3D World

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

FOURTEENTH OF THE HILL • The best digital art from the CG community

THE SOURCE

UNDEAD

M24 GRENADE AND CASE

LUXURY BATHROOM

COLOR OF LIGHT

HE-MAN

LOVER

TEEN SPIRIT • 3D World takes a journey into Cinesite’s work on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

LIGHT AND SURFACES • Eric Cheung explains the nuance and detail of lighting and surface work undertaken by Cinesite for the film

SPLINTER UNIT • Eric Cheung and Chris Kazmier talk through a key action sequence in Mutant Mayhem

ZOOMING IN ON VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY • Trevor Hogg examines the worlds of live-action, animation and video games through a virtual camera lens

Visual appeal of Ratatouille • Rats in a kitchen is not an appetizing premise outside of a horror film, but Ratatouille was able to defy expectations

Ramifications of WALL-E • At the time of WALL-E, Pixar was moving towards a more realistic virtual lens package

Finding Dory in the correct perspective • A major challenge of shooting non-human CG characters is that the distance between nose and eyes is not the same as humans

The art of PEDRO CONTI • The animation specialist tells Paul Hatton about his career path and favourite projects

KEY ADVICE

BUILD A STYLISH KITCHEN RENDER • Discover Shaygan Shamlou‘s techniques for beautiful interiors

ADD VIRTUAL LIGHTS WITH THE RELIGHT EFFECT IN RESOLVE • Software specialist Natalie Barnard returns to teach you how to correct lighting errors in your Resolve projects

DESIGN ART TOY PRODUCT RENDERS • Oscar Juárez shares the best way to show off your models

CREATE A DYNAMIC FORMULA ONE SCENE • Paul Flower combines his passions for motorsport and modelling as he creates a retro racing render

DEVELOP A REAL-TIME STYLISED PORTRAIT • Character artist Satoshi Arakawa demonstrates how he created a stylised portrait in real time using PBR materials

IS VR SCULPTING STILL RELEVANT, AND WHERE IS IT BENEFICIAL? • Practical tips and tutorials from pro artists to improve your CG skills

STEP BY STEP SUBSTANCE 3D MODELER

HOW DO I MAKE BRAIDED HAIR IN BLENDER?

STEP BY STEP CREATE WITH BRAIDIFY

WHY DO MY RENDERS LOOK DIFFERENT IN SEPARATE PARTS OF NUKE?

STEP BY STEP SET UP TWO VIEWERS IN NUKE

HOW DO I SYNC MUSIC WITH BLENDER?

Tav Flett • Learn how the compositing supervisor got his start in VFX and what his work at Lux Aeterna entails

DEVELOPING A UNIVERSAL PROJECT

RailClone 6 • We explore the latest software and hardware tools to see if they are worth your time or money

MOBILE APPS FOR 3D SCANNING • Create assets for your visualisations, videos and games with no-stress workflows and incredible results

Xencelabs Pen Tablet Medium Bundle

Unreal Engine 5.2

FREE RESOURCES • Follow the link to download your free files https://bit.ly/3dworld-cowabunga

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