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January 2010 Newsletter

Pekka Veikkolainen explains how he went
for a miniature effect on this snowy cabin »
     » How modo was used in Avatar       » Digital Fusion posts Eminem       » modo helps build the LEGO House
Listen to the modcast »


Check out our interview with
modo user David Stripinis (now
of Double Negative in London) who
worked on a “Director-centric” virtual set
for Avatar that may revolutionize the industry’s approach to integrating VFX and building 100%
CGI scenes and movies.
View Forum Thread »
modo set pieces created for
Taylor Swift’s Fifteen Music Video
We recently caught up with Tim Wilcox and Hugh Milstein to explore some projects at Digital Fusion that blend CGI with traditional photography / re-touching, including this cover of Complex Magazine featuring Eminem.


View the modo Artist Profile »
Read a fascinating interview with principal architect
Barnaby Gunning about how modo was recently
used as a design and visualization tool in the BBC
television series James May’s Toy Stories. A full-
scale LEGO house was constructed and later
de-constructed in a farmer’s field.



View the modo Designer Profile »
modo 401 Gallery image
sunset over Africa by oblivian

View Gallery Image »
View Blog Entry »
Congratulations to Pascal Beeckmans of Belgium for his winning image of snow covered ice!
It was a difficult choice to pick the best one because the community stepped up and submitted an
incredible set of entries. Some of our favorites are found in this Blog entry (many other entries can be seen in the Gallery if you search on “holiday”).
WIP image from Gunnar Assmy                 View Forum Thread »
“I’d like to thanks to Andrew, this is my last final
render of the kid.... i loved it.. when i started i’ve
never done anything like this in any other software
and that was my first project on modo. I only make
architecture things, This is my first organic
modeling....Great Tutorial!!!”

andeciuala


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Chinese version of modo – Now shipping!
The Chinese version of modo is available immediately from
Pikatoons, Inc., the exclusive distributor for Luxology software
in China.
Using modo 401 and SolidWorks
Develop3D magazine recently published a lot of detailed information about using modo 401 with SolidWorks. And then they were generous enough to let us post the articles in PDF form. Going to SolidWorks World 2010 in Anaheim? Visit Luxology in booth #235 for the latest tips on using SolidWorks with modo.
Online modo Meeting
Jim Berton and Geoff Swartz have been organizing modo user meetings through the net. Everyone seems to have a good time and supposedly up to 1000 people can meet at once on Jim’s GoToMeeting subscription. Here is the website!
Luxology iPhone App
Have you downloaded it yet? The LuxGallery App is ideal for keeping track of all the great images added to the Luxology Gallery every single day. For your iPhone or iPod Touch system. Look for the free “LuxGallery” App from Luxology in the Apple iTunes Store. English, French, German and Japanese languages are supported.
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