ZBrush Central has awarded Neville Page with the 2016 honorary award and Hossein Diba with the Sculpt of the year award! We at the Gnomon Workshop would like to extend our congratulations to both artists for this monumental achievment! Be sure to check out Neville's tutorials on modeling and design and Hossein's tutorial on detailed sculpting in Zbrush!
The Gnomon Workshop is pleased to announce the release of "Introduction to Redshift for Maya", with Christophe Desse
In this introduction to the Redshift renderer, Christophe Desse shares his experience with harnessing the power of GPU rendering. All of the core features necessary to integrate Redshift into your workflow are discussed and demonstrated including Materials, Texturing, Subsurface Scattering, Depth-of-Field, Motion Blur, Photometric Exposure, Render Proxies, Physical Sun/Sky Lighting, Global Illumination. Christophe also delves into how to set-up a back plate for lighting/shadow integration with live-action elements. Using a variety of high-quality examples, Christophe has prioritized that the student will understand both the technical and creative aspects of using Redshift for Maya. Whether you are new to rendering or an experienced artist switching from another engine, this title will help get you up and running in little time, thanks to Redshift’s intuitive workflow, speed and notable ease of use compared to other renderers.
Freelance Illustrator and Gnomon Instructor, April Connors, shares her thoughts on the best methods for improving your drawing skills, and why every artist should learn how to navigate a digital software, like Photoshop. Plus, discover her professional tips for breaking through the fear of a blank canvas and gaining confidence with your drawings, whatever the medium.
Read the interview April Connors by Lynette Clee
When Jacques Broquard, Art Director at WWE, first saw Hosein Diba’s Wolverine sculpt, he invited the sculptor to recreate many of the world’s most famous wrestlers in the same high-quality. We talk to Hosein to learn more about his work, his background in the industry, and his top pieces of advice for aspiring character artists.
Read the interview with Hossein Diba by Lynette Clee
