2023: THE STATE OF THE 3D AND DIGITAL INDUSTRY

WELCOME

COVER ARTIST Allan Macedo bit.ly/3Dp6amD SOFTWARE ZBrush

COLLECTIBLE FIGURES

The best digital art from the CG community

VELOCIRAPTOR FROM JURASSIC PARK

I SET OUT TO NAIL THE LOOK AND

CREATURE SCULPTURE

BASED ON A CONCEPT BY MIRO PETROV (

WHITE FIGHTER

The idea behind this project was to create

WITCH BEDROOM

BASED ON A CONCEPT BY EVERGREENQVEEN ( bit.ly/3DgTQV8

THE ECHOES OF ETERNITY – SPEARS

ARTIST Kua SOFTWARE ZBrush, Maya, Marmoset Toolbag, Substance

BATMAN – NO GODS NO MASTERS

I’d planned for some time to re-create the

THE NANITE

The Rookies is a platform to help digital

ICHABOD CRANE

ARTIST Ric Pastor SOFTWARE ZBrush, Maya, Substance 3D

VANGUARD ARMY

ARTIST Hao Zhicheng SOFTWARE Blender, Photoshop The story

THE GAZE OF THE CHIMPANZEE

ARTIST Valentin Viennot SOFTWARE Maya, ZBrush ARTIST Laura

JAPANESE-INSPIRED SHRINE

ARTIST Alina Temyrova SOFTWARE Unreal Engine 5, ZBrush,

Technique focus

Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork

LAND TURTLE

ARTIST Miquel Moyà SOFTWARE ZBrush, Maya, Substance 3D

GANDALF FAN ART

I started this project almost two years ago

EMPIRE OF THE CLOUDS

ARTIST Fatih Sahin SOFTWARE Blender, Substance 3D Painter,

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ARTIST Cez Ramirez SOFTWARE Plasticity, Blender, Photoshop This

ANCIENT PORTAL

ARTIST Jakub Nowak SOFTWARE Blender, HitFilm The inspiration

TIGER JONES

ARTIST Ander Esparza Gómez SOFTWARE ZBrush, Maya, Substance

THE LAST OF US ENVIRONMENT FAN ART

ARTIST Felix Sikora SOFTWARE Maya, Arnold, Blender, Substance

STYLISED CHARACTERS

During the sculpting process for every character I

LEARN TO ISOLATE BACKGROUNDS WITH THE DEPTH MAP IN DAVINCI RESOLVE

DAVINCI RESOLVE

CONVERT A CUBE INTO A HARD-SURFACE MODEL

BLENDER

CREATE A MODERN KITCHEN RENDER

Learn how Sajjad Sardashti forms a spectacular archviz scene

ARE ZSPHERES STILL A VALID METHOD FOR CREATING GEOMETRY IN 2023?

Artist Q&A Your CG problems solved Practical tips

HOW DO I USE VDM BRUSHES IN BLENDER?

Paul Hatton replies VDMs make adding details to

HOW CAN I KEEP MY NODE GRAPH ORGANISED IN NUKE?

Nuke provides many ways to keep your Node

HOW DO I DESTROY OBJECTS IN BLENDER?

Creating stunning visual destructions in Blender can take

JM Blay

The Spanish creative talks us through his foundational moments in 3D, a typical day running his own studio, and the tools used to create his work

Through the lens of Liaison

As one of the 3D industry’s leading PR and marketing firms turns 25, 3D World uncovers what its clients’ stories reveal about the evolution of visual effects

A history of VFX in 10 Liaison clients

Among the firms Liaison has worked with in its 25-year history, many have left huge marks on the 3D industry

Democratising the building blocks

INDUSTRY INSIGHT

HDR Light Studio

SOFTWARE REVIEW