“Chaos Cloud has saved me incredible amounts of time”
Architect Joël Legault creates his own studio-quality renders with V-Ray for Rhino and Chaos Cloud. Discover how he works, plus his tips for that lived-in look.
What’s Next: breaking down “Capsule”
The atmospheric and characterful nature of “Capsule” helped John Jak Pagan win our student rendering competition. Here, he reveals how he mastered the scene.
What’s Next: Isaac Zuren on building Mexico City 2086
The public winner of our student rendering competition offers a dramatic depiction of Mexico’s capital. Isaac Zuren takes us behind the scenes of his vision.
RealtimeUK rebuilds “Game of Thrones” characters for “Winter is Coming”
How do you create photorealistic versions of the world’s most well-known TV stars from scratch? We asked RealtimeUK to break down its epic video game cinematic.
A new perspective on “Watering”
Marton Zoltan Toth has remade Mednyánszky’s classic painting with a sci-fi twist. Find out how this arch viz artist used V-Ray to take his talents back in time.
The making of “Pink Dress” by Marianna Yakimova
Inspired by the Old Masters, Marianna Yakimova wanted to celebrate her new V-Ray skills with a 3D illustration that showcases beautiful fabric and lighting.
Controlled demolition: tips from Bottleship VFX
With The Wandering Earth rocking the Chinese box office, we ask Bottleship VFX’s Hristo Velev how he unleashes destruction while keeping his business on track.
How this Norwegian studio crafts subsea visualizations
Who knew deep sea machinery could be this hypnotic? Rendering.no shows us a pipeline for pipelines and talks us through creating a stormy ocean in Phoenix FD.
Keeping it simple: Rendering with V-Ray Next for Maya
V-Ray Next for Maya is considerably faster and more efficient than 3.6. Maya expert Stephen DeLalla reveals how he’s taken his workflow to the Next level.
Listen up! We’ve compiled 2018’s top 15 CG Garage podcasts
Punk production designers, CG portrait painters, powerful producers and previz pioneers — Chris Nichols selects his favorite podcasts of the last 12 months.
Brendan McCaffrey: the master of suspension
Keen cyclist — and V-Ray for Modo user — Brendan McCaffrey knows bicycles inside out. We discuss rendering two-wheelers for The Complete Bike Owner’s Manual.
Invasion of the body crashers
Ingenuity Studios knows how to knock ‘em dead. Grant Miller shares how V-Ray for Houdini helped them render a pile of 9,000 zombies for The Walking Dead.
Rising Talent: Students Create Epic Cinematic in Just 10 Weeks
Good and evil clash in tense short film The Dark Is Rising. Find out how the latest tech helped its creators at Gnomon School create powerful visuals and hit tight deadlines.
Faster, more dramatic large-scale water sims with Phoenix FD and V-Ray Cloud
CG Artist Jonas Ussing shares his tips for cinematic splashes via this animation of Tokyo's flood defense system in operation.
Cloudbuster: Manuel Mousiol’s Maserati montage pushes V-Ray Cloud to its limits
See a day in the life of a Maserati in 33 seconds, and find out how it was created with V-Ray for 3ds Max, VRscans and V-Ray Cloud.
Amazing Manes, Bedazzling Beards and Photorealistic Fur with V-Ray Next for Maya
Andrew Krivulya shares his tricks for luscious CG locks — and reveals how V-Ray Cloud has boosted his workflow.
Kevin Margo & Derron Ross — CONSTRUCT
After five years in production, Kevin Margo’s short film Construct has finally been released. Find out why it’s taken such a long time, and how this little film could change VFX workflows in a big way.
Rocket science: Meet the CG supervisor behind the furry fan favorite
We talk to Method's Nate Shaw about wrangling Rocket Raccoon into Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Avengers: Infinity War.
Bloated Motors: INK gives the 70s’ unloved autos a helium injection
What began as an in-house experiment has ballooned into a viral phenomenon. We talk to the minds behind this playful reimagining of the cars that style forgot.
How easy is it to render on the Chaos Cloud? TILTPIXEL puts it to the test
Award-winning arch viz studio TILTPIXEL taps into the power of Chaos Cloud to render an animation of the world-famous Harbin Opera House.
Claws and effect: How The Blues Crab could change the tune of the VFX industry
Director Ari Rubenstein invents a new way to create short films using a small team, V-Ray for Nuke, and YellowDog’s cloud rendering service. Discover how he overcame the pinch points of conventional pipelines.
Shooting for the Moon: How Lunar Animation Built a VFX Pipeline for the Future
With an impressive CG portfolio that's racked up over 350 million hits on Youtube, VFX studio Lunar Animation does it all — from cartoon cats to VR space battles.
Follow the Rabbit into an Airbnb VR Experience by Bipolar Studio
Find out how they made that incredible rabbit, and the role V-Ray played in making virtual apartments look real.
DBOX's Keith Bomely on Wild 200 East 59th Marketing Campaign
Zoo York: Selling spacious apartments with the world's biggest animals.