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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

CREATE A SPORTS CAR ADVERTISEMENT

Produce an engaging automotive scene

Daniel “Stubby” Stubbington

The cinematics lead at The TrailerFarm talks us through his work on some incredible, award-winning video game projects

Top Laptops For Digital Creatives

Choose the best laptops for your creative endeavours, using our handy guide to the best options for graphics intensive tasks

How Can I Create A Floor Tiles Material Using Substance Designer?

Software: Substance Designer

VFX comes of age

Flying Turtle Post owner, Shaina Holmes, discusses running the innovative studio and working on Hulu’s Big Time Adolescence

MODEL AN ARACHNID MECH IN VR

Glen Southern demonstrates how to create a detailed robot concept in Gravity Sketch

Save Epsilon 6!

Trevor Hogg uncovers the visual effects work of Weta Digital on the Netflix series Space Force…

Inspirational interiors

Take your set dressing and lighting skills to the next level

Joshua Eason

What’s it like to work as an interactive designer at MEPTIK? We find out with Joshua Eason, who breaks down a typical day

DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME

3D World discovers the secrets of successful remote working across a range of different pipelines and disciplines

ADD PROCEDURAL EDGE WEAR IN ARNOLD

Find out how to easily add procedurally generated edge wear and dirt to your scenes using Arnold for Maya

Create New York's Irt Powerhouse

Simon Edwards takes us through his process of producing a detailed CG depiction of a former functioning power station

Has Coronavirus Given VR The Boost It Needed?

Matthew Martin, MD at Immersive Studios, shares his thoughts on the future of virtual reality

12 Ways 3D Printing Changed The World

From space and agriculture to fashion and medicine, explore all of the ways that 3D printing is shaping the world we live in today

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF… Design Lad

The freelance 3D illustrator with a bold, recognisable style gives us a rundown on how he organises his busy daily workflow

ANY IMAGE EDITING, DRAWING, OR CHART CREATION APP | PAPER AND PENCIL - CREATE A TRIPLE-A GAME IN UNREAL

Part 3: Planning the flow of in-game jeopardy

BUILD A COMPLEX SHAMAN CHARACTER

Marco Rizzotti illustrates how he created this intricately detailed shaman render

Reimagining the opera

How Xsens helped to animate a new vision for the Dutch National Opera

PRODUCE STUNNING PRODUCT SHOTS IN NOTCH

Will Smith showcases a selection of projects that demonstrate the many possibilities of working with nodes in Notch

SOUND AND VISION

3D WORLD GRANTS YOU BACKSTAGE ACCESS TO THE ARTISTS AND STUDIOS USING VFX TO MAKE CUTTING-EDGE MUSIC VIDEOS

WARRIOR PRINCESS ARISES

Trevor Hogg is privy to the cinematic and logistical battlefield tactics deployed by Niki Caro, Mandy Walker and the visual effects team of Mulan…

34 Pro Tips For Fusion

Whether you use the free version of Resolve’s Fusion or standalone Fusion Studio, these expert tips reveal what this compositing platform can do for you

PRODUCE A WARM ATMOSPHERE

Give your interiors a warm tone with the effective use of lighting, colour and composition

Mediatonic's guide to growing a creative games company

Murder By Numbers game director Ed Fear talks how Mediatonic strives to push boundaries with every new project

Sculpting celebrities

Discover CG artist Hadi Karimi’s striking 3D celebrity likenesses

SIMULATE SMALL-SCALE LIQUIDS IN BIFROST

Utilise Bifrost’s powerful tools to create realistic small-scale liquid simulations in Maya

THE MANDALORIAN

ILM DISCUSS A BOUNTY OF VISUAL EFFECTS

THE IDEA FACTORIES

3D World speaks to those using CG software and technology to analyse, engineer and manufacture the tools of the future