Recently I was trolling the ‘net and came across this tasty info:
Pixar, makers of some of the most memorable 3D movies, has a very informative Online Library to share animation techniques.

Marianna and I managed to get out today (thanks Mom!) and watch ‘9‘, a recently released computer generated movie with dark and sinister overtones.  Great action and visuals, excellent voice acting, and a solid plot.  I must say though, if your child is less than say, 12, perhaps don’t take …

Luxology has released the latest and greatest 4.01 update of an already stunning modeling/sculpting/rendering 3d package, modo.  This commercial package is available for OSX and Windows.
The website is extremely detailed and has great videos and more.  Check it out!
UPDATE: Noticed a couple quick videos here and here of Brad Peebler …

Here’s a cool animation called Oxygen made by Christopher Hendryx as his thesis for the Computer Animation at the Ringling College of Art + Design.  It’s pretty neat.

As a hobby, i’ve worked with many 3D packages over the years, from Sculpt3D (Amiga), Lightwave3D (Amiga, PC and Mac), to 3ds Max (PC), Maya (PC, Mac, Unix) and Softimage (PC, Unix).
Over time, many companies have merged or been eaten up by companies like Autodesk.  I feel that while they …

There’s a genre of games engine modification called Machinima, where people create movies with mods and animation tools.
My friend tossed me this great example link.  I don’t really like the music but it starts to flow once the battle starts, at least for the beat progression.  I hope the creator …

I’ve dabbled in CG (Computer Graphics) since the very early days on the Commodore Amiga computer with truly painfully slow packages like Sculpt Animate, Caligari, and later Lightwave 3D.  On the PC, I’ve messed with 3dsmax, SoftImage, Maya and others.  Most are very expensive to get into and not really …