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  • Create a retro logo

    Get inspired by movie posters of the 70s to create an illustrative logo with a funky contemporary feel.

  • Best Practice: Pixel art animation

    Trevor Van Meter uses animation tools to create a ten-frame run cycle for a pixel animation featuring the character he created in issue 117.

  • Light work

    Computer Arts presents a guide to scripting a custom interface panel to control the lighting in Houdini scenes.

  • Best practice: Compositing

    Simon Danaher reveals the best way to composite 3D objects into a still image without resorting to HDRI or Global Illumination techniques.

  • Create liquid transitions

    By cleverly combining filters and masks in After Effects you can easily make one layer swirl and ripple into the next to create a convincing liquid transition. Christopher Kenworthy explains how.

  • True blue

    Even on low-budget shorts, bluescreen work is a vital part of the modern VFX artist's toolkit. Improve the quality of your bluescreen footage with these tips.

  • Smooth moves

    This tutorial explains the easy way to create a simple MEL script to toggle the smoothing parameters in a scene.

  • Formats demystified

    There are many different formats for working with video. We explain what does what.
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