Insights

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

Electric State thumbnail

Studio Stories

The Electric State VFX: Texturing robot characters

Behind the scenes on Netflix’s sci-fi robot adventure movie.

Mari
Image of Viridian FX team taken in their studio

Studio Stories

From students to studio: How Viridian FX is supporting the next generation

The inspiring story behind a small studio with a big impact.

Nuke
Mari Bakery oven logo next to Feature Focus badge

Product Focus

The Bakery: Inside Mari’s texture-baking engine

No need to interrupt your flow, thanks to built-in map-baking.

Mari
Stand out as a texture artist: Close-up showing textures of snake skin

Careers

Stand out as a Texture Artist

From Texture Theory to Blend modes: tips, tricks, and best practice to make your CG creations and showreels really shine.

Mari
Deadpool & Wolverine opening credit still

Studio Stories

Deadpool & Wolverine VFX: Behind the scenes with Framestore

Bringing together Marvel’s massive multi-vendor project.

Nuke
Tsubasa Arai

Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Tsubasa Arai

Breathing new life into creature VFX with Mari’s toolset.

Mari
Mahatma Gandhi giving his Quit India speech in Ae Watan Mere Watan

Studio Stories

Ae Watan Mere Watan VFX: recreating history with FutureWorks

Using Katana’s power & flexibility to bring the past to life.

Katana
Choctaw ancestor Chafa in Marvel TV's Echo

Studio Stories

Texturing the Choctaw creation story for Marvel TV’s Echo

Bringing the story’s strong cultural and mythological roots to life.

Mari
Kali Reis and Jodie Foster as Detectives Evangeline Navarro and Liz Danvers in True Detective: Night Country

Studio Stories

How Cinesite built the VFX for True Detective: Night Country

Creating an Emmy Award-nominated CG sequence.

Nuke
Paterson Joseph as Samuel, and Daisy Haggard as Janet, standing on beach in front of grounded boat in still from BBC’s Boat Story

Studio Stories

Boat Story VFX breakdown: Stormy scenes with Vine FX

Using techniques learned on Paramount+ drama No Escape.

Nuke
Onmyoji 0 film poster

Studio Stories

The Yin Yang Master Zero VFX: Behind the scenes with Shirogumi

How Shirogumi used Katana to create an epic fantasy film.

Katana
Pavitr Prabhakar as Spider-Man with Mumbatten skyscrapers in the background

Studio Stories

Creating Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse with Nuke, Mari & Katana

How Sony Pictures Imageworks built a unique visual style.

NukeMariKatana