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The Blender Special

PIXOLOGIC

THE GATE

The best Blender art from the CG community

WAKANDA FOREVER

ARTIST William Silva SOFTWARE Blender, ZBrush Freelance 3D

ImagineFX

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DAWN

ARTIST Yuditya Afandi SOFTWARE Blender, Photoshop Freelance 3D

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GUARDIAN OF THE HOLY FOREST

ARTIST Carlos Soares SOFTWARE ZBrush, Blender, Substance Painter,

FA MULAN

ARTIST Kevin Christian Muljadi SOFTWARE Blender Concept artist

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OLD ARCADE MACHINES

ARTIST Daniel Gryningstjerna SOFTWARE Blender, Photoshop Freelance 3D

WITCHER’S SILVER SWORD

ARTIST Miroslav Baev SOFTWARE Blender, Substance Painter, Marmoset

AN EXTERIOR AND AN INTERIOR

YEAR CREATED 2020 

MADE FOR EVERYONE

3D World charts the unconventional 26-year journey of Blender, from attic to industry outsider, all the way to legitimate 3D contender

MADE FOR CUSTOMISATION

BLENDER’S ADD-ON SYSTEM IS MOSTLY FREE, DEFINITELY VAST, AND CONSTANTLY UPDATED

MADE FOR 2D AND 3D

GREASE PENCIL MIXES 2D AND 3D, LENDING A HAND-DRAWN FEEL TO ANIMATION AND ILLUSTRATION

Magazine Direct

SPRITES, CAMERA, ACTION!

Blender Studio open up about their latest 3D animation project and how it’s pushing the software in bold new directions

HERE'S WHAT I'VE LEARNT

SPRITE FRIGHT CO-DIRECTOR HJALTI HJALMARSSON SHARES HIS ADVICE FOR ASPIRING 3D ARTISTS

BLENDER CLOUD

PRODUCER FRANCESCO SIDDI EXPLAINS HOW YOU CAN WITNESS THE ENDLESS CREATIVITY OF BLENDER STUDIO

CREATIVE BLOQ

PERFECT YOUR SHOT LIGHTING IN BLENDER

Blender Studio art director Andy Goralczyk explains the lighting and rendering process for this issue’s cover artwork

3D WORLD

21 EXPERT BLENDER TIPS AND TRICKS

Artists from Blender Studio have compiled a collection of expert tips and advice to help you boost your Blender skills and knowledge

RIGGING FOR ANIMATORS

How to use Rigify to enhance your character expressions

REAL-TIME TEXTURE PAINTING IN BLENDER

Learn how to use Blender to set up a detailed, layered shader that you can paint in real time

CREATE A STYLIZED FILM CHARACTER IN BLENDER

Follow Julien Kaspar’s character creation workflow guide and discover how to render engaging models for film production

HOW DO I ANIMATE A BALL MOVING THROUGH A BULGING PIPE IN CINEMA 4D?

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

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BLOCK OUT THE BIG FORMS?

Judy Wright, California

HOW CAN I IMPROVE THE LIGHTING OF MY PROJECT?

Rita Comby, Oxford

WHICH ARE BETTER, CONNECTIONS OR CONSTRAINTS?

Jason Feynman, Malta

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Andy Goralczyk

The art director talks to 3D World about his background, studio setup, inspirations, and day-to-day life working on lighting and effects at Blender Animation Studio

MAGAZINES DIRECT

Blender Studio

Francesco Siddi describes his busy daily routine working as producer at Blender Studio in Amsterdam

Powering up

James Burrows of Immersive Studios explores the exciting prospects that next-gen gaming tech offers designers and developers alike

Blender’s open season

Host of Blender Today, Pablo Vazquez, gives 3D World the lowdown on Blender’s Open Up initiative

Blender’s Ecosystem

Ton Roosendaal, chairman of the Blender Foundation, on how the software maintains its independent, decentralized community

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