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  • Challenge: Create a Voxel Art Pokémon
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    Challenge: Create a Voxel Art Pokémon

    Find out how Voxel artist and animator Zach Soares got on when we challenged him to create a voxel art Pokémon from memory in just 20 minutes The word 'voxel' comes from the words ‘volumetric pixel’, and so voxels are basically the 3D equivalent of 2D pixels. They can only contain a single color, just like pixels, and a voxel art combines them to create their work. Zach Soares (@voxels) is a voxel artist and the creative director of his own game design studio Bunnyhug. In this Domestika Challenge, he had to design a Pokémon from memory in under 20 minutes. See how he got on in the video below:

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  • What Is Blocking in Animation and Why Is It So Important?
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    What Is Blocking in Animation and Why Is It So Important?

    Learn about this technique and how it is used in 3D animation projects When it comes to working on a 3D animation project, not only do you need a strong concept, you also need to work out scale, volumes, and proportions in order to best position the characters and props within a scene. In this context, blocking is essential: it saves time and prevents mistakes. But what exactly is it?

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  • 5 Free Animation Online Classes to Learn After Effects From Scratch
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    5 Free Animation Online Classes to Learn After Effects From Scratch

    Discover this popular software’s advantages and animate your best ideas As a professional designer and illustrator, or if you wish to pursue a new career in animation, you’ll find a key ally in Adobe After Effects. This software is intuitive and perfect to create all kinds of animated projects, however big or small they might be. Now animation and motion graphics experts share some tips to start using this program from scratch. To watch each class, just click on its red title.

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  • 9 Free Websites With Textures and Models for Your 3D Projects
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    9 Free Websites With Textures and Models for Your 3D Projects

    Discover where to find textures, models, and resources to give your 3D projects an edge When starting a 3D project or assembling a mood board for one, one of the most important steps is researching and gathering reference images. This stage will give you a more precise and more defined idea of what you will need to create the final project in terms of assets, models, textures, and other graphic elements. To help you find free textures and varied types of assets, Ali Sahba (@alisahba), a multidisciplinary designer and photographer, shares a list of the sites he uses in his projects and what you will find in each of them. When searching for textures Textures.com This site features numerous royalty-free textures but is mostly limited to 1k (1024 x 768 pixels) or 2k (2048 x 1080 pixels) resolutions. These images are not ideal for close-ups, but you will find varied textures—fabrics, ceilings, floors, metal, and many others—and you can use them to have a general idea of how your project will end up looking

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  • Cinema 4D Tutorial: How to Create a Base Model
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    Cinema 4D Tutorial: How to Create a Base Model

    Learn these simple steps for creating a base model using splines and sweeps on Cinema 4D easily, with Ali Sahba A base model forms the foundation of almost any creation on Cinema 4D, knowing how to create one that looks good and works well will ensure all your projects stand the best possible chance of success. Ali Sahba is a multidisciplinary digital artist who tells stories using photography and computer-generated imagery. In this tutorial, they will explain a simple way to create a base model on Cinema 4D.

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  • The 10 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2021
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    The 10 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2021

    These are the games that everybody will talk about this year The launch of a new generation of Playstation (PS5) and Xbox (Xbox Series X / S) gaming consoles and the release of Assassin's Creed: Ragnarok and Cyberpunk 2077, closed a somewhat eventful year for the video game industry. Although many production and release dates have been postponed due to the extreme circumstances caused by the virus and lockdowns, 2021 is set to be a more regular year, full of highly anticipated titles that gamers will love. Now that a new generation of consoles is finally here, the possibilities are endless, and a year full of epic and daring games awaits us. In this list, we give a quick view of some of the most anticipated titles of 2021, many of which already have a confirmed release date. God of War: Ragnarök (PS4, PS5) After the roaring success of God of War (2018), 2021 will bring the next installment of the Spartan demigod Kratos' adventures. He will face characters from Greek and Norse mythology, from fantastic creatures to titans and gods. Ragnarök, the end-of-the-world battle of Norse mythology, will be a new battleground for him and his son.

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  • 7 Free Tutorials to Improve Your Animation Skills
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    7 Free Tutorials to Improve Your Animation Skills

    Learn practical tips to use different types of software, learn new tricks, and improve your animation style With the refinement and advances in animation technology, you have more software options at your disposal to create your own animation style, regardless of whether you want to do a modest but high-impact project for social media, or if you want to venture into something more complex. Here are 7 free animation tutorials to take your skills to the next level. Just click on each video, and if you want to read the full instructions, click on the red title of each tutorial. Enjoy!

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  • Animation Tutorial: How to Capture and Render Your Project
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    Animation Tutorial: How to Capture and Render Your Project

    Professional Voxel artist and animator Zach Soares explains how to capture an animation for online distribution A digital portfolio, on social media or a personal website, is one of the best tools an animator has for finding work. Knowing how to share your animations online quickly and professionally can be the difference between your work being taken seriously or not. Zach Soares is the creative director of animation studio Bunnyhug s and a professional voxel artist and animator with almost a decade of experience. In this tutorial, he shares a simple way of capturing and rendering an animation project so that it can be published and shared online successfully.

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  • 12 Basic Principles of Animation
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    12 Basic Principles of Animation

    Whether done by hand, using software, in 2D or 3D, these rules apply to all types of animation There are several ways to bring a drawing to life, but one in particular has become a reference over the years. In 1981, Disney animators Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas published a book compiling 12 basic principles of animation for making characters seem more realistic, with a focus on physics and emotions. Although these rules were applied to classic animations such as Snow White (1937), Pinocchio (1940), Fantasy (1940), Dumbo (1941), and Bambi (1942), they are still relevant today, despite technological advances and the advent of 3D. They are constantly being expanded and updated to include new styles and techniques.

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  • What is a Concept Artist?
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    What is a Concept Artist?

    Nacho Yagüe, art director for Gameloft, explains what a concept artist is Creating settings, scenes, and environments is an essential part of developing any game. Nacho Yagüe is an art director and concept artist who has worked on Ubisoft games such as Assassins Creed: Unity, Watch Dogs 2, and Splinter Cell: Blacklist. He is an expert in designing levels, textures, and animations for video game concept art. To help us to better understand what this profession entails, Nacho explains a concept artist’s role in the video game industry. He also shares some examples that will give you a better idea of the type of work they produce and where they fit in the production process for developing a new video game.

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  • 21 3D Artists You Should Know in 2025
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    21 3D Artists You Should Know in 2025

    Meet some of Domestika's Instagram top 3D modelers and animators 3D modeling and animation are disciplines with a bright future ahead. Used in cinema, advertising, social networks, and even art galleries, these three-dimensional sculptures that come to life continue to leave us all in awe. Each artist has their own different techniques and style, but they all have one thing in common: they put countless hours (sometimes even days) into the smallest details in order to achieve perfection. Even the most minimalist work has a high level of complexity and requires focus and expertise in several creative areas. Do you want to discover the many faces of 3D and animation? This list of artists who stood out on Domestika's Instagram is the place to start. They create characters and entire worlds using only software and incredible skills! Alex Z (@ghost3dee) Alex Z is a 3D animator who creates fantastic scenes with organic and natural movements, confusing even the most skeptical observer.

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  • Flash Ends: The Rise and Fall of The Internet’s Most Loved and Hated Software
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    Flash Ends: The Rise and Fall of The Internet’s Most Loved and Hated Software

    The history of the multi-billion dollar software that transformed the internet and forged a gaming universe, only to become one of its most hated softwares In the late 90s, two tech entrepreneurs decided to turn their failed drawing software into an animation program for the internet. Charlie Jackson and Jonathan Gay had thought that PenPoint-technology, tablet and stylus drawing and writing technology, would be the next big thing. They were wrong. "I think we sold two copies", Jackson told Ars Technica. "And one was to the architect who was designing Bill Gates' house".

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  • What Is Photogrammetry?
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    What Is Photogrammetry?

    Discover more about this 3D creation technique and how it is applied to video games, VFX, and more We are living in a technological era in which humans are able to generate 3D objects and environments that are difficult to distinguish from reality, demonstrated by the most cutting-edge video games and movies. This is done using different methods, and photogrammetry is one of the most common and most interesting of them. To help you get to grips with this technique, which is often used in the VFX and video games’ industries, here are the essential points you should know according to 3D artist David Chumilla (@amnoon), who has worked on projects like Forza Horizon 3, Need for Speed: Heat, and Call of Duty: Black Ops IV.

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  • Among Us and the Basics of Good Video Game Design
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    Among Us and the Basics of Good Video Game Design

    Get tips from a video game developer on how to create a successful project like Among Us If you’ve been on the Internet over the last few weeks, you may have heard about Among Us, a video game launched in 2018 that went viral in 2020 for being simple and extremely entertaining. Its logic is straightforward: you and your friends must complete small tasks onboard a spaceship while looking for an impostor: a killer trying to decimate the rest of the crew. Through this plot, the game becomes a social and narrative experience aiming to unmask the story’s villain, who is also one of the players. Its popularity turned Among Us into the most streamed game on Twitch in September 2020 and is still breaking audience and sales records.

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  • 3D Art Inspiration You'll Love
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    3D Art Inspiration You'll Love

    Learn about some inspiring 3D artists with multidisciplinary designer Ali Sahba London-based multidisciplinary designer and photographer Ali Sahba (@alisahba) creates 3D animations, illustrations, and other projects for a wide range of digital and print media and has worked for clients such as Apple, Microsoft, Adidas, and Oreo, among others. In his Domestika course, Ali Sahba encourages you to explore the possibilities that exist when you blend different digital tools and software in a single project and teaches you to create photorealistic 3D illustrations. Experimentation is essential for telling stories differently. Ali combines different tools and software in his 3D projects to create realistic visual art that pushes contemporary storytelling limits. Various artists working in photography, graphic design, illustration, and film making from around the world have influenced and inspired him. Let’s get to know these artists and their work.

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  • 5 Examples of Animation Combining 2D and 3D
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    5 Examples of Animation Combining 2D and 3D

    Animator Andrea Gendusa shares work from his animation portfolio In animation, you can adjust different techniques and styles to suit each project. Whether you choose to use 2D or 3D animation will depend on your personal preferences and the type of project you’re working on. However, you can also use 2D and 3D animation in the same project, giving the piece a unique style. That's exactly what animator Andrea Gendusa (@andreagendusa) does, combining working in both Adobe After Effects and Cinema 4D.

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  • 11 Basic Concepts to Get You Started in The 3D World
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    11 Basic Concepts to Get You Started in The 3D World

    Learn about some areas of work and the possibilities of 3D in modeling, illustration, and animation If you are thinking of getting started in the world of 3D, or want to expand your field of work, we compiled this list for you. Learn about some of the main creative areas of 3D modeling and animation. To read each article with detailed information, just click on its red title.

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  • All the V-Ray Essential Keyboard Shortcuts You Need to Know
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    All the V-Ray Essential Keyboard Shortcuts You Need to Know

    Improve your workflow using these shortcuts for the rendering engine V-Ray Widely used in movies—think Avatar, Robocop, Iron Man, and Tron Legacy, to name just a few—, the video game industry, and architectural visualizations, V-Ray is one of the favorite render engines for 3D professionals. Discover all the shortcuts you need to start working efficiently with this software and speed up your projects.

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  • What Is a Turnaround in Character Design and How To Draw One
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    What Is a Turnaround in Character Design and How To Draw One

    A turnaround shows a character in different poses. Learn how to create one following these steps. If you work in illustration and animation, chances are that at some point, you'll be asked to create a turnaround. It is a vital tool for successfully modeling in 3D. As the name suggests, a turnaround is a 360-degree view of a character that gives us all the information we need to know. It can be tricky to do it correctly, but Laura Ewing Ferrer (@le_lauraewing) knows a lot about turnarounds. She is an illustrator and storyboarder who loves creating characters and has worked as a freelance artist for various documentaries, pilot series, and publishing houses. Today she will share with you the steps and tricks you should use when making a turnaround.

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  • What Is Voxel Art?
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    What Is Voxel Art?

    Learn about the creative possibilities of voxel art, a technique connected to but different from pixel art To understand what voxel art is, we must first understand what a pixel is. In 2D graphics, a pixel is the smallest visible part of an image. If you zoom all the way into an image, you will notice a grid formed by hundreds of small squares. Each of these squares, all of them in a single blocked color, is what we call a pixel. A voxel is the equivalent of a pixel but in 3D. Think of the pixel as a square and the voxel as a cube. It's as simple as that, and the reason why many artists start their modeling and 3D animation careers by working in voxels. It represents, after all, a fun process for experimenting and creating.

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  • Meet Game Designer Zach Soares
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    Meet Game Designer Zach Soares

    Step into the Voxel art universe with Zach Soares and create a fantasy character made entirely of 3D cubes Zach Soares (@voxels) is a French Canadian self-taught Voxel artist now living in the UK. He has worked on freelance projects for clients such as Hipster Whale for almost a decade and is the creative director of his studio, Bunnyhug. Before concentrating on 3D animation and the game industry, Zach, who studied urban design, created 3D designs for cities. Zach started exploring game design on the side, which inspired him to look into game development through Voxel art. In his Domestika course, he teaches how to model, rig, and animate a character from scratch, using Voxel Art design.

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  • Pioneers of Animation: Before Mickey Mouse
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    Pioneers of Animation: Before Mickey Mouse

    When you think of the first animated drawings, do you think of a steamship with a mouse at the wheel, or of seven dwarves singing as they march towards the mine? You’re not the only one who thinks this, nor are you the only one who is mistaken. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves weren’t the first animated film in history, nor was Mickey Mouse the first animated superstar. Although it may be hard to imagine the world of animation before Walt Disney and his company, this discipline actually started long before the birth of his famous mouse. In fact, long before the arrival of cinema itself. Find out more in this video:

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  • The Importance of Storyboarding in Animation
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    The Importance of Storyboarding in Animation

    Designer Roberto Puig talks about the importance of using storyboards and animatics in animation projects Storyboarding is an integral process in the development of animation. It includes all the planned details of the piece, and it is a clear and detailed document of the ultimate result. Despite its importance, many professionals and animation studios jump this step of the process. Roberto Puig (@rpuig)—graphic designer and director of Don Porfirio studio—highlights how this step is fundamental and gives us some tips on how to execute it best. Why is storyboarding important? The main reason all animation projects must include a storyboard is to help us achieve exceptional outcomes. It also ensures that everyone involved in the production has a vision of the product from the start, including the client. It is also useful for organizing all the individuals' jobs and tasks within the animation project pipeline. These tasks can be assigned from the beginning, even before the project is in development. Furthermore, during the storyboard stage, our client can suggest any changes that can be easily applied. This would be more complex at a later stage.

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  • 5 Free Apps for Video Game Creators (Who Can’t Program)
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    5 Free Apps for Video Game Creators (Who Can’t Program)

    Is it possible to create a video game without previous knowledge of programming? Video games are not limited to one discipline: they need illustration, narrative, design, 3D modeling, and, of course, programming. If you want to create your own interactive game, you may well find it a complex and daunting task. There are often two main obstacles: the price of certain development programs and a lack of programming knowledge. Fortunately, there are a number of free programs that can help you enter this world with, believe it or not, no prior knowledge of programming. We present you the following list of 5 video game design apps of different complexity so that you can find the one that best suits your level and needs. 1. Quest A good story is the basis of many video games, so perhaps you should start with the basics. If you are a fan of complex and flexible narratives but have never had to design an interactive story, Quest will allow you to develop text-based games in the style of the legendary Zork (1977). You won't need any programming, design, or illustration skills for this kind of "Choose Your Own Adventure” game and you will exercise your brain to start thinking like a narrative designer.

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  • 5 Loop Animation Styles That Will Inspire You
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    5 Loop Animation Styles That Will Inspire You

    Animator Pablo Cuello shares the work of 5 incredible creatives When you think about animation, you might imagine feature films from the big film studios. However, you don't need to create such complex or lengthy animations to inspire a deep emotional response in your viewers. Pablo Cuello (@pablocuello) is an Argentine graphic designer and animator who works with After Effects to create short and straightforward pieces that overflow with appeal:

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  • Studio Ghibli Releases Free Images From All Its Movies
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    Studio Ghibli Releases Free Images From All Its Movies

    Download more than a thousand free high-res images from this beloved animation studio's films The films of Studio Ghibli without a doubt have won the heart of animation lovers all over the world. Much of their emblematic films appear in many of the critics' selections as unmissable works of art. In September, the studio's producer, Toshio Suzuki, published a handwritten note in which he communicated the free sharing of images of eight of his films. In the following months the number increased and, since the beginning of December, what should be the last collection for a while, is online for free download. In total there are already 1,178 images, from all films!

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