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DAWN OF THE NUGGET Aardman takes us behind the

LONG PASSED OPPORTUNITIES

The best digital art from the CG community

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BASED ON THE CONCEPT BY GU DEXIONG ( artstation.com/artwork/eJrQg6 )

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ARTIST Tarmo Juhola SOFTWARE Blender, Photoshop “The

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Technlque focus

Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork

Technlque focus

Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork

AARDMAN ’S NEW DAWN

James Clarke speaks with three crew members to explore the creative process and choices involved in cracking Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

FRAMESTORE IN 2023

James Clarke catches up with Framestore to discuss the studio’s recent work and the place of VFX in the wider filmmaking process

MAKE A NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WITH PROCEDURAL TOOLS

Jingtian Li shows you how to leverage the new Procedural Content Generation tools in Unreal Engine 5

BUILD STUNNING PHOTOREALISTIC ENVIRONMENTS

Learn how Mario Leone pieced together three captivating landscapes for his personal project

HOW TO COMPOSITE AN ANIMATED FILM

The Foliascope team explain the complex process they used to create stop-motion feature No Dogs or Italians Allowed

BLEND A MIXED-STYLE JUICE STAND SCENE

Discover Kehan Chen’s workflow for combining two stylistic approaches as he creates a fresh model with a Ghibli twist

Artist Q&A

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

One tool to master them all

Paul Hatton discovers how Blackmagic Design software became Foliascope’s chosen partner for delivering a new generation of feature-length films

The metaverse isn’t dead, it’s about to explode

Experts discuss what the metaverse could mean for the 3D community

HOW DO I SCULPT FACES IN BLENDER?

Jadon Lotinga, St. Louis

HOW DO I MANAGE FILE LOCATIONS IN CINEMA 4D 2024?

Dani Fernández, Buenos Aires

HOW DO I CREATE WET SURFACES IN BLENDER?

Frank Roberts, Seattle

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