The devilish antics of WENDELL & WILD

Trevor Hogg gets acquainted with Hell Maidens and the underbelly of a giant demon thanks to the visual effects and animation teams of Wendell & Wild

THE ART OF ANNIBALE SICONOLFI

Paul Hatton learns about the Italian artist's architectural background, the design philosophies behind his work, and why he's a supporter of NFTs

JOURNEY OF ILLUSION

3D World charts the milestones in digital visual effects and animation since our first edition was launched in 2000

Launching a poignant journey into space

Christian Debney explains how he wrote, directed, animated and edited his deeply meaningful short film Starship

BUILD A SCANDINAVIAN STYLE BEDROOM SCENE

Level up your interior design skills and learn about the essential characteristics of a beautiful Scandinavian room aesthetic

CREATE A 3D CHARACTER FROM A 2D CONCEPT

Learn how Gerard Martínez Sánchez turns a cartoon illustration into a unique render

DEVELOP A STYLISED ANIMATION PROJECT

Guilherme Campos explains why organisation was vital to his workflow as he follows the studio approach to a personal piece

SCULPT A STRIKING UNDERWORLD GODDESS

Learn professional, efficient techniques to breathe life into your characters and take your digital sculpting to the next level

The art of BERTRAND BENOIT

Paul Hatton discovers what makes the artist tick and receives his expert insight

STOP-MOTION VISIONS

3D World talks to director Magdalena Osinska about the making of the new Aardman Star Wars short film I Am Your Mother

Creating digital fabric physics using Vizoo

How is a digital textile made, and how are real fabrics analysed, quantified, and translated into digital, manipulable versions?

Hauntingly beautiful effects

Three creative leads at DNEG discuss their environment work for the apocalyptic vision of TV series The Last of Us

CREATE REALISTIC OCEAN WAVES

Digital Domain's Mathew Rotman shows how to establish the look and feel of a believable ocean

GROW PROCEDURAL PLANTS TO SPRUCE UP ARCHVIZ SCENES

Rob Redman's Cinema 4D renders bloom as he explains his workflow for creating easy greenery with the Taiao plugin

DESIGN AND RENDER A FILM USING EEVEE

Learn the workflow for Blender's real-time render engine to help bring your complex projects to life

MAKING WAVES

Wētā FX explains what went into the making of Disney's box office sensation Avatar: The Way of Water

VISUALISING HUMANITY'S RETURN TO THE MOON

Tangram 3DS collaborates with the architects of lunar colonisation

Creepy Beautiful

Trevor Hogg visits Host City and gets in some gameplay action for the fourth and final season of HBO’s Westworld

UNREAL VISCERAL MOTION

James Clarke speaks to director Miguel Ortega about the making of The Voice in the Hollow

Arcturus HoloSuite

Since it was first released, Arcturus’s HoloSuite package has made it possible for anyone, including small indie studios like ours, to take advantage of volumetric video’s potential.

Boulies Fit chairs

The benefits of a good chair can’t be underestimated, especially for those of us who spend extended periods sitting at our desks. Boulies has a couple of new ranges and here I’m looking at the Fit series that comes in Regular and Pro options, which adds an upper head support. These chairs have already gained notoriety and won a number of awards, but what makes them worthy?

OneOdio Monitor 60

There are many reasons to use headphones instead of speakers. It could be for use in a shared space, on public transport, or to cut out background noise while you focus on the task at hand. No matter your reason, choosing a good pair can be hard in such a saturated market.

Does the metaverse need a universal 3D asset to thrive?

Dade Orgeron, vice president of 3D Innovation at Shutterstock, offers insight into how universal 3D assets will unite our futures in the metaverse

Pinocchio Reborn

Trevor Hogg learns the truth behind the wooden boy who came to life in Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

SCULPT A TROLL ON YOUR IPAD

Dan Torres shows you how to create a fantasy beast using a mobile or tablet device with Nomad Sculpt

CREATE A TRACER ROUND EFFECT

In typical InCamera fashion, the team blends the practical with the digital to create the tracer bullet effect from scratch

GRADE EFFECTS IN DAVINCI RESOLVE

InCamera take advantage of Blackmagic's BRAW format to grade the flame and smoke elements for their Second World War bomber scene

In our Elements

In the final section of their Second World War bomber project, InCamera get busy with the fun stuff, bringing together previs, pyro and post-production

Miniatures and Movers

On set, InCamera mix models and stop-frame animation techniques with custom engineering and sophisticated software

Shooting VFX Incamera

YouTubers InCamera take us through their approach to a motion-control film project, blending practical effects and VFX wizardry