Scanning the stars

Matthew McMillion discovers why artist Kazu Hiro turns to 3D scanners when creating special effects makeup for Hollywood's A-listers

FOR 10 MODO 17.0

How to get the most from Foundry's updated 3D package

THE ART OF Surajit Sen

The digital sculptor speaks to Cesci Angell about his thought processes, work on major Indian films, and having a 3D obsession

REBELS WITH A CAUSE

Trevor Hogg embarks on a galactic journey to uncover the secrets behind Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire NEXT

EASILY ADD DECALS AND GRAFFITI TO OBJECTS

Bring extra life to your scenes as Editor Rob Redman shows you how to create realistic visuals for objects in Cinema 4D

SOUTH WALES DREAMERS

3D World catches up with Emlyn Davies and Mark Procter of Wales-based animation studio Bomper on its 10th anniversary

MODEL THE PERFECT CHARACTER FOR A DELICATE SCENE

Discover how Prashan Subasinghe builds up the narrative in his shot with a gentle lioness

Wacom One 13 Touch

With accessibility and sustainability in mind, Wacom has been busy devising a new range of pen displays that are offering some great features for less. The Wacom One 13 Touch pen display has a lot to offer, especially for aspiring artists, with the high quality display that you would expect from Wacom, a smooth and intuitive drawing experience, and the addition of multi-touch capabilities.

PistonBuds PRO Q30

Gigantic over-ear headphones are no longer the necessity they once were to achieve a satisfactory level of noise cancellation, as increasingly more in-ear alternatives are now becoming available. The PistonBuds PRO Q30s are a fabulous example of this, as they offer users exceptional noise-cancelling capabilities while managing to deliver high-quality sound.

Raising The Lazarus Project

The Vine FX team tell us about their work delivering shots for season two of the sci-fi thriller

CREATE REALISTIC GAME INTERIORS IN UNREAL

Learn how Maxim Dorokhov expertly designs a modern recreation of a classic horror video game environment

"HE'S JUST AN INCREDIBLE ARTIST"

REVEALING THE VFX BEHIND RIDLEY SCOTT'S NAPOLEON

RailClone 6

RailClone first hit the 3D marketplace in 2010, making it possible to create procedurally driven models. Artists were already in full flow with duplicating and instancing tools, but the concept of using set parameters in order to generate models wasn't in many people's minds

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

One of the toughest elements about learning new creative software is plodding your way through the essential elements to give a foundation for doing the fancy stuff.

HOW DO I MAKE BRAIDED HAIR IN BLENDER?

Getting hair right is tricky, and the challenge becomes even greater when that hair needs to be animated

DESIGN ART TOY PRODUCT RENDERS

Oscar Juárez shares the best way to show off your models

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

The art of PEDRO CONTI

The animation specialist tells Paul Hatton about his career path and favourite projects

ZOOMING IN ON VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY

Trevor Hogg examines the worlds of live-action, animation and video games through a virtual camera lens

HDR Light Studio

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Democratising the building blocks

KitBash3D takes assets to the masses with its new library

CREATE A MODERN KITCHEN RENDER

Learn how Sajjad Sardashti forms a spectacular archviz scene

LEARN TO ISOLATE BACKGROUNDS WITH THE DEPTH MAP IN DAVINCI RESOLVE

Natalie Barnard introduces her workflow for creating powerful colour corrections

Maya 2024

SOFTWARE REVIEW

Blender 3.5

SOFTWARE REVIEW - PRICE Free COMPANY Blender WEBSITE blender.org

The five best educational resources for virtual production skills

3D World discovers how you can get to grips with one of the most exciting technologies in the business

3Dconnexion connects you to your art

A 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse can be a transformative tool to allow artists to connect to their 3D content

LEARN TO USE THE MAGIC MASK TOOL IN RESOLVE

Software specialist Lewis McGregor shares the basics to get you started with Resolve's powerful masking process

MODEL, RENDER AND PAINT A STARSHIP

Marnix Rekkers combines CAD software and Photoshop to create a detailed intergalactic image

POWER UP YOUR SKILLS

Move with the times and get up to speed with the likes of Unity and Unreal Engine