ALFA ROMEO 8C TRIBUTE

ARTIST Marco Vivirito

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ARTIST Adam Fisher

Build Your Dream Environment With Unreal Engine 4

Translate your ideas into amazing 3D renders

Create A Detailed Fantasy Character

Arno Schmitz walks you through the steps of designing a character worthy of a leading role in a next-gen video game

WEIRD SCIENCE

3D WORLD DIVES INTO THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WORLD OF GENERATIVE OR PROCEDURAL ANIMATION, FRACTALS AND OTHER COMPLEX CG CREATIONS

Visual effects supervisor

Discover the daily work routine of Digital Imaging FX’s owner and visual effects supervisor, Tanvir Hanif

PERFORM ADVANCED COMPOSITING WITH AOVS

Denis Kozlov details his approach for compositing the final look of his visually striking short film

PART 5: PRODUCTION, COMPOSITING AND COLOUR AT ANIMAL LOGIC

Our final behind-the-scenes breakdown of life at Animal Logic focuses on the production side of animation and VFX at the studio, along with compositing and colour grading

MAKE AN ELEGANT FOUNTAIN WITH THE PHOENIX FD PLUGIN

Set up a flowing water simulation using Phoenix FD for 3ds Max and enhance your outdoor scenes

Into the storm

3D World gets the lowdown on Stormborn Studios and their incredible FX work for the small screen

Intel NUC 9 Pro (Quartz Canyon)

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Hunting ground

Trevor Hogg goes on an expedition with Mr. X through the epic world of Monster Hunter…

Goodbye 2020, hello 2021

Matthew Martin, MD of Immersive Studios, on what we can expect from the world of immersive tech in the year to come

How Do I Create An Ocean Surface In Cinema 4D?

Roger Fielding, Kettering

RUNNING WITH THE WOLVES

Trevor Hogg has a transformational encounter with Cartoon Saloon, which concludes its Irish folklore trilogy with the release of Wolfwalkers…

The art of ENVIRONMENTS

3D World gathers masters of CG environment work to discuss what they do and how they do it

This means war

3D World discovers the secrets of DIGIC Pictures’ epic Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla cinematic trailer

Supercharge your workflows with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

We take a closer look at NVIDIA’s flagship 30-series graphics card, the GeForce RTX 3090, to see if this generational leap is one worth taking

RENDER A LUXURIOUS BUILDING EXTERIOR

Learn how to set up a detailed city scene and add details to improve your photorealism

Houdini 18.5

“IT’S CLEARLY NOTICEABLE THAT SOME NEW, USEFUL FEATURES ARE BASED ON HIGH-END PRODUCTION FEEDBACK”

CREATE AN AUTUMNAL ARCHVIZ SCENE

Shayan Shamlou details how he built this cosy archviz image with a night-time forest setting using 3ds Max

Creature and character artist

Vladimira Strukanova takes a break from being creature artist at Ziva Dynamics to talk 3D World through her typical day

Arran Baker

The senior animator at Jellyfish Pictures chats to us about his hectic work schedule, his career journey, and how he tackles a shot from conception to final animation

CREATE A STYLIZED FILM CHARACTER IN BLENDER

Follow Julien Kaspar’s character creation workflow guide and discover how to render engaging models for film production

Powering up

James Burrows of Immersive Studios explores the exciting prospects that next-gen gaming tech offers designers and developers alike

MADE FOR EVERYONE

3D World charts the unconventional 26-year journey of Blender, from attic to industry outsider, all the way to legitimate 3D contender

Blender's open season

Host of Blender Today, Pablo Vazquez, gives 3D World the lowdown on Blender’s Open Up initiative

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BLOCK OUT THE BIG FORMS?

ARTIST Q & A

HOW DO I ANIMATE A BALL MOVING THROUGH A BULGING PIPE IN CINEMA 4D?

ARTIST Q & A

Andy Goralczyk

The art director talks to 3D World about his background, studio setup, inspirations, and day-to-day life working on lighting and effects at Blender Animation Studio