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	CG News (42 Viewing) What's the latest happenings in the CG industry? Check it out in this forum.	NewYorker: How Michael... by lironmiron Today 01:17 AM	21,591	311,988
	CG General Discussion (59 Viewing) General discussion related to computer graphics and the CG industry. No off topic threads please.	Am I too old to become a good... by Lunatique Today 02:27 AM	46,642	701,267
	CGJobs (3 Viewing)	Giant Sparrow (Santa Monica,... by MichaelSparrow 05-22-2013 12:35 AM	1,504	2,499
	Courses and Schools (6 Viewing) Post questions about which schools to attend, courses to take, your education experiences and recommendations.	I just don't know where to... by patrickrowan Today 02:26 AM	1,607	25,020
	Meet the Artists (2 Viewing) Q&A Sessions Forum	Suggestions - Who do you want... by esck 04-03-2013 03:33 PM	42	4,511
	CGSociety Chapters (1 Viewing) For all local CGS Chapter discussions, setup requests, etc.	game-making team looking for... by wakkamis Yesterday 06:30 PM	138	2,252
Showcase Gallery A general showcase of digital art from our community
	CG Choice Gallery: 3D (137 Viewing) The best of CGSociety - 3D stills	The Weeping Woman, Carlos... by EN1GM4 Yesterday 10:53 PM	982	89,255
	CG Choice Gallery: 2D, Illustrations and Concept Art (12 Viewing) The best of CGSociety - 2D images	The last thing we do, ryohei... by VoltStorm7 Yesterday 02:30 AM	814	53,551
	Editor's Showcase - 3D (52 Viewing) The finest picks from the latest submitted 3D work, selected by the gallery team.	Norma Jean , Aamir Art (3D) by gherrera Today 12:19 AM	36,977	369,640
	Editor's Showcase - 2D (25 Viewing) The finest picks from the latest submitted 2D work, selected by the gallery team.	Dark Orcs, Christian Rodrigo... by nocturnalcloud Yesterday 05:54 PM	39,829	283,914
	Latest Work - 3D (3 Viewing)	Absolut vodka, Jaroslav Hach... by AJ1 Yesterday 11:38 PM	108	135
	Latest Work - 2D (1 Viewing)	The Turnip Keeper's Lantern,... by ZombieMariachis 05-22-2013 05:58 AM	90	127
	Finished Work: Animation and Showreels (7 Viewing) Post and view finished animation work including short films, commercials and reels.	Student Demo Reel by N0RM Yesterday 05:56 PM	14,707	111,848
Events
	FMX - Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia Conference April 23-26, 2013 (Stuttgart, GERMANY)	Who's going to FMX? by Laa-Yosh 04-22-2013 10:31 AM	3	9
	SIGGRAPH 2013 July 21 - 25, 2013 (Anaheim, USA)	Previous Siggraph Experience? by JanosHunyadi 05-05-2013 08:51 PM	2	10
	VIEW 2013 (1 Viewing) 15 - 18 October 2013 (Torino, ITALY)	Never	0	0
	SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 19 - 22 November, 2013 (Hong Kong, CHINA)	Never	0	0
	Past Events (Archives)
CG Challenges For the official CGSociety Challenges and contests
	CGChallenge XXVII - TEN 11 October 2012 - 11 January 2013	CGChallenge XXVII - TEN -... by redCigarette 03-18-2013 05:08 PM	136	1,825
	Autopack Visualization Challenge 16 December 2012 - 18 March 2013	autoPack Visualization... by Jonatan-Moonchild 05-02-2013 11:18 PM	8	257
	Past Challenges (Archives)
Mini Challenges Community run events to help practice your skills
	Hardcore Modeling Challenge (4 Viewing)	HMC #38 - Ymir- Speed87 by Speed87 Yesterday 11:38 PM	2,136	43,587
	Unofficial Rigging Challenge	Mecha Pussy 2010 by TekniX 11-08-2012 09:46 AM	88	1,468
	CGTalk Daily Sketch Forum (4 Viewing) For daily sketch sessions	CGS DSF 3054 55 mn "The... by RobertoOrtiz Yesterday 02:23 PM	3,894	69,547
	FXWARS Forum (2 Viewing) For Monthly VFX Micro Challenges	FXWARS Challenge:38 - Four... by Cyberone Yesterday 10:03 PM	1,320	18,882
	Speed Modelling Session Forum For mini-modelling sessions and challenges.	- A Creative Cube by VoltStorm7 04-19-2013 02:31 AM	197	5,235
	Animation Sessions Forum For animation sessions and mini-challenges	Unofficial Animation Challenge by jgslooknout247 05-19-2013 07:11 AM	445	6,031
	Lighting Challenges (2 Viewing) Lighting challenges sessions hosted by Jeremy Birn	LCXXXII: Architectural... by abuha Today 12:37 AM	136	15,064
	Texturing Contests (2 Viewing) Current contest - Mari	Looking good so far...... by Stevovo 05-19-2013 11:35 PM	47	478
	Past Mini Challenges (Archives)
Work in Progress and Critique Forums for artists seeking critique on current works in progress.
	WIP/Critique: 3D Stills (30 Viewing) Critique 3D works in progress.	M8 Avenger Hard Surface... by AJ1 Today 01:22 AM	41,805	468,534
	WIP/Critique: 2D, Illustrations and Concept Art (17 Viewing) Critique 2D works in progress.	WIP - Arcania, C&C please? by Darkonerster Yesterday 01:31 PM	17,341	161,276
	WIP/Critique: Game Art Design (6 Viewing) Critique works in progress specific to game art including design, animation, modeling, texturing, level design and visual aspects of game development	Pressure - 3D work by Controller51 Yesterday 08:59 PM	9,991	124,160
	WIP/Critique: Animation (3 Viewing) Critique work in progress animation including short films, character animation and visual effects sequences.	Feedback Really Appreciated by DJNelson 05-22-2013 11:09 PM	5,490	36,691
	Collaborative team projects (3 Viewing) Interested in assembling a team of artists for non-paying projects? Then this is the place.	No Paid Job Postings by Kirt 05-22-2013 06:29 PM	2,238	35,095
	Work In Progress: Focused Critiques (2 Viewing) Not for the faint of heart. Use this forum for professional, honest and focused critiques. 2D and 3D WIPs and reels may be posted here.	Precursors short (former... by Nixellion Yesterday 03:43 PM	1,470	13,951
General Techniques
	Artistic Anatomy and Figurative Art (11 Viewing) Forum dedicated to the study of artistic anatomy and figurative drawing, painting, and 3D	Anatomy Thread of razz - 2D/3D by SpiritDreamer Yesterday 04:09 PM	2,100	92,652
	Modeling (6 Viewing) General discussion on 3D modeling.	Combine Mesh Problem by AJ1 Today 01:41 AM	8,785	49,796
	Texturing and Surfacing (8 Viewing) General discussion on texturing, surfacing, materials and shaders.	How can I make these... by Panupat Yesterday 07:32 AM	7,027	37,822
	Character Rigging (9 Viewing) General discussion on 3D character rigging and skinning for animation.	Saving skin weighting by Archangel35757 Yesterday 07:12 PM	5,796	33,487
	Art Techniques and Theories Forum (9 Viewing) Art techniques, tutorials, theories, art history, inspirations, influences, and legal issues relevant to artists	I Could Use Some Advice by MikeGimmelli Yesterday 02:17 AM	1,742	19,454
	Animation (2 Viewing) General discussion on computer animation.	Making a 3D Animated TV... by novpks4327 Yesterday 06:31 PM	5,248	24,911
	Lighting and Shaders (4 Viewing) General discussion on lighting and shaders.	V-ray render problem by Panupat 05-22-2013 03:21 AM	5,159	30,827
	Digital Matte Painting (5 Viewing) Forum for digital matte creation and techniques	DMP Coach by LudovicIochem Yesterday 04:17 PM	1,524	14,553
	Compositing and Editing (4 Viewing) General discussion on compositing and editing techniques.	Set extension and camera... by pingking Yesterday 10:15 AM	3,921	19,975
Software Specific Forums
	Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter (7 Viewing) Application specific discussion for users of Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter.	Photoshop CS6 Pattern Mystery. by MrTom Today 12:00 AM	7,444	47,706
	Autodesk 3ds max (77 Viewing) Application specific discussion for users of Autodesk 3ds max (www.autodesk.com).	Where to download p_hairtk... by sifuhotman Today 01:22 AM	70,672	492,178
	Autodesk Maya (132 Viewing) Application specific discussion for users of Autodesk Maya (www.autodesk.com).	trouble with translucency... by InfernalDarkness Today 02:25 AM	94,029	577,602
	Autodesk MotionBuilder (2 Viewing) Application specific discussion for users of Autodesk MotionBuilder animation software (www.autodesk.com).	using Aim constraint by bilbob Yesterday 04:34 AM	2,384	11,944
	Autodesk Mudbox (3 Viewing) Application specific discussion for users of Autodesk's Mudbox sculpting software (www.mudbox3d.com).	Does Mudbox 2014 have a... by badsearcher 05-22-2013 08:30 PM	1,313	7,483
	Maxon Cinema 4D (56 Viewing) Application specific discussion for users of Maxon Cinema 4D (www.maxon.net).	Flickering Lights by ShaunAnsari Today 02:14 AM	36,657	396,170
	Autodesk Softimage (5 Viewing) Application specific discussion for users of SOFTIMAGE\|XSI (www.softimage.com).	Clamp or Mirror uvs? by AberAber 05-17-2013 11:48 PM	10,483	77,056
	NewTek Lightwave 3D (16 Viewing) Application specific discussion for users of NewTek LightWave 3D (www.newtek.com).	lightwave export to blender... by hvanderwegen Yesterday 07:16 AM	20,246	214,369
	Blender (7 Viewing) Application specific discussion for users of Blender (www.blender3d.org).	Blenderart Mag Issue #41 now... by dreamsgate Yesterday 02:40 AM	4,759	36,512
	Pixologic ZBrush (11 Viewing) Application specific discussion for users of Pixologic ZBrush modeling software (www.pixologic.com).	Zbrush productive workflow... by tonare Yesterday 11:58 PM	4,241	22,628
	Side Effects Houdini (1 Viewing) Application specific discussion for users of Side Effects Software Houdini (www.sidefx.com).	Editing Multiple Keyframes by vsfxDroid 05-22-2013 05:25 PM	260	1,496
	Luxology Modo (2 Viewing) Application specific discussion for users of Luxology Modo modeling software (www.luxology.com).	Modo Models by Heist 05-14-2013 06:34 PM	2,047	17,283
	E-on Software Vue (7 Viewing) Application specific discussion for users of E-on Software Vue natural 3D software (www.e-onsoftware.com).	Importing a camera from Maya... by Samheller 05-15-2013 08:44 AM	2,465	15,978
	Compositing Software (13 Viewing) Umbrella forum for our Nuke, After Effects, Digital Fusion and Autodesk compositing software forums.	Help me to improve my key of... by Ekenryd Yesterday 12:49 PM	7,734	40,558
Development and Hardware
	Graphics Programming (2 Viewing) General forum for computer graphics programming and development. Topics include: C, C++, Cg, Renderman.	3d coordinates to Harmonics... by abahena 04-09-2013 05:24 PM	1,812	11,961
	Technical and Hardware (22 Viewing) Discussion on computer hardware, operating systems and technical issues.	Nvidia Gtx Titan by DuttyFoot Today 02:03 AM	18,944	161,907
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