Sam's Workshop

Interview with CGTantrik - Shreya Shetty

2009-07-25T11:40:00.002+05:30

Shreya Shetty, A BFA from J.J School of Fine Arts brushed up her creativity while wanting to be a Veterinary Surgeon. After a years break which she calls the most constructive she knew she wanted to be an artist. Later trying her hand on digital painting she matured as an artist and now creates master pieces. CGTantra is proud to have her as a Forum leader. We caught up with her to know more

Making of Qiane - Goddess of Illusions by Shreya Shetty

2009-07-25T11:35:00.001+05:30

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Making of 'The Cow Girl' - Samar Vijay

2009-07-25T11:31:00.002+05:30

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Interview with Samar Vijay - CGTantra Feature Artist

2009-07-25T11:26:00.003+05:30

Samar Vijay, a Freelance Character Artist lets his work do the talking for him. He specializes in game models. Some one who just one fine day decided venture into the 3D industry and never looked back, with an eye for detail he worked 18 hours a day to polish his skill as a modeler and now amazes us with his work. He believes that you cannot survive without knowledge of

FIFTY-TWO QUICK ACTING NOTES FROM ED HOOKS

2009-03-12T19:49:00.003+05:30

FIFTY-TWO QUICK ACTING NOTES FROM ED HOOKSwww.actingforanimators.com1. Scenes begin in the middle, not the beginning.2. A character should be "doing" something 100 percent of the time.3. A character enters a scene for a reason, and he exits for a reason.4. Thinking tends to lead to conclusions; emotion tends to lead to action.5. A gesture need not be an illustration of the spoken word.6.

Boost your online portfolio

2009-02-04T08:06:00.001+05:30

Boost your online portfolio Your website is the first place people will look when they’re sizing you up for commissions – so it’s crucial to get it right.It’s a new year, and time to look again at how you present yourself to existing and potential clients. Whatever your creative discipline, your website is the foundation of how you are perceived – and this is as true for graphic designers,

CGTANTRA 3rd Anniversary

2007-11-22T02:02:00.000+05:30

CGTANTRA 3rd Anniversary cgTantra 3rd Anniversary 2nd December, WWIL, Mumbai. Be a part of powerpacked sessions/workshops and celebrate the Anniversary of CG Community Event Plan • cgTantra Introduction and New Features launch• “Painting with Light” - Session on Cinematography by Rajen Kothari ,Head of Department, WWIL• "Game Development Session"– Trine Studios• Making of "One Fine Friday" Award

cgTantra TOOLBAR for Firefox & IE. Download Now !

2007-08-10T00:41:00.000+05:30

cgTantra ToolbarStay updated with cgTantra new posts and threads, the latest news and happening in CG and much more. Install cgTantra toolbar for Internet explorer and Firefox totally free. It contains no spamwareDOWNLOAD LINKREAD MORE ABOUT TOOLBARTOOLBAR HELPFIREFOX INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONSWe'll be waiting for your feedbacks and suggestions to make the toolbar better and of more use for you.

2007-07-09T16:55:00.000+05:30

Acting and Animation Part 2Doron A. Meir Offers Some Guidelines for Achieving Convincing and Interesting Acting in AnimationIn the first part of this article, we discussed the basics of good acting, and helped define the ingredients of convincing acting. This week, we review the second part of the equation:II. Interesting Acting:The golden age of acting in animation took place around the end of

Acting and Animation

2007-04-20T04:04:00.000+05:30

Acting and Animation Part 1 Doron A. Meir Offers Some Guidelines for Achieving Convincing and Interesting Acting in Animation By

Kamal Mistry

2006-12-30T02:22:00.001+05:30

Kamal Mistry TD of P I X A R Animation studiosLook at one of the Pixar artists who worked behind the scenes on 'The Incredibles' and ‘Cars’. with one of its own, Kamal Mistry, a technical director for Pixar who has been worked on The Incredibles &cars for five and a half years now.( A life long love of drawing, painting and computers sent Kamal Mistry down a path that led to Pixar Animation

R K CHAND (Chand Bhai)

2006-12-28T03:21:00.001+05:30

REBATIKANT CHANDMy Friend, My Inspiration and a Respectable TD at UTV."Animation to me is about instilling life into anything. An animationartist is a mix of an anatomist, psychologist and doctor"Proving the trite but true axiom "mighty oaks from little acorns grow", is our Animation Artist, Rebatikant Chand, fondly known as Chand in his peer group. Chand is a successful Technical Director,

Demo Reel tips

2006-12-26T19:33:00.000+05:30

A DEMO REEL PRIMERWritten by Zero Dean What is a demo reel for?A demo reel is essentially a sales tool. You are selling yourself and proving, to an extent, what sort of positive addition you will be to a company. If you can prove you've got oodles of talent and a creative way of

cgtantra meetup Banglore

2006-12-21T00:33:00.000+05:30

HI Tantrikshere are the photos from tantra meet up BANGALORE 2006 17 DECall the Guys started to arrive at 5:00 pm to JAYMAHAL PALACE. CGTantra Bangalore Chapter Officially announced by DYNAFX : Rawskull & Shyamshriram will be representating cgTantra from Bangalore in events & happenings in Bangalore . Rawskull discussed the idea of getting Colleges in Karnataka involved in tantra by