Continuing the Lord of the Rings series, we will be creating the Eye of Sauron with fractal noise, vector blurs and CG fire. This will then be exported into Maya and composited back in after effects with the CG tower, lighting and background HDRI.

Whether you’re an artist or not, drawing the human body is a complex and difficult task. There are so many different shapes, sizes and proportions to consider that it can make your head spin. But it’s also a lot of fun if you know how to do it the right way, and that’s why Kirk Nelson is here. He’s back to teach the basics of drawing the human figure digitally, and he has a few techniques that will help you along your way. Now let’s start drawing!

SolidWorks - computer-aided design, engineering analysis and manufacture of products of any complexity and purpose. SolidWorks is the core of an integrated set of enterprise automation, through which the support of the product life cycle in accordance with the concept of CALS-technologies, including bi-directional data exchange with other Windows-based applications and the creation of online documentation.

Wilee is one of 1,500 bike couriers in Manhattan who rides on the edge by having a bike with no brakes. On this day, Wilee has a delivery that is so valuable that a corrupt NYC Detective, who needs the money, begins to chase Wilee throughout the city to get it before the envelope is delivered.

In this tutorial we are going to walk you through the complete process of a very impressive effect where your actor moves with regular speed while all the environment moves super fast. We’ll start with what you need to know while shooting your footage and then move to compositing in After Effects.

It’s hard to talk about web design today without bringing up Responsive Web Design (RWD), as it’s taken the industry by storm. Because of that, there are tons of excellent frameworks to choose from, such as Twitter Bootstrap, HTML5 Boilerplate, and 320 and Up, just to name a few. One of the new frameworks doing the rounds is Foundation by Zurb. In this course, Craig Campbell walks you through Foundation and how you can use it for your RWD workflow. Is this framework for you? Let’s find out.