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Milan Vasek milanvasek.com Milan is a Czech 3D artist and ceramist with several years of experience in VFX and lighting of animated feature films. Software Softimage, Arnold, ZBrush, Houdini Work in progress… ”I created this picture as an escape from my everyday commercial work, where I have to make more complex and realistic stuff. I enjoy making things simple, without complex models and textures. Just simple shapes, colours and light. I grew up in the Beskid Mountains, where sheep used to be very common. I also spent a few years in Iceland, that probably influenced my choice of theme”Milan Vasek, Shepherd’s Island, 2019 Muhammad Murtaza Saeed bit.ly/2MhNiht Muhammad has been working as a character designer and 3D artist for over three years. Software ZBrush, Maya, Mari, Photoshop, V-Ray Work in…

KEEP IT SIMPLE Your design needs to look eye catching, but a strong idea is the foundation for all adverts. You want something unique, but clear so that people can understand it in seconds. PUSH THE BRIEF Produce mock-ups based on the brief, then extra versions that push the creativity further. You can then show ideas the client won’t have expected and hopefully will see are stronger. LESS IS MORE WHEN IT COMES TO COLOURS Using a limited colour palette is often more eye catching, and by keeping it clean with good contrast, you also help the viewer focus on the message. CREATE WITH MULTIPLE PLATFORMS IN MIND Generally, most adverts will be seen on multiple platforms, and needs to look clear and dynamic at all sizes, so you should…

Rigging is one of the most complicated and time-consuming parts of a 3D pipeline. But there are tools that can help, such as Rigify, an automatic rigger and free add-on for Blender that enables you to add and modify a biped rig to a character in minutes. On a tight deadline, the Fiasco team took full advantage of this free tool to help bring the characters in their heartbreaking short to life. Here’s how. 01 Take yur model We’ve modelled our main character. Now let’s use the Rigify add-on to speed up the rigging process. 02 Enable and you’re good to go It’s important to note this add-on has to be enabled in user preferences. But this should come as standard with Blender. There’s no need to download anything. 03…

LUCAS FALCÃO blog.lucasfalcao.com Bio Lucas is a 3D character artist based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He works as a full-time freelancer doing character modelling, UVs and blend shapes for 3D animations. In this tutorial I will break down the workflow I used to create my image ‘Bee’. We will talk about the techniques I’ve been using in my daily life as a freelance 3D character artist using Blender 2.8 Beta and Substance Painter. ‘Bee’ is a personal work that I’ve created and it came to my mind after being inspired by two things I really like: fixed-gear bicycles and vegan pizza. Through this tutorial I’m going to talk a little about the process I used to create this image, step by step, and will provide some tips that I’ve learned…

“There are eight built-in shortcut keys down the side of the tablet” The big question with any new graphics tablet is ‘how does it compare to the current market?’ Every new contender can boast improved features and specs, but ultimately what we want to know is how it stands up against the big guns – Wacom and Apple in this instance. With its lightweight screen and pressure and tilt-sensitive, battery-free pen, the XP-Pen Artist 15.6 Pro is arguably the best non-Wacom/Apple competitor so far. But it does have certain limitations that hold it back from dethroning its competitors. However, the price point/quality level trade-off will be good enough to sway some artists, depending on their particular requirements. The Artist 15.6 Pro has an active drawing area of 15.6 inches diagonally,…

Although BenQ may once have not been a name traditionally associated with high-end displays, it is something that is deservedly changing in the 4K generation. Its current range of gaming, ultra-wide and colour-accurate screens absolutely scream with performance, slick design and brilliant image quality that positions BenQ as a smart choice for a quality display. And the 27-inch, 10-bit HDR SW271 is another top-quality BenQ product that can be added to the list. The design is a good place to start. It’s the small touches that add a lot, such as big and bold on-screen menus that are dead simple to navigate, and big physical buttons that are laid out at the front so you won’t accidentally select the wrong setting. And best of all, with the SW271, BenQ has…

VFX, animation and stereo conversion company, DNEG has appointed industry guru Andrew Gordon as head of character animation for its Feature Animation team. He will be based at the company’s headquarters in London. Gordon joins managing director of feature animation Tom Jacomb, animation director Troy Saliba and VFX supervisor Philippe Denis in leading DNEG’s rapidly growing Feature Animation team, and is helping to foster a culture of creativity and innovation at the studio. With more than two decades of experience in feature animation at Pixar and Warner Bros., Gordon has an impressive credit list that includes the likes of Ratatouille, Monsters University, Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Cars, and The Incredibles and The Incredibles 2. Jacomb, says: “[Andrew’s] natural and inspirational leadership style, combined with his knowledge and creativity, particularly when…

“It’s a great way to bring extra value to what we create and it helps create future partners” Website edfilms.net Location Canada Project PSD to 3D Project description PSD to 3D allows artists with no 3D experience to turn Photoshop sketches (or paintings) into 3D models, ready for animation. Studio e.d. films Company bio e.d. films in an award-winning animation house, digital tools lab and full-service studio based in Montreal. Founded in 2007, it has become an industry favourite thanks to its unique style and commitment to sharing knowledge. In 2018, e.d. films launched a store to provide access to the tools it creates during production. Contributors • Emily Paige - Creative producer • Archita Ghosh - Executive producer • Daniel Gies - Creative and tech lead PSD to 3D,…

3 D art has become a vital tool in advertising, opening up a new world of possibilities for agencies that want to promote a product or service. To determine 3D’s place in the world of advertising, 3D Artist spoke to London-based designer Design Lad, as well as several artists from post-production studio Smoke & Mirrors, who have been creating VFX for commercial projects since 1995. Mike Chapman, creative director at VFX powerhouse The Mill, also shares some unique insights. “CG brings limitless creativity and engaging imagery that can make a product look more enticing than its actual reality,” says Design Lad. “It’s a great tool for brands as you can produce unique and memorable advertising at a more cost-effective price than building props and having video or photoshoots.” Danny Holden,…

Creating a simulation of rustling leaves might seem like a complicated affair. But, as the Fiasco team discovered, Blender’s Displace modifiers makes it a cinch. Here Fiasco co-founder and designer Ben Steers explains how. 01 Bring the tree to life The tree is modelled and has some leaves. Now to make it move and rustle. 02 Plain axes Create plain axes. This is going to be our controller. We’re going to be able move this around the scene and watch the leaves rustle. 03 Displace modifier Select the leaves and add a Displace modifier, found in the modifiers menu. 04 Name your texture Click New, and name your new texture. Next, click on the button on the far right of the selected feature (circled) and jump over to the Texture…

RAINER DUDA Give me hope, 2019 Bio Rainer Duda has over a decade professional experiences and owns a VFX studio in south-west germany, besides his professional work career he is lecturing real-time cgi and vfx at the famous Hochschule Furtwangen University Software 3DS Max, Arnold Renderer, Affinity Photo Learn how to Place hero objects based on composition rules How to utilize a particle system to distribute objects Setup and drive atmospheric effects Mimic typical cine lens effects. Create overalys for final touches Concept The creation of atmospheric sceners for cinematic animated movies. This tutorial covers the creation of a haunted forest scene with strong focus on the global atmosphere to drive the viewers mood instead of focusing on highly detailed individual objects. At first, we will learn how to properly…

Jonatan Mercado Jonatan loves to create architecture renders in his spare time, he’s always trying to pour an artistic sense into his scenes. He’s been a Blender user since always and pursues photorealism with 3D. Jonatan is a freelancer, educational content creator and architecture lover. Lit, 2018 Blender This is a personal work of photorealism and light study inspired on the work by Julian Sadokha. The Line, 2018 Blender Where does that power line go? This is a small test of the Graswald add–on for Blender. The Await, 2018 Blender I was strongly inspired by the awesome movie A Ghost Story and made this spooky scene.…

Martin Nebelong Martin is a freelance illustrator and part time artistic director at MasterpieceVR. For the last few years, he has spent enough time in VR, to be among the forefront of a new breed of artists who create art in this new medium. When he is not in VR, he is probably building LEGO with his two kids. A galaxy of imagination, 2018 MasterpieceVR, Substance Painter, Marmoset Toolbag I made this image as part of my work for MasterpieceVR. All the elements was sculpted in that program on a Oculus Rift, then textured and rendered outside of VR. The Museum, 2018 Maya, Arnold, Nuke This image was made for a tutorial in 3D World magazine and the model itself was built from the ground up…

Kamvas Pro 13 Web www.huiontablet.com Price £269 A good-quality, cheap display tablet that’s let down by an unreliable pen when it comes to line jitter. Its power button sits next to the shortcut keys, so you’ll have to be careful that you don’t turn it off while painting! iPad Pro 11-inch Web www.apple.com Price £769 If you’re not just after something to hook up to a computer to draw on, but a whole system, the iPad Pro is a lovely, albeit expensive, all-in-one solution. You’ll need to buy an Apple Pencil to make the most of its painting capabilities. Cintiq 16 Web www.wacom.com Price £515 The gold standard for a budget display tablet. It’s on the pricier end of the scale, but the quality and performance of the Cintiq is…

Sometimes a product comes along that doesn’t, on the face of it, offer a means to a particular end, but inspires you to investigate further nonetheless. Trypogen is one such plugin and will suit many Cinema 4D users very well. Its implementation is such that any user will be up and running in seconds, as it is attribute based for controls and uses the standard object hierarchy to define what geometry is affected. There are a number of different controls, and these vary from subdivision controls and methods, to controls for angle tolerances, which for many I expect will be the biggest area of enjoyment. You can smooth and reduce the child geometry using the angle controls and generate new topologies from the simple to the very complex, refining the…

Tips collection Make the most of your Houdini 17.5 projects with our expert tips, from Greg Barta and Aluta Roma Three CGAxis premium models Grab these free ornamental plant models for your projects Textures from 3DTotal.com Download a selection of high-quality sky textures Tutorial files, video files and screenshots Learn the latest techniques and tools from our industry experts Head to bit.ly/3DA-134 to download your files SIGN UP to our newsletter to get the latest news, stories and training from your favourite 3D magazine…

There’s nothing quite like a parent’s love. Unconditional, raw and powerful, it’s provided the basis of many a great tale for centuries. One such tale is New Life, a short parable by writer and philosopher Peter Rollins about a mother dealing with the grief of losing her child. Big fans of Rollins’ work, the team at award-winning creative studio Fiasco Design recently decided to adapt New Life into a short 3D animation. Despite the medium not being their forte, the Fiasco crew wanted to work on something new that would really push their skillset. And so they embarked on what would turn out to be their biggest venture into the world of 3D. “Our previous 3D side project involved capturing moments from the 2018 World Cup and animating rubbery-looking characters…

2D PAINT WITH A 3D BASE With this kind of image, where it contains a lot of detail, you have to remember the most important part of it and play with the values that enhance that. I placed some neons on the back of the rider to pop out his silhouette, and I made the motorcycle the brightest thing. Alongside the orange tyre it makes the rider and motorcycle the most important part. Don’t forget to lose some detail in the background, because human eyes don’t see that much detail so far away. KarolinaWisniewska karolawisnia.artstation.com Karolina is studying graphic design, alongside developing her illustration skills. Software Photoshop, 3D-Coat, Blender Futuristicmotorcycle, 2019…

LIGHTING While lighting the scene I really wanted to add that warm and cozy feeling of an early morning to the environment. So I took a free HDRI that I really liked and converted it into an Unreal Engine Cubemap via Blender. Then I was able to not only use it as a skybox, but also as a source of light and colour information for sky light, reflections and ambient lighting. George Shachnev bit.ly/2wlLVmZ George is an environment artist, specialising in game-ready UE4 asset packs. Software Unreal Engine, Blender, Substance Painter A Barn At Dawn, 2019…

SCULPTING I started sculpting with DynaMesh, producing a rough sculpt. ZRemesher was used for the clothes to make nice and clean topology. Next I used the ZModeler brush to develop more sculptural detail. The symbols were made in Photoshop and imported into ZBrush for alpha masking. I created a basic alpha mask of that symbol on append plane 3D, used Extract to make it a 3D shape and then used Live Boolean to create an inner cut of the forehead metal piece. I used Sculptris Pro for the hair detail. SM Bonin bony.artstation.com SM Bonin is a freelance character artist. His specialities are modelling, sculpting, texturing and shading of characters. Software ZBrush, KeyShot NarutoUzumaki, 2019…

Hundreds of artists and industry insiders gathered in Sofia, Bulgaria from 16 to 18 May for Total Chaos 2019. Across the weekend Chaos Group hosted a whole host of inspiring talks, practical workshops and certification opportunities for attendees. “We wanted Total Chaos 2019 to build on the success of 2018… It’s become a community event where you can learn, get inspired and forge a path for the future”Lon Grohs, Head of creative at Chaos Group “We wanted Total Chaos 2019 to build on the success of 2018,” says Lon Grohs, Chaos Group’s global head of creative. “More speakers, from a more diverse range of industries and backgrounds, were invited to present and share. It’s become a community event where you can learn, get inspired and forge a path for the…

Looking Glass Factory has announced the Looking Glass Pro, an all-in-one 3D visualisation solution. The Looking Glass Pro is designed specifically for enterprise customers seeking a turnkey holographic display solution without the need for virtual reality or augmented reality headsets. The general purpose holographic interface comes with a suite of software tools licensed for commercial use, including the HoloPlay Unity SDK and HoloPlay Plugin for Unreal. The Looking Glass library also enables companies to generate holographic applications in the fields of 3D design and simulation. The Looking Glass Pro Workstation lists at $6,000 and units will begin shipping in mid-July 2019.…

For TED Talk 2019, Digital Domain’s head of software R&D, Doug Roble took up the challenge of developing digital humans that move, interact and respond as humanly as possible. Digital Domain utilised real-time production solution IKINEMA LiveAction, which enabled accurate transferral of Roble’s movements on to his digital self. LiveAction retargeted Roble’s movements directly onto digital avatars in real-time. Issues such as foot penetration and sliding were automatically fixed by LiveAction along with self-penetration and jitters during the data-stream to deliver a seamless setpiece.…