New Visualization School from 3DATS, SPINE3D and CGarchitect
Launch of New Visualization School Sheds Light On The Visualization Industry
Three visualization industry powerhouses have joined forces to form a world-class training school for professional and aspiring visualization artists.
MIAMI, Florida -- April 27, 2010 -- 3DATS, CGarchitect, and Spine3D announce the formation of a world-class training center in Miami, FL dedicated to architectural visualization and beyond - CGschool. The CGschool is the only company in the world that provides Autodesk Authorized books and training dedicated to architectural visualization while simultaneously working full-time in visualization production.
"The launch of the CGschool marks a turning point in our industry", said Jeff Mottle, founder of CGarchitect, "Specialized visualization training in our field has long been underserviced and never before offered by professionals of this caliber. We are all very excited to launch this school for our industry and look forward to sharing the immense pool of knowledge that we have assembled here."
Located at the Spine3D headquarters in Miami, this school aims to provide the best quality training for 3D Architectural Visualization and beyond. Courses include Beginner through Advanced training in 3ds Max, V-Ray, Fusion, Photoshop, Internet Marketing, and much more. For more information, visit http://www.thecgschool.com.
About Us 3DATS,LLCprovides high quality training solutions for design visualization professionals. Our products and services include customized training, 3D design consultation, training books and DVDs, as well as some of the best content available in the visualization industry.
Spine3D is an award-winning visualization studio that has produced stunning 3d imagery for some of the world’s top designers, real estate developers, and advertising agencies. Their expertise with large scale 3d environments and cinematic animations has not only allowed them to succeed in the real estate industry, but with leading corporate and entertainment brands as well. Spine3D is able to create compelling online or offline marketing materials for any product or environment. With Spine3D there are virtually no limits to turning ideas into reality.
CGarchitect.com was launched on August 1, 2001 by Jeff Mottle with the help of many industry professionals from around the world. Our goal is to provide the most comprehensive and up to date online resource for the architectural visualization industry. Since its launch CGarchitect has grown from a few hundred visits each month to well over 200,000 unique visits and serving over 5 million ad impressions per month! Thanks to many of you and your contributions, CGarchitect.com has become the global voice for the industry.
3D Architectural Visualization Project From Start to Finish Book
Over the last few years, we have received an incredible number of requests from 3ds Max users at all skill levels suggesting that we create a book that illustrates the process of creating a 3D visualization project from start to finish and step-by-step. As a result of these requests, we are pleased to announce the production of our 4th book, 3ds Max Architectural Visualization – One Project From Start to Finish. This book will be the most comprehensive guide to completing a 3D visualization project ever produced, and we have commissioned one of the best, and most respected 3D visualization firms in the world, Cat-a-pult, to help write this one of a kind book. The intent of the book is to show in great detail, each step of the visualization process, as applied to one very unique visualization project and every facet of the design and creation process will be illustrated to include at a minimum the following areas:
Modeling Materials Unwrap UVW Texture Painting Day & Night Lighting
Animation Particle Systems Forces and Deflectors Cloth Reactor
Compositing Editing Rendering Plugin Usage Render to Texture
This book will be applicable for all skills levels. The material will be presented in an way that is engaging for advanced users and explicatory enough for beginners. For example, during an exercise to loft a wall, the instructions will tell the user the path of where the loft feature can be found and the exact button and settings that will need to be clicked, but it will not spend valuable time explaining all the remaining settings not used and all of the additional considerations with the loft that are explained in our 'Beginner to Intermediate' book. However, important considerations will be mentioned at times (at least during the first use of a feature), even if the same material is highlighted in a previous book.
This book will incorporate the use of V-Ray but the vast majority of the book will present material that does not require the use of V-Ray. Approximately 10% of the book will explain V-Ray specific features and procedures.
The ultimate goal of the book is to transfer knowledge of as many features and procedures as possible while showing how to create one amazing project. We are completely confident that readers of all skill levels will agree that this book meets its goal.
Exclusive Sydney Training Event for Architectural Visualization
3DATS and CGarchitect.com have partnered to bring you a one time exclusive training event in Sydney, Australia for Architectural Visualization Artists. Featuring industry experts Brian Smith, Pete Draper, and Jeff Mottle, each class includes:
18 hours of intense instruction over two days
Lunch and refreshments each day
Access to a private party on April 24th
A current or future 3DATS book
A special gift to be provided during class
Exclusive discounts from industry vendors
When is this happening? April 20-25, 2009
What are the Training Topics?3ds Max, mental ray, V-Ray, Combustion and Fusion
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