June 2023

3D World

The best-selling international magazine for 3D artists

3D World1 min read
Welcome
Discover how the creators approached making this stunning animation on page 22 Tools have developed at a frightening rate over the last few years, but no matter how good they are, a level of vision and talent is key to creating inspiring projects. A
3D World1 min read
Grasshopper
“This project was done during internal training time between projects at Atomhawk. I was inspired by Lars Sowig's workflow on Learn Squared to get back into Fusion 360. I was given the freedom to make just about anything I wanted. Loosely inspired by
3D World1 min read
Nada The Desert Bounty Hunter
“This piece is one I created during a CGMA course. The original concept is from Meng Fan, whose work is awesome! I started this project painting some basic forms over the concept within Photoshop. I find that this helps me a lot so I can match the pr
3D World1 min read
Homemade Robot
Jorge Bruña Maya, Substance 3D Painter, Marmoset Toolbag, Photoshop “As this robot has been created with the high-to-low poly bake workflow I know so well, for this project I focused mostly on the design and composition. For the design of the robot,
3D World1 min read
Joyeeta – Holi Festival
“This was inspired by a photo of Joyeeta Sanyal from the 2019 Holi festival, which went viral in Asia. The photographer was Biswarup Shaw. The model was created in ZBrush and Maya, with XGen for the hair, and Marvelous Designer for the sari and blous
3D World1 min read
Layers Of Darkness
(artstation.com/konstantin) “For my personal projects I choose unusual characters with a story. When working with the concept, I try to keep the form and the mood, but at the same time try to bring in meaningful details for the character's developmen
3D World1 min read
Tetsu No Hada
The Rookies is a platform to help digital artists get discovered without having to compete with professionals for attention. You'll get to the front page of those sites one day, but for now, we've got your back and want to help turn your passion for
3D World1 min read
Raphael Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
(artstation.com/nicolasaviori) “I grew up in the 90s watching the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, and Raphael was always my favourite character. In this project, my goal was to achieve a stylised and cartoonish look, and to capture the essence o
3D World1 min read
Enoki Tales
“I've always loved this concept from Goro. I attempted to reproduce it in 3D and knew it would be a challenge from a composition and lighting perspective. The characters weren't complicated because the shapes are so simple. For the lighting, on the o
3D World7 min read
Creepy Beautiful
Ever since HBO debuted the reimagining of theme park androids revolting against their exploitative human corporate owners and patrons in Westworld – originally conceived by novelist Michael Crichton and expanded upon by creators Jonathan Nolan and Li
3D World9 min read
Unreal Visceral Motion
There's a rich, longstanding connection between animation and fable, and that dynamic is vital to the sensibility of the animated short film The Voice in the Hollow from Miguel Ortega and Tran Ma. Both have notable backgrounds in visual effects work,
3D World1 min read
Mocap And The Voice In The Hollow
“Originally I tried to motion capture all the performances. But it became clear really fast that it was a 43-year-old dude doing it. I tried to move in a more feminine way and it just got scarier! I said, ‘Okay, we're casting a young girl to play all
3D World1 min read
Technique Focus
Software Unreal Engine 5, Maya, Adobe Substance suite, ZBrush, SpeedTree Year made 2023 MODULAR SCENES I created this environment with the goal of improving my skills in set dressing and worldbuilding, while allowing my creativity to flow freely. Aft
3D World8 min read
Visualising Humanity's Return To The Moon
Why did we stop going to the Moon? This question tugs at the mind of many who stare into the night sky and are reminded of the immensity of the universe around us. Since the last lunar walks in the 1970s, humanity has established the International Sp
3D World5 min read
Design And Render A Film Using Eevee
Practical tips and tutorials from pro artists to improve your CG skills Emiliano is an Italian 3D artist and concept designer with over 20 years of experience for clients including Fox Networks Group Italy, Turner and Discovery Media. bit.ly/40BfUUa
3D World1 min read
Technique Focus
PHOTOGRAMMETRY When the RealityScan app for iOS released, it streamlined the process of scanning and allowed you to get a result on the spot, so I took my iPhone and went to scout locations. I scanned some snow piles, roads, and so on. The final piec
3D World6 min read
Making Waves
he first Avatar film, released in December 2009, has since become the highest-grossing box office film of all time. Its closest competitor, Avengers: Endgame, came close to surpassing it, but has so far fallen short. For years, the film world has eag
3D World3 min read
Can I Add Or Improve Details On My Sculpt To Help 3d Printing?
Glen runs SouthernGFX, a small Cheshire-based studio specialising in character and creature design. He has been using and training ZBrush in the UK for over 15 years. youtube.com/c/SouthernGFX/videos Mike Griggs is a digital content creator with over
3D World6 min read
Create Realistic Ocean Waves
In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the sweeping aerial shots of the Royal Sea Leopard against the Atlantic Ocean set the stage for the dramatic final battle on the water, but most audiences never realised these shots were entirely CGI. Shooting a sce
3D World1 min read
Step By Step Using Contrast Features In Zbrush
The easiest way to pump the surface detail is to use the slider in Tool>Deformation>Contrast. This increases the high areas and brings down the low areas of the mesh. This is useful if you're printing a small object and just want to add a little defi
3D World5 min read
Grow Procedural Plants To Spruce Up Archviz Scenes
Creating organic shapes, especially plant life, used to be a time-consuming task, needing lots of reference material, texture painting and more. And then there's the modelling part! Luckily, Cinema 4D users have been treated well by third-party devel
3D World2 min read
Can I Use A 3d Modelling App To Create Accurate Models For 3d Printing?
One of the most productive ways to use a 3D printer is to just make stuff. A 3D printer can make tool holders, tools, prototypes, and figures and busts, which may have been the artist's intention when purchasing a 3D printer. FDM printers especially
3D World1 min read
Step By Step Create A Model For 3d Printing
Open a new Cinema 4D scene, switch to the Model Layout, create a Cube parametric object, and change the size to 5cm on the X and Z axes, with 1cm on the Y axis. With the cube selected in the Object List, press the ‘O’ key to make it fill the Viewport
3D World1 min read
Technique Focus
Software ZBrush, Marmoset Toolbag, Photoshop Year made 2023 RENDER LIGHTING This project is based on a character from the Naruto universe that has been personally important, especially emotionally. I tried to represent him in 3D without losing his es
3D World2 min read
Step By Step Video Editing In Blender
The first step is to find our files, import them into the VSE and then position them in the Sequencer. To do this you need to use your File Browser panel and navigate to the folder on your computer that holds the files you want to use. You can now dr
3D World2 min read
How Do I Edit Videos In Blender?
One of the little known features of Blender is that it has a fully fledged video editor contained inside. In Blender terminology this is known as the Video Sequence Editor (VSE). More experienced Blender users will know that it is possible to edit vi
3D World4 min read
Light Tracer Render 2.5
PRICE £7/$9 monthly/£60/$70 annual COMPANY Light Engine WEBSITE lighttracer.org After graduating with a first-class computer science degree, Paul Hatton has spent nearly two decades working within the 3D visualisation industry. Cheaper than many othe
3D World7 min read
Hauntingly Beautiful Effects
News and views from around the international CG community Apocalyptic and postapocalyptic stories have long had a hold on audiences and The Last of Us, originally a video game now adapted for television, takes viewers into an intensely realised end-o
3D World3 min read
Mari 6.0
PRICE £800/$960 annually COMPANY Foundry WEBSITE foundry.com/products/mari After graduating with a first-class computer science degree, Paul Hatton has spent nearly two decades working within the 3D visualisation industry. Major USD improvements New
3D World3 min read
Forest Pack 8
PRICE £195/$275 annually COMPANY iToo Software WEBSITE itoosoft.com/forestpack After graduating with a first-class computer science degree, Paul Hatton has spent nearly two decades working within the 3D visualisation industry. Greater scattering flex
3D World2 min read
How Can I Create Procedural Edge Wear Using Blender?
WATCH THE VIDEO https://bit.ly/3Dworld-hollow Creating edge wear in Blender can be a relatively simple task. This process is fully procedural and doesn't require any external resources; all you need is a little time to spare, and with these steps you
3D World7 min read
Creating Digital Fabric Physics Using Vizoo
How is a digital textile made, and how are real fabrics analysed, quantified, and translated into digital, manipulable versions? Material capture specialists Vizoo are among those companies making it possible to achieve advanced levels of realism in
3D World1 min read
Free Resources
Download these models and textures to use in your own projects Download a set of fantastic textures from and build your own asset library with these incredible free bar themed models from in our monthly model and texture giveaway. Get to grips with B
3D World1 min read
3D World
Future PLC Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BAllUA Editorial Editor Rob Redman rob.redman@futurenet.com Art editor Ryan Wells Production Editor Henry Burridge Contributors James Clarke, Trevor Hogg, Julia Cui, Kyle Oullette, Jakub Vaja, Paul Hatton, Emil

3D World

More Issues From 3D World