Job titles in VFX and CG: 2d Effects Artists
When you're dealing with CG, there are two "art environments," so to speak. There is the 3d world in which objects are modeled and animated, and there is the 2d...
Author: Bryan
Web admin for the Christian Gamers Guild and co-host of the Geek @ Arms podcast. Bryan primarily runs character-driven narrativist RPGs such as Primetime Adventures and Tales From the Loop.
Job titles in VFX and CG: Illustrators
A friend of mine recently asked for some guidance on getting into CG, and I wrote up everything I currently know on job titles and career paths. It seems like a...
After Effects defaults and using AE sequences in Maya
If, like me, you get annoyed at always fiddling with the export settings in After Effects, you should take the time to set up some templates and change the defa...
The Maya Project Directory Structure
Update: Additional information on the Data folder. When you create a new Maya project and hit the "use defaults" button, several folders are created. Each of th...
After Effects and Windows Vista
After Effects CS4 and Windows Vista 64-bit do not get along well. Although my newish computer renders my projects over 60 times faster than my old one did, the ...
Tutorials at The Cartographers' Guild
I am a frequent contributor to the forums at The Cartographers' Guild. In the course of my time there, I have written several tutorials and guides. Here is a co...