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.
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THE LOST ISLAND
CAVEWOMAN
ORC
TALES FROM THE DEEP
SERENE BATHROOM
THE PENGUIN ELECTION DAY
REVEALING THE SECRETS OF THE ARCTURAN ARTEFACT IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON, 1891
UNDERDOG • SOFTWARE ZBrush, Maya, Arnold, Mari, Marvelous Designer, Substance Painter YEAR CREATED 2020
blue zoo • Part two of our series on Blue Zoo looks at the art of developing animated shows and creating unique visuals
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WELCOME TO THE ERA OF DEMOCRATISED ANIMATION • Could we soon see Love, Death & Robots-quality feature animation made by small teams of indie creatives, rather than huge studios? Filmmaker HaZ Dulull is working on proving the answer is yes
Technique focus • Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork
TRANSFORM A QUICK CONCEPT INTO AN AMAZING FINAL RENDER • Scott Denton breaks down his character creation process, from initial concept to stunning final render
Technique Focus • Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork
DESIGN A HOME OFFICE WITH VECTORWORKS • Vectorworks, Inc. shares how to embrace 3D modelling for home office design
CREATE GAME WORLDS FROM CONCEPT ART • Discover how to transform initial concept art into a stunning final videogame scene
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UTILISE AI TOOLS WITH NVIDIA AND NOTCH • Discover how the easy-to-use Virtual Background and Body Tracker tools can enhance your visual effects workflow
Artist Q&A • Practical tips and tutorials from pro artists to improve your CG skills
DOES THIS MODEL LOOK GOOD ENOUGH TO SELL? • Frequent question in the RizomUV Discord
LITTLE THINGS MATTER • When packing assets, keep file paths relative. It's a pain to open a file and have its textures resolve to a desktop that isn't yours. Remember to add contact info to your readme, so we can contact you if we have an issue – or want to offer you work.
HOW CAN I SCULPT CLOTH THAT LOOKS MORE REALISTIC? • Ross Young, Scotland
DROP IT IN WATER FOR CRAZY EFFECTS • To get some powerful effects simply turn on Liquify in the Dynamics menu. Lower the gravity and ‘Run’ the simulation. The cloth will hang in the air and start behaving as if it's floating in liquid. It can help to achieve some great-looking effects.
HOW DO I REPLACE SCREEN CONTENT IN A RENDER THAT HAS REFLECTIONS? • Clive Banks, Glasgow
ADD THE REFLECTION • To give the final polish, add the Specular render pass and another instance of the Screen Pass set as a Luma Pass. Set the Mode to ‘Add’, which will allow the new Screen underneath to become visible. To add more effects, precompose these two new layers to allow effects to use the edge of the screen.
WHY SHOULD I LEARN RIGGING WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY AUTOMATIC RIGGING TOOLS? • Jeff Berkridge, Pudsey
HOW CAN I CREATE A REALISTIC SEA? • John Lison, Derby
Technique focus • Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork
DAY IN THE LIFE OF A… VFX supervisor • We caught up with Henrik Eklundh, who talks us through his typical day as VFX supervisor at Goodbye Kansas Studios in Stockholm
ACHIEVE VFX SUCCESS • Henrik Eklundh shares his journey to VFX supervisor at Goodbye...