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.

Editorial

GRIFFIN SLAYING

THE GLASS CANNON

THE SEER

MOTHER REIMAGINED CASTLE GATE GUARDS

ALIEN

KEEPERS OF THE TRASH

NEEDLE KNIGHT LEDA

FORGOTTEN

TORUK THE GREAT LEONOPTERYX • SOFTWARE Maya, Substance 3D Painter, ZBrush, Blender YEAR CREATED 2023

IMPRESSIONISTIC REALISM • Trevor Hogg learns how the artisan aesthetic came to be for The Wild Robot

Shaping Roz's robotic concept • The main character’s design had to go through the most iterations

The wall of butterflies • Roz’s introduction to the island’s forest went through many different iterations in search of the right tone

Thinking practically with the camera • The crew’s goal was to bring a visceral sensibility to the filmmaking

Forest flames • Adding to the sense of peril is the surreal treatment of the raging fire that threatens the wildlife

Goodbye SAIGON • Trevor Hogg gets held captive by multiple versions of Robert Downey Jr. while uncovering the visual effects of HBO’s spy series The Sympathizer

FACING OFF • Because of the interaction required between the Congressman, Claude, the Auteur and the Professor, the lounge scene required body doubles and face replacements

REFLECTION OF TROUBLE • Complicating the Saigon escape sequence even further was the thematic importance of reflections

EXPLOSIVE AUTHENTICITY • Spectacular effects can’t be avoided when depicting war

TURN A 2D CONCEPT INTO AN INCREDIBLE 3D-PRINTED FIGURE • Concept artist Emily Chapman shares her process for sculpting, printing and painting an outstanding model to put on display

CREATE A CANYON ENVIRONMENT • Build a stunning desert setting with an expert walkthrough from Romain Eboli, who uses high-quality Quixel assets

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

DESIGN STRIKING SCULPTS AT SPEED • Learn how to build 3D characters that balance visual quality and efficient workflow with pro advice from Oh Holy Mary

BUILD AND ANIMATE A FUN-FILLED ROBOT • Expand your horizons with Julio Benavides, who reveals his workflow for creating a charming hard-surface character

DISCOVER RED GIANT GEO'S HANDY TOOLS • Heather Sterland introduces one of the newest additions to Maxon’s suite of Red Giant VFX plugins with an atmospheric lunar creation

ARE ZSPHERES ON IPAD SIMILAR TO THE DESKTOP VERSION?

STEP BY STEP ZSPHERE BASICS ON IPAD

HOW DO I ASSIGN A TEXTURE TO AN ALEMBIC FILE IN CINEMA 4D?

STEP BY STEP SET A TEXTURE FOR AN ALEMBIC FILE

HOW DO I PREVENT MY OBJECTS FROM OVERLAPPING IN KEYSHOT?

STEP BY STEP USE COLLISION IN KEYSHOT

HOW DO I CREATE A REALISTIC PEPPERMINT CANDY MATERIAL IN BLENDER?

THE BEST GRAPHICS CARDS FOR 3D ARTISTS • We run the rule over the top GPUs from Nvidia, AMD and Intel

Intel Arc A750

MSI RTX 4060 Ti GAMING X TRIO 8G

Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti Super OC

Gigabyte 4070 Super Aero OC 12G

Sapphire PULSE AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16GB

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super Founders Edition

Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

MSI GeForce RTX 4090 SUPRIM LIQUID X 24G

CONCLUSION

ZBrush for iPad

Red Giant Geo

GXT 612 Cetic speakers

Nosing around on Fallout •...