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“This image was created for a university class I was taking at the Centre NAD (nad.ca). My goal was to depict a fictional city with different coexisting social classes. The architecture of the towering city was mostly inspired by a recent trip to Turkey”Vincent Joyal, The Tourists, 2015/2016 Vincent Joyal artstation.com/artist/joyal Vincent works at Square Enix/ Eidos Montréal and has worked on environment art for 13 years Software 3ds Max, Photoshop Work in progress… “ This is a character in my sci-fi short film ‘RETURN’ and I’m trying some different textures/materials to make it look more elegant and create more cultural feelings”Mark Chang, Cloaker, 2016 Mark Chang artstation.com/artist/equinoz 3DArtistOnline username: Equinoz Software Cinema 4D, ZBrush, OctaneRender, Photoshop Work in progress… “I started working on this with the idea to create…

Ayi Sánchez Ayi has been working in triple-A videogames as a texture and environment artist for the past five years. He has previously worked on sagas that include Gears Of WarandCastlevania. Additionally, Ayi has a secret passion for characters that he tries to explore in his personal work. Guts study , ZBrush and Photoshop (2015) A study exploring a completely different material from Ayi’s everyday work: guts. He took advantage of subsurface scattering to accentuate material believability and behaviour. Cobblestone floor, 3ds Max and Photoshop (2014) This was some tileable textures work for Gears Of War: Ultimate Edition. It was really interesting for Ayi to work on this since it was one of his first contributions to a game. Chupacabras counter, 3ds Max, ZBrush, Photoshop…

Why did you opt to use Blender for this product design, rather than traditional CAD software? Speed primarily. I wanted to mock up ideas really fast. Loose and parametric modelling, while powerful, tend to be fiddly affairs with entering numbers even as placeholders to make geometry. I knew I wanted something swooping and more organic, which can be done with surfaces in CAD programs but I’ve never found them to be terribly intuitive or fast. Did it take a long time for you to figure out how to convert from a 3D model to a printable format? I can’t take much credit for that at all – the second program, 123D Make, did all the heavy lifting of taking a solid model and slicing it up to make the vector…

01 Macro Of Lady by Jafar Dashti Nezhad 3DA username Jadan Jafar Dashti Nezhad says: “After seeing lots of nature macro photography I decided to try it in 3D. Analysing the anatomy, mood and colour of references was key to my success.“ We say: This is a superb image overall, with great attention to detail. It really shows an understanding of depth of field and other wildlife photography techniques. 02 The Worm’s End by Alexandr Novitskiy 3DA username Tigersfather Alexandr Novitskiy says: “Characters are new for me – I’m used to creating hard surfaces. It was a little study where I tried to create a simple cartoon character with emotion.“ We say: We’ve been fans of Alexandr’s work for a while, but this is real departure from his…

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For over 25 years Fusion has been used to create visual effects on thousands of blockbuster films, TV shows and commercials. Fusion features an easy to use and powerful node based interface, a massive tool set, true 3D workspace and GPU accelerated performance all in a single application! Now with Fusion 8 you can use the same powerful software to create your own blockbuster effects! Hollywood’s Secret Weapon Fusion has been used to create groundbreaking visual effects and motion graphics for Hollywood films such as The Martian, Thor and The Hunger Games, as well as on hit television shows like Orphan Black, Breaking Bad, Grimm and Battlestar Galactica! If you’ve ever gone to the movies or watched television, then you’ve seen Fusion in action! Work Faster with Nodes Fusion uses…

01 Find the right shape for the dragon First, start with ZSpheres. With these volumes in place, you will be able to easily imagine the shapes of the model that you are making. For the creation of fantasy creatures and animals, this method is the easiest way for you to start and to visualise your project. 02 Refine the model Make your base and DynaMesh it. Then you can start tweaking and pulling the main shapes of the dragon, following some references you may have to hand. Start with the Move brush and Clay brush for blocking the shapes. You can break the character’s main pieces into polygroups for easier navigation. 03 Go into detail Once you’re satisfied with your DynaMesh model, take it to ZRemesher for retopology. With the…

01 Get the shape right Begin to sketch the volumes and rough proportions for how the hairstyle should look. Use any sculpting tool for this while indicating how the hair flow should be, but keep it simple without adding too many details. Then retopologise: I used Maya’s Quad Draw tool for this. Now we need nice topology. The mesh should then be ready for subdivision. 02 Add layers A couple of different curls will be created and placed as a second layer after subdividing the mesh underneath. The curls should not intersect each other though. Model the pigtails from one duplicated segment in a row, then model the ends using the curl parts. To place them on the head, I used Maya’s Wire Tool. 03 Perfect details In order to…

Videogames and cinema are merging. Interactive experiences and straight-up Hollywood blockbusters still have their differences, but they both share one vital part – one part that’s at the middle of every good story that’s ever been told: the characters. 3D Artist goes beneath the skin with Remedy Entertainment, DI4D and Audiomotion to figure out exactly how motion capture is evolving to fit into this new mixed media industry, and how on earthyoumakedigitaldoublesfeelmore human. A year or so ago, there was a threat of a strike in the videogames industry: a strike organised by voice actors who felt that they weren’t getting the recognition that they deserved. Whilst the strike was never carried out, there was a shift in the way that things work: we’re now seeing actors themselves appear on…

Practical experience, an eye for detail and a lot of passion is what you'll need; experiment as much as you canMichelangelo Neri Orliani The art of compositing is rooted in the pre-digital era, from the trick films of George Méliès in the 19th Century to the ground-breaking work of the father of stop-motion animation Ray Harryhausen, who matted his creatures using a combination of rear-screen projection and a front, hold-out matte. Nowadays, the often invisible art of compositing can be seen, or rather not seen, in a vast array of big and small-screen productions. Larger studios have entire departments of compositors working at the final step of the pipeline in a VFX facility or acting as a standalone department working purely on compositing shots. Common production tasks such as wire,…

“The quality of your indirect light can cause your lighting setup to stand or fall since it is an indicator of credibility” Software Cinema 4D Learn how to • Implement real-world insights in a C4D scene • Build a highly realistic, elegant and animation-proof lighting setup without GI • Complement your lighting setup with smart custom-built shader setups • Refine and streamline your rendering process Concept An everyday living room in early spring. It’s worn, used and flooded with light. This is photorealism without global illumination. Try to imagine yourself waking up one morning with all your favourite GI render engines gone. No QMC, no light maps, no path tracing, no unbiased sleeky wizardry helping you with indirect lighting – just you, left alone with nothing but your very own…

Mark Van Haitsma Mark is a senior artist in the games industry with over 12 years of experience. He feels fortunate to be working with some of the most talented people in the industry. Receiver 3ds Max, ZBrush, Photoshop, KeyShot (2016) This was a random thought on a Sunday afternoon. After it was done, it reminded Mark of a hub of some kind, almost as if it was receiving signals. The Warden 3ds Max, ZBrush, Photoshop, KeyShot (2016) This one was really fun to work on and is one of Mark’s favourite personal pieces. Whilst he is not a fan of spiders in real life, he finds that they are interesting to look at. Monkey Brains 3ds Max, ZBrush, Photoshop, KeyShot (2016) As he is a huge fan of monkeys…

“The new variance-based adaptive sampler (VBAS) is included and doesn’t disappoint, giving much less noisy results throughout testing” Following in the footsteps of the V-Ray 3.3 3ds Max release in 2015, counterpart V-Ray 3.3 for Maya is now available. Described as bringing the pair on par and the biggest update to Maya yet, we couldn’t resist taking a look. As with the Max edition, substantial speed increases are the driver for this free Maya update, coupled with a stack of new features. The UI hasn’t escaped a makeover too, becoming more simplified and user-friendly with several menus, panels and the shelf being updated. For beginners, there are quick settings with four presets for VFX, arch-vis exterior/interior and studio environments that will hopefully get further expansions, although you can create your…

Maya’s biggest upgrade is a new motion graphics toolset that makes use of the Mash add-on that developer Mainframe North put a lot of groundwork into. The update also saw improvements to Bifröst and XGen, with significant changes to render management and character rigging toolsets. The Mash add-on, acquired by Autodesk in September 2015, provides a catalogue of 27 nodes that can be linked together to achieve a massive range of motion graphics effects – all of which work fluidly with Maya’s Attribute and Node Editors. Autodesk has fiddled with the Mainframe North formula a little, but the biggest alterations you’ll see are in the UI and menus – the functionality remains the same. Autodesk’s acquisition of Mash and its developer is a clear indication that the company wants to…

If you’re into 3D design, you already know that you need a powerful computer to handle everything you throw at it, from working with high-poly scenes in 3ds Max to rendering out a long animation in Maya. Improved processing power and professional graphics allow you to achieve levels of unprecedented efficiency, especially if you’re used to working on a dusty old machine at home, and both of these can be found in professional workstations like the Dell Precision 15 5000 Series. Mobile Intel Xeon processors give you the confidence to push complex scenes through mental ray or Iray without needing to factor in hours of render time, and NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards are powerful enough to breeze through GPU rendering tasks. Quality comes first in CG, but speeding up the…

HRISTIAN IVANOV artstation.com/artist/hristianshyne We’re always on the hunt for the best imagery and the best workflows, and Hristian’s baby dragon really stood out when we were looking for modelling experts for our feature on p22. 3DArtist username n/a MARC POTOCNIK renderbaron.de Many of you will likely rely on global illumination when lighting a scene – Marc is here to show you how to do away with GI and set up your own controlled lighting setup in Cinema 4D R17 on p44. 3DArtist username n/a MARK VAN HAITSMA artstation.com/artist/mvhaitsma Kitbashing is a popular and useful procedure for generating concept art. Mark brings his experience in the games industry to 3D Artist and shows you how to make your own quick concepts. 3DArtist username mvhaitsma AYI SÁNCHEZ artstation.com/artist/kratos…

“Use Transpose Master for posing; thanks to ZRemesher you can use a low-poly version of the model for easy posing”HRISTIAN IVANOVON POSING THE BABY DRAGON MODEL AFTER POLYPAINTING EXPERT Hristian Ivanov PORTFOLIO artstation.com/artist/ hristianshyne BIO Hristian is a young artist with a passion for 3D, robots and cool shapes. His dream is to become a greater artist. Historically, modelling artists used to use clay to carve out their ideas and make them visceral, pulling and deforming the earth to bring their inspirations to life, cutting away and refining over and over until they had a sculpture they were happy with. The only thing that’s changed in over 1,000 years are the tools: that core creative philosophy is the same. Our expert guide to modelling aims to teach you that anything…

“Practise, practise, do your work and don’t give up. It sounds so simple, but it’s the most important advice that I can give” EXPERT Mateusz Szulik PORTFOLIO matszulik.com BIO An illustrator and 3D artist that’s worked in videogames, animation and advertising, Mateusz is becoming increasingly well known for his distinctive low-poly projects. How did you get into 3D? As a kid I always wanted to make games. This desire transformed from ’making games’ into ’making cool art’ over the years. Having only a few (really crappy) 3D renders I got my first job at an advertising agency in Poland, where I got an amazing skills boost and learned a lot from the great people working there. After over four years of working for big Polish and international companies at this…

Marc Potocnik Marc is a German designer and founder of animation studio renderbaron, producing 3D animations for Audi, ZDF, BMW and so on. Since 2001, Marc has been an authority on shading, lighting and rendering, sharing his knowledge as a Maxon certified instructor and as a speaker at events such as SIGGRAPH. ZDF – Leschs Kosmos Cinema 4D R16 (2015) These 3D animations were created for ZDF’s TV documentary Leschs Kosmos episode‘TheNightmareof Flying’, about the hidden dangers of aviation. Audi – CES 2014 Cinema 4D R15 (2013) Styleframes for Audi’s g-tron appearance at CES 2014, Las Vegas. As with all works of renderbaron, the lighting has been achieved without GI. Unter freiem Himmel – Subway Cinema 4D R11.5 (2010) Scene from the first teaser for Unter freiem Himmel,a non-commercial movie…

“Damage and wear and tear tell a story about the entire time that those bricks have been there” Software ZBrush, Photoshop, 3ds Max, Marmoset Toolbag Learn how to • Create consistent materials • Get good references • Do detailed sculpting • Work on levels of detail • Scale elements • Determine visual hierarchy • Define materials • Correct weathered surfaces • Create PBR-ready textures • Use tileable continuity Concept Inspired by the city of London and games like The Order: 1886, the idea behind this project was to create an old brick material that could be used later on in map sections. With videogames hitting high levels of photorealism, next-gen graphics will therefore mostly involve lighting, rendering and materials. Consider also that around 70 to 80 per cent of the…

Sometimes you don’t want to model every little detail in a concept piece, sometimes you want to have more control of your details in post-production. Therefore it’s essential to know your tools as well as the basics of compositing methods. In this tutorial we are going to learn a useful technique that involves a few renders in KeyShot and a little work in Photoshop. Creating a broken glass orb can be challenging in ZBrush: you have to shell a sphere and plug a hole in it, then model every crack and sculpt the different bevels in the glass to make it appear shatter. This could take a lot of time and effort, effort that you maybe want to spend on other, more important, parts of the model. And what happens…

The Blender Cloud has been a major part of the Blender Institute’s service for a good few years now, having been initially set up so artists could collaborate on ‘Project Gooseberry’ – the open-source endeavour that would eventually become the animated series of shorts, ‘Cosmos Laundromat’. This was a fantastic proof of concept for Blender’s cloud-based capabilities, and in April 2016, ‘Cosmos Laundromat’ was even shortlisted for a ‘Webby’ (think of them as the Oscars of the web world!) This month, however, we’ve seen the Amsterdam-based foundation step up its game with the announcement and subsequent deployment of Blender Cloud Services. The prototype add-on will enable anyone using Blender to browse and download online textures – this is perfect if you want to preview various directions for your project to…

Corona Kitchen Emotional Detail by Lorenzo Troiano 3DA username lollo_O Lorenzo Troiano say: “This image was born from the desire to try Corona in a daily life situation. The lighting was done with a single large pane on the left because I wanted to create an emotional image with strong contrasts.“ We say: Lovely depth of field, strong colours, food… this image has it all. We’re fans of Corona due to the lovely visualisations you can achieve with it. Virus In The Window by Rafael O’Ryan Squella 3DA username Rafaoryan Rafael O’Ryan Squella says: “The goal was to make a cartoon of a nasty virus looking out the window waiting for someone. The concept was by Luis Ramirez and Alejandro Calleja.“ We say: There’s so much detail in…