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SUBSCRIBE FRO M £11.25 Get print and digital editions every month, turn to page 24 We no longer need to be afraid of water! The latest release of Clarisse makes creating water scenes easier, while RealFlow remains a great way to get started in fluid sims – we have training for both this issue. Plus, be inspired and discover how the team at Disney handled water animation in Moana!…

DISNEY DIRECTORS John Musker and Ron Clements TEAM SIZE 700 artists LOCATIONS Burbank, Hollywood, the South Pacific WEB movies.disney.co.uk/moana  The heroine of Disney’s latest animated feature is a teenage princess named Moana, who tries to save the mysteriously land-locked people of her South Pacific island by sailing into uncharted waters. The story might have turned out rather differently had writers and directors Ron Clements and John Musker not taken their own journey to the islands of Polynesia. One of the legends they discovered was that after sailing for 3,000 years, the Polynesian voyagers had stopped sailing for 1,000 years. This gap in exploration sparked the story that became Moana. “The big turning point was learning about the emphasis on navigation,” says Ron, “and that right now in the South Pacific,…

Among the new tools created for Moana are Splash, made for simulating and art directing water, and Quicksilver for bringing hair simulation down to the strands. Tonic, developed for previous films, provided hair grooming. “We use Maya as a primary interface,” says technical supervisor Hank Driskill. “And Houdini for effects data sets, but we build so much on top, they’re almost application interfaces. The tools the artists use are home grown.”…

Taking my Shadow of the Beast character as an example, I start to picture who the hero is and put my own spin on the character. First I decide this is not the same character anymore, more a legacy of some sort, so I decide she is the daughter of the original hero, Aarbron. I imagine that after a long struggle, the hero died and his enemies take this opportunity to take over the country again. There is a prophecy that Aarbron’s descendants will end their reign, so they decide to kill his one and only son. Except that Aarbron had a daughter too, and when she comes back home she goes berserk and her true power is revealed. She takes on her father’s monster-shaped skull as a symbol of…

Here you can see an example of what a texture looks like when exported out from ZBrush. “Below it is my finished texture painted in Photoshop,” says Emilie. “You will get a good sense of the before and after, and just how much work goes into the making of the texture. The projection simply provides a rough guide to where important aspects such as eyes and key details go on the model – the rest is up to you.”…

Varomix has been working in the CG industry since 1998. In his current role, he is a VFX supervisor and DOP assistant. www.mixtrn.com FOLLOW THE VIDEO If you see the Play icon, use the link  Clarisse is a relatively new application, and is more than just a render engine, a layout or look development tool. A key feature is the amount of geometry it can handle – billions of polygons are nothing to Clarisse. More studios are adopting the software to help manage deadlines and budgets. Clarisse also helps artists to be more creative, as it frees them from the constraints of computer power by handling these huge amounts of geometry. We’re going to create a rocky landscape that would be really hard to do in other applications. We will…

Poznan, Poland, who has worked in the industry since 2007. He likes combining different techniques in order to create his art. behance.net/michaelnowak  To be able to create this tutorial for 3D World is a real pleasure for me. I’m going to talk about how I achieved my project Above The Sky, an idea that came to me one night, when I was sitting on a rooftop and looking at the stars. I thought how amazing it would be to travel across the galaxy in a small capsule. Here I will discuss the techniques I use in my everyday workflow, how I created my complex materials in V-Ray, how to use different tools in Photoshop, and much more! I hope that you learn from it. Over the course of the…

Pietro Chiovaro replies One material that I use frequently in my projects is glass. To create a glass material, first you need to select the object in which you want to assign the material. Next, you should navigate to the Node Editor panel and add the following nodes: a Light Path input, a Fresnel input, a Glass BSDF shader, a Glossy BSDF shader, a Transparent BSDF shader, two Mix Shaders, the converter Math, a ColorRamp and finally, of course, a Material Output. Once you’ve done all of this, connect the Fresnel input, Glass BSDF shader and Glossy BSDF shader with the first Mix Shader. After that, connect the ColorRamp with Math, and then the Math converter with the Transparent BSDF shader. When you’re happy, you can then connect the Light…

1. CREATE A GREAT SHOWREEL This is the most important thing. This is how people will judge the quality of your work. Make sure it is errorfree and that your best work is placed first. 2. BE ACCESSIBLE Be easy to find. Have your own blog or website, with contact details, so you can showcase your work online. 3. GET NETWORKING Get out there and meet people at different events and conferences. Utilise any personal connections; if you know people in the industry, ask them about any openings or internships. 4. KNOW WHERE THE JOBS ARE There are many companies doing animation in the UK. Make a list of those you want to target, and make sure you research their backgrounds before applying. There will always be a company looking…

Price £5,995 + VAT | compan y Boston | website www.boston.co.uk Author profile James Morris James has been writing about technology for two decades, focusing on content creation hardware and software. He was editor of PC Pro magazine for five years. www.tzero.co.uk FEATURES 128GB 2,400MHz DDR4 SDRAM Nvidia Quadro M4000 with 8GB GDDR5 memory 400GB Intel SSD 750 Series NVMe PCI Express solid state disk 2 x 2TB Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 SATA 7,200rpm hard disks (RAID 1) LG UH12NS30 Blu-ray reader / DVD rewriter Warranty: three years RTB parts and labour The Broadwell generation of microarchitecture finally made it to the mainstream Xeon E5 processor platform at the beginning of the year. Boasting up to 22 cores per socket, it’s been unleashing a huge leap in power ever since –…

Price $20 | developer Arseniy Korablev | website www.polybrush.org AUTHOR PROFILE irstyn Bech-Yagher Cirstyn is a freelance CG artist and educator, with over 15 years’ experience in 3D. Her clients have ranged from AMD to Daz 3D and Future. She is currently collaborating with AMD as technical artist for Radeon ProRender for 3ds Max. www.twitter.com/cirstyn FEATURES 3D sculpting and painting Sculpting, lathing andvoxel tools Bone creation Remesh tools Affordable HISTORY PolyBrush Created by artists for artists, 3D World alumnus Arseniy Korablev created this little tool for 3D concepting, sculpting and editing when he saw the tool he needed wasn’t on the market. Polybrush is a new, small sculpting tool that lets you sculpt mesh via sketching or drawing with your mouse or tablet. The brainchild of Arseniy Korbalev, it lets…

Follow the link to download your free files www.bit.ly/vault-215-water 8GB OF VIDEO & FILES GET YOUR RESOURCES You’re three steps away from this issue’s video training and files… 1. GO TO THE WEBSITE Type the following into your browser: www.bit.ly/vault-215-water 2. FIND THE FILES YOU WANT FROM THE LIST Search the list of free resources to find the video and files you want 3. DOWNLOAD THE FILES YOU NEED Click the Download buttons and your files will save to your PC or Mac PLUS! There are more files, art and resources waiting online… VIDEO: Download the video walkthrough to simulating a meteor smashing into an ocean VIDEO: Get the video tutorials for this issue’s Artist Q&A training ARTWORK: Download the extra tutorial images that accompany Showcase FILES: Get the stepby-step…

Pascal Blanche Pascal is a senior art director at Ubisoft Montreal. This issue he reveals how to improve your ZBrush character creation process. Discover his advice on page 26. www.pascalblanche.deviantart.com Guilherme Henrique As an art director at Blender Guru, Guilherme knows Blender inside and out. On page 62, he explains how to texture an environment using Blender’s node system. www.meltinglogic.com Emilie Stabell A character and environment artist at Media Molecule, Emilie shares her process for creating a unique 3D illustration on page 30. www.emiliestabell.com Pietro Chiovaro Pietro is an Italian 3D artist. For the last few years, he has worked creating 3D assets and environments. This issue he joins how Q&A team to share his advice for rendering glass in Blender. www.bit.ly/215-pietro-chiovaro Varomix Varomix is an experienced Clarisse artist and…

Vikrant has nine years of experience in VFX, arch-viz and graphic design industries, and now runs his own training website. www.project01designschool.com FOLLOW THE VIDEO If you see the Play icon, use the link  This tutorial will cover how you can simulate a liquid pouring effect, which can be adapted to pour anything from water to milk, oil, paint or even honey. To start, you’ll need to consider how water pours and do some research. Before you start working on this kind of effect, you should have a good knowledge of the properties of liquid. For example, you should know what viscosity is and what surface tension is, and how they affect the liquid. Different types of liquid have different properties, some pour faster than others, for example, and knowing…

ARTIST Q&A Practical tips and tutorials from pro artists to improve your CG skills Jonas Ronnegard Jonas is a Swedish freelance 3D artist who works in Japan. He has worked on many big title games over the years, including Halo 5. www.artstation.com/artist/jronn Francis-Xavier Martins Francis-Xavier is a character artist and CG generalist based in Brighton, with over a decade of experience in video games, media and TV. www.polyjunky.com Pietro Chiovaro Pietro is an Italian 3D artist who creates 3D assets and environments, and is currently working on an open-source game. www.bit.ly/PietroChiovaro Kevin Kleyla Kevin has worked within the arch-viz world for the past 16 years. He currently works as a 3D designer for NA-Collective in New York.www.akueous.com Jason Knight Jason is a freelance digital artist with over 33 years’ experience.…

AUTHOR PROFILE Cirstyn Bech-Yagher Cirstyn is a freelance CG artist and educator, with over 15 years’ experience in 3D. Her clients have ranged from AMD to Daz 3D and Future. She is currently collaborating with AMD as technical artist for Radeon ProRender for 3ds Max. www.twitter.com/cirstyn FEATURES Buttons and buttonhole function Steam wrinkle smoother Solidification of mesh Avatar improvements Pattern offset improvements HISTORY A STAPLE IN GAMING With the Assasin’s Creed team as its early adopters, Marvelous Designer has since been used in games ranging from CDPR’s Witcher 3 to Konami’s Metal Gear Solid V. It’s also been used in films as diverse as the Hobbit and Ted PRICE $59.90 (Monthly) to $550 (Perpetual) | COMPANY Clo3D | WEBSITE www.marvelousdesigner.com The first major release of Marvelous Designer was released in…

Pascal Blanché Pascal is a seasoned art director in the video games industry, and currently works for Ubisoft Montreal. As a freelancer he has worked for many companies, including Autodesk, Fantasy Flight Games and Wizards of the Coast. www.pascalblanche.deviantart.com  There are many ways to approach character design. Mine is one of many other possibilities, but doing things this way has always worked for me, and hopefully some of these processes can be applied to your work. The basics are simple: start by getting inspired! We have all heard about the stress of seeing a blank page in front of us that needs to be filled. However, from my experience, you shouldn’t worry about this as long as you keep an open mind and continue to be curious. Never allow a…

A character and environment artist at game developer Media Molecule in the UK, Emilie is passionate about character and concept designs. www.emiliestabell.com  Sometimes a piece of artwork just demands to be rendered in 3D, and that was the spark that ignited Media Molecule’s Emilie Stabell to spend a year adding an extra dimension to a beloved 2D image. Emilie is fan of illustrator Sam Bosma, and in particular his concept Stability. “When I showed his illustration to a friend, I joked: “Imagine if I made this in 3D. It would be absolutely insane.” Not long after that, I began modelling the first asset,” says Emilie. “The sheer scale of the project was quite overwhelming, though, so on the first day I started by creating a cube in Maya, and that…

Tyler has been working in the video game industry for three years, and particularly enjoys producing alien creatures. www.bit.ly/215-ts Practical tips and tutorials from pro artists to improve your CG skills  This tutorial will teach you the pipeline for designing, sculpting, and rendering creatures, but first let’s consider reference. In order to establish good design, there are three main aspects I try to keep in mind: an attractive balance of shapes and detail, functionality of anatomy, or how the creature is built, and the emotions that those shapes and detail convey. For shape guidelines, I like to look to the rule of thirds, the golden ratio, and for lines that guide the eye over the creature. For functionality in the design, I make sure the creature can hold its…

Mark is a veteran producer, character animator, technical director and motioncapture specialist. radiusmotioncapture.com  This issue, we’ve joined forces with Pluralsight (formerly known as Digital-Tutors) to offer you a comprehensive video training course that you can download from our online Vault – for free! Simply visit our content downloads page at www.bit.ly/vault-215-water for the files. In this course, Rigging Human IK Characters for Mocap in Maya and Motion Builder 2016, you will be using both Maya and MotionBuilder 2016 to rig a human character using HumanIK controls. After discovering how to complete the initial rigging, you will learn how to apply motion-capture data, and you’ll also learn how to begin testing and refining the character’s rigging and weight mapping. After viewing this course, you will have a solid understanding of rigging…

Guilherme has been using Blender for the past eight years and has worked for Blender Guru as a freelancer on a variety of projects. He also teaches in 3D schools. www.blog.meltinglogic.com T exturing can be a little tedious, and it only gets worse if your scene has 4,000 objects, that’s why I decided to find a new workflow. Blender has a powerful built-in node system for shader authoring, and with enough knowledge, I bet you can even open black holes there, so it’s a great start for our texturing journey. Software like Quixel DDO uses the mesh data stored on bitmaps (Normal, Curvature, Height, and so on) to mask parts of objects and apply textures based on its features. Here I’ll be doing exactly the same, but using the raw…

EXPERT TIP MONITOR RENDER PROGRESS I recommend rendering to a new window and not direct to file, when working with Iray. This allows you to monitor the render progress. You can always cancel the render once it reaches sufficient quality for your liking, and hitting cancel will always leave you with a render that you can save, too. Jason Knight replies I began using Daz Studio back in 2012. It improved on all my favourite features from Poser and eliminated many annoyances. But I discounted it as just being useful for posing and dressing character and I preferred rendering in Cinema 4D. However, with Daz Studio 4.8 Pro adding support for Nvidia Iray, and taking advantage of my graphics card for rendering, I decided to give it another try. I…

“The Meereen Dragon Attack, along with the Battle of the Bastards, was one of the largest sequences we worked on,” reveals The Third Floor previz supervisor Michelle Blok. “All three dragons were involved, and several shooting locations – from Spain to Belfast – depicted the fictional city of Meereen, with its coastal landscape and the ship decks of the slavers’ fleet consumed by flames. The first section we tackled was the arrival of Drogon at the Plateau. It was important to establish the geography in order to tie all the different shots together, including integrating the real Plateau site, into the CG architecture of Meereen. Using accurate models of the location, we were able to block the dragon’s animation, time his landing on the Plateau’s single structure and make sure…

Price $19 (Hobby) to $990 (Studio) per month | compa ny Quixel | website www.quixel.se AUTHOR PROFILE Cirstyn Bech-Yagher Cirstyn is a freelance CG artist and educator, with over 15 years’ experience in 3D. Her clients have ranged from AMD to Daz 3D and Future. She is currently collaborating with AMD as technical artist for Radeon ProRender for 3ds Max. www.twitter.com/cirstyn Features Surface, atlas and biome library Software to work with downloaded content Scripts Point-based subscription system Continuous fresh conte History A current standard Quixel has come a very long way since nDo, and has worked hard to create the versatile and fun tool that is its suite. The Quixel Suite is one of the current industry standards, and is used at studios like Blizzard, Valve Corporation and BioWare. T…