Technology
3D World UK
FANTASTIC ENVIRONMENTS
How the synthetic Victorian-era landscapes of Amazon Prime Video’s fantasy series Carnival Row were created
7 min |
March 2020
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AUTODESK MAYA BASICS
We continue our look at the core digital content creation applications; this issue, we explore Maya
3 min |
March 2020
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ALL GROWN DOWN
Three experts weigh in on the past, present and future of de-aging technology and its implications for digital human creation.
9 min |
March 2020
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Welcome To Weta
We open the doors to Weta Digital and Weta Workshop: the Kiwi companies that changed an industry
7 min |
February 2020
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How Were The Flaming Dothraki Swords Created For Game Of Thrones Episode, The Long Night?
The impressive battle in The Long Night is hauntingly revealed in fiery attacks that crash through the darkness.
3 min |
February 2020
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How Can | Get More Life Into The Textural Detail In A CG Face?
Pose-based texture blending is a technique we used during Alita: Battle Angel to achieve a more realistic skin response in certain poses.
3 min |
February 2020
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SMOKE IT UP
Add atmosphere with smoke, dust and fire elments
3 min |
February 2020
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LOOK WHO'S TALKING
A look at Weta Digital's facial animation for the canine stars of Lady And The Tramp
3 min |
February 2020
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Milk Tackling FX Challenges
3D World’s special access to Milk VFX continues with an inside look at the FX department
7 min |
January 2020
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OH…THE HORROR!
The horror genre is often celebrated for its use of practical effects, combining ghoulish makeup and grotesque prosthetics with sound and editing to elicit fear in an uneasy audience.
10 min |
January 2020
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MALEFICENT-TAKES FLIGHT
3D World speaks with MPC in London about the studio’s animation and visual effects work for Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil
6 min |
January 2020
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TALES OF A 3D ANIMATED TV SHOW
The art and technology behind season 2 of DreamWorks’ 3Below: Tales of Arcadia
7 min |
January 2020
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A look inside the studio
We chat to freelance 3D generalist Ant Ward, aka antCGi, about his day-to-day work life, career journey, studio setup, and his favourite projects
6 min |
January 2020
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Substance Alchemist
Discover the next-generation material authoring solution from the team behind the Substance toolset
3 min |
Christmas 2019
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Recreate A Stylised Portrait In 3D
Use some of Maya’s more advanced tools to recreate a stylised concept in 3D
10+ min |
Christmas 2019
3D World UK
Made In Dreams
Media Molecule’s Next Project Takes User-generated Content To A Whole New Level…
7 min |
Christmas 2019
3D World UK
How Can I Create A Clay Pot Material Using Substance Designer?
I will show you an easy and really powerful way to create a clay pot material using Substance Designer.
1 min |
Christmas 2019
3D World UK
Fur, Snow, And Yeti Magic: Animating Abominable
DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio’s co-production Abominable, written and directed by Jill Culton and co-directed by Todd Wilderman, is about the bond between a teenage girl, Yi, and a young yeti she encounters in Shanghai. Together with her friends, Yi helps the creature – which they name Everest – return to its homeland.
7 min |
Christmas 2019
3D World UK
Blender Basics
For the next instalment of our Basics series, we take a look at the core digital content creation applications, starting with Blender.
3 min |
Christmas 2019
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Element 3D
Element 3D packs an animation suite into After Effects that allows artists new to 3D the ability to create stunning animations
3 min |
November 2019
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Evolution Of A Mind Flayer
How Rodeo FX crafted a goopy and gory creature at the centre of Stranger Things 3
8 min |
November 2019
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Too Good To Hide
Motion studio Found take us behind the scenes of their promotional film for whisky brand Ballantine’s
3 min |
November 2019
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Social Networking
3D World gathers three experts to explain how 3D artists and studios can use social media to their advantage
8 min |
November 2019
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Fire-Breathing Dragons
Mohsen Mousavi from Scanline VFX talks intense battle scenes and destructive dragons in the final season of Game Of Thrones
5 min |
November 2019
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Off To A Great Start
Ian Dean meets Martin Nabelek, who is gaining attention in the CG world with his atmospheric graduation short, OFF.
6 min |
February 2017
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Robotic Rendering
Concept artist Vladislav Ociacia shares his rendering process for creating perfectly formed robots.
3 min |
February 2017
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Master Large-Scale Environments
Learn how to create and render detailed environments with billions of polygons in 3ds Max
1 min |
June 2018
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Big VFX On A Budget
How do you make Hollywood-style CG with a tiny team and near-zero budget? Four filmmakers explain how they successfully went about it
7 min |
June 2018
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1 min |
August 2018
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Another Dimension
Tanya Combrinck talks to director Karin Fong about the making of the title sequence for Starz’s espionage thriller Counterpart
5 min |