3D World 144: HDR mastery and more!

The newest issue of 3D World shows you how to master HDR lighting, provides tutorials for 3ds Max, ZBrush and Cinema 4D, and offers a complete Digital-Tutors training video on the disc

Also in this issue: Low-poly modelling tips, the effects of alien slacker movie Paul, and Maya 2012 on test.

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Explore the 3ds Max garden tutorial
Explore the ZBrush weapon prop tutorial
Explore the Cinema 4D dynamics tutorial
Explore the animated lighting tutorial
Download the scene file and screenshots for the 3ds Max Q&A (428K)
Explore the After Effects Q&A
Explore the Cinema 4D Q&A
Download scene files and screenshots for the LightWave Q&A (2.3MB)
Explore the Maya Q&A
Explore the Mudbox Q&A
Explore the Photoshop Q&A
Watch the Maxwell Render review video

HDRI: See the light

Everything you need to know about high-dynamic-range images: how to use them, and tips on how to make them for yourself

Wonders of the Universe

3D World pops down the road to Bristol to talk to BDH about its work on the groundbreaking BBC series

3ds Max topiary

Use OnyxTree in 3ds Max to create bespoke, stylish trees and shrubs for your arch-viz scenes

ZBrush weapon sculpt

Using ZBrush 4’s ShadowBox tool, Scott Spencer builds a hard-surface sci-fi rifle prop

Cinema 4D dynamics

Use Cinema 4D R12’s dynamics toolset to build a complex animation from primitives

Low-poly modelling tips

Antony Ward offers some valuable pro advice for the modelling of low-poly gaming assets

Moving lights

In the final part of Michael McCarthy’s series on lighting, we look at animating lights

Questions and Answers

This month’s Q&A session explains sky replacement in After Effects, tumbling rocks in Maya, keyboard shortcuts in Cinema 4D and more…

Projects

Our pick of new commercial work, from a crazy MTV pirate and a speeding bee to lunar boozing…

Inspirational imagery

Be inspired by the latest selection of reader artwork, including a stunning still-life and cool character work

On test this issue

Maya 2012, Maxwell Render 2.5 and After Effects CS5.5

Also in this issue

• The Silverstone Wing: How Silverstone’s new pit, paddock and race facilities were brought to life by INK
• Open-source at FMX: 3D World went to Stuttgart, where the great and the good of the VFX industry discussed the pros and cons of open-source tools

On the disc

A brilliant Digital-Tutors video for 3ds Max artists, a full suite of mocap files, plus textures and models to help you make great CG work

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