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Mantis Camera: Mantis shrimp is an underwater animal which has sophisticated eye sight. Humans have three eye receptors, whereas the mantis shrimp has different color receptors and six polarization channels. Scientists have developed a camera which
Cardiff Animation Festivals is established by the team from Cardiff Animation Nights to showcase the best talents in animation from all over the world. The cardiff would represent the growing animation community for industry, independent animators and enthusiasts from broad range of animation world. The animation events are being organised since 2014 by CAF including a dedicated animation strand at Cardiff Independent Film Festival (CiFF). The film festival has screened animation films across Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and Australia....
Sculpture: 2018 Sculpture in the City one of the prominent festivals in London is open for submissions and the deadline for receiving applications is November 16 2017. It's a cultural initiative organised by the City of London along-with local business in the country. According to City of London, "The aim of Sculpture in the City is to use the area as a contemporary urban gallery space and showcase cutting edge art in an area represented by the iconic contemporary towers but also the layers of history nestled amongst the towers". Since 2011, Sculpture in the City...
Adobe Photoshop has come up with exciting upgrades for brushes, curvature pens which can be used by designers, digital photographers, and illustrators. The new update is somewhat similar to the Adobe Illustrator. Some of the upgrades are : Stroke Smoothing, Streamlined Brush management, access to lightroom photos in Photoshop,variable fonts,share your work in social media, curvature pen tools, path options, rich tooltips, editing spherical panorama pictures in photoshop, learning panel and other tools. To know the entire features list, checkout adobe website....
The National History Museum of London organises Wildlife Photographer of the year annually which brings out the rare glimpses of the rare species. The winner of 2017 is photojournalist Brent Stirton who grabbed the award for his "Memorial to a Species" which is an image of recently shot and de-horned black rhino in South Africa's Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve. These rhinos are now endangered species due to poaching and trading of rhino horns. The tragic scene has a majestic touch in its sculptural power which earned the prestigious award to Brent Stirton,...
Logopony is an online web app powered with AI which makes it easier and faster to create flat logos for startups. Logo creators usually have randomly matched fonts and colours but logopony will ensure you receive professional and quality suggestions for your logos. There are 3 main key points why it is different from the competition: fully editable logo templates, more than 150,000 shapes to choose from and easy to use yet very powerful editing tools. It is completely HTML5/JS/Canvas based app, no flash. Using the power of artificial intelligence you can design...
3D: CG Artists and designers there is a new store- KitBash3d which has been launched and now it is easy to learn CG Environments, concept art and matte paintings online. You can easily create skyscrapers, megastructures with amazing spacing.This kitbash3d will help you develop manga, anime, film and even video games. The 3D models have been created by Joshua Cotter and Cover Art by Maxx Burman. The file formats which can be used are .MA, .OBJ and .FBX. You can chose from four kits - Art Deco, Neo Tokyo, Gothic and Arabic. You can start building your own VFX...
In Adobe Max on October 18, new updates has been introduced to Photoshop CC. Photoshop 2018 consists of 360 compatibility, assist for the new HEIF format applied by Apple in iOS 11 and others, and a handful of instruments for graphic design, together with brush smoothing and variable kind. The 360 degree data may be imported using the sperical panorama choices from the 3D menu choices and exported via the identical menu to take care of that scrolling format when sharing. Watchout 360 degree workflow :   Depth map knowledge edit of dual camera iPhones,...
Andreu World has called for entries for its 17th International Design contest. The contest was started in 2000 and has been successful for past 16 years showcasing innovative and exceptional seating and table design solutions. This acts as the launching pad for the budding artist to showcase their exclusive designs to the International audience. The designs should be sustainable with possible innovative features related to design, quality, technology, production processes, etc. Seating: The main material used shall be Beech wood, Oak wood or Walnut. Chairs may...
Sculpture: Everyone is welcome to the 21st annual sculpture exhibition which will be displayed in Bondi, Sydney. Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi is one of Sydney’s most popular events, with 520,000 visitors viewing over 100 sculptures by artists from around the world. Held since 1997, this free to the public exhibition captures the imagination of Sydney and its visitors for three weeks each spring and is the largest annual sculpture exhibition in the world. The exhibition generates an almost unprecedented level of goodwill among the public as they enjoy one of...
Flow Photography Festival is in the first year and the inaugration will happen in September 2017. The Flow Photofest celebrates the work of photographers from Scotland, Norway, Finland and Iceland. Flow Photofest has opned on September 2nd in Inverness and exhibitions will be displayed in more than nine venues throughout Scotland. The highlight of the photography festival is the photograph taken of a north man by Ragnar Axelsson, who has been travelling extensively through the artic to find the people from north. Another photographer Sigga Ella will be exhibiting...
Art: Light Space & Time is an online art gallery which is all set for the theme competition for month of November - Patterns, Textures & Forms. All 2D and 3D digital artists around the world can submit their artworks online. Professional and amateur artists are welcome to submit their art. Artists should submit their abstract or representational art. The deadline to apply to this art competition is November 26, 2017. The “Patterns, Textures & Forms” theme will be the artist’s interpretation and depiction of patterns, textures &...
DJI has launched its new drone which is a miniature of drones but has an excellent performance. It weighs in at just 300 grams, but feels incredibly solid in hand in which each part from battery to rotoes, to the controller, exudes quality. Though it looks like a toy, with its functionality it stands out in the market with its peers. It has a 2 axis gimbal at the front cradles a 12 MP camera, capable of shooting 1080p videos at 30 frames a second. Tech Specs Dimensions :               143×143×55 mm Weight :...
Bird Photography: In recent years, many new contests for bird photography have cropped up all over the internet. What's more, the winners received cash rewards and sometimes even expensive camera equipments and sponsorships. It's a great way to keep the young photographers busy and leaves them more focused. Nature Photographers Ltd and British Trust for Ornithology had started a bird photography contest three years ago and 2017 Bird Photography Award was felicitated to Alejandro Prieto Rojas for his stunning photo (below) of flamingos feeding their offspring at...
The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) has a successful history of six years and now calling for entry from the enthusiastic and energetic photographers to take part in 2017 - 2018 HIPA contest. It is an International Photography award established in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to encourage the upcoming photographers across the world. Photographers above the age of 18 are eligible to participate in the contest irrespective of their nationality. ‘The Moment’ will be the main theme of the Seventh...
Nikon's 43rd edition of the annual contest - Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition has announced the results and the winning images are just stunning. There were around 2000 entries from around 88 countries across the world and the first place award was given to Netherlands Cancer Institute for their image of immortalized human skin cells. The competition is for visuals captured through a microscope or other magnifying devices. “This year’s winners not only reflect remarkable research and trends in science, but they also allow the public to...