Cgtuts+ Giveaway: CG Books from Ballistic

on Jul 27th 2009 with 99 comments

We’ve had some incredible response since Cgtuts+ launched at the beginning of June. With nearly 2500 subscribers, about 650 Twitter followers, and 560,000 pageviews; these are no small numbers! To show our appreciation, and give thanks to our readers for their continued interest and support, we’ve decided to follow along in one of the great Envato traditions and give away three CG themed books to some of our lucky Twitter followers!

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The contest is now closed, and the winners will be contacted shortly!

  • Exotique 4: The World’s Most Beautiful CG Characters

    In its fourth edition, EXOTIQUE 4 firmly establishes itself as the benchmark for CG character art, featuring the work of artists from 45 countries (a record for the EXOTIQUE series).

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  • D’Artiste Character Modeling 2

    d’artiste: Character Modeling 2 presents the techniques of leading character modelers Kevin Lanning, Zack Petroc, and Timur “Taron” Baysal. Each master artist showcases his approaches and techniques in modeling characters and creatures for film and game projects through expansive graphic tutorials.

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  • Elemental 3: The World’s Best Autodesk Art

    ELEMENTAL 3 is the only art book showcasing the work of CG artists in architectural visualization and product design, and is the first Ballistic title to dedicate half of its pages to architectural subjects.

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  • Vlad Litvak

    Since i’ve downloaded Blender a couple of months ago i am very intressted in 3D arts…Today i am working with C4D and i am learning new things everyday.
    I am only 14 years old and i want to become a good 3D artist…
    So if it is possible i would like to have “Elemental 3: The World’s Best Autodesk Art”
    I am very intressted in this book because i hope that it will give me an idea of what is importing in CG ;)
    my Twitter name is
    “VladLitvak”
    Thank you very much :)

  • Eoghan Martin

    Book: D’Artiste Character Modeling 2

    I am 16 and living in Ireland. I am glued to CG, especially 3d animation. I am having trouble trying to create characters and really need some inspiration and tips.

    Twitter: iCreator

  • http://www.mike-moran.com Mike Moran

    Twitter: mamoran
    Book: D’Artiste Character Modeling 2

    They say it’s not good to be a “jack of all trades” kind of creative, but I politely disagree. I am building my skill sets in Graphic Design, Web/Multimedia Design/Development, and 3D Animation (hence why tuts+ is one of my favorite sites) and books or tutorials that help me in that goal are absolutely priceless!

    Thank you!

  • http://www.joelremigioabeyta.com Joel Abeyta

    Twitter: jbeyta

    D’Artiste Character Modeling 2 seems to gives a rundown of some well known artists and their work. I’d love to learn about some of the nuances and tricks that go on behind the scenes of great character modeling. As a graphic designer, I’m always looking for new sources of inspiration, new ideas and new ways of looking at things.

  • http://www.thonbo.com Philip Thonbo

    Twitter name : Thonbo

    Requested Book: D’Artiste Character Modeling 2

    » did one of the first Tuts for the flash tuts+ site.
    » Ive been a big fan of tuts plus all along
    » have had flash, ae and cgi tuts on follow on twitter for a while now
    I’v been doing Flash and VFX for alot of years now,
    but I’m pt. moving into CGI – ive planned to learn more 3d to incoorperate it into some cool aftereffects and/or flash work now that we have flash 10 we have better ways of doing interactive 3d on websites – further on from that point id like to do some real 3d for games

  • Scott

    I have a render that was in Expose 2

    that is one project I will always be proud of

  • http://www.failedparadise.com kaoskongo

    Twittername: kaoskongo
    Book: D’Artiste Character Modeling 2

    Trying to learn as much 3d as I can, and atm, modeling people is my weakness. This book should help me with character modeling and hopefully improve my skills to a much better level.

    Also love your tutorials, keep up the great work! :)

  • Brawk

    Twitter: brocknordstrom

    I would prefer D’Artiste Character Modeling 2 because I’ve never done character modeling before and would definitely start to develop my skills in it. Instead of right now where I make basic shapes and blocks into patterns…

  • Ranganath

    First of all i’d like to thank u People for this opportunity…and i like to have Exotique 4: The World’s Most Beautiful CG Characters…becoz i love to do modeling and it makes me happy bringing them to life…and i can learn more in depth about it…and its a wonderful experience.

    Tweeter id: conair_355

  • http://www.martinjoas.com Martin Joas

    Twitter: martinjoas

    I would love to get my hands on “D’Artiste Character Modeling 2″. Because that is what I want to do in my future CG career, and that book will give me some huge pointers on how to become a better character artist.

  • AlessandroAM

    Twitter: AlessandroAM
    Book: D’Artiste Character Modeling 2

    I’ve been an aspiring character designers for the past few years, getting my hands into any online tutorials I could find. This book written by professionals in the industry will, I think, be a great step forward is tightening up my skills and work flow as a stepping stone to a job in the industry.

  • tresfx

    Twitter: uccoeu
    I would like DÁrtiste Character Modeling 2 because i really enjoy character design and in this book i can learn the technics from the best designers

  • nora

    Twitter: nordeve
    I´d like to ask for Exotique 4: The World’s Most Beautiful CG Characters. I love mate paintings and this book looks like a the best inspiration resource ever ;)

  • http://www.alexdarie.ro/ alex darie

    twitter: alex_darie

    Because any book by them is a wonderful addition to anyone’s library!

  • http://www.hinddesign.com Michele Hindman

    Twitter: MicheleHindman
    Book: D’Artiste Character Modeling 2

    I would absolutely love this book for myself, but I’d especially love it for my boyfriend who’s currently pursuing a career in character design and 3D modeling in the game industry. He’s been feeling really discouraged lately, since it’s such a tough field to get into, so I think something like this would really inspire him to work even harder!

  • http://www.square01.co.nr João Ricardo Ferreira Grilo

    twitter name : Square01

    Requested Book: D’Artiste Character Modeling 2

    I really love Ballistic s books, they are so inspiring ant useful, a friend of mine had one and a was so jealous!
    Any artist aspires to have the all with him!

  • http://twitter.com/Pat_Weiss PatWeiss

    its time to ask a question. how does it works? i allready gave the informations. do we will get a notice on twitter? cheers for this oppotunity to get one of thos wonderful pieces of art issues.

    pat

  • http://www.davidorlev.com/Blog/ David Orlev

    twitter: davidorlev

    I’m currently studying in the Academy of Art university in San Francisco – Animation & VFX and currently working as a project manager working with Architects and Construction companies – I would loooooooove to get a copy of Elemental 3: The World’s Best Autodesk Art .

    Thanks.

  • Marco Loreto

    Twitter: @marcoloreto

    Actually, ill be more than happy if i had any of the three, but if i have to decide, this would be the order of priority for me:

    1. D’Artiste Character Modeling 2 (Most wanted)

    2. Exotique 4: The World’s Most Beautiful CG Characters
    3. Elemental 3: The World’s Best Autodesk Art

    Thanks for all of the awesome work and info you give us everyday. Keep the good work coming :)

  • http://vincentcohen.nl Vincent Cohen

    Twitter: NOOBATRON

    I would love “D’Artiste Character Modeling 2″ because I’ve always wanted to get deeper into character modeling, and here is a great chance to have the best examples and learn from the professionals.

  • http://twitter.com/getres Adrián Fuentes Vázquez

    twitter: getres

    Book: D’Artiste Character Modeling 2

    That book will be a great help for my character designer carreer.

  • César Chacón

    Twitter: dracomes

    I want “Exotique 4: The World’s Most Beautiful CG Characters” because first i love the CG characters, and more if they are girls, and second, my brother is a great artist working with Maya and i want to give a gift to improved his work.

  • john

    Hi guys,

    I’d like very much to win the D’Artiste Character Modeling 2 because it’s just an amazing book. I saw both of 3 in my book store and because i’m a gamer (Xbox360) i just prefer the “gears of war” cover.

    So long on twitter
    John
    Follow me on twiter : @jhelias

  • http://roberttayco.com rtayco

    Twitter: roberttayco

    I’d love to have “Elemental 3: The World’s Best Autodesk Art.” Actually I’d love “D’Artiste” too, but I’m a freelance ArchViz artist and “Elemental” would be great to help keep me up to speed with my work.

  • http://www.nealbarenblat.com Neal Barenblat

    Twitter: nealbarenblat

    I’d really enjoy a copy of Elemental 3. I’m starting my career in post production, and really need that source of inspiration and sense of mentorism. The lack of a real teacher has left me fending for myself in the great ocean of 3D (and 2D) art, and I feel like something like this can boost my level of creativity. Also, 3D art has become my favorite form of still art; instead of hanging photographs or paintings on my walls, I want to know 3D art well enough to make it my surroundings. There’s so much talent out there that I’m dying to explore.

  • Jared Wilkin

    Twitter:Stintaril

    If I had to choose between one of these amazing three books I would choose: D’Artiste Character Modeling 2. My reason for choosing the book would be that I am fascinated with character creation and design. Also, it is the only book that is actually a book with teaching methods rather than a showcasing of just art.

  • Lance Bauerfeind

    Elemental 3

    I have recently been made redundant (like alot of us around the world) and have decided to move into something I always wanted to do, matte painting and compositing. I am training at fxphd in Maya and Nuke, this book will help help me to realise my dream.

    Thanks for the opportunity.

    Llarno

  • http://www.ev4n.com ev4n

    Twitter: @ev4n

    Exotique 4: The World’s Most Beautiful CG Characters – this looks amazing! I’m an artist at SlashTHREE and I’m currently doing some CG characters with a few special distort experiments. I think this book would give me an extra boost of inspiration to make these artworks im working on in to something really special.

    Thanks for the opportunity and keep up the great posts!

    ev4n.

  • Stephan Coetzee

    Twitter: scoetzee
    Book: Exotique 4: The World’s Most Beautiful CG Characters

    Hi I’m Stephan Coetzee from South Africa, and I am really, really interested in Exotique 4, because of its inspirational values. I am a aspiring 3d artist. I constantly browse the net searching for great 3d tutorials. I am happy that I have found such a high quality site, with high quality content. This is my first comment, and won’t be the last…

    PS: I have just started following you guys now on twitter, but I was subscribed to your RSS since the beginning, and followed you there religiously :)

    Thanks!

  • Alessandro M

    Twitter Name: AlessandroMrtt

    Book Choice: “Elemental 3: The World’s Best Autodesk Art.”

    Hi guys, I’m Alex, a 3d animator and vfx artist from Italy.

    My driving passion has always been geared towards the virtual environments, cityscapes and architecture… and I’m also a design student, so my choice is almost predictable!

  • Dylan Forman

    Twitter Name: Dylan_Forman

    Book Choice: Elemental 3: The Worlds Best Autodesk Art

    I’m Dylan a struggling motion designer and 3D artist from South Africa.
    I love everything CG & design related, so I would definetly choose Elemental 3, as I am a generalist and am interested in everything from characters to environments.
    Also having had no work for close on 5 months now, my creativity is starting to diminish & this book would really get me motivated again to make some awesome art.
    Thanks for the wonderful offer, and I love what you’re doing with your tuts+ network of sites.
    Keep up the good work :)

  • http://twitter.com/arnold_c arnoldc

    Exotique 4: The World’s Most Beautiful CG Characters
    because it really is good to have this kind of book, youve got cool inspiration and I want to learn some techniques, it really looks cool

    Twitter:
    arnold_c

  • http://thomashullin.com thom

    twitter : thomashullin

    Exotique 4: The World’s Most Beautiful CG Characters

    Because i like 3D and i’m always impress by recreate realistic environement on computer.

  • Alberto

    twittername : amvi88

    i would love to get my hands at D’Artiste Character Modeling 2 . I love everything that’s related to computer graphics, my dream would be to get a scholarship and study modeling.. so this would come a great jumpstart for me

  • Jason

    Twitter: craftydesigns

    It would be awesome to get the Elemental 3 since I’m going to take some architecture classes.

  • Daniel N

    twitter: thegrimlock
    Book Choice: D’Artiste Character Modeling 2

    I’m currently learning 3D Modeling at my multimedia course, and I’m in love with it but find I it difficult to find inspirations for character designs/modeling and this book is just what I need to get started. I’m always inspired by video game characters, from clothing to fully detailed weaponry.

  • http://www.dadomestre.com.br Yuri Peixoto

    twitter: @yuripeixoto

    I love to receive Elemental 3. I´m just starting to use the 3ds Max as a tool to work with architetural projects. A nice book to have as reference would be great.

  • Alejandra

    twitter: LalaNY

    Book: d’artiste Digital Painting

    I am a self thought CG artist and will love to learn some of Linda Bergkvist techniques, I am a huge fan of hers.

  • http://3dimentional.wordpress.com Cesar Mujica C.

    Twitter: Insectscorch

    I love 3D modeling and I want to learn as much as I can. I like d’artiste: Character Modeling 2 so much. Epic artists are the most talented people in the game industry so, why not learn something from them?

  • http://www.martinszeme.com Martins Zeme

    twitter: martinszeme
    My book choice: D’Artiste Character Modeling 2

    Currently working as 3d designer, but soon relocating to UK and trying to do some film/game job. Would be greatly inspired by the modeling and design of the masters.

  • http://justaddsugar.nl Justaddsugar

    twitter: justaddsugar

    Book Choice: D’Artiste Character Modeling 2

    Currently working on a personal film which involves a lot of character modelling. And my character modelling skills can really need an upgrade…

  • phon xay

    twitter: ddragon

    Book Choice: Elemental 3: The World’s Best Autodesk Art

    This book would allow me to learn form the best work

  • TJ

    twitter: Draningdom

    book: D’Artiste Character Modeling 2

    I’m looking forward to learn some new techniques

  • pinkobabe

    twitter: pinkobabe

    I would love to have “Elemental 3: The World’s Best Autodesk Art”, as I am currently a student of 3d art with a specialty in Autodesk 3ds Max, and aspirations of one day breaking into the Architectural Visualization field. Since Elemental is one of the only publications with a specific focus on the architectural aspects of 3d art, it would be a huge plus in helping me to realize my dreams:)

    Thank you for this great opportunity, and also for your generosity!

  • Tom Crichton

    twitter: @mrtofu

    I would love to get my hot little hands on D’Artiste Character Modeling 2. I’ve been doing hard surface and environment modeling for a while now, and would be interested to learn something new. Plus, I love books!

  • http://www.geniuzdesigns.de g3niuz

    greeat great greeeat..

    of course im already following you..
    twitter: g3niuz

    i would really like to win Exotique 4: The World’s Most Beautiful CG Characters – already gettin afraid of the nice techniques ;D

  • http://labs.chemist2dio.com chemist2dio

    twitter nick: chemist2dio
    I really want Exotique 4: The World’s Most Beautiful CG Characters. thanks

  • Laith

    please :(

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