Insights

Behind the scenes with the artists, studios and tech shaping the future of VFX and animation.

Streamline your workflow with Katana

Pipeline & Workflows

Streamline your workflow with Katana

Key considerations of deploying Foundry’s lighting and look development tool.

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Studio Stories

How FutureWorks created The Empire whilst implementing Katana

Taking deployment to the next level on The Empire.

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Studio Stories

Tackling complex look development and sequence lighting with DNEG Animation

A deep dive into DNEG Animation’s latest animated feature film, Ron’s Gone Wrong.

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How texture brings animation to life

Product Focus

The Art of Texturing

Product Focus

Texturing through time: from miniatures to Mari

Making make-believe as real as possible.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Matteo Caruso

What does it take to be a ‘virtual artisan’? Senior Lighter Matteo Caruso offers tips, tricks and best practice to unlock next-level creativity.

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Blog

The hottest trends to come out of Foundry Live 2021

Giving you the lowdown on our biggest virtual event of the year so far.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Neville Freitas

Leading insights into the world of look development and lighting with Neville Freitas.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Zak Boxall

Texturing tips, tricks and tutorials from one of ILM Sydney’s talented artists.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Chun Chun Yang

Creating breathtaking texture assets with Chun Chun.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: David Hirst

How David Hirst adapted to emerging look development and lighting technologies over his 20-year career.

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