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BASED ON THE CONCEPT BY IGGU (artstation.com/artwork/d0k0zA) “When I saw this concept designed by iGgu, I fell for it straight away and set out to remake it in 3D. Although it took me four months to complete this project, I enjoyed the journey immens

“I've always found old, mysterious and atmospheric locations in films, books and games inspirational, so I often explore such worlds in my personal art. It's a fun way to practise new skills. The goal was to rely less on paintovers and make most of t

“This Ninja Turtles diorama was one of the most complicated projects of my life, because I had to create four characters in less than a month. It was a big challenge, but with some effort and focus I managed to finish everything on time. Even though

Brian Micalucci ZBrush, Substance 3D Painter, Maya “Meet The Matriarch of Shamans, a character that I created with passion and dedication to enrich my portfolio. Every second of this three-month process has been a rewarding experience, guided by the

Andrey Dobraeb ZBrush, Maya, Marmoset Toolbag, RizomUV, Substance 3D Painter “The style of this piece is reminiscent of my favourite dark fantasy games like Dark Souls and Elden Ring. I'd like to work on similar games in the future, so I decided to p

“The main inspiration for this work was White Snow, an awesome piece of concept art from Zim. The first problem I had to solve was how to quickly retopologise the clothing when exporting it from Marvelous Designer. My solution was to use a topology p

“In my last project, Memories, I refer to the famous circus trick where a chained performer needs to escape a water tank in a single breath. Along with happy thoughts, there's always something hiding in our memories that limits us, cuts off our oxyge

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

Balancing the need to be authentic and cinematic while respectful of the audiences’ expectations is the perpetual struggle when depicting any historical events, and such was the case for the FX adaptation of the acclaimed James Clavell novel Shōgun.

In Episode 104, John Blackthorne instructs Lord Yoshii Toranaga's army on how to use the cannons taken from the Erasmus. “The training fields are the same fields that double as Toranaga's army encampment field in Episode 105, and there's a huge earth

“We've got the cliffside where Kashigi Yabushige runs out of rope and lands in the water,” says special effects supervisor Cameron Waldbauer. “That was definitely one of the more complicated things. Even building something big enough and getting the

“We needed a warehouse full of props in order to populate the village sets,” Jarvis explains. “The village sets were the biggest challenge. Creating the tools, all of the objects for in and around a flourishing village, that took up a lot of time. Ou

Over five decades as a director and producer, the legendary Steven Spielberg has brought landmark World War II stories to movies and TV. In doing so, millions have encountered an important era of our human history. Spielberg's TV series Band of Broth

Practical tips and tutorials from pro artists to improve your CG skills Alessandro is an IT management graduate, but has a passion for modelling. Specialising in ZBrush, Photoshop, and KeyShot, he focuses on creating collectible statues and miniature

WEATHERED EFFECTS Here I'm experimenting with a wear and tear shader in Blender, using edge detection and ambient occlusion overlays. To get a nice, cohesive weathered look, it's important to have the wear in the texture map be the same colour as the

Gaëlle is a concept artist specialising in digital environments who uses CG, digital painting and photobashing. Her work includes Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. bit.ly/4ah4rhl This image, which I've titled Storm Peaks, i

Based on the concept by Greg Baldwin from Lost Bear Studios (artstation.com/artwork/Xn4LLL) Software ZBrush, Photoshop Year made 2024 Scott Chau artstation.com/scottycees Graphic designer by day, 3D artist by night. As a kid, I always loved to draw a

J.M. Blay is a director and designer, and founder of Blay Studio. With over 25 years of experience working in the creative industry, he has worked for films, television, advertising and video games. blay.studio WATCH THE VIDEO https://bit.ly/3dworld-

Using a particle system can be computationally expensive, especially when incorporated into a full 3D scene. Sometimes that's unavoidable and render times just have to take a hit, but in many situations you can get away with doing it in post. This wi

Being a 3D generalist isn't an easy path. It requires constant learning and adaptation to a variety of fields, but for those driven by curiosity and a thirst for knowledge, it's a rewarding journey. Each day presents new challenges and opportunities

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 Mike Griggs is a digital content creator with

The core of a polygon modelling app is the ability to select and manipulate the individual components. Using the buttons at the top of the screen in Valence, you can switch between faces, edges and points. Then with the buttons down the left-hand sid

Unreal Engine offers so many creative opportunities for 3D artists that it can be almost bewildering for them to find a route into Unreal that suits them. It can do so many things, such as character creation and animation with the incredible MetaHuma

As of Blender 4.0, it's possible to dictate which objects in a scene are affected by which lights. Considering Blender is now 30 years old, it's mind-boggling to think this feature has only just made its way in. Unsurprisingly it's one of the most re

For this tutorial, a Cinema 4D scene has been created of a car model. It doesn't have anything within the scene other than the model itself, although the Maxon Cineware importer can import the complete scene data, including animation. The file does n

In the Render rollout of the Properties panel, specify your render engine as Cycles. If you try and find the feature when using EEVEE, you'll be sorely disappointed because the options don't even appear in the interface. Personally I think the option

Welcome to chef Chiovaro's kitchen! I'll be teaching you how to create tasty doughnuts in Blender, sprinkles included. This is a fairly simple process and friendly to Blender beginners, so let's get cooking. For our first task, we'll want to remove e

Software 3ds Max, Substance 3D P ainter, RizomUV, V-Ray, Photoshop Year made 2024 RETRO AESTHETICS This was part of a semester-long project at my school, which we completed totally by ourselves. I have a particular fondness for retro items, for both

News and views from around the international CG community We had a blast at Vertex 2024, our live digital art event held at London's Business Design Centre, organised with our friends from ImagineFX and Creative Bloq. It was wonderful to absorb the a

We explore the latest software and hardware tools to see if they are worth your time or money PRICE Free COMPANY DreamWorks Animation WEBSITE openmoonray.org After graduating with a first-class computer science degree, Paul Hatton has spent nearly tw

PRICE £1,970/$1,875 annual / £245/$235 monthly COMPANY Autodesk WEBSITE autodesk.co.uk/3dsmax After graduating with a first-class computer science degree, Paul Hatton has spent nearly two decades working within the 3D visualisation industry. bit.ly/3

PRICE £1,970/$1,875 annual / £245/$235 monthly COMPANY Autodesk WEBSITE autodesk.co.uk/maya After graduating with a first-class computer science degree, Paul Hatton has spent nearly two decades working within the 3D visualisation industry. bit.ly/3vu

PRICE £1,725/$2,145 annual COMPANY Autodesk WEBSITE autodesk.co.uk/motionbuilder Recent years have seen creative heavyweight Autodesk focus its development efforts on a few products, including 3ds Max and Maya, to the detriment of its other applicati

PRICE Standard £55/$65 monthly / Pro £105/$135 monthly COMPANY Lumion WEBSITE lumion.com After graduating with a first-class computer science degree, Paul Hatton has spent nearly two decades working within the 3D visualisation industry. bit.ly/3vuv0A

Download these models and textures to use in your own projects Download a set of fantastic objects and build your own asset library with these fantasy/medieval blacksmith-themed models from in our monthly model and texture giveaway. Follow Mario Leon