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6 Predictions For The 3D Industry In 2023

Larissa Mori 3D Modeling, Company, Industry News, Real-Time, Site

As things wind down for the final weeks of 2022, there’s no denying that it’s been a big year for the 3D industry. From The Batman to NFL broadcasts, 2022 proved that virtual production isn’t just a hangup from lockdown. Hybrid events have become increasingly sophisticated, with augmented reality being used to power everything from Cannes to Coachella. And the …

The TurboSquid booth at Autodesk Universtiy 2022

Autodesk University 2022: 5 Industry Trends From the Show

Steve Chappell Company, Industry News

With over 450 classes, workshops, and exclusive talks from Epic Games, Meta, NVIDIA and more; this year’s Autodesk University had it all. But what if you couldn’t make it to the conference?  No problem. We’ve compiled the five biggest trends we saw at Autodesk University 2022 into one handy article below. From the need for rich metadata to the increasing …

Final result of the dreadlock creation tutorial

Yeti in Maya, Part 4: 3D Dreadlocks

Francesco Furneri 3D Best Practices, 3D Modeling

As you’ve now become more familiar with Yeti, it’s time to dig into a new hairstyle technique: 3D dreadlocks. Hello everyone, and welcome back to this Yeti series. In our very first episode we learned the fundamentals of Yeti for Maya in which we produced a basic hairstyle for a cartoon character (Part I). We then moved on to more …

Using Shutterstock Sound Effects in your 3D Animations

Francesco Furneri 3D Modeling, Featured Artists, Guest Artists

Consider the importance of creating an immersive experience and how choosing from a rich library of sound effects (in this case, Shutterstock sound effects) plays into immersion. Having a quality 3D piece to showcase is fundamental, and the integration of soundtracks may represent the icing on the cake in different situations. Also, the demand for technologies based on virtual reality …

Do More With 3D: 6 Key Takeaways from our NVIDIA Webinar

Larissa Mori Artists, Industry News, Site

Whether you’re a 3D artist or CEO, it’s only natural to wonder what opportunities the metaverse era will bring. Could a virtual shop create a whole new client base for your business? Will digital twins make your models smarter than ever? To help find the answers, our friends at NVIDIA recently invited our VP of 3D Innovation, Dade Orgeron, to …