3D World 139: Get Vue 8 Frontier!
The newest issue of 3D World features the complete Vue 8 Frontier for Windows and Mac OS X on its disc. Plus: Vue tutorials, ZBrush sculpting, TV effects and more.
Also – the making of Disney’s Tangled, the TV CG effects boom, the future of Flash in 3D and Apple’s 12-core Mac Pro on test.
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Find out more about Vue 8 Frontier on the disc
Watch issue 139′s Shortcuts animation
Explore Scott Spencer’s ZBrush biomech tutorial
Explore Dax Pandhi’s Vue shoreline tutorial
Download Dax Pandhi’s Vue shoreline scene files (206.2MB)
Explore Michael McCarthy’s Fundamentals guide to lighting interiors
Explore Michael McCarthy’s 3ds Max Q&A
Explore Andy Davenport’s After Effects Q&A
Explore Bassam Kurdali’s Blender Q&A
Download Anders Kjellberg’s Cinema 4D Q&A scene files (779K)
Please note that there is no video for this Q&A.
Explore Eric Bacus’ LightWave 3D Q&A
Explore Richard Tilbury’s Photoshop Q&A
Explore Brian Haberlin’s Poser Q&A
Explore Ola Madsen’s Softimage Q&A

Investigating TV VFX jobs
Discover why long-form broadcast work can be a lot more fulfilling than it might at first seem

The making of Tangled
Go behind the scenes on Disney’s latest CG feature, which harks back to the studio’s glory days

Sculpt a biomech figure
Use ZBrush’s full range of modelling tools to create a half-human, half-mechanical hybrid – with over two hours of video online!

Create a tropical shoreline
Model and render a perfect Costa Rican-style paradise in Vue Infinite, complete with amazing realism
Vue Frontier tips
Vue 8 Frontier is on your disc – learn how to get the most out of it with our tips and tricks
Fundamentals
Get to grips with the principles behind interior lighting and simulated bounce light
Questions and Answers
Extruding tubes for motion graphics, burning ash effects, adding snow to a scene – and more of your questions answered

Projects
Stay in touch with your peers with this month’s best commercial 3D work

Inspirational imagery
The best new personal artwork from around the world
On test this issue
Vue 9, HDR Light Studio 2.0 Pro, Onyx Garden Suite 2.1, SpeedTree Cinema 5.2 and Apple’s 12-core Mac Pro
Also in issue 139
- Taylor James and its latest spot for Citrix, featuring a CG chameleon
- How Tippett Studio beefed up its CG wolves for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
On the disc

Vue 8 Frontier
Complete landscape and environment generation toolkit for Windows and Mac OS X
As sold for $99
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