Houdini 3D Animation Tools with Luke Olson Luke Olson is an art director artist at Tribune Broadcasting and a former effects artist at Reel FX. During this meeting Luke  will be talking about what it is like to work as an Houdini effects artist, concept of a procedural workflow, Houdini interface and basic controls, network […]

Render Optimization Workflows using Mental Ray Landon will de-mystify the complexities of Mental Ray and show how to reduce render times significantly. How to utilize maya's feedback features to isolate where renders strain and what you can do to fix it. Understanding Mental Ray and renderers in general behooves both novice and expert alike. Landon […]

Life drawing at the Dallas Zoo with Steven Quentin! Attend ABOSG's monthly meeting at the largest zoological experience in Texas! Get together with your fellow animators, and artists to take in the fresh air and the inspiring, exotic creatures. With ninety five acres to explore and thousands of animals, even the most skilled will be […]