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If you're interested in launching a career in 3D computer graphics, you've come to the right place. This section will discuss both artistic and technical jobs in 3D, and the industries where 3D skills are most applicable. We provide a list of 3D studios, tips for developing your demo reel, and advice for landing a job in the industry.

The Top 10 Places to Sell Your 3D Models Online
The absolute 10 best places to sell your 3D models online. If you're looking to make money from 3D modeling, these markets have the highest traffic, the best royalties, and the best reputations. Good luck!

Going Indie in 3D Computer Graphics:
We discuss the merits of pursuing an independent short animation or game development project, and why we think the stars are aligning for indie developers.

How To Successfully Fund Your Indie Game on Kickstarter
Running a successful Kickstarter campaign takes huge amount of pre-planning, and a well-balanced course of action for generating interest and publicity for your project. Here are some valuable tips for putting together a Kickstarter campaign that people will want to support.

3D Recap March 2012
A summary of some of the CG industry's top news stories and visuals from March 2012—in case you missed anything.

List of Animation and Visual Effects Studios
A focused list containing most of the top tier animation studios and visual effects houses.

What Are the Best Schools for 3d Computer Animation?

Best Online 3D Training Subscriptions & CG Tutorial Sites
Ten incredible sources for online training in 3D computer graphics. These are the absolute best places to go for self-paced instruction in 3d modeling, animation, visual effects, and game development.

Maya Tutorial Series - Modeling a Greek Column

How to Learn Digital Figure Sculpture in Zbrush or Mudbox
If you're interested in becoming a character artist, at some point you'll probably ask the question—what's the best way to learn anatomy? We tackle that question head on in this two part series.

Studio Spotlight - Blur Studio
A studio profile for Blur Studio—an effects house based in Venice, CA that focuses on animation, VFX, design, and game cinematics & trailers.

Where To Sell Your 3D Models - Which Marketplace is Best?
An analysis of the ten largest markets for selling 3D models online. We work through the numbers and show you which 3D marketplace will be most worth your time and effort if you want to successfully drive sales and turn a profit.

40+ CG Profiles You Should Be Following on Twitter
Twitter has become an information firehose, and most major brands and high profile public figures are on board. Here are 40+ industry profiles to help you stay on top of the latest news in the 3D computer graphics industry!

Studio Spotlight - Double Negative
A studio profile for Blur Studio—an effects house based in Venice, CA that focuses on animation, VFX, design, and game cinematics & trailers.

Freelancing 101 - Cultivating A Web Presence in 3D Computer Graphics
We explore the long list of opportunities for a budding artist to establish and solidify a web presence around the sites and online communities supporting the CG industry.

5 Essential Strategies for Selling Your 3D Models Online
Now that you know which marketplaces you should be selling at, we take you through

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