Hasta La Motion!

Jul 16

Wooden Sculptures

Posted in: art

Not motion but incredible work nonetheless. Check out these wooden sculpures by artist bruno Walpoth via @JuxtapozMag

Jul 15

Jeremy Mansford: 3d depth posters

Posted in: art

This is pretty cool, 3d depth posters made using Xbox Kinect, an iMac and AE from London based Art/Motion Director Jeremy Mansford. Seems to be quite a bit of potential here for sure.

Jul 02

Autonomy

Posted in: art, Design

M&C Saatchi commissioned Lucas Zanotto to create this powerful art film for the exhibition called “The House of Peroni“.
Music and Sound Design by David Kamp
Produced by Troublemakers

Jun 17

Hard to believe this is all in-game footage, quite amazing art work for sure. The concept art was essentially ported directly into the game. Strike Vector, developed by four independent game artists/developers.

Jun 14

Happycentro: Alphaposters

Posted in: art, illustration

Love this Alphaposter series from Italian design and illustration studio Happycentro.

Apr 17

Looking Sideways: New Site, Show and Video

Posted in: art, directing

New site for Looking Sideways: ‘we build things, we break things, we paint our equipment, we make films, we play music, we screenprint our clothes and we fill our world with objects that look good. “Looking Sideways is all about bridging the gap between boardsports and art, and we reckon our new show and site are going to enable us to do that in the slickest possible way, and give people the chance to own some amazing art“ says Looking Sideway’s director Chris Moran.

I especially like the x ENDEAVOR x VANS collaboartion with artist Owen Tozer. Have a look at the full list of Looking Sideways artists.

Apr 12

Psyop: Toxic Litter Everywhere

Posted in: art, cg, vfx

Psyop was recently featured in the New York Times for their work on this PSA for Earth Day entitled, “Rethink Butts”

Psyop partnered with The Butler Bros to develop a new set of Public Service Announcements (PSAs) for Legacy and Leave No Trace. The “Rethink Butts” campaign, which kicked off in an exclusive with the New York Times today, aims to raise awareness, spark discussions, and encourage the general public to think about tobacco trash in a new way.

“Despite the fact that so many Americans are hyper-concerned about the environment and are eager to recycle household items and pick up litter, there remains a total disconnect when it comes to flicking cigarette butts onto our streets and into our waterways,” explains Dr. Cheryl Healton, DrPH, President and CEO of Legacy. The campaign urges viewers to “Rethink Butts” and take a new perspective on this environmental issue.

“We set out to reposition cigarette butts from merely an unsightly form of litter to what they actually are — toxic waste,” said Butler Brothers Director of Creativity, Marty Butler.

Psyop drew inspiration from a variety of ecological disasters, including the recent toxic sludge tsunami in Hungary, as well as abandoned oil rigs and factories.

“From the initial pitch style frames, we increased the scale of the factory by five times,” commented Psyop Creative Director, David Chontos. “This increased the level of detail across the entire design, which led to a tremendous amount of additional texture painting and modeling.”

Modeling and animation for the PSA was completed in Maya, while all the liquid effects were simulated using RealFlow. The spot was rendered using Arnold in Maya, and compositing was carried out in Nuke and Flame.

Apr 08

Shave it

Posted in: 3dar, Animation, art, behind the scenes, cg, Colorful, Design, illustration, Motion, motion design, motion graphics, Shave it, short film

Shave It is an amazing fast paced and beautifully animated short film by Buenos Aires based 3dar Check out a quick behind the scenes movie here – vimeo.com/63561914