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.

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LONG PASSED OPPORTUNITIES • The best digital art from the CG community

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AARDMAN'S NEW DAWN • James Clarke speaks with three crew members to explore the creative process and choices involved in cracking Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Scaling up • Director Sam Fell on the use of scaled models in Dawn of the Nugget

Environment work • Darren Dubicki discusses the fusion of the film’s practical and digital environments

Water world • Sam Fell discusses creating the illusion of water and the influence of Gerry Anderson

FRAMESTORE IN 2023 • James Clarke catches up with Framestore to discuss the studio’s recent work and the place of VFX in the wider filmmaking process

The Dawn of Woman • Glen Pratt discusses Framestore’s previs work for Barbie’s memorable prologue sequence

Blue-sky thinking • Glen Pratt talks us through the visual allure of the environments in Barbie

Framestore and making choices in storytelling • Alexis Wajsbrot talks about the significant role VFX takes in shaping a film’s visual language

Technique focus • Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork

MAKE A NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WITH PROCEDURAL TOOLS • Jingtian Li shows you how to leverage the new Procedural Content Generation tools in Unreal Engine 5

BUILD STUNNING PHOTOREALISTIC ENVIRONMENTS • Learn how Mario Leone pieced together three captivating landscapes for his personal project

Technique focus • Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork

HOW TO COMPOSITE AN ANIMATED FILM • The Foliascope team explain the complex process they used to create stop-motion feature No Dogs or Italians Allowed

BLEND A MIXED-STYLE JUICE STAND SCENE • Discover Kehan Chen’s workflow for combining two stylistic approaches as he creates a fresh model with a Ghibli twist

HOW DO I MAKE RIBBONS USING NOMAD SCULPT? • Practical tips and tutorials from pro artists to improve your CG skills

STEP BY STEP CREATE BASIC RIBBONS

HOW DO I SCULPT FACES IN BLENDER?

STEP BY STEP SCULPT A FACE

HOW DO I MANAGE FILE LOCATIONS IN CINEMA 4D 2024?

STEP BY STEP FILES AND ASSETS IN CINEMA 4D 2024

HOW DO I CREATE WET SURFACES IN BLENDER?

One tool to master them all • Paul Hatton discovers how Blackmagic Design software became Foliascope’s chosen partner for delivering a new generation of feature-length films

EVERY TOOL READY UNDER ONE ROOF • Editing, audio post, colour grading and compositing all in a single place

COMPOSITING TESTS IN FUSION • Putting Fusion Studio at the heart of the project meant Foliascope’s compositing tests could be carried out at any stage of production

The metaverse isn't dead, it's about to explode • Experts discuss what the metaverse could mean for the 3D community

JUST JUMP IN • disguise’s Olivier Jean shares his advice for 3D artists seeking out ways to get involved in the continued evolution of the metaverse

ON THE JOB • Charley Draper, a senior creative technologist at disguise, discusses his career so far and daily work at the cutting edge of the metaverse

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