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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

NEW YEAR NEW SKILLS

3D World rings in the new year with the help of talented artists to find out which software you should be using to advance your CG skills

BLENDER

3D artist and character creator Thành Nguyen discusses his work and how you can use Blender to create your own masterpieces

CINEMA 4D

CG director Shawn Wang reveals his tips and tricks for mastering Maxon’s professional 3D software

HOUDINI

Inspiring 3D artists Alicja Cygan and Armin Lotfi reveal the secrets of creating great 3D art in SideFX Houdini

UNREAL ENGINE

Passionate environment artist Isa Raaijmakers explains why now might be the time for real-time

MAYA

A guide to getting the most out of Maya’s professional 3D toolset, courtesy of the talented Amaru Zeas and Tsubasa Nakai

UNVEILING BELLE

Trevor Hogg ventures into the various worlds of Belle guided by Mamoru Hosoda and his creative team…

OPTIMISE YOUR WORKFLOW FOR PERSONAL PROJECTS

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

OPTIMISE GAME ASSETS FOR UNREAL ENGINE

Learn how to optimise asset art content for Unreal Engine 4 while maintaining visual quality in your work

LAND YOUR DREAM ART JOB IN THE VIDEO GAMES INDUSTRY

H ow can you make the transition from

RENDER AN OUTER-SPACE SCENE

Learn top tips and techniques for modelling, lighting and rendering a movie-style scene

MASKING BASICS IN SUBSTANCE 3D PAINTER

Become a masking master with these pro tips

HOW DO I CREATE A CONTOURED SPLINE OBJECT OF A MESH IN CINEMA 4D?

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

CAN I 3D PRINT WHAT I MAKE ON MY IPAD?

This alien creature was sculpted on the iPad

HOW CAN I CREATE A BUILDING STARTING FROM A PHOTOGRAPH?

You can create different materials using the same

WHY DO MY JOINTS FLIP WHEN BLENDING BETWEEN IK AND FK?

Unfortunately, joints flipping or twisting is part and

Discovering new dimensions

Digital creatives Maze Theory tell 3D World about their work on Doctor Who: The Edge Of Reality

Digital content creator

Veteran content creator Mike Griggs shares his experiences of working freelance on a variety of diverse projects

A dream come true

Trevor Hogg braves the prevailing smoke to discover the secrets behind Poupelle Of Chimney Town

Mono X 6K

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