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

Blender Studio

Francesco Siddi describes his busy daily routine working as producer at Blender Studio in Amsterdam

21 EXPERT BLENDER TIPS AND TRICKS

Artists from Blender Studio have compiled a collection of expert tips and advice to help you boost your Blender skills and knowledge

Design Beautiful Outdoor Scenes

Mohsen Hashemi details his efficient workflow process for the creation of this photorealistic environment

The art of Torchlight III

Dmitriy Golovinov at Echtra Games takes us behind the scenes of this action RPG’s level design

FUTURE NOSTALGIA

3D World gathers artists and experts to discuss the rise of the synthwave aesthetic and how you can create your own neon masterpieces.

PART 4: FX AND LIGHTING AT ANIMAL LOGIC

In the fourth instalment of our journey behind the scenes of Animal Logic, we look at the FX and lighting pipelines at the studio

SOFTWARE REVIEW: HDR Light Studio Xenon

Lighting is a task that takes a particular set of skills and experience to master, but HDR Light Studio is a tool that allows even the novice to produce fantastic-looking renders, using whichever pipeline they prefer.

A LUNAR ADVENTURE

Trevor Hogg gets the lowdown from director Glen Keane and his production team on Netflix’s new animated musical adventure Over The Moon…

CREATE ABSTRACT SIMULATIONS USING BIFROST FLUIDS

Holly Watt demonstrates how to set up and manipulate liquid simulations in Maya

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF… Retric Dreams

The freelance digital and VFX artist takes 3D World through a typical day creating synthwave-style imagery

JOURNEY OF THE SAMURAI

Trevor Hogg gets lessons from Sucker Punch on how to wield a katana and defeat the invading Mongols in Ghost Of Tsushima…

Marty Hon

Inside the everyday routine of a rigger for Digital Domain in Vancouver

HOW DO I BAKE TEXTURES WITH REDSHIFT IN CINEMA 4D?

Bradley Strong, New Zealand

IS THERE A WAY TO STOP MY JOINTS BENDING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION?

Dan Creeke, York

MODEL FIGURES WITH PERSONALITY USING BLENDER

Discover how to create a stylized character with Blender and Substance Painter

HOW CAN I CREATE A ROCK MATERIAL USING SUBSTANCE DESIGNER?

George Jones, Bristol

RENDER A STYLIZED CARTOON CHARACTER

Luis Yrisarry Labadia details his complete cartoon character workflow from start to finish

The future is Foundry

The Foundry team give 3D World four reasons to be excited about the future of their pioneering software