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Issue 13
Features and interviews
- F10 Software – producing compelling arch viz on a budget
- Get a job in 3D – what jobs are out there, what they pay, how to get them
- Till Nowak – independent artist producing amazing work
Tutorials
How to create amazing pieces of artwork
- Princess of Madness – Blender – How to create fabrics and muted colours
- Space Drink – 3ds Max – Retro 50s colours and humour with a sci-fi theme
- Barbarians – Poser – Create dramatic action with the barbarian horde
Workshop
Inside info and lots of tech-talk
- Masterclass: New feature explains how to use projection mapping
- Questions & Answers: Hot topics explained for Maya, 3ds Max, Vue, Poser and CINEMA 4D
- Back to basics: Another new feature tells you everything you need to know about modelling
Industry
The inside track on the CGI industry
- Workspace news – learn what’s happening in the 3D industry
- Abraham Valdez – he’s the character artist for Vicious Cycle
- Uni Foucs – check out the talent at Vancouver Film School |
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Issue 12
Features and interviews
- Tech secrets of Avatar – See how the Na’Vi were originally sculpted and more
- Inside Maxon – What the creators of CINEMA 4D have been up to
- Taylor James – Enter the world of massive hi-res print campaigns
Tutorials
How to create amazing pieces of artwork
- Tiger in the Jungle – 3ds Max – Use the HairFX plug-in to make a tiger
- Laguna – Poser and Vue – Create a Jack Vettriano style beach scene
- Stifled Smile – Maya and ZBrush- How to create perfect skin tones using SSS
Workshop
Inside info and lots of tech-talk
- Masterclass: New feature explains how to create realistic eyes
- Questions & Answers: Hot topics explained for Maya, 3ds Max, Vue, Poser and CINEMA 4D
- Back to basics: Another new feature tells you everything you need to know about CGI lighting
Industry
The inside track on the CGI industry
- Workspace news – learn what’s happening in the 3D industry
- Guillaume Tiberghien – the talented 3D character modeller for Ubisoft
- Uni Foucs – check out the talent at Brigham Young University |
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Issue 11
Features and interviews
- Dean Agar – A photographer mixing up photoshoots with CGI from CINIMA 4D
- Pitching for Work – How artists and small studios can pitch for work
- Kuan Studio – The world of arch viz, south American style
Tutorials
How to create amazing pieces of artwork
- Tiger in the Jungle – 3ds Max – Use the HairFX plug-in to make a tiger
- Laguna – Poser and Vue – Create a Jack Vettriano style beach scene
- Stifled Smile – Maya and ZBrush- How to create perfect skin tones using SSS
Industry
The inside track on the CGI industry
- Workspace news – learn what’s happening in the 3D industry
- Dennis Allain – award-winning architectural illustrator
- Studio Access – behind the scenes with Assassin’s Creed II |
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Issue 10
Features and Interviews
- Double Negative – Behind the scenes with the masters of film VFX
- Which software package? – Don’t waste time learning the wrong software, figure out which one you need to master with this guide
- Arcmedia – Lovely architecturel visualisation for you to drool over
Tutorials
How to create amazing pieces of artwork
- Winter wonderland – Vue – Create a Christmas-style, snow swept scene
- City 2050 – Lightwave – Find out how to create great looking atmospheric effects
- Female Rogue – 3ds Max/ZBrush – How to model a thief on the rooftops
- American Muscle Car p2 – Maya – The concluding part of the tutorial to create a Camaro
Industry
The inside track on the CGI industry
- Workspace news – learn what’s happening in the 3D industry
- Brent Zorich – Film/Game convergence for LucasFilm!
- Uni focus – The CGI animation course at Westminster Uni examined |
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Issue 09
Features and Interviews
- Prime Focus – The VFX crew who worked on GI Joe, Red Cliff and more
- Doctor Who – Behind the scenes at The Mill with the new look series
- The Neighbourhood – a different kind of creative agency
Tutorials
How to create amazing pieces of artwork
- Polar Bear – modo 401 fur engine put to great use
- American Muscle Car – build the new Ford Camaro in Maya
- Dungeon Warrior – Dusty delver delivered in Poser
Industry
The inside track on the CGI industry
- Workspace news – learn what’s happening in the 3D industry
- Daniel Moreno – the world of animation in TV, games and films
- Uni focus – The CGI animation course at Portsmouth Uni examined |
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Issue 08
Features and Interviews
- Red Cartel – madcap Australian agency making TV adverts and short films
- Machinima – pushing the creative boundaries of film-making with no budget
- 3d com – check out the building and interiors work of this visualisation company
Tutorials
How to create amazing pieces of artwork
- Urban race – composite a fast street car into an neon-washed scene
- Watery woodland – massive Vue tutorial on creating a classic landscape
- Space marine – bloke in rusty armour stomping in futuristic battleground
Industry
The inside track on the CGI industry
- Workspace news – learn what’s happening in the 3D industry
- Peter Eriksson – art director of Sweden’s leading advertising agency
- Uni focus – we go back to Cumbria to see what they’re up to |
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Issue 07
Features and Interviews
- Behind the scenes with Luxology – who are those crazy people making modo?
- Make Studios – making lovely 3D architectural visions
- Behind the news – how one man’s 3D work is revolutionising local newspapers
Tutorials
How to create amazing pieces of artwork
- Race to win – a vintage car and a prop plane race each other
- Robogirl – final part of the tutorial where you can make your own robot
- Desert environment – a CINEMA 4D tutorial showing how to create a grungy atmosphere
Industry
The inside track on the CGI industry
- Workspace news – learn what’s happening in the 3D industry
- Bill Ledger – cartoon hero – comes clean on CGI for illustration
- Uni focus – welcome to the University of Bournemouth |
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Issue 06
Features and Interviews
- Let’s make lots of money – how to turn your enthusiasm for 3D into cold, hard cash
- Grand designs – Cityscapes and arch viz loveliness
- Red Cliff – behind the scenes of the VFX on John Woo’s new film
Tutorials
How to create amazing pieces of artwork:
- Create a man of steel – let’s go superhero with this character tutorial
- Robogirl – create a saucy robot girl from scratch
- All hail the Duke – the game may never appear, but here’s the artwork
Industry
The inside track on the CGI industry:
- Workspace news – learn what’s happening in the 3D industry
- Hugo Morales – the cinematic artist from Bioware ‘fesses up
- Uni focus – welcome to the University of Teeside |
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Issue 05
Features and Interviews
- Star Trek – how the classic series got a lick of CG paint
- Plastic Wax – chat about games cinematics
- Exquisitus 3D – architectural visualisation that celebrates China
Tutorials
How to create amazing pieces of artwork:
- As Humans Control – a look at detailed environments
- Pirate LeChuck – how one artist created a cartoon character
- Fisherman’s House – modelling water and wood structures
Industry
The inside track on the CGI industry:
- Workspace news – Learn what’s happening in the 3D industry
- Chat with Blur Studio’s Senior Character artist
- Uni focus – University of Greenwich plus global galleries |
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Issue 04
Features and Interviews
- Saddington & Baynes – behind the scenes with CGI ad agency
- Inside the Digital Art Zone – what makes things tick at DAZ3D HQ?
- The Image Foundry – mixing up arch viz and TV work
Tutorials
How to create amazing pieces of artwork:
- Gas Station Diner – concluding part of the diner
- Mistress Lili – sexy dominatrix with acres of shiny materials
- No more wine – a squidgy pirate in Davy Jones’ locker
Industry
The inside track on the CGI industry:
- University challenge – latest 3D courses and student gallery
- Jason Godbey – Environmental artist with Heavy Water
- Studio access – Starbreeze Studios on fun with Riddick |
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Issue 03
Features and Interviews
- Stephan Martiniere – id Software’s Creative Director reveals all
- Ocular Production – Singapore-based, luscious interior CGI design
- Rise of the Robots – how CGI characters are taking over films
Tutorials
How to create amazing pieces of artwork:
- Gas Station Diner – from scratch tutorial recreating 50s Americana
- Alien v Predator Pool – favourite enemies having a pint and a game
- Broken Armistice – War in space and files on the CD for you to make it
Industry
The inside track on the CGI industry:
- University challenge – latest 3D courses and student gallery
- Daren Horley – Lead Texture and Matte artist at Framestore
- Studio access – Lionhead Studios on Fable II and Knothole Island |
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Issue 02
Features and Interviews
- Red Vision – The VFX company behind Battlefield Britain and Headcases
- It’s all stereo now – the world of stereoscopic CGI is taking over
- The visualhouse – check out the architectural visualisation experts
Tutorials
How to create amazing pieces of artwork:
- Go for Speed – underground cars in a grungy garage setting
- Production Focus – a Night at the Cathedral workflow revealed
- Steampunk robot – Make a giant, German, steam-powered robot
Industry
The inside track on the CGI industry:
- University challenge – latest 3D courses and student gallery
- Escape studios – the leading light in 3D CGI learning
- Studio access – Carlos Fueyo has a job in arch viz. You can too |
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Issue 01
Features and Interviews
- Kieron Helsdon – from cover discs to Lighting TD on Hollywood films
- Brutsblueder Design – shiny robots, sexy woman, future design
- Inside the Blender Foundation – Dutch programmers giving it all away
Tutorials
How to create amazing pieces of artwork:
- Tot Rod! Create a 1950s/Pixar style supercharged kids car
- Cyber Assassin – futuristic femme fatale plus object file on CD
- How an incredible piece of interior design was created
Industry
The inside track on the CGI industry:
- University challenge – latest 3D courses and student gallery
- Leos Santos, Industry Insider at Blur Studios
- Studio access – SPLine games talk about A Stroke of Fate |
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