A Closer Look at Pixologic ZBrush 4R8

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A Closer Look at Pixologic ZBrush 4R8

ZBrush has set the standard for what the 3D industry has come to expect from a digital sculpting application. It bridges the gap between 2D and 3D. A powerful tool used in the making of many award-winning films and video games, this digital sculpting and painting program also serves many other industries. From scientific visualization and vehicle design to education and … Read More

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Unity 5 Pro Suite Available for Students

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Student/Teacher Unity 5 Pro Suite Available!

Unity is a fully-integrated development engine used to create 2D, 3D multiplatform games and interactive content. If you’ve read any of our Unity blogs, you know that Studica is a big fan. Many popular games are created using Unity. In fact, the Pokémon GO mobile game making news everywhere was made with Unity. One thing that we haven’t really talked about (until now), is … Read More

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Complete Animation Solution: Harmony 14 Release

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Harmony 14 2D Animation

Harmony is an exciting product for artists. With a variety of tools for animation, drawing and compositing, Harmony’s all-on-one approach gives it the reputation of high efficiency. The unique combination of digital and traditional tools provide endless opportunities to unleash your creativity. Furthermore, it literally works with every artist. Whatever your style, Harmony can handle it. Paperless, traditional, cut-out or … Read More

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Unity Certification and Courseware Supports Education

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Unity Certification and Courseware Supports Education

Unity Technologies has revolutionized the game industry with Unity, a powerful development platform that is used to create games and interactive experiences. Unity now supports 25 platforms across 2D, 3D, VR and AR.  Of the top 1,000 grossing games, 30% have been built with Unity, reaching over 1.5 billion devices. The mission of Unity has always been to create a … Read More

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Use ZBrush to Cut 3D Printing Costs

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Yes, you heard that right. Lester Banks was gracious enough to expose methods of using the Dynamesh feature of ZBrush to save money on your 3D printing. He identifies how you can reduce the amount of materials you need to print by hollowing out the model using Dynamesh. The overall effect is a lighter 3d model that requires less material … Read More

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Improving Animation with Bone-Rigging & Smith Micro

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Are you a 2D Artist and thought there has to be a better way to make an animation than drawing 30 frames individually so that your characters can complete one action?  Well the folks over at Smith Micro thought the same when they added bone-rigging to their powerful animation solution Anime Studio Pro. Bone-Rigging and Animation Bone-rigging was pioneered in … Read More

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Cloud Computing with Autodesk 360: Changing the Way the World Works

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Cloud computing seems to be all the rage these days. Many software companies are beginning to develop their products so that you can do all of your work anywhere, anytime by keeping your work stored on the internet. Autodesk is no exception to this new workflow. They have created a cloud-based solution called Autodesk 360. Getting Started with Autodesk 360 … Read More

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HitFilm offers Hollywood VFX at an Art-House Budget

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Software developer FXhome is looking to change the way that we think about creating visual effects for film and video projects, and opening up the world of blockbuster style action to all film-makers, whatever their budget. The culmination of over 10 years of developing software for the indie film market, HitFilm brings cutting edge 3D compositing, visual effects and video editing together for the first time and makes advanced compositing and effects more accessible to all users.

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Teachers: Get Free Certiport Autodesk, Adobe and MS Office Certifications! (Summer Promotion)

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Certiport has just announced a great promotion for our education community of teachers and instructors in North America. You can now request free practice tests and exam vouchers for a limited time only. Certification tests and exams are available for Autodesk AutoCAD Certified User and Inventor Certified User, as well as Adobe Certified Associate and Microsoft Office Specialist, among others.

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