Free Tools and Content for 3D Artists

Archive for July, 2007

Pixia - paint your photos freely

Pixia is a Japanese graphic software. This software reminds one of Corel Painter or even artrage. The major difference from Corel Painter is that Pixia is completely FREE. There are several version that can be found via search on the internet.
With Pixia, you can give your photo images a creative and illustration-like feel. In my […]

Photomatix Basic (freeware)

HDRI is getting quite popular in Photography. In the field of 3D graphics, HDR technology is also used to enhance renderings. There are HDR maps that can be used to provide a kind of global illumination.
Photomatix Basic is a very useful freeware for HDRI. It allows one to create High Dynamic Range Images from 2 […]

What is High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRI)?

High dynamic range imaging are sets of methods in photography and image editing that allows for a large range of exposure between light and dark areas. The goal of HDRI is to reproduce as faithfully as possible the wide range of intensity levels found in actual scenes. Very often, real scene have exposures ranging from […]

Use RAW file format for superior image control

RAW is the file format preferred by professional photographers. This is because it offers better control and advantages over JPEG. RAW file format is the digital equivalent of traditional negatives.
JPEG is actually a post converted image format On the other hand, RAW format is in the form of pure unadulterated data. JPEG is a file […]

Photography info - Manipulate DOF for better subject focus

In Photography, sometimes, it is not such a good idea to have every details within the frame to be in sharp focus. To draw attention to a main subject, we can choose to selectively defocus other elements of the composition.
To do so, the photographer can set the camera parameter to a narrow or shallow Depth-of-field […]