Awards announced in CG Society’s “Secret Agent” design contest

October12
Goncalo Pereira from Portugal entered Rabbit Menace in CG Society Secret Agent Contest

Goncalo Pereira from Portugal entered Rabbit Menace in CG Society Secret Agent Contest

The winners of the CGSociety’s CGChallenge XXIV: Secret Agent have been announced. Digital artists, from around the world, used their skills to claim more prizes than an evil henchman could carry on his burly shoulders. Over…


Networking and competition site launched to advance student art

July15

Stating that students produce “trend setting art sparked by their experimental natures,” yet have few marketing channels exclusively showcasing their creativity, a veteran area designer/art director announces the introduction of www.pxldust.com, a global design networking and competition site exclusively for student artists.

Focusing on three key art mediums – illustration, graphic design and photography, the…

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 15th, 2009
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Global videogame competition announced for SIGGRAPH 2009

April5

SIGGRAPH announces the launch of GameJam!, a new international videogame competition to be held at SIGGRAPH 2009, the 36th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques.

Teams of three people will compete for 24-consecutive hours to create, design, and implement their best effort at a comprehensive videogame in the allotted timeframe. Each…


SIGGRAPH 2009 seeking live real-time video games content

February11

As part of the SIGGRAPH 2009 expanded focus on video gaming, this year’s Computer Animation Festival will dedicate a segment of the Festival specifically to real-time rendering projects. The top selections will be played and demonstrated live on their respective platform (X-Box 360, PS3, PC, etc.).

The real-time work will have its own jury of…

written by: Rene Carson on Feb 11th, 2009
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Filter Forge for Mac OS X beta version released

December30

Filter Forge has released the long-awaited public beta of the Mac OS X version of Filter Forge, a high-end plugin for Adobe Photoshop allowing computer artists to build their own filters, seamless textures, visual effects, distortions, patterns, backgrounds, frames and more.

The beta is open for anyone with a Mac, no registration required. The minimum…

written by: Rene Carson on Dec 30th, 2008
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Corel to lead digital art discussion at Macworld Conference

December11

Corel today announced that the company will participate alongside members of its Corel Painter Master program as part of a Macworld 2009 Conference & Expo® panel entitled “Digital Art Pioneers and Trendsetters.” The panel will feature noted artists including Andrew Jones and Jason Manley of Massive Black, Jeremy Sutton, Fay Sirkis, and Bruce Dorn, as…

written by: Rene Carson on Dec 11th, 2008
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SIGGRAPH 2009 announces call for submissions

November14

SIGGRAPH announces the 2009 Call for Submissions for contributors and volunteers at the 36th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, 3 – 7 August 2009 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Showcasing works by some of the most creative artists, entrepreneurs, researchers, and technologists across the…

written by: Rene Carson on Nov 14th, 2008
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Dell bombs studio laptops with Mike Ming masterpieces

August22

Mike Ming painted laptop

Mike Ming painted laptop

For the uninitiated, wen I say bombs, I mean that in a graffiti sorta way; totally with love. I’m not the biggest PC fan (Been using MACs since the dawn of time), but these just look sweet.

Dell launched five bold and contemporary Special Art Edition designs for the Dell Studio 15…

written by: Rene Carson on Aug 22nd, 2008
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Anna Griffin goes digital with Scrapblog

July19

Award-winning craft designer and paper personality, Anna Griffin, announced a partnership with Scrapblog, the first craft on the Web and leading service for creating and sharing scrapbooks online, today at the summer CHA conference.

Crafters of all ages and varieties will soon be able to incorporate Anna Griffin’s timeless designs into their multimedia scrapbooks created…

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 19th, 2008
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