3D World magazine is the world's biggest-selling monthly title for the 3D artist covering all aspects of the CG creation, inclduing animation, visual effects, vidoegames and architectural visualisation, and includes expert training in apps such as 3ds max, Maya, Cinema 4D, ZBrush, LightWave, Vue, Photoshop and After Effects. Every issue the magazine features an artist showcase, making of features and reviews of new products.
WELCOME • Master CG portraiture, laser cowboys and cel-shading!
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THE BIRDKEEPER
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MADE IN dreams™ • MEDIA MOLECULE’S NEXT PROJECT TAKES USER-GENERATED CONTENT TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL…
A DEMON’S DREAM • TOMEK MROZINSKI CREATED THIS TEASER IMAGE FOR THE GAME HE AND HIS WIFE JOANNA ARE CREATING WITHIN DREAMS, CALLED DEMON’S PENANCE…
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ANIMATING ABOMINABLE • FUR, SNOW, AND YETI MAGIC
DREAM TOOLS • A COLLECTION OF PROPRIETARY TOOLS FOR ANIMATION, EFFECTS AND RENDERING HELPED BRING ABOMINABLE TO LIFE
MAKING WAVES • STEP-BY-STEP ON DREAMWORKS ANIMATION’S APPROACH TO THE CANOLA WAVE SEQUENCE
BUSINE$$ MODELS • Experts share their thoughts on the industry and give tips on how to sell models successfully using TurboSquid’s online marketplace
SELL YOUR 3D ASSETS • A selection of TurboSquid’s most successful artists share their advice on creating quality models
TOP STOCK • TurboSquid’s vice president of production, Mark Dunn, talks the world of stock models
WORK WITH STEMCELL • TurboSquid deliver a six-step guide to using their standardisation tool, StemCell, for creating versatile models
HOW LIGHT CAN YOUR MOBILE STUDIO BE? • Is it possible to have an entire 3D studio on something as simple as an iPad? Adam Dewhirst explores how apps are pushing boundaries that were once uncrossable
CLEAN UP IN ZBRUSH AND KEYSHOT • THE BENEFITS OF COMBINING TOOLS
ANY HOPE FOR LIGHTING? • LIGHTING IN FORGER IS POSSIBLE
BRING RENDERS BACK INTO PROCREATE • HOW TO UTILISE PROCREATE FOR FURTHER CONCEPT TWEAKS
HOW TO DO A BASIC PAINTOVER IN PROCREATE
RECREATE A STYLISED PORTRAIT IN 3D • Use some of Maya’s more advanced tools to recreate a stylised concept in 3D
CEL-SHADING A SCI-FI VEHICLE • Learn how to create a science-fiction military aircraft for games or animation using celshading techniques
DESIGN A 3D SCENE WITH BLENDER & SUBSTANCE PAINTER • Alejandro Treviño provides a step-by-step workflow for creating a 3D illustration from start to finish
BLENDER BASICS • For the next instalment of our Basics series, we take a look at the core digital content creation applications, starting with Blender
SUBSTANCE ALCHEMIST • Discover the next-generation material authoring solution from the team behind the Substance toolset
SOFTWARE: SUBSTANCE PAINTER • HOW CAN I MAKE SEAMS IN SUBSTANCE PAINTER?
STEP BY STEP USE THE UV BORDER DISTANCE GENERATOR
IS THERE A QUICK WAY TO CREATE PETALS IN ZBRUSH?
STEP BY STEP CREATE A FLOWER IN ZBRUSH
HOW CAN I CREATE A CLAY POT MATERIAL USING SUBSTANCE DESIGNER?
The circle of life • VFX supervisor Rob Legato reveals how his career led him to redefine photorealism for Disney’s The Lion King
THE NEXT GENERATION • How Legato’s virtual cinematography techniques could change cinema for audiences and creatives
The director’s cut • Brian Mitchell, managing director of Audiomotion, fills 3D World in on his career so far
Animated woman: my journey to leading an animation studio • AWUK’s board member Georgina Hurcombe...