HOW DO I QUICKLY ITERATE LIGHTING FOR LOOKDEV USING REDSHIFT AND CINEMA 4D?

3D rendering can be a massively time-consuming process for artists, which can tie their primary machine into render cycles.

Scanning the stars

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

HOW DO I CREATE CINEMATIC CAMERAS IN KEYSHOT?

KeyShot provides powerful yet simple-to-use rendering tools through both a standalone package and a plugin for all the best-known DCC applications.

ADD RAIN TO RENDERS IN POST-PRODUCTION

3D World Editor Rob Redman shows you how to build the storytelling in your scenes with dramatic rainstorm effects

FOR 10 MODO 17.0

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

MAKE AN ANIMATION FOR A MOVING VEHICLE

Get revved up with Oscar Juárez as he details how you can create a realistic animation with help from a 3ds Max plugin

CREATE STYLISH HAND-PAINTED CHARACTER ART

Video game artist Weston Reid reveals the process for building his stylised Wild West-inspired character

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

DRAMA & SPECTACLE

Trevor Hogg gets dangerously close to kaiju to uncover the secrets behind Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

PRESENT NARRATIVE IN STILL-LIFE IMAGES

Mohammad Hossein Mohammad Salehi walks us through his process for creating a dramatic shot

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

BUILD AN EPIC CHARACTER WITH STYLISED TEXTURING

Two artists team up to explore a hand-painted texturing workflow for their formidable Viking

THE ART OF Andrej Troha

FROM CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TO SOAP AND SAILBOATS...| ...CESCI ANGELL LEARNS ABOUT THE ARTIST'S CAPTIVATING CREATIVE JOURNEY

SUBTLE IMPACT

Trevor Hogg scopes out the visual effects work in David Fincher's The Killer

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.

Callipeg

Animation tools have come a long way over the last few decades, and even further in the past couple of years. Long gone is the need to sit at a desk with backlighting enabling you to see previous frames. Now you can animate at home, on a train or anywhere else you might find yourself using the same techniques on an iPad. Callipeg, while cutting edge, harks back to these classic animation methods.

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

GIVE YOUR RENDERS EXTRA PUNCH WITH REDSHIFT POSTFX

Rob Redman shows you how to add more impact to your work with eye-grabbing effects in Cinema 4D

CREATE REALISTIC GAME INTERIORS IN UNREAL

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

BUILD A TRANQUIL OCEAN SETTING

Paul Hatton dives into the process for making a beautiful beach with the ocean centre stage

MODEL STYLISED TOON CHARACTERS USING A SIMPLIFIED WORKFLOW

Vectron3D reveals his easy and efficient process for crafting fun cartoon creations with an out of this world Disconaut

THE ART OF ALEX TREVIÑO

Paul Hatton speaks to the imaginative artist about his self-propelled journey from early childhood fascination to astonishing storyteller

"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