The 3D Student

February Fun Roundup Post

2012-02-04T12:11:23Z

January was an odd month in terms of our brand spanking new blog schedule (which you’ll notice, has already morphed into Saturdays instead of Fridays). On the other side of the words, I’ve been working on a project I’m really … Continue reading →

The Future of 3D: Mixing CGI with Auditory Illusions?

2012-01-15T16:43:36Z

3D technology has become more common in the entertainment industry. Movies and television shows are produced in 3D, with the audience being given special glasses to view the effects. Developers have even found a way to create 3D effects in … Continue reading →

Alpha Mapping to Create Realistic Leaves

2012-01-02T16:34:13Z

Alpha mapping is a technique in 3D computer graphics where an image is mapped (assigned) to a 3D object, and designates certain areas of the object to be transparent or translucent. The transparency can vary in strength, based on the … Continue reading →

Recommended Deliberate Practice for VFX Artists

2012-01-13T18:12:17Z

If you haven’t already, go and read the first part of this mini-series on Deliberate Practice and Continuous Learning. Deliberate Practice for VFX Artists Over the past week I’ve been looking at job openings for VFX artists, mainly in America, … Continue reading →

Continuous Learning and Deliberate Practice for VFX Artists

2012-01-13T18:05:48Z

Why should I care about Continuous Learning? Continuous learning is one of those things we hear a lot while we’re in school or college, usually within the first week of the year and as some magical thing that will help … Continue reading →

So you want to become an Animator? Here’s Everything you Need to Know

2012-01-02T16:29:56Z

School is back-in-session which means high school seniors applying for college and even current undeclared college freshmen and sophomores will soon need to select a major-of-choice. If you have a passion for the arts but are not sure which specific … Continue reading →

Happy New Year – World Domination Just Round The Corner…

2012-01-04T16:06:54Z

Happy New Year! Glad 2011 is over? There’s something magical about a clean slate that, while it can inspire gut-clenching dread, is so pretty and inspirational. For the last few months I’ve been running around like a headless chicken trying … Continue reading →

Ambient Occlusion Combined with Toon Shader Tutorial

2011-10-03T14:16:04Z

(Editors note: Hey folks, this is the last post we’ll be seeing on here until January sometime – I’m entering a heavy development phase and I can’t maintain this as well. I will be back though, promise. For now, over … Continue reading →

3D Rendering Tutorial Part Two

2011-08-18T18:54:01Z

Welcome again! It’s time to continue writing more code for our small, simple and regularly fast 3D renderer. Today we will write a few more classes: Vertex3D, Plane3D, Object3D, World3D, FlatFiller, and Triangle. – Our “Hello World”, which is actually … Continue reading →

3D101 Starting a Simple Renderer

2011-08-11T10:21:59Z

Now that you’re familiar with the fundamentals of 3D (spaces, coordinates, projections, and rotations) and the processes that are performed by a renderer, it’s finally time to begin writing a quick and clean simple 3D renderer in Action Script 3 … Continue reading →