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Aristotle called the ultimate satisfaction "eudaemonia", which is a state characterized by engagement flow and immersion in life activities. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, former chairman of the department of psychology at the University of Chicago, simplified it and called it "flow."

 

At 4D Artitists, Inc, we have a great passion for our work, true eudaemonia. We find that 3D CGI is a field that is ever expanding, and forever opening up opportunities to learn, play, and expolore.

 

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Who are we?

 

4D Artists, Inc. has been in business since 1992, bringing 3D Computer Graphics and Animation to companies across the United States.

 

We are a privately-held woman-owned corporation, under the leadership of Jennifer O'Connor.

 

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Where are we?

 

4D Artists, Inc. is conveniently located between Chicago and Milwaukee, in beautiful Lake County Illinois.

 

What services can we provide?

 

We can provide you with 3D Computer Graphics and Animation in Print, Video and Digital formats. Video output can be to DVD, Blu-Ray, CD-ROM, VHS, SVHS, Hi8, BetaCam, and other Digital formats. We can work produce your sales, promotional or instructional video from start to finish, and can arrange for the production of your media.

 

VRC has a Render Farm with an ever expanding resource of fast computers.   We can take your time-consuming rendering jobs and complete them in less time for you, without tying up your own valuable resources!

 

Our renderfarm now features the Advanced Rendering Technology Hardware Rendering Accelerators, including the PURE card. This greatly improves both the quality and speed of our rendering farm, allowing us to do spectacular "virtual photography" rendering of complex ray-traced surfaces utilizing physically-based lighting. Most examples on this site were rendered with the accelerator, and we have three available.

Our Experience

 

We have been users of AutoCAD since Version 2, and users of 3D Studio (DOS) since Release 2 in 1992. We keep current with all releases of the software we use, for use both in a production environment and the classroom. We have many years of experience training in 3ds max, AutoCAD and Autodesk VIZ.

 

Autodesk Animation User's Group

 

4D Artists, Inc. also sponsors the Autodesk Animation User's Group for Northern Illinois. Please contact Jennifer for more information, or click on the link:

 

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For more information on our services, please contact Jennifer via e-mail at: jenni @ 4da-inc.com, or by voice at (847) 546-3901.

 

This page updated: August 9, 2008

 

4D Artists, Inc. is a woman-owned business enterprise. We can be reached at info at 4da-inc dot com, and at (847) 546-3901.

 

 

4D Artists is a professional 3D Modeling and Animation studio, formed in 1992. We have extensive experience in a variety of disciplines, including:

  • Architectural Designs
  • Landscape Visualization
  • Industrial Facilities
  • Medical Equipment
  • Mechanical Equipment and Systems
  • Still Image and Animation production
  • Character Animation
  • Turn-Key Video Production for training and sales.
  • Training in 3D Studio Max, Revit and mental ray.

 
Autodesk Animation User's Group

 

4DA, Inc is the proud sponsor of the Chicago area 3ds Max, Maya and Motion Builder User's Group, the Northern Illinois "AAUGA".

 

Started in the fall of 2006, the membership continues to grow to make the NI-AAUGA one of the fastest growing and largest Animation User's Group in the world.

 

 

4D Artists also produces the Render Resource web sites, a community for users of the high-end ART VPS PURE and RenderDrive systems.

 

The Render Resource sites include:
   

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