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

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