NEXT- GENERATION VFX

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COVER ARTIST Glen Southern SOFTWARE Nomad Sculpt* *wireframe

The Gallery

The best digital art from the CG community

Technique focus

Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork

Technique focus

Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork

Technique focus

Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork

CASTING A SPELL

The story of London’s VFX industry and the Harry Potter movies

CREATURE SCULPTING ON THE IPAD

Take your artwork on the go and learn how to master the art of mobile sculpting with Nomad Sculpt

CREATE A L ARGE COLL ABOR ATIVE ART PROJECT

CG veteran and industry trainer Donovan Douglas explains how to organise and implement a large communal art project

MAKE A KALEIDOSCOPIC ANIMATION

Carmelo Barberá shows us an overview of his process for creating procedural shapes and animations in Houdini

CREATE A ST YLISED 3D CHARACTER WITH ARNOLD RENDERER

Discover how Seung Yon Lee produced this stylised sculpt with her step-by-step guide and tips on texturing, lighting and rendering

CAN WE UNWRAP UVS ON AN IPAD NOW?

Artists Q & A Practical tips and tutorials

HOW DO I CREATE AN 8-BIT ANIMATION FROM A 3D RENDER?

SOFTWARE: CINEMA 4D | REDSHIFT | AFTER EFFECTS

WHEN I FINISH UNIVERSITY, SHOULD I GO FREELANCE OR WORK IN A STUDIO?

Your CG problems solved Jumping headfirst into a

HOW CAN I CREATE A SIMPLE CERAMIC MATERIAL USING SUBSTANCE DESIGNER?

Pietro Chiovaro replies Here I will show you

A Christmas corker

VFX studio Absolute discuss their work on Lidl’s CG-heavy festive advertising campaign

Thriving in a remote working environment

Andrew Sinagra, co-founder of NIM Labs, reveals how to succeed in an increasingly decentralised industry

THE REMOTE SHIFT

How rough was the advent of the pandemic

The future of VFX workflows

Ben Stallard, managing director of media and entertainment at Hotspring, explains how remote working and new technologies are transforming the industry

The evolution of live-action media

Devin Horsman, founder and CTO at Arcturus, discusses what we can expect for the future of volumetric video technology, and what exciting changes are in store for the industry

Cinema 4D R25

We explore the latest software and hardware tools to see if they are worth your time or money

Wash & Cure Plus

AUTHOR PROFILE Rob Redman 3D World’s editor Rob

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