Author Archives: Brad Swardson

2009 – TD Reel

Here is our 2009 Rigging and Pipeline Technical Director Reel.  It showcases some of the work we have done with…

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Exciting New Project

Swardson Studios was contracted to produce creature effects for an upcoming short film and precursor to a feature film.  This…

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Out of Reach – VFX

Swardson Studios recently produced some simple effects for a local short film entitled “Out of Reach” by Black Shepherd films….

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Mental Ray – Final Gather

In this tutorial we are going to look at one of the indirect illumination models available in mental ray. Final…

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Mental Ray – Optimization

In this tutorial we are going to look at the process of rendering in a more in depth way. Rendering…

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Rigging Basics – Set Driven Key

Rigging in computer graphics (aka. puppet setup or animation setup) is the process by which complex animation units are given…

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“Finalize” Layer Styles

One of the most common design techniques in Photoshop is to utilize layer styles to create drop shadows, gradient overlays,…

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NLC Youth Brazil

http://www.newlifecity.org/youth Swardson Studios was hired to create a sub site of the main New Life City {dot} org website for…

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Rigging Basics – Expressions

Rigging in computer graphics (aka. puppet setup or animation setup) is the process by which complex animation units are given…

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