On the virtual stage

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COVER ARTIST Eidan Elgrably SOFTWARE Maya This month

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

The rise and rise of UNREAL ENGINE

From one-man band to global content creation tool, we delve into the history, ongoing success, and exciting future of this incredible real-time game engine

SHAPING IMAGINATION & BUILDING WORLDS

How is 3D printing technology leading to new creative opportunities? We interview three creatives for their expert insight

CREATE CINEMATIC LIGHTING IN MAYA

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

BUILD A TOON-SHADED ANIMATED SHORT

How to make charming, 2D-style animations in 3D

FILM HIGH-END VISUAL EFFECTS

Discover how to capture high-quality VFX using a small, inexpensive camera, with these expert tips from film director Victor Perez

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO AR COMPOSITING

Learn how to seamlessly match the physical world and virtual graphics with Reality Engine’s intuitive AR pipeline

MAKE A DETAILED FOREST SCENE

MAYA | SUBSTANCE PAINTER | PHOTOSHOP | FUSION | ZBRUSH | V-RAY | XGEN | QUIXEL MEGASCANS

ARE THERE ANY GOOD POSING AND REFERENCE TOOLS ON THE IPAD?

Artist Q & A Practical tips and tutorials

NOW ADD WEREWOLVES

The great thing about this posing tool is that the developer has given you a wide range of props to add to your scene including guns, a bow, hats, capes, an axe and even a horse! The horse is partially rigged and it has a set of pre-made poses built in so you can make really amazing horse-riding scenes. Don’t forget to add your werewolf!

WHERE ARE THE REDSHIFT SETTINGS IN CINEMA 4D R26?

Let’s take a look at how to adapt

ALL THE OLD SETTINGS ARE STILL THERE

Don’t worry if the new way of doing things is causing disruption to an established workflow. Maxon has left the ability to access the Redshift Render View in the Render menu, and in the Cinema 4D preferences, there is an option to switch the 'Redshift' menu back on.

HOW DO I USE MAYA’S NEW SEARCH FUNCTION?

Autodesk recently added a long sought-after search function

HOW CAN I CREATE SEA WAVES USING SUBSTANCE DESIGNER?

Pietro Chiovaro replies WATCH THE VIDEO https://bit.ly/3D-world-289

How to capture a career in volumetric video

Arcturus takes a break from creating tools for next-generation volumetric video content to share some career advice with 3D World readers

VFX Supervisor

We caught up with Kristian Zarins, who talked us through his typical day working for VFX powerhouse Goodbye Kansas Studios at their office in Stockholm

Bringing photogrammetry to stadium audiences with Ed Sheeran

Vincent Steenhoek, founder and managing director of EVOKE Studios, explores how the company produced ten unique pieces of video content for the artist’s in-the-round Mathematics Tour

A decade of innovation

3D World celebrates ten years of Ncam’s forward-thinking, real-time VFX solutions with CEO Nic Hatch

Lumion 12

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

Modo 16

AUTHOR PROFILE Paul Hatton After graduating with a

Chaos Phoenix 5

AUTHOR PROFILE Paul Hatton After graduating with a

Wacom Cintiq Pro 16

AUTHOR PROFILE Rob Redman 3D World’s editor Rob

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