WELCOME

Inside Pixar

I think it is fair to say that Pixar is one of the best-loved animation studios in the world, having built up a reputation not just for beautiful imagery but also for top-class storytelling, and at the end of the day that is what we are all about. No matter what form our art takes, it is all about engaging with the viewer to tell a story.

This issue is a special one, as almost every page is dedicated to the wonderful work of Pixar and Renderman. We introduce you to the teams who share their insights and workflows to explore what makes Pixar so good at what they do.

What matters to many of us is learning how to make our own projects as good as those we see in the movie theatres and, with that in mind, we have a whole host of great training from some experts over at

Pixar and Renderman. This ranges from looking at how Sidefx Houdini is used, to exploring USD, the biggest thing to come to 3D in years.

Dylan Sisson, a veteran of our industry and speaker at this year’s Vertex, has written a stunning tutorial teaching you how to utilise Renderman to take your renders into new territory, with Nonphotorealistic Rendering.

Rob Redman, Editor rob.redman@futurenet.com