This week, I was extremely excited to sit down with the brilliant creator of Modelsend.com, Dennis Wang. Modelsend is an online service that enables anyone, anywhere to view and provide feedback on 3D models. We talk about Dennis’ journey from working in finance to creating Modelsend from scratch and everything in between.
3D News of the Week
EmberGen 1.0 Now Available! - Jang AFX
Stylized Lighting VFX Created in Blender With Procedural Textures - 80.lv
USD for 3ds Max 0.5 is out - Twitter
QuadSpinner unveils Gaea 2.0 - CGChannel
This is What Shrek Could Have Looked Like In Real Life - 80.lv
Artist of the Week
3D Tutorials
3D Job Spreadsheet
Link to Google Doc With A TON of Jobs in Animation (not operated by me)
Michael Tanzillo is the Head of Technical Artists with the Substance 3D Growth team at Adobe. Previously, I was a Senior Artist on animated films at Blue Sky Studios/Disney with credits including three Ice Age movies, two Rios, Peanuts, Ferdinand, Spies in Disguise, and Epic.
In addition to his work as an artist, Michael is the Co-Author of the book Lighting for Animation: The Visual Art of Storytelling and the Co-Founder of The Academy of Animated Art, an online school that has helped hundreds of artists around the world begin careers in Animation, Visual Effects, and Digital Imaging.
www.michaeltanzillo.com
Free 3D Tutorials on the Michael Tanzillo YouTube Channel
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