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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

BUILD A G1 TRANSFORMER

Mohamed Abdel Baki demonstrates his process for building, texturing and rendering a huge mech model

RailClone 5.2.x

We were familiar with the duplication and instancing tools available in many other 3D applications, but the birth of parametric tools like RailClone blew many of our minds.

BUILD AN OUTDOOR ARCHVIZ SCENE

Senior designer Alireza Khoshpayam breaks down his process for visualising this unique remote office project in The Andes

CREATE SCENES WITH GOLDEN HOUR LIGHTING

Learn how to recreate this beautiful, magic hour atmosphere in your art

FINDING FORTUNE IN THE LAND OF LUCK

Trevor Hogg gets the inside track on how Peggy Holmes and Skydance Animation created Luck

DESIGN CUSTOM TOYS FOR 3D PRINTING

Follow these quick steps to prepare your own print-ready model in ZBrush

The power to dream big

Impossible Objects helms virtual production workflow for The Cloud Racer short

Kobra Go

Anycubic has built a reputation for quality 3D printers at reasonable prices, but the market is a busy one, and finding a way to compete is an ongoing challenge.

Twinmotion 2022.2

As a result of Epic Games' acquisition of Twinmotion in 2019, we are now seeing their fingerprints all over it.

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO POSE A LARGE CREATURE IN ZBRUSH?

Often we create creatures using symmetry to save time, but very rarely in nature do we find anything that 'stands' in that unnatural way that you see when sculpting with symmetry on.

AARDMAN'S NEW TECH

Steven Shapiro, chief technology officer at Aardman, discusses new and emerging developments at the studio

PRO THOUGHTS: AR garments are the solution to the fast-fashion problem

Artist and public speaker Doddz discusses the problem of overproduction in the fashion industry and how AR garments can help reduce waste

The future of digital video is volumetric – here’s how we’ll get there

In the next few years, we will see exciting new advancements in digital video, from sports broadcasts and e-commerce to social media and more

Collision of realities

Trevor Hogg encounters Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness from the perspective of Digital Domain

SOFTWARE REVIEW: iClone 8

iClone, now at iteration 8, is a real-time 3D animation software targeted at professionals working within various industries including film, games and education. In version 8, Reallusion has reworked and greatly improved its motion tools, including the core editing suite and the addition of something completely new – the Motion Director system.

HARDWARE REVIEW: Apple MacBook Pro 13˝ (M2, 2022)

The new MacBook Pro 13-inch is here, now packing Apple’s new M2 chip, a powerful upgrade over the original M1 chip that debuted two years ago in the previous model. This is an exciting prospect for anyone who was impressed with the M1’s prowess – and that includes us.