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We will be kicking off 2016 with a special treat for any of you who missed Autodesk University in Las Vegas this past December. Kim Lee of FuseFX NYC will be presenting his class on harnessing common VFX centric workflows to help with challenges faced by 3ds Max artists working in the Arch/Design Visualization field. Also we will be running a special raffle detailed below.
Main Presentation:
VFX Workflows For The Visualization Artist
It’s hard to escape the influence of visual effects in today’s media, and today’s top visualization shops are blurring the lines between feature film / television work and traditional architectural visualization (arch viz) work. Considering the common toolset used in both fields, it can be advantageous for visualization artists working in the architecture, engineering, and construction market to employ workflows developed in the entertainment field—not only from an efficiency standpoint, but also potentially from an aesthetic standpoint. Employing some of the media and entertainment approaches can inject an otherwise unremarkable arch viz animation with more visual interest, leading to investor or sales videos that are more compelling. In this class we will examine some production-tested approaches using both old and new tools in 3ds Max software to create things like large crowds of people and quick water FX, as well as workflows used for working with large scene files.
As a special treat, Brian Austin of The Animation Project has graciously decided to give up his raffle prize from last year and allow us to raffle it off, hopefully to one of you who has more of a need for it. The Prize in question comes from Thinkbox Software and includes a full license of Krakatoa as well as Stoke, with a combined value of $1595. For more info on these packages check out their site.
Given there is enough time after the main presentation, we will do an open forum Q&A about anything 3ds Max related.
