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

TEEN SPIRIT

3D World takes a journey into Cinesite's work on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

HDR Light Studio

PRICE Indie licence £195/$250/ Pro £295/$380/Automotive £995/$1,275 COMPANY Lightmap WEBSITE lightmap.co.uk

Democratising the building blocks

KitBash3D takes assets to the masses with its new library

Through the lens of Liaison

As one of the 3D industry's leading PR and marketing firms turns 25, 3D World uncovers what its clients' stories reveal about the evolution of visual effects

MEET THE ARTIST JM Blay

The Spanish creative talks us through his foundational moments in 3D, a typical day running his own studio, and the tools used to create his work

CREATE A MODERN KITCHEN RENDER

Learn how Sajjad Sardashti forms a spectacular archviz scene

CONVERT A CUBE INTO A HARD-SURFACE MODEL

Discover how Navid Ahmadi turns a basic shape into a complex, Star Wars-inspired hybrid creation using Blender's toolset

LEARN TO ISOLATE BACKGROUNDS WITH THE DEPTH MAP IN DAVINCI RESOLVE

Natalie Barnard introduces her workflow for creating powerful colour corrections

2023: THE STATE OF THE 3D AND DIGITAL INDUSTRY

Welcome to mid-2023, a time when many of us are back in our offices and studios a far cry from three years ago. But what's changed? A little bit of everything...

RenderMan 25

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3ds Max 2024

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Maya 2024

SOFTWARE REVIEW

Blender 3.5

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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

Head of 3D

We caught up with Vine FX's Pedrom Dadgostar, who talks us through his typical day working for the visual effects company

3Dconnexion connects you to your art

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

CREATE STUNNING ENVIRONMENTS IN UNREAL ENGINE 5 WITH QUIXEL BRIDGE

Discover how Pietro Chiovaro uses the powerful Megascans asset library to build a gorgeous scene

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

GABRIEL FABRA PÉREZ

Paul Hatton speaks to the masterful archviz artist about his start in the industry, and the tools behind his work

Get ready to jump on board

Take the first step towards your dream career with the help of industry experts on the Games Design course at University Centre South Essex

Perfecting people in a made-up world

Paul Hatton finds the best approach to adding virtual people to projects

FutureWorks: Shaping India's VFX scene

Gaurav Gupta, CEO and founder of FutureWorks, discusses talent retention, industry changes, and the rapidly evolving VFX environment in India

LEAD A TEAM IN CHARACTER DESIGN

MAYA ZBRUSH CLO | SUBSTANCE 3D PAINTER | XGEN ARNOLD | NUKE PHOTOSHOP Pejman Rajabi shares the collaborative workflow as he directs a group of artists creating a stylised model

CREATE A PROCEDURAL STROKE IN SIDEFX HOUDINI

Discover the pro method behind the paint stroke elements from our special 300th issue cover