WELCOME

It never ceases to amaze me how certain

HIGHL AND WARRIOR

ARTIST Edu Morales Ojeda SOFTWARE Maya, ZBrush, Marvelous

1920s ARCANE HANDHELD CONSOLE

ARTIST Kasia Ptaszynska SOFTWARE Blender, Substance 3D Painter,

BLAST FURNACE

ARTIST Yury Ostapchuk SOFTWARE Blender, 3DCoat, Photoshop

ZUKO

"UNDERSTANDING THE ARTISTIC FOUNDATIONS IS CRUCIAL FOR ANY

CYBERPUNK ONI MASK

ARTIST Frederic Daoust SOFTWARE ZBrush, Unreal Engine,

EPIC SCI-FI PROJECTS

SOFTWARE ZBrush, Maya, Substance Painter, Marmoset Toolbag YEAR

Tech Focus: Make creatures and kaiju

Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork

Tech Focus: AAA-standard characters

Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork

Technique focus

Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork

DRAMA & SPECTACLE

Trevor Hogg gets dangerously close to kaiju to uncover the secrets behind Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

REBELS WITH A CAUSE

Trevor Hogg embarks on a galactic journey to uncover the secrets behind Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire

THE ART OF Surajit Sen

The digital sculptor speaks to Cesci Angell about his thought processes, work on major Indian films, and having a 3D obsession

CREATE STYLISH HAND-PAINTED CHARACTER ART

Video game artist Weston Reid reveals the process for building his stylised Wild West-inspired character

MAKE AN ANIMATION FOR A MOVING VEHICLE

Get revved up with Oscar Juárez as he details how you can create a realistic animation with help from a 3ds Max plugin

10 TIPS FOR MODO 17.0

How to get the most from Foundry’s updated 3D package

ADD RAIN TO RENDERS IN POST-PRODUCTION

3D World Editor Rob Redman shows you how to build the storytelling in your scenes with dramatic rainstorm effects

Artist Q&A

Practical tips and tutorials from pro artists to improve your CG skills

Scanning the stars

Matthew McMillion discovers why artist Kazu Hiro turns to 3D scanners when creating special effects makeup for Hollywood’s A-listers

One giant leap for volumetric video

3D World explores Arcturus’s world-leading capture and distribution technology, and what it means for volumetric video

UNITY PLUGINS

Increase the quality of your games while saving time in the process

VR Interaction Framework

PRICE £60/$75 | DEVELOPER Bearded Ninja Games | WEBSITE www.beardedninjagames.com/vr-framework

Pro Camera 2D

PRICE PRICE £35/$45 | DEVELOPER Luís Pedro Fonseca | WEBSITE www.procamera2d.com

TopDown Engine

PRICE £65/$80 | DEVELOPER More Mountains | WEBSITE topdown-engine.moremountains.com

Gaia Pro

PRICE £250/$310 | DEVELOPER Procedural Worlds | WEBSITE www.procedural-worlds.com

CONCLUSION

Unity is an incredible gaming engine, and other

LightWave 2023

PRICE £795/$1,000 | COMPANY LightWave Digital | WEBSITE lightwave3d.com

RTX 4080 Super

PRICE £960/$1,215 | COMPANY Nvidia | WEBSITE nvidia.com

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