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UTILISE AI TOOLS WITH NVIDIA AND NOTCH

Discover how the easy-to-use Virtual Background and Body Tracker tools can enhance your visual effects workflow

TALES FROM THE DEEP

“The scene is a composite of hard-surface objects made in Maya, some scanned materials and textures with organic surfaces in ZBrush, tied together in Substance Designer with complementary texturing,” he continues.

DESIGN A HOME OFFICE WITH VECTORWORKS

Vectorworks, Inc. shares how to embrace 3D modelling for home office design

CAVEWOMAN

This charming cavewoman sculpt was created for CGMA’s ‘Stylized Characters in 3D’ course with mentor Hannah Kang, and is based on a concept by illustrator, animator and video game concept artist Philippe G. Ramsay. 3D artist Camilla Scala spent the eight-week duration of the course working on the character.

Branch out with Houdini

Mojtaba Oriuee, creator of the Houdini plant growth toolkit GrowInfinite, answers our questions about the tool development process and his inspirations

BLUE ZOO: #2 DEVELOPING SHOWS AND UNIQUE LOOKS

Part two of our series on Blue Zoo looks at the art of developing animated shows and creating unique visuals

Create An Epic Scene In Cinema 4D

Mondlicht Studios take us through the pipeline of a key shot in ‘Elevation’ – a project created for the Motion Design Awards

How To Achieve The Perfect Real-Time Key

Produce fantastic results with the Notch Chroma Keyer with this easy step-by-step guide

Bring Your Unreal Environment To Life

Develop your skills in real-time graphics and keep up with the industry!

Heights, camera, action

Elliott Mulhall, production artist at Immersive Studios, gives his top tips for capturing the best drone footage

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DECIMATION AND DYNAMESH IN ZBRUSH?

Mat Wison, The Wirral

THE TOY FACTORY

Ever wondered what it takes to digitally sculpt action figures and collectable statues? 3D World learns from the experts

CAPTURING COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT

Centroid motion capture moves into a new era, with two new studio spaces: one at Uxbridge and one in central London at post-production company Molinare

Clash of the titans

Trevor Hogg gets a ringside seat for the epic fights featured in Godzilla vs. Kong…

ALFA ROMEO 8C TRIBUTE

ARTIST Marco Vivirito

AHSOKA

ARTIST Adam Fisher

Build Your Dream Environment With Unreal Engine 4

Translate your ideas into amazing 3D renders

Create A Detailed Fantasy Character

Arno Schmitz walks you through the steps of designing a character worthy of a leading role in a next-gen video game

WEIRD SCIENCE

3D WORLD DIVES INTO THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WORLD OF GENERATIVE OR PROCEDURAL ANIMATION, FRACTALS AND OTHER COMPLEX CG CREATIONS

Visual effects supervisor

Discover the daily work routine of Digital Imaging FX’s owner and visual effects supervisor, Tanvir Hanif

PERFORM ADVANCED COMPOSITING WITH AOVS

Denis Kozlov details his approach for compositing the final look of his visually striking short film

PART 5: PRODUCTION, COMPOSITING AND COLOUR AT ANIMAL LOGIC

Our final behind-the-scenes breakdown of life at Animal Logic focuses on the production side of animation and VFX at the studio, along with compositing and colour grading

MAKE AN ELEGANT FOUNTAIN WITH THE PHOENIX FD PLUGIN

Set up a flowing water simulation using Phoenix FD for 3ds Max and enhance your outdoor scenes

Into the storm

3D World gets the lowdown on Stormborn Studios and their incredible FX work for the small screen

Intel NUC 9 Pro (Quartz Canyon)

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Hunting ground

Trevor Hogg goes on an expedition with Mr. X through the epic world of Monster Hunter…

Goodbye 2020, hello 2021

Matthew Martin, MD of Immersive Studios, on what we can expect from the world of immersive tech in the year to come

How Do I Create An Ocean Surface In Cinema 4D?

Roger Fielding, Kettering

RUNNING WITH THE WOLVES

Trevor Hogg has a transformational encounter with Cartoon Saloon, which concludes its Irish folklore trilogy with the release of Wolfwalkers…

The art of ENVIRONMENTS

3D World gathers masters of CG environment work to discuss what they do and how they do it