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Matte painting Star Wars - Pro training to recreate
an Episode VII scene.

The Rise of VFX - How TV’s greatest VFX are created…- Game of Thrones, The Flash, Constantine and Walking dead.

Will VR Change CG art? - Explore the potential of virtual reality.

Journey of illusion
We chart the milestones in digital animation and VFX since we first hit the shelves 300 issues ago.

The devilish antics of Wendell & Wild
Delve into the animation and VFX secrets behind the Netflix film.

FutureWorks: Shaping India’s VFX scene
CEO Gaurav Gupta introduces his company, which is making major strides for VFX in Asia..

Tech Focus: Photogrammetry
A new app gives Jakub Vaja the chance to make a Fallout Pip-Boy.

Design and render a film using Eevee
Emiliano Colantoni shares his workflow for complex projects in Blender’s real-time renderer.

Unreal visceral motion
Learn how Miguel Ortega took a new path in creating awesome short film The Voice in the Hollow..

Shooting VFX InCamera
Meet the team from InCamera as they set up their studio to capture a WWII-focused project.

Miniatures and movers
Discover the tricks that InCamera used to shoot their model plane with stop-motion animation..

Tech Focus: Detailing
Antonio Mira on the touches that bring life to his living room scene.

Next-gen tech in Unity
We investigate Unity’s latest acquisitions and their impact on the engine’s new possibilities.

Create realistic interiors in Unreal Engine
How Dylan Abernethy models a believable Victorian lounge room..

Tech Focus: Sculpting
How SM Bonin turns a rough sculpt into a fully formed model.

Make a 3D render from a 2D concept
Find out how Marta Macedo creates a cartoon-style character from an initial illustration.

The next step in virtual production
Arcturus’ volumetric video tech is part of a booming industry making waves in production..

Tech Focus: Insect modelling
Eric Keller explains the details in his exquisite bee models.

Digital Humans
Paul Hatton investigates the fast developing technology powering the world of digital human beings.

A day in the life of a virtual studio developer
dock10’s Andy Elliott gives us the details on his daily schedule working in the television industry..

Tech Focus: Realistic fur creation
Adarsh Shetty runs us through his process for lifelike furs.

12 tips for modelling in Forger for iPad
Expert advice on getting the most from Maxon’s updated app..

Tech Focus: Psychedelic Renders 
Omar Aleman Tapia delves into this stunning art style.

Finding fortune in the Land of Luck
Discover how the fantastical worlds of Skydance Animation’s Luck were brought to life..

Turning Hawkins Upside Down
An in-depth look at the incredible visuals of Stranger Things Season 4 with Scanline VFX

Generate a procedural maze in Houdini
Boost your knowledge of coding in this breakdown, with included video, by Jingtian Li

Tech Focus: Character likeness study
Check out this incredibly realistic re-creation by Milen Piskuliyski

Create sci-fi city concept art
Christos Marmeris provides a step-by-step guide to the key elements of quality concept art.

Horrors of the deep
Behind the scenes on the Love, Death + Robots episode Bad Travelling and how lighting delivered the dark atmosphere..

Creating fast concepts in Dreams
Learn how to paint characters and environments in 3D with Dreams on the PlayStation.

Model with VDBs in Maxon Cinema 4D R26
Read our in-depth guide to mastering Cinema 4D’s new ZRemesher toolset.

Collision of realities
Digital Domain takes us behind the scenes of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and the film’s many VFX challenges..

Film high-end visual effects
Discover how the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro is a game-changer for VFX.

Make a detailed forest scene
Environment artist at Goodbye Kansas, Jesper Bardhamre, shows us how to build a forest scene from scratch.

Love, Death + Robots Vol.3
The filmmakers behind the incredible sci-fi anthology series unpack their artistic choices.

Turbo boost your renders
How to speed up your Cycles renders with the Turbo Tools Blender add-on.

The Bad Guys
Bringing the characters of a children’s book to life as an energetic, big-screen adventure..

Render a striking 3D character
This month’s cover artist shares his techniques for creating a stylised character render.

Retopologise in Blender
A quick guide to retopology in Blender, utilising the handy RetopoFlow add-on.

The art of CG battles
We learn how BlueBolt tackled the intense VFX for the final season of The Last Kingdom..

Tech Focus: From VR to ZBrush
Check out the process behind Simone Rizzo’s forest creature.

Sculpt a creature in ZBrush
Design, model and paint a creature with Glen Southern’s workflow breakdown.

Tech Focus: Realistic texturing
Niels Couvreur offers insight into his creation process.

Create realistic mountains in Blender
Make a mountainous landscape by following this in-depth guide.

Truth and spectacle
VFX supervisor Kevin Baillie recalls how he came to form a strong working relationship with director Robert Zemeckis..

Tech Focus: Full CGI
How Carlos Pecino recreated a full CGI playground for a car shoot, with a hyper-realistic look.

A beginner’s guide to kitbashing
Experts in the world of kitbashing discuss their techniques, plus top tips for creating and selling your own creations.

Meet the artist
Tony Clark at Liquid Development answers our questions and discusses working on AAA games.

Tech Focus: Lighting and detailing Check out a stunning metropolis
by Vladimir Manyukhin

New Year, New Skills
Which software should you try out in 2022? Find out with advice from the experts.

Optimise your workflow for personal projects
Work efficiently to create stunning personal projects.

ARNOLD TIPS - Step-by-step guide to lighting and rendering your characters.

RENDER IN 8-BIT - Use Adobe After Effects to give your work a retro game art style.

Tech Focus: Lighting to serve composition
Mike Luard provides some quick environment lighting tips.

Blade Runner: Black Lotus
The team behind the stunning visuals of this exciting new anime series reveal all.

The rise of 3D printing
Industry experts within the evergrowing world of 3D printing offer up their insider knowledge and pro tips.

Tech Focus: Postproduction in Photoshop
Mikhail Bugrimov showcases a stunning Ancient Caves render and talks about the postprocessing process.

Create striking character fan art
Our cover artist this month, Claudio Amoroso, provides a step-by-step tutorial to showcase how he created his awesome Legend Of Zelda artwork.

Tech Focus: RTX rendering
Find out why Marmoset Toolbag was the software of choice for rendering this awesome mech.

Laying the Foundation
With Isaac Asimov’s seminal sci-fi novels now adapted into an Apple TV+ series, we chat to the team behind Foundation’s amazing visual effects.

Stage and compose a shot with Pixar
Layout artist at Pixar, Sunguk Chun, takes us through a shot from Luca.

Tech Focus: Sculpting detailed scales in ZBrush
Check out this awesome dragon model by Andres Zambrano.

Those Who Wish Me Dead
Rodeo FX reveal the secrets behind the amazing visual effects of this action thriller film.

Produce interactive volumetric videos
Learn how to use HoloSuite, a collection of post-production tools developed by Arcturus Studios, with this quick guide.

Redshift material: top tips for your 3D toolbox
Mike Griggs provides an expert guide to the Redshift render engine, sharing his top material tips for enhancing your imagery.

Tech Focus: Real-time environments
Discover how Mustafa Hussein ensured his scene had a cohesive and grounded feel.

Intergalactic prison break
Milk VFX takes us behind the scenes of sci-fi drama Intergalactic and its outerspace worlds.

Aardman Academy
Head of department at Aardman Academy talks training students with a passion for stop motion.

Tech Focus: Texturing
Max Bedulenko on how he created textures for his amazing Montreal scene.

Welcome to the Era of Democratised Animation 
We explore how advances in the CG industry are enabling indie creatives to produce quality productions on the same level as large studios.

Tech Focus: VR, 3D and 2D
Max Schiller talks us through his amazing work produced in Blender and Gravity Sketch.

Tech Focus: Detailing
Discover this beautiful scene by Kacper Bartnik

Make a procedural fire in Blender
3D generalist at the Blender Studio, Simon Thommes, demonstrates how to create a procedural volumetric fire shader.

Tech Focus: Photorealism and depth of field
Craimer Jones on utilising the power of Unreal Engine for his Lamborghini artwork.

Create an epic scene in Cinema 4D
Mondlicht Studios break down their project created for the Motion Design Awards.

Build an animated in-game asset for Unreal Engine 4
A detailed step-by-step guide by Ricky Thomas on developing a game asset from scratch.

Baba Yaga: Shaping the Story
We explore this immersive VR experience by Baobab Studios..

Tech Focus: World Position Offset Shader 
Yuchun Huang details his process for mimicking realistic wind movements.

Generate a realistic sandy terrain in Houdini 
Kyle Climaco showcases how to produce a natural-looking terrain, while also significantly cutting down on simulation time.

The Future is Virtual - What is virtual production, and what does it mean for the CG community? We talk to the experts in the field to find out.

Everything In-Camera - CEO of Ncam, Nic Hatch, answers our questions about advancements in virtual production technology.

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