram: instagram.com/cgfutures------------------------------------------------------------------Learn more about the speaker: AARON SIMSFOUNDER/CEO, AARON SIMS CREATIVEIn the late 1990s, Sims started working for another Academy Award winner, Stan Winston, who encouraged Sims’ pioneering methods. At the Stan Winston Studios, he built a CG department designing for such films as AI, Terminator 3, Constantine, Doom and Fantastic 4. Working through the Stan Winston Studio, Sims introduced his visionary design process to Steven Spielberg and became the lead character designer for Artificial Intelligence: A.I. Sims created unprecedented designs for all of Spielberg’s robot characters and, in doing so, validated his groundbreaking approach to character creation. Having thus raised the bar in the concept design industry, Sims took the Stan Winston Studio to the forefront of innovative film design.His pioneering techniques in the world of visual effects influenced the face of the character and creature design in Film, Television, Games, Previsualization, and VFX early on in their application. He went on to form Aaron Sims Creative in order to bring together a wide range of the world’s most talented concept and visual effects artists and create memorable characters, creatures, VFX, costumes, and key scenes. The studio has created designs and visual effects for over 140 movies including most recently The Mist, It, War for the Planet of the Apes, Wonder Woman, and Stranger Things 2 with exciting projects in the pipeline for the next coming years.He has been described by Stan Winston as the consummate industry professional in that he marries his considerable artistic talent with powerful technological tools… he never fails to impress”His unparalleled skill and dedication to consistently creating stunning content for all platforms of visual entertainment have made ASC a premiere entertainment studio.
