WELCOME

This issue’s cover is adorned with a wonderful

The Gallery

The best digital art from the CG community

Technique Focus

Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork

Technique focous

Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork

blue zoo

#4 LIGHTING, COMPOSITING AND WORKFLOWS

UNDER FIRE

Trevor Hogg enters a burning forest with Rodeo FX to learn about their work on Those Who Wish Me Dead

CREATE STRIKING STYLISED SCENES WITH TOON SHADING

Amir Zand takes you through a simplified way to set up your scene and texture your geometries with toon materials

PRODUCE INTERACTIVE VOLUMETRIC VIDEOS

Volumetric video can capture a performer in real time, and authentically reconstruct them in 3D with true-to-life details. Find out how with a step-by-step guide to HoloSuite from Arcturus

PAINT A SERENE LANDSCAPE IN VR

Felix Stief details how to use the 3D painting app ‘Quill’ to create a stylised environment entirely in VR

REDSHIFT MATERIAL : TOP TIPS FOR YOUR 3D TOOLBOX

Enhance your image creation and achieve stunning results with this expert guide to the Redshift render engine

USE KATANA FOR LOOKDEV AND LIGHTING

A quick and easy guide to getting started in Foundry’s Katana, and how to utilise this powerful tool in your own projects

HOW DO I UNWRAP A HUMAN FIGURE?

Frequent question across the UV boards

CAN I USE MY VR MODELS IN OTHER PROGRAMS LIKE ZBRUSH?

Hatana El Jarn, Leeds

HOW DO I USE A STOCK PHOTOGRAPH TO CREATE A CUSTOM SCENE IN ADOBE SUBSTANCE 3D STAGER?

Mike Griggs replies In just a few simple

HOW CAN I ORGANISE AND CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN UNREAL ENGINE 4?

Another way to optimise performance is to limit

DO I NEED TO LEARN PYTHON TO BE A GOOD CHARACTER RIGGER?

Antony Ward replies So, you just started learning

Ellie Lucas

News and views from around the international CG community

Virtual production specialist

We caught up with motion capture supervisor Jennifer McSpadden, who talked us through her working day

Beast masters

Go behind the groundbreaking VFX and creature FX of YT Industries’ Return Of The Goat II: New World Order

ULTRA-WIDE DISPLAYS

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

AOC CU34P2A

A BARGAIN 34-I NCH DISPLAY THAT DOESN’T SKIMP ON QUALITY

Dell UltraSharp 40 Curved WUHD Monitor U4021QW

MORE VERTICAL RESOLUTION, MORE FEATURES AND OUTSTANDING PRODUCT QUALITY MAKE THE HIGH PRICE EASIER TO SWALLOW

Asus PA34VC

IPS PANEL TECHNOLOGY, GOOD IMAGE QUALITY AND A GREAT DESIGN

Philips 498P9

THE BIGGEST ULTRA-WIDE SCREEN SIZE DELIVERS INCREDIBLE DESKTOP SPACE

CONCLUSION

An artist’s digital desktop is their unique personal

Vyper FDM 3D printer

The Vyper is easy to use, excellent value