3D World magazine is the world's biggest-selling monthly title for the 3D artist covering all aspects of the CG creation, inclduing animation, visual effects, vidoegames and architectural visualisation, and includes expert training in apps such as 3ds max, Maya, Cinema 4D, ZBrush, LightWave, Vue, Photoshop and After Effects. Every issue the magazine features an artist showcase, making of features and reviews of new products.

COVER ARTIST

WELCOME • The art of the environment

SPOTLIGHT ON OUR CONTRIBUTORS

AIRBORNE STAFF SERGEANT

SPACE CADET

DEL LAGO SOLDIER

CABLE ANNIHILATION

GLIMMER

PORTRAIT OF CHRISTOPHER LLOYD • YEAR CREATED 2020 SOFTWARE ZBrush, Maya, Arnold 5, Photoshop

The art of ENVIRONMENTS • 3D World gathers masters of CG environment work to discuss what they do and how they do it

ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES • VETERAN MATTE PAINTER CONRAD ALLAN SHARES HIS ADVICE FOR ARTISTS JUST GETTING STARTED IN ENVIRONMENT WORK

SUBSCRIBE! AND GET A FREE PASS FOR VERTEX! • New subscribers can access next year’s virtual event for FREE!

RUNNING WITH THE WOLVES • Trevor Hogg has a transformational encounter with Cartoon Saloon, which concludes its Irish folklore trilogy with the release of Wolfwalkers…

CHARACTER DESIGN & ANIMATION • Character designer Federico Pirovano and animation supervisor Svend Rothmann Bonde joined forces to bring the cast to life…

EYE OF THE WOLF • Wolfvision supervisor Eimhin McNamara combined 2D and 3D techniques to produce a visceral, multidimensional experience…

CREATE A STEAMPUNK ICELANDIC LANDSCAPE • Ryan Elliot takes us step by step through the creation process for this issue’s incredible cover scene

RENDER A LUXURIOUS BUILDING EXTERIOR • Learn how to set up a detailed city scene and add details to improve your photorealism

DESIGN AND CREATE A HIGHTECH DRONE • Get inspired by nature and learn how to create a detailed insect drone design

TRANSFORM CALLIGRAPHY INTO A 3D NEON SIGN • Hussain Almossawi shows us how to turn our 2D typography into an awesome light-emitting 3D design

CREATE AN AUTUMNAL ARCHVIZ SCENE • Shayan Shamlou details how he built this cosy archviz image with a night-time forest setting using 3ds Max

Technique focus • Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork

HOW DO I CREATE AN OCEAN SURFACE IN CINEMA 4D?

STEP BY STEP • MAKE A REALISTIC OCEAN SIM WITH X-PARTICLES

HOW CAN I MAKE A COOKIE MATERIAL IN SUBSTANCE DESIGNER?

WHAT GRAPHICS TABLET SHOULD I GET MY TEENAGER?

Technique focus • Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork

MEET THE ARTIST Arran Baker • The senior animator at Jellyfish Pictures chats to us about his hectic work schedule, his career journey, and how he tackles a shot from conception to final animation

Supercharge your workflows with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 • We take a closer look at NVIDIA’s flagship 30-series graphics card, the GeForce RTX 3090, to see if this generational leap is one worth taking

Technique focus • Incredible 3D artists take us behind their artwork

Creature and character artist • Vladimira Strukanova takes a break from being creature artist at Ziva Dynamics to talk 3D World through her typical day

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL • Ziva Dynamics’ Vladimira Strukanova talks about her career to date and how you can follow in her footsteps

This means war • 3D World discovers the secrets of DIGIC Pictures’ epic Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla cinematic trailer

CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON • The team at DIGIC Pictures discuss the studio’s pipeline and tools of choice

Really augmenting AR • James Burrows, technical director at...