HOW DO I EFFECTIVELY MANAGE MY HDRIs?

WELCOME

COVER ARTIST Konstantin Chulanov SOFTWARE ZBrush, Marmoset

The Gallery

The best digital art from the CG community

LOUDER: MILES MORALES

“Pop culture is a fun way to connect

FUGITIVE

ORIGINAL CONCEPT BY CHAO TENG ZHAO ( artstation.com/chaoteng8812 )

GERALT OF RIVIA

ARTIST Vishwesh Taskar S OFTWARE ZBrush, Houdini, Maya,

ORIENTALPUNK BAKHOOR

ARTIST Milad Ghiasi SOFTWARE Maya, ZBrush, Marvelous Designer,

CHAIMONGKOL

“I am from Thailand, and the patterns in

OLD MAN

“CREATING XGEN HAIR… DEMANDS PATIENCE AND A METICULOUS

ROYAL GUARD OF THE JOSEON DYNASTY

ORIGINAL CONCEPT BY CHOONG YEOL ( artstation.com/tiwad )

AARDMAN'S NEW TECH

Steven Shapiro, chief technology officer at Aardman, discusses new and emerging developments at the studio

NOPE

CRAFTING CREATURES OF THE CLOUDS IN…

THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF The Metaverse

It’s closer than you think, and 3D artists are making it a reality… Paul Hatton explores the incredible potential of this virtual universe

DESIGN A FASHIONABLE, SEMI-STYLISED SCULPT

ZBRUSH | ANY POLYGONAL MODELLING TOOLS | MARMOSET TOOLBAG | PHOTOSHOP

REMASTER A FEMALE FANTASY CHARACTER

Arno Schmitz demonstrates how to upgrade an older character render to a standard worthy of a next-gen video game

CREATE SCI-FI CITY CONCEPT ART

Discover Christos Marmeris’ step-by-step process for creating an engaging environment concept design

Technique focus

Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork

WHAT’S A SIMPLE WAY TO CREATE EYES IN ZBRUSH?

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

CAN I POST-PRODUCE MY RENDERS IN BLENDER?

This scene by Flavio Della Tommasa (www.malapixel.com) benefits

HOW DO I USE MAYA’S NEW BOOLEAN TOOLS?

Antony Ward replies Booleans have always been seen

HOW CAN I CREATE A REALISTIC ROOF TILE USING SUBSTANCE DESIGNER?

Thanks to the Tile Sample pattern we can

Hope bubbles to the surface

Trevor Hogg bursts the Bubble of the Netflix anime feature by Tetsurō Araki

Horrors of the deep

Blur Studio and Chaos reveal lighting tricks behind David Fincher’s Love, Death + Robots debut

AR garments are the solution to the fast-fashion problem

Artist and public speaker Doddz discusses the problem of overproduction in the fashion industry and how AR garments can help reduce waste

Head of Capture

We caught up with Chris Jestico, who talked us through his typical day working for visual effect powerhouse Goodbye Kansas Studios at their office in Stockholm

V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max

PRICE Solo: £29.90 /mo, £358.80 /yr Premium: £44.90 /mo, £538.80 /yr | COMPANY Chaos Group | WEBSITE www.chaos.com

Houdini 19.5

PRICE Apprentice: Free Indie: £225 Core: £1,660 Houdini FX: £3,820 | COMPANY SideFX | WEBSITE www.sidefx.com

Redshift 3.5

PRICE £19.30 /mo (£231.60 /annually) | COMPANY Maxon | WEBSITE www.maxon.net/en/redshift