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| Watch as Amazing Art Takes Shape on SHIELD Tablet Posted: 18 May 2015 04:46 PM PDT From streaming PC games at home to playing Android games on the road, the SHIELD tablet delivers a completely immersive experience. But the device — powered by our Tegra K1 mobile superchip with 192 cores— also delivers an immersive experience of a different sort: creating amazing digital art. Artists the world over are pushing visual boundaries with SHIELD tablet's DirectStylus 2 technology. And they're showcasing their work online using time-lapse video, giving viewers an insider's look at the creative process.  The DirectStylus 2 features GPU-accelerated painting effects that allow you to draw the full spectrum of lines found on the graphite scale. As hard, thin and light as a 9H pencil. As soft, dense and dark as a 9B. And everything in between. And that's just for drawing. Digital Advantage Artists can switch their tools in an instant, making writing, drawing and painting accessible in one place. For example, the stylus can also be used as a painter's brush, simply by changing the pressure applied on the screen. And there's no pencil sharpening, turpentine-soaked brush cleaning or blotting ink spills. As the time-lapse videos show, SHIELD tablet offers the digital advantage of starting from scratch or repeatedly reworking art without consuming paper or canvas. Sachiko Tomidokoro, a digital content producer based in Japan, likes the freedom the tablet provides "to think ideas out on the screen" — and the ease of changing these as needed. Images and artwork can easily be stored and shared among the creative teams she works with. The chisel tip of the DirectStylus is angled to mimic the feel of a painter's brush. This makes it popular with artists, as they can design detailed characters and add color and atmosphere to their digital entertainment projects. SHIELD's Dabbler app comes with a variety of mediums, ranging from dense oil paints to slick watercolors. Artists can have immediate control with each brush stroke — techniques that usually require years to master. "The watercolor is excellent, because you can control how the ink goes down and how it mixes" on digital paper, Tomidokoro said. Best of all "you can delete mistakes, lines and colors."  The shift from carrying bulky sketchbooks and art supplies to tucking away a pocket-sized tablet not only makes transportation easier. You can also share work online, and "there's no worry about cleaning brushes and palettes," she said. Layering Images We've recently unveiled updates to the SHIELD tablet, with enhancements for the Dabbler app on Google Play. This allows us to provide new features to users at a faster cadence, as well as optimizations and fixes when needed. Updated features to the Dabbler app include more realistic oil and watercolor painting effects, which allow artists to move between watercolor and oil painting seamlessly on the same canvas. Others include merged color and brush functionality, along with ways to layer images more easily so those images, when digitally stacked, can be moved and scaled independently. This is highlighted in work by an artist in Russia, who goes by the handle MiatriSs. She creates animated content, writes her own songs, does voiceovers and makes "Let's Play"-style gaming videos for YouTube.
With SHIELD tablet, you can also create your own time-lapse sessions on Dabbler. Find out how in the "ShadowPlay Twitch Streaming & Recording" section of the tips and tricks page on our website. The post Watch as Amazing Art Takes Shape on SHIELD Tablet appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.    | |||
| “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” Available Today Posted: 18 May 2015 04:15 PM PDT One of the most anticipated games of the year, Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is here. And some of us have been anticipating it longer than others. When I first saw the original version of The Witcher eight years ago, the game it was in Polish. We were showing it at an event and every time we restarted the demo level, I had no idea what was going on. Developer CD Projekt Red was small, the Witcher franchise was fairly unheard of, and the books on which the game was based, by Andrzej Sapkowski were not well known. CD Projekt has since turned The Witcher into a global franchise. And now with more than 400 employees, they're still focused on visuals that defy the standards of the time. Detailed and focused, they have taken their time, and worked with NVIDIA engineers, to create a graphics showcase. For several years, I've been working with CD Projekt to support promotional efforts around The Witcher 3, anxiously awaiting the day the world can play it. That time is now. For gamers like me, who play on PC with a GeForce GTX graphics card, you can enjoy the game with GameWorks features. NVIDIA HairWorks makes a tremendous difference in more than 3 dozen monsters and animals, such a bears, griffins, and werewolves. Hair flows with movements or environmental effects like the wind. The game's hero, Geralt, also has HairWorks technology in his hair, including his beard, for a more natural look. For example, when Geralt swims under water and then rises above the surface, his hair changes shape and consistency, absorbing the water as you would expect. PhysX Clothing is integrated into clothing worn by Geralt and some of the monsters, as well as in flags, banners, drapes and boat sails. And PhysX Destruction enhances the action. Fences and furniture to fall to pieces and barrels to explode as you fight your way through the game. For some stunning examples of all these technologies, check out our Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Gameworks video. Before playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, make sure you install today's Game Ready Driver. Get all the details here. Best of all, if you plan to buy a GeForce GTX graphics card The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is available, free, to customers who buy select GeForce GTX 980, 970, and 960 graphics cards or a GTX 970M or above notebook until June 1, 2015. For more, see our complete performance and tweaking guide for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on GeForce.com. The post "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" Available Today appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.   |
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