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Villainous VFX

How German VFX studio Trixter powered the twisted superhero story Brightburn

Speeding up fluid FX simulations

Igor Zanic, freelance FX artist and co-founder of online school Rebelway, shares his thoughts on the Adaptive FLIP solver in Houdini 18

TOPOFORMER

Discover the plugin for Cinema 4D that creates abstract animated elements from any surface.

The creature

Trevor Hogg has to come to terms with his outer daemon while exploring the alternative reality of His Dark Materials…

FANTASTIC ENVIRONMENTS

How the synthetic Victorian-era landscapes of Amazon Prime Video’s fantasy series Carnival Row were created

AUTODESK MAYA BASICS

We continue our look at the core digital content creation applications; this issue, we explore Maya

ALL GROWN DOWN

Three experts weigh in on the past, present and future of de-aging technology and its implications for digital human creation.

Create Your Own Pickett, The Bowtruckle

Learn how to create a fan art inspired by Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them

SMOKE IT UP

Add atmosphere with smoke, dust and fire elments

LOOK WHO'S TALKING

A look at Weta Digital's facial animation for the canine stars of Lady And The Tramp

Welcome To Weta

We open the doors to Weta Digital and Weta Workshop: the Kiwi companies that changed an industry

OH…THE HORROR!

The horror genre is often celebrated for its use of practical effects, combining ghoulish makeup and grotesque prosthetics with sound and editing to elicit fear in an uneasy audience.

MALEFICENT-TAKES FLIGHT

3D World speaks with MPC in London about the studio’s animation and visual effects work for Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil

TALES OF A 3D ANIMATED TV SHOW

The art and technology behind season 2 of DreamWorks’ 3Below: Tales of Arcadia

A look inside the studio

We chat to freelance 3D generalist Ant Ward, aka antCGi, about his day-to-day work life, career journey, studio setup, and his favourite projects

Milk Tackling FX Challenges

3D World’s special access to Milk VFX continues with an inside look at the FX department

Work With Aperture

Experiment by varying f-stops to control depth of field, and how different light sources are rendered in your landscape images

Use Creative Lighting

Work with natural and artificial light to produce unique blends

Work With Shutter Speed

Break the rules of sharpness in landscapes, and play with colour and tone

Create Unique Compositions

Rethink your approach to framing landscape scenes, and discover new ways to control visual information

What Traits Do Successful Artists Have In Common?

Bigger picture Besides skill and talent, Tom May asks what other qualities you need to make it as an artist

William Orpen

ROSALIND ORMISTON looks at the evolving paint techniques of this early 20th-century British master of portraits and studio interiors

The Working Artist

It’s time to start asking for what you want, says our columnist LAURA BOSWELL

The Big Frieze

RACHAEL FUNNELL looks at the work of three artists who have travelled to the ends of the earth to document frozen landscapes and raise awareness of the climate crisis

Lorna May Wadsworth

As the Sheffield portrait painter readies for a major hometown retrospective, she tells us stories about approaching Margaret Thatcher and reworking the Last Supper. Interview: RACHAEL FUNNELL

Fresh Paint

Inspiring new artworks, straight off the easel

Dog Spray Afternoon

James Paterson douses a four-legged friend with water, and uses flash to capture high-speed action shots of the resulting shake-down

How To... Get The Balance Right

James Paterson uses a combination of shooting skills and Photoshop magic to create a precarious portrait

Ice Work: Creating A Fantasy World In Deepest Siberia

Photographer shoots stunning series of images at a frozen Russian lake

Capture Music

Music photographer Kevin Nixon is no stranger to the stage – or to a dynamic image. Here’s his advice for getting great gig shots