3D World

Nicolas Guillet ZBrush, Blender, Substance 3D Painter, Marmoset Toolbag, Photoshop Substance has come a long way since it was acquired by Adobe, with many new tools to use, techniques to master and capabilities to take advantage of. This issue we hel

“I was delighted to get the chance to sculpt Negaduck, Darkwing Duck's nemesis, while at QMx under the art direction of Mohammad Haque. Although this figure was released as a collectible, I always loved the unreleased version a little more, with Nega

“This is Aliku Nadû, the main character from The Extra Mile course, an in-depth programme I've created to teach the process of transforming a ZBrush sculpture into a polished illustration or concept art. The name Aliku Nadû translates to ‘The Clever

“My Plantagenets project began with the idea of making a massive picture of a military scene. It was developed over around 18 months for my personal portfolio and future individual exhibitions. My primary goal was for the project to involve different

Beata Krzywdzińska Blender, DAZ Studio, Photoshop “This image captures a timeless moment in celebration of the immersive experience of music. The groovy sounds of jazz and funk music from the 70s inspired me to work on this project. My process starte

“This was created as part of my daily practice routine. I tend not to spend too much time on these as it's more for getting some ideas down; no sketching or work in progress, it's just getting straight to creating. I had a basic idea of what I wanted

Creating Brokkr Úlfarr, I aimed to develop my grooming, and enhance my lighting and texturing skills by meticulously replicating an existing concept. Mandy (below) was made from a 2D concept in adherence to industry standards, resulting in a fully an

A 3D World is filmmaker Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) who used the magazine as a resource during his early days as a visual effects artist. “I was happiest as a person doing visual effects,” admits Edwards. “Making films is crazy stre

argument can be made that there's no more ardent a fanbase than those found in the fantasy genre, and this applies to the world envisioned by author Robert Jordan in The Wheel of Time. It's a universe in which women form a connection with the One Pow

Over the years I've been using Substance 3D Designer, it just keeps getting better and better. One of the newest updates from Adobe gives you the ability to use splines, which offers artists a huge amount of possibilities. Whether it's creating wires

Substance 3D Designer is Adobe's material authoring software and has been gaining ground on its rivals in recent years. Its tools have been used across the creative production board including in films, animations and AAA games. It's been amazing to s

Substance 3D Designer has become the industry standard tool for creating materials and patterns, and held that title for years now. It stands as a gateway to a universe of unparalleled creativity. What once felt unachievable through traditional textu

artstation.com/brud This statue came out of nowhere, and I didn't follow any drawings or sketches. There was a feeling and a cloudy vision in the beginning, and of course a couple of cylinders and spheres in ZBrush. Usually my sculptures show a littl

WATCH BMW SYMPHONY https://vimeo.com/836411494 This project was created in collaboration with Epic Games and BMW at the beginning of 2023 for the Game Developers Conference (GDC), where a whole series of updates and brand new features for Unreal Engi

VR AS A SCULPTING TOOL Don't ask me why, but at the moment I'm totally into jellyfish. This artwork is the combination of a dream I had where I was walking around these big rocks above the clouds, and my weird jellyfish interest. I started sculpting

Elena Leonteva Elena has been working as a 3D artist in the game development field for over five years. In her spare time, she likes to make fantasy characters and creatures. bit.ly/3sMbJtH When I set out to make this demonic character bust, my main

Just two programs were needed to make my battery artwork: the CAD software Fusion 360 and Unreal Engine 5. For this tutorial, I'll give you a brief overview of how I created all the models for my scene using Fusion 360, but the real highlight is the

Glen runs SouthernGFX, a small Cheshire based studio specialising in character and creature design. He is a Wacom ambassador, VR artist, and accredited ZBrush instructor. youtube.com/c/SouthernGFX/videos After graduating with a first-class computer s

Being able to create digital fire is a handy skill for both traditional 3D artists and VFX creatives. In times gone by, I can remember having to rely on ‘billboards’ with a fire image or video applied to create fireplaces in the architectural visuali

Cinema 4D's Object Manager is the secret sauce of this 3D content creation application. When working with other apps with an object view similar to C4D's Object Manager, it's unlikely to be as intuitive for a new artist. A decent object manager is at

There are several ways to create a snowfall effect in 3D software, from the use of actual footage to particle systems. For this tutorial I'm going to focus on that particle system method using Blender. It's a simple workflow that can create a realist

To guarantee quality sound each time you film, a decent microphone is worth the investment, and these little BlinkMe microphones are a great option to look into. You get two transmitters, each offering 24 hours of recording and nine hours of run-time

Whether travelling to and from a shared office space or filming on location for your course material, a quality camera bag is an essential component in any creator's kit. Offering both security and convenience, the Tenba range makes it easy to protec

Twinmotion 2023.2 is the latest version of Epic Games’ rendering visualiser, and is swiftly becoming one of the most popular on the market. Originally developed by KA-RA, Twinmotion was later acquired by Epic Games in 2019. The tool is now built on U

Paul Hatton After graduating with a first-class computer science degree, Paul Hatton has spent nearly two decades working within the 3D visualisation industry. Incredibly powerful feature set Tools span whole animation and VFX workflow Increasingly p