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Peyman Mokaram peymanmokaram.com 3DArtistOnline username: hit-fx Software Maya, ZBrush, MARI, Photoshop, NUKE Work in progress… “The reason for choosing to render Eleanor was due to the challenges of the project such as anatomy, hair, clothing, as well as environment”Peyman Mokaram, Eleanor, 2015 CONCEPT I have a different feel with this than previous works because this project was completed whilst I was in a certain situation (relationship) which I undoubtedly will never forget. I hoped this work would be so strong that the feeling would be passed on. THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE I used Maya for the base model, and I made a base mesh of cloth in Marvelous Designer. All of the details have been made in ZBrush. The textures were done in ZBrush and MARI, and other textures…

CONTRIBUTORS François Béthermin bit.ly/1QWDzFe Infographist 2D/3D Lauren Colclough bit.ly/1V8ao2k 3D generalist Michael Nowak behance.net/michaelnowak Freelance designer Bobby Parker bobby-parker.com Architectural illustrator Uffe Kjaer Thomsen envision.dk Image specialist Dušan Vukcevic vudumotion.com 3D motion designer From tall, sci-fi type skyscrapers to cosy log cabins with a snowy backdrop, one of the most popular genres of digital design is arch-vis. To find out the top methods for designing beautiful arch-vis, 3D Artist spoke with with a number of practitioners about their working process and advice. Jane Chambers, senior 3D artist at creative communications agency The Neighbourhood in Manchester, tells us the importance of context in environment design: “It is that instinctive emotional connection that people have with their environments that we look to invoke in our imagery. Texture provides depth and richness to…

The Max Creation Graph is a really exciting new feature that Autodesk has been working on throughout 2014-2015. It was the number one most requested feature for 3ds Max and to be fair to the company, it listened to us! It shows that it is really is worth voting for features on the 3ds Max Feedback Feature Requests website. The Max Creation Graph Editor, or MCG as it is shortened to, has completely revolutionised the way that users can create new tools, no longer needing to rely on complicated MAXScripts. Essentially, Autodesk has put in our hands the necessary tools to enable us to create modifiers, geometry and utility plugins. The MCG is a visual node-based interface that requires absolutely no programming knowledge whatsoever. Are the MAXScript days gone? Probably…

Pierrick Grillet pierrick.artstation.com Pierrick is a CG artist working in Paris as a 3D generalist, mostly for historical docudramas Software 3ds Max, V-Ray, ZBrush Sicksadworld!, 2015 SHADING For the skin I used VrayFastSSS2, as it’s the best way to add a viscous aspect to my model. I always put my Diffuse map on the SSS colour channel instead of the Diffuse colour channel for a better result. I then play with the scatter radius parameter to get what I want. I don’t need to use a Displacement map for this kind of skin, a Bump map does the job.…

Outdoing itself for a third consecutive year, Trojan Horse Was A Unicorn (THU) adeptly proved once more why it’s voted the number one festival of its type in the world. Located on the beautiful sandy shores of remote Tróia in Portugal, the annual September get-together attracts leading artists and a purposefully small tribe of attendees from around the world to the five-day festival and bootcamp. On the schedule are talks, live demos, mentorship sessions, recruitment events, parties, fire-side chats, workshops, live drawing sessions, tribe-building events and late night art battles starting at midnight in the casino adjacent to the venue. There’s not much time for sleep, but sleeping is quite rightly very low down on THU’s agenda. The all-star line-up of speakers (called Knights in THU lingo) is a response…

3D printing works by heating the raw material of plastic filament to the point that it can be squeezed out of an extruder in the printer head. High-quality filament will lead to stronger and better-looking prints. Poor filament can lead to poorly printed objects and extruder failure. New materials with different properties are becoming available every day, but PLA and ABS remain the most common materials being used in 3D printing. Both are what are known as thermoplastics, materials that become soft and moldable when heated and return to a solid when cooled. Besides producing PLA and ABS, Verbatim has entered the filament market with PRIMALLOY – a very flexible, rubber-like thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) that offers more flexibility than standard TPE materials. It delivers good mechanical strength, oil resistance, chemical…

IGOR SOBOLEVSKY Axiom Feral, 2015 Software Maya, Rhino, ZBrush, KeyShot, Photoshop Learn how to Design a vehicle Texture the vehicle with maps and decals Light the model Collect appropriate design resources Concept I was compelled to design an oversized racing machine that embodies brutal strength as well as speed and agility. This all-wheel drive electric racer is a force to be reckoned with on the track. Designing vehicles is fun, but this can also be challenging at times. We will need to figure out appealing forms, size relationships and details that are fantastic and yet rooted in reality. This design has been based on a combination of F1 cars and hot rods as these vehicles tend to have wonderful exposed areas that give us a view of the awesome mechanical…

Dušan Kovic I am a computer graphics generalist currently employed by Eipix Entertainment as a lead animator in the cinematic department. Since I was a child I was fascinated with computer games and sci-fi movies which led to my interest in realistic 3D-generated images and movies. I’m working on my skills all the time, constantly trying to push them to the next level. Piggy, Maya, Arnold, Mudbox, Photoshop (2015) This is the first time I tried Agisoft Photoscan. I was pretty pleased with the results. Later I painted textures in Mudbox and rendered the artwork with Arnold. IS3 Heavy tank – WIP, Maya, Arnold, Photoshop (2014) Inspired by a spontaneous idea that made its way into my consciousness on a random day. Polycount’s hard surface challenge,…

Recognising that the creation of convincing humans is one of the most important components when it comes to the overall quality of architectural visualisation, Renderpeople has its sights firmly set on simplifying the digital workflow when using highly detailed 3D human models. And with an online library that currently provides over 200 commercially available hi-res 3D stock characters of photogrammetric scanned humans, the team is now directing its attention towards creating a new selection of assets with increased functionality for artists to deploy in their scenes. This includes adding ready-rigged models to its existing ready-posed portfolio so that artists have the speed and flexibility to readjust a model’s pose and create convincing shot integration based on the environment. Besides that, work is also developing on creating fully customisable texture solutions…

01 Sunshine after the rain by Ronnie Aerts 3DA username R. Aerts Ronnie says: “This started as a simple project of a lightbulb. It ended with modelling a lot of objects in high detail.“ We say: We love this image, both from a conceptual standpoint and a technical one too. The wonderful blend of colours is a highlight and we think that the detail in the lower half of the bulb is impressive. 02 Samurai Honor by Brad Gibson 3DA username scratchdaddy Brad says: “I sculpted the skull from a sphere using DynaMesh and made the helmet with ZModeler. Then, ZRemesher was used for clean topology and the details projected. KeyShot was used for the render.“ We say: Brad has done a great job with his samurai image,…

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Mahmoud Amghar virtuald.magix.net/  page-d-accueil Freelance 3D artist and administrative officer Software 3ds Max, V-Ray, ZBrush, Photoshop, PhotoImpact Work in progress... “With this creature I wanted to start a little series of characters for developing my personal style and workflow. Cocohell was a personal challenge for me but very funny to create. It was great to develop all of its details”Diego Sain, Cocohell, 2015 Diego Sain iusalab.com 3DArtistOnline username: DiegoSain Software ZBrush, Maya, KeyShot, Photoshop Work in progress… “Realism is something I always find myself drawn to in my projects. Looking for an idea for a new one, I saw a music video online with a similar setting and was inspired by the lighting and atmosphere. Sculpting being something I wanted to improve, I decided to give it a try in…

Interviewees Dieter Coetzee Triggerfish Animation Studios / Flying Circus Key projects: ‘Burgeon’, Jungle Beat Season3, Jungle Beat Explorers, Stick Man dieter.artstation.com Reynante Martinez Freelance Key projects: Empty, Stigma, Distant Worlds reynantemartinez.com Flavia Minnone Jellyfish Pictures Key projects: ‘Mila’, Floogals behance.net/flaviaminnone Ian Spriggs Freelance Key projects: Warcraft, Crimson Peak ianspriggs.com Maarten Verhoeven Freelance Key projects: Hasbro, Gentle Giant, The Gnomon Workshop DVD verhoevenmaarten.blogspot.co.uk You spend hours, weeks, even months on a model, so don’t make the mistake of rushing the lighting job – thinking that the quality of the 3D means that the decoration of it won’t matter. Not only will you be failing to show your work off in the best possible way, but you’ll also be missing the opportunities that light can bring to further set the mood, define…

Igor Sobolevsky I am a designer working in the fields of industrial, concept and graphic design. I enjoy applying industrial design processes when building sci-fi equipment. Here is a look at some of my favourite designs. Airlock One Maya, KeyShot, Photoshop (2014) An airlock of an Aurora Mining Corporation outpost on Europa, one of the moons of Jupiter. Infiltrator ZBrush, KeyShot, Photoshop (2015) This is a humanoid drone, designed for surveillance and intelligence collection. BFT 0109 Maya, Rhino, KeyShot, Photoshop (2015) A large expedition vehicle designed to handle long missions in various rough environments.…

Our experts The best artists from around the world reveal specific CG techniques Houdini Carlos Parmentier carlosparmentier.com Carlos is an FX TD and a high poly/low poly modelling artist. He loves to work with fluids and destruction 3ds Max Paul Hatton cadesignservices.co.uk Paul leads a studio in England specialising in creating beautiful and interactive videos and environments ZBrush Daniel Orive danielorive.com A character and concept artist, Daniel’s latest work can be found in games like Disney Infinity 2 Maya, V-Ray Tashina van Zwam framecandy.nl As a 3D artist for MediaMonks, Tashina’s work mostly focuses on shading, lighting and texturing Whenever we want to make a good FX explosion, we should start with detail and realism, and this can be obtained from good references. You can create an explosion like this…

It’s often the little details that really make an image shine and become something truly unique. It could be small imperfections that give that last little touch or that shimmer of light that portrays the right mood. There are many things that you need to consider when you are creating a realistic image, but it’s often those finishing touches that are hard to get right and really master. In this tutorial we’ll point out some tips and tricks that can help you achieve a better critical view in your artwork. We’ll address how small details or a shader can direct the eye of your audience. We take you through why it’s all about finding the right balance in your image. Furthermore we will give an insight about how and when…

You may start to hear ‘let’s do it in postproduction’, a bit more often and ‘let’s fixit in post’ a little less around the studio. And that’s because the new plugin from Chaos Group is another step towards closing the gap between 3D and compositing, enabling compositors to access V-Ray 3.0’s production-quality ray-traced lighting, shading and rendering capabilities, directly inside NUKE. Artists can now tweak their workflow and undertake tasks more traditionally achieved at the 3D stage, while at the same time working in NUKE on a composite. The nodes available in V-Ray for NUKE are divided into three categories: Render, Materials and Lights, and all three are well integrated into the NUKE UI making it feel like a natural extension of the application. Existing V-Ray users will start feeling…

As both a short film, in its own right, and also the first chapter of a larger film, ‘Prologue’ started its Academy Award qualifying run on 11 September. “We have just witnessed animation history“, declared Peter Lord, co-founder of Aardman Studios, following the first screening of ‘Prologue’ in Summer 2015 – a project which Richard Williams has worked on for many years. “Nobody else alive could have created hand-drawn animation of this intensity and quality.“ Its six minutes describe an incident in the Spartan-Athenian wars of 2,400 years ago. A small girl is witness as warriors battle to the death. There is no dialogue, but instead natural sounds. Drawing and animating the film alone, Williams has taken hand-drawn animation to a new level of expertise and impact. Breaking animation conventions,…