Abbotsford Convent

CG Futures is an extraordinary opportunity for all artists and designers creating content for screen - a unique chance to hone skills and meet up with fellow digital artists. This special live event offers a look inside the techniques and experience of some of the world’s most talented VFX and animation artists. We present a stellar line-up that will inform and inspire.

CG Futures is Australia’s dedicated weekend of inspirational talks, live demos and networking. Whether you are creating characters, creatures, environments or all manner of other assets for games, film, TV, new entertainment experiences, or visualisation projects this event is full of tips and techniques to improve your skills and networks.

Demonstrating how they bring stories, characters, creatures and environments to life through a range of computer graphics programs, presenting artists explains how they achieve such an impressive level of detail in the ever-tight timelines demanded of artists in the industry. Covering a breadth of production areas such as matte painting, compositing, lighting, 3D modelling, texturing, character design, environment art, art direction and more.

The program provides a chance to meet up with peers and local industry leaders to explore opportunities and issues for artists in the region. It is a chance to hear from local studios about current projects, their studio culture, who they are employing and issues relevant to the local industry. Be inspired and motivated to reach your own levels of mastery and triumph.

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