Technique focus

WELCOME

This issue we start by taking a look

LITTLE GIRL AND ROBOT

BULLET 3

THE TEAL WHEEL TAVERN

SOFTWARE Blender, Substance Painter, Substance Designer, Unreal Engine 5,

THE BEAST TITAN FAN ART

SOFTWARE ZBrush, Maya, Substance Painter "I’ve been

OLD MORNING

SOFTWARE Maya, V-Ray, Substance Painter, Photoshop, ZBrush "I

KAL2000

SOFTWARE ZBrush, KeyShot, Photoshop "Making KAL2000 was fun

ROACH CITY

INSPIRED BY SERGEY VASNEV’S ‘EVENING SLUMS’ ( WWW.ARTSTATION.COM/ARTWORK/BMAKAR )

THE ONE WITH NO NAME

SOFTWARE ZBrush, Blender, Substance Painter, Substance 3D Stager,

THE ARTIST-BFG

LOCATION Egypt I'm a self-taught 3D character and

The age of acquisitions & mergers

Is it the beginning of the end for small & innovative companies?

SERIOUS PLAY

3D World talks with Drew Roper, founder of Birmingham-based, award-winning animation company, Yamination Studios

RENDER A STRIKING 3D CHARACTER

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

CREATE CONCEPT ART IN UNREAL ENGINE 5

UNREAL ENGINE 5 | PHOTOSHOP | ZBRUSH OR RELEVANT MODELLING SOFTWARE | SUBSTANCE PAINTER

RETOPOLOGISE IN BLENDER

Blender is an amazing sculpting package, but what about when you want to go a little further and create good topology?

MODEL A MECH FROM CONCEPT ART

Transform 2D to 3D with Vahid Ghobadi Arfai’s step-by-step guide, focusing on the art of mech modelling

HOW DO I CREATE A COMPLEX GEOMETRIC PATTERN IN CINEMA 4D?

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

CAN I RETOPO MY SCULPTING IN ZBRUSH OR DO I HAVE TO GO TO A THIRD PARTY APP?

Glen Southern replies ZBrush has had a retopology

HOW CAN I CREATE A TILE MATERIAL USING SUBSTANCE DESIGNER?

WATCH THE VIDEO https://bit.ly/3D-world-unreal5 Pietro Chiovaro replies

HOW DO I ADD A JOINT TO A SKINNED MODEL WITHOUT LOSING MY WEIGHT VALUES?

The thought of adding an influence to a

Technique focus

Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork

The history of the hologram in pop culture

From Star Wars to volumetric video, we explore advances in holographic tech

The art of CG battles

BlueBolt delivers fierce VFX for the final season of The Last Kingdom

Filmmaker

Co-founder of Butcher Bird Studios, Jason B Milligan gives us an insight into his non-stop work day

FOSTERING GROWTH

Jason B Milligan on his key inspirations, and tips for becoming a versatile artist

Fan-favourite villains return

We go behind the scenes with Digital Domain to explore their incredible VFX work on Spider-Man: No Way Home

Maya 2023

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

3ds Max 2023

George Manolache’s render features stunning detail and beautiful

Wired2Fire Apollo WS video editing workstation

AUTHOR PROFILE Mark Pickavance A veteran technology author,

Huion Q11K Pen Tablet

AUTHOR PROFILE Ben Brady Ben is an artist

Acer ConceptD 7 Ezel Pro

AUTHOR PROFILE Jeremy Laird Jeremy has been writing