A DAY IN THE LIFE OF…Antony Ward

We chat to the experienced artist about life as a freelance generalist

TO INFINITY AND BEYOND

3D World opens the doors to Pixar and discovers the secrets of the studio that changed animation forever

TECH TALK USD + RENDERMAN

RenderMan product manager, Mark Manca, delivers an introduction to USD and its benefits for the future of filmmaking

The quest of a lifetime

Director Dan Scanlon and producer Kori Rae tell 3D World the tale of Onward’s journey to the big screen

SHOT LIGHTING IN RENDERMAN

Discover top lighting techniques with this expert advice from RenderMan specialist Leif Pedersen

Shorts story

Discover how Pixar has remained committed to producing animated shorts for the past 34 years

RENDERMAN MEETS PHOTOSURREALISM

Learn how to create illustrative looks in RenderMan with Dylan Sisson

ON LOCATION WITH RENDERMAN

Behind the scenes on a new RenderMan for Houdini Short

Designing Toy Story

Pixar art director Bob Pauley talks 3D World through his journey with the Toy Story films

Dylan Sisson

Pixar’s highly experienced digital artist shares how he spends a typical working day, and offers his expert advice

CAMERA AND STAGING: TOP TIPS FROM PIXAR

Five pro tips from Pixar’s Camera & Staging team on how to effectively and efficiently tell a story and evoke emotion with your film shots

PRODUCE DAZZLING PARTICLE EFFECTS

Award-winning designer Adrien Ravelli explains how you can take your particle systems to the next level with Notch

Sculpt On An iPad With Forger

We’ve been sculpting digitally on our PCs and Macs for years now, but what about sculpting on an iPad?

CREATE A TRIPLE-A GAME IN UNREAL

Part 2: References and colour palette

MAKE A REAL-TIME GEISHA CHARACTER

Last month’s cover artist Eugenia Peruzzo dives deeper into the creation process of her geisha render

COMPOSITING: PART 3

The final part of our compositing basics using DaVinci Resolve will look at how to take the skills we have learned and apply it to CG footage

MODELLING MEDICINE

3D software and technology is ushering in a new generation of medical knowledge and healthcare solutions. We show you how

The story of Get Packed: a Stadia launch exclusive

Moonshine Studios discuss the development of this frantic co-op game

CREATE A FANTASY PRINCESS

Achieve a beautiful render of a fantasy character using Arnold 6

ELECTRO SEOUL

INK’s David Macey finds the inner beauty of Polestar’s latest EV in these stunning images

AWS THINKBOX DEADLINE

This software enables an artist to utilise the full power of their computers to render more efficiently

Create A Triple-A Game In Unreal

Part 1: Plan your project and gear up

PUREREF

PureRef is an application that enables artists to collect, collate and arrange reference images with ease

RE-SLEEVING MORE MYSTERY WITH ALTERED CARBON

GO INSIDE THE INTRICATE VISUAL EFFECTS CREATED FOR SEASON TWO OF THE SCI-FI SERIES

SONY 8MM CAMCORDER REPLICATION

ARTIST Myles Lambert SOFTWARE Modo, Substance Painter, Marmoset Toolbag

Making a fan movie with blockbuster VFX

Flipbook Studio tell 3D World how they delivered over 100 VFX shots for Star Wars: Origins

MAKE A REALISTIC KIMONO

Eugenia Peruzzo explains how to simulate clothes for game characters from a two-dimensional pattern to a ready-to-sculpt mesh

Glen Southern

Glen runs a small 3D studio in Cheshire and provides assets and services to a wide range of clients across TV, film and advertising

GAME ON!

Artists from Airship Images and Skydance Interactive discuss their approach to game art and share advice for advancing your skills

Finding success as a creative in the games industry

Ashley Liu of Keywords Studios offers her insight