ARTTWar - Biggest Battle of the schools begins..

Participate in the 2 month long challenge the focuses on learning and exploring your hidden talent under supervision of some senior mentors. Fight for your school and bring honor and some exciting prizes too.
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An interview with FREDERIC ST-ARNAUD

An interview with FREDERIC ST-ARNAUD
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Interview with Ron Crabb - Matt Painter

Interview with Ron Crabb - Matt Painter
Ron Crabb has been in the entertainment industry since 1984 he began working as an illustrator and designer of on-air graphics at KABC-TV in Los Angeles. It was there that he was introduced to the Quantel Paintbox and the rapidly expanding world of computer generated imagery. Motion graphics design and animation were the obvious next steps and from the late eighties through the nineties he was priviledged to work with some of the most prestigious television design and effects firms in Hollywood such as: Pittard Sullivan, 3 Ring Circus, Ring of Fire, Milne Effects, and Ignite Creative to name only a few. Crabb have been received a number of awards from the Broadcast Design Association, Telly Awards, and the Houston Film Festival, as well as a couple of Emmy nominations for main title design."
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The Making of “Keep a Sharp Eye” by Ron Crabb

The Making of “Keep a Sharp Eye” by Ron Crabb
The digital painting “Keep a Sharp Eye” had its genesis in my desire to return to my roots as an illustrator. Most of my recent commercial work has consisted of matte painting work for film and television and that has occupied most of my time for a number of years now, but recently I’ve found myself longing to get back to some figurative work and do some storytelling with my illustration abilities. (It’s the variety of things I get to do that makes me love being an artist!)

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Ghajini - VFX by Prime Focus

Ghajini - VFX by Prime Focus
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Monthly Digital Matte Painting Challenges

Jan 09 Topic - The Lost World

CGTantra Calendar 2009 - Download Now

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CGTantra 4th Anniversary Blast

The day was finally here that completed 4 years of CGTantra's existence. 4 years that gave us so much to learn, so many opportunities to grow and so many friends. 20th December, the day so close to our hearts at Aklesh Dinesh Modi auditorium at the Mumbai University, Kalina, Mumbai started with the CGTantra logo animation. The event consisted of Informative sessions, Honours and loads of entertainment.

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CGTANTRA CELEBREATES ITS 4TH ANNIVERSARY

The day was finally here that completed 4 years of CGTantra's existence. 4 years that gave us so much to learn, so many opportunities to grow and so many friends. 20th December, the day so close to our hearts at Aklesh Dinesh Modi auditorium at the Mumbai University, Kalina, Mumbai.

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CGTantra 2008: Memories & Showcase

Autodesk Maya Software – Performance Comparison

Autodesk Maya Software – Performance Comparison

Benchmark Hardware Configuration

• Dual Intel® Xeon® X5355 (2.66GHz, 8 core) proccessor
  4 GB RAM
  Nvidia® Quadro® FX4500 graphics card
  Windows® XP 64 SP1 operating system
  Maya Unlimited 32-bit

Each graph has been constructed to show the relative performance compared to that of Autodes ® Maya® 7.0.1 software.
Higher bars in a graph reflect higher performance. For example, a bar whose height is 2 shows performance twice as fast as in Maya 7.0.1. Some of the underlying tests measure frame rate (frames per second); those results have been divided by the frame rate obtained in Maya 7.0.1. Some of the underlying tests measure the overall time taken to complete a task (elapsed seconds);those results have been divided into the time taken by Maya 7.0.1.

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CGTantra @ SIGGRAPH Asia, Singapore

Interview with Todd Mehser from Imageworks

We caught up with Todd Mesher, Senior Visual Effects artist from Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) who spoke to us talking about Autodesk flame and how it helped breathe life into effects for recent smash hits Hancock and I am Legend.

Ram Mohan - The master himself

A master class with the master himself, an event held at Whistling woods on the 5th Dec with a crowd of approximately 300 saw Ram Mohan give out his years of expertise all thanks to TASI. Ram Mohan started off with character establishment with respect to the duration of the film. If it is a very short film there is very little time to establish the character hence the characteristics should be very precise and give out details in a short time. Based on Attitude and body language he sketched out 3 types of character poses which help define a particular attitude. A character with the chest out establishing confidence, strong will etc, then a character with his belly out hence showing laziness and lethargic characteristics. The next was a character with his nose out which shows him to be a Nose poker and a cunning character. Since these are stereotypes he also showed how any of these characters could be used with each other like a character that might have his belly out still can be a confident character. He drew an example, a character inspired by Charlie Chaplin, a small guy, yet displaying confidence and ready to take on the world. A character of Alfred Hitchcock drawn was a round character but shows ample confidence and pride. When voice overs are done for animation movies the people are also shot acting for what they are saying. Robin Williams and Eddy Murphy are good examples of the same who are very good actors and provide for a good reference for the animators.

CGTANTRA's 4TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT POSTPONED

CGTANTRA would like to inform all, that the CGTANTRA's 4th Anniversary celebration scheduled for 29th november in Mumbai, had to be postponed to a later date because of unprecedented circumstances and unavoidable situations in Mumbai. Therefore, taking the present scenario into consideration in the city, lets show solidarity and respect the losses of the lives and property affected in the city and send a positive signal as a community instead of celebrating in such times.

We will keep you well informed about the next best date for the same and look forward for your presence and cooperation at the forthcoming event.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused and lets come togther and PRAY FOR THE SAFETY AND LOSSES OF THE FELLOW MATES...

Thanks & Regards,

CGTantra Team

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CGTantra 4th Anniversary - PreEvent Article

4 years, a 100 more, so much to do, so many people to thank. CGTantra owes it to all who have in some way contributed to this journey. It's the love and support of all that keeps us going strong. Nearing the day that completes 4 years of cgTantra's existence we take the opportunity to get you the insides of the culprits, from the ones that sat in a kitchen and cultivated a dream that stands today taller than their eyes could reach then to the ones that have nurtured it in the years so it keeps rooted and habituates to perpetual growth. We caught up with our own team mates who disbelieve in existing at the same place at the same time, but have spoken of what cgTantra means to them, more than a dream, more than a name. READ CGTANTRA Team Comments

Featured Artist - Siju Thomas, CGTantra Forum Leader

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Interview with Craig Halperin - Crowd Effects Lead, Image Movers Digital

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CGTantra 4th Anniversary Celebrations..

Celebrate your CGTantra's 4 years of success and glory with The Making of ROADSIDE ROMEO by TATA Elxsi - VCL, CGTantra community Honors, Rock Band and more..

29th November, Mumbai

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Talk with the Pro with Apurva Shah, VFX Supervisor - PIXAR

Hey Friends,

Its a wonderful opportunity to put our questions to Apurva Shah, VFX Supervisor - PIXAR and talk to him in the Talk with the Pro forum section.

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CGTantra Interview with Apurva Shah



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