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Ricky Grove

About

Ricky Grove is the managing editor at Renderosity.com where he produces the weekly "News of the Week" and "Gallery of the Week" video programs. When he's not editing video or watching anime, Ricky works at the best bookstore in Los Angeles: The Iliad Bookshop. He has a life-long love of reading, movies and animation. He lives with his partner, writer Lisa Morton, and 2 eccentric cats in Southern California. You can discover more about Ricky at his website: www.rgrove.com and his FB Page

User Since: Mar 08, 2018

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Review: AMD Radeon Pro W5700 Professional Graphics Card

Dec 06, 2019 at 01:07 pm by -gToon

Over the last decade, the market for home PC’s has seen a sharp decline. The primary reason for this is a massive smartphone and portable device market surge. However,.... Read More

Cinema 4D Fields 01 - What actually is falloff?

Dec 06, 2019 at 04:00 am by -gToon

Gallery: Lollipop by Daia

Dec 04, 2019 at 12:12 pm by -gToon

What is striking about Lollipop is the use of color and contrast. Also, the pose of the character suggestions several different moods. Is she sad? Is she plotting revenge? The.... Read More

Interview with Michael Nikonov, Founder of iPi Soft

Nov 30, 2019 at 12:30 pm by -gToon

Michael Nikonov - iPi Soft, Founder/Chief Technology Officer Renderosity Q&A Exclusive: How has iPi Soft grown over the years from appealing to an indie ma.... Read More

Black Friday Deals for CG Artists

Nov 29, 2019 at 01:44 pm by -gToon

No doubt you are being deluged with Black Friday deals online and in your email inbox. However, if you aren't interested in buying a new toaster oven or heated socks, we want.... Read More

Reallusion's Animation At Work Contest 2019 - Winner Announcement

Nov 28, 2019 at 08:00 am by -gToon

Cartoon Animator Contest 2019 "Animation At Work" has finally completed after three months of exciting competition. With the participation of dozens of amazing animators, Cart.... Read More

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!

Nov 28, 2019 at 04:30 am by -gToon

When the night winds whistle through the trees and blow the crisp brown leaves a-crackling down,When the autumn moon is big and yellow-orange and round,When old Jack Frost.... Read More

Artist of the Week - Dmsstudio

Nov 27, 2019 at 04:15 am by -gToon

Our Nov 25, 2019, Renderosity Magazine Artist of the Week is Dmsstudio. If you like this artist's work, please visit their gallery at Renderosity.com. Unlike many landscape ar.... Read More

Gallery: Elf on Battle by Pepsel

Nov 21, 2019 at 01:03 pm by -gToon

Elf on Battle by Pepsel is our choice for a Renderosity Magazine gallery image. What makes this image so special is that it captures the spirit of the character and its amazin.... Read More

e.d. films Receives Epic MegaGrant for Animated Shorts and Musical VR Experience

Nov 20, 2019 at 06:00 am by -gToon

Animation Studio Exploring New Real-Time Production Methods with Help of Epic Games MONTREAL, Canada – November 19, 2019 – Today, e.d. films announce three proj.... Read More

How to Bend Objects Correctly in Blender 2.8

Nov 19, 2019 at 03:04 pm by -gToon

Widhi Muttaqien shares his knowledge of how to bend objects in the new Blender 2.8

Artist of the Week - VADRUS

Nov 18, 2019 at 01:34 pm by -gToon

Our Artist of the Week is Vadrus.

Gallery: Aryam portait by bu_es

Nov 15, 2019 at 03:30 am by -gToon

While working on the gallery of the week (Realism gallery) I came across this brilliant 3D portrait. Aryam portrait by bu_es is so incredibly real it looks like a photogr.... Read More

Artist of the Week: Moochagoo

Nov 12, 2019 at 07:45 am by -gToon

Moochagoo is our choice for Artist of the Week (Nov 12, 2019)

Focus: Unreal Engine - A New Start on the Dark Ride Project

Nov 10, 2019 at 09:41 pm by -gToon

Focus: Unreal Engine is a series of posts where I’ll share my experience and discoveries working with Epic’s free Unreal Engine 4 for video game creation. T.... Read More

Video: Why You Should Read 'Macbeth'

Nov 09, 2019 at 12:17 pm by -gToon

Silvia Prietov's animation highlights this excellent Ted presentation on one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. It's short and very well presented.

Artist of the Week: Distribats

Nov 07, 2019 at 01:10 pm by -gToon

Distribats is our choice for the Artist of the Week, Nov 7, 2019.

Soft Mod 2.0 for Blender

Nov 07, 2019 at 12:17 pm by -gToon

As Blender 2.8 is incorporated into more pipelines, Maya users will thrill to this new free add-on that is a lot like sculpting in Maya. Soft Mod for Blender will allow u.... Read More

An Interview with Inigo Quilez

Nov 06, 2019 at 08:15 pm by -gToon

Inigo Quilez is the co-founder of Shadertoy, a hugely popular coding site. He'll be presenting his story at Siggraph Asia this month. We were able to talk with him about his b.... Read More

Video: La Noria by Carlos Baena

Nov 04, 2019 at 02:50 pm by -gToon

Multi-award winning 3D short film, La Noria, is a moving and beautiful depiction of grief. Directed by Carlos Baena, La Noria is a wonderful film. Highly recommended.