3D World 153 downloads and contents

Get your free Victoria 5 figure, courtesy of Daz 3D, with the print edition of 3D World 153 (Not available for digital editions)
In the latest issue of 3D World: Your chance to win a copy of iClone5 Pro and 32 pages of CG tutorials, from creating force fields to sculpting cartoon dinosaurs

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This issue’s files and videos
ZBrush toon sculpting tutorial by Titouan Olive
Download scene files (ZIP, 13.8MB)
Print edition: videos for this tutorial are on the disc
Digital edition: please visit www.3dworldmag.com/claim to request your videos
Blender rendering tutorial by Alex Telford
Watch the videos and download files on this Blender tutorial’s own page
Photoshop render pass tutorial by Mike Griggs
Print edition: the video is on the disc
Digital editions: please visit www.3dworldmag.com/claim to request your videos
Maya Force Fields effects tutorial by Eric Keller
Watch the videos and download files on this Maya tutorial’s own page
Questions& Answers
Download scene files for Rob Redman’s leaf animation Q&A for Cinema 4D (ZIP, 579K)
Download scene files and screenshots for Yazan Malkosh’s surface decal Q&A for modo (ZIP, 5.6MB)
Download reference screenshots for James Cutler’s HDRI Q&A for V-Ray (ZIP, 381K)
Print edition: videos for Q&A are on the disc
Digital editions: please visit www.3dworldmag.com/claim to request your videos
In the magazine
The art of light
Discover how to get amazing results from your lighting every time, as Rob Redman shows you how to use techniques inspired by professional photographers

Life after Photoshop?
In our opinion piece we ask if changes to Adobe’s upgrade pricing are likely to see the VFX community abandon the industry standard. Also learn about 3D-friendly alternatives to Adobe’s image editor
Become a CG broker
Ready-to-render software such as Poser is helping to fuel the demand for off-the-shelf characters and props. Find out how to sell your own original designs
Sculpt a cartoon dinosaur
Use the powerful sculpting features available in ZBrush 4R2 to create Titouan Olive’s cartoon creature. This tutorial is accompanied by over 80 minutes of video tutorial on the coverdisc

Meet Victoria 5
Learn how to customise pre-built models to create unique art as Alexandru Banuta explains how to make the most of the complete 3D female figure on the coverdisc, provided by Daz Productions

Render photoreal jewellery
Alex Telford shows you how to get sparkling results from Blender’s new Cycles rendering engine
Top tips for UV mapping
Antony Ward shares his best tips for game artists when creating character UV maps

Work with render passes
Discover the power of compositing with Mike Griggs’ introduction to rendering your work in passes
Create fantastic force field effects in Maya
Eric Keller shows you how to use a texture map to control the strength of nRigid Force Fields when creating effects with nParticles in Maya

On test
Vue 10 Infinite, iPad app Forger 1.0, reviews of Scan 3XS Core i7 Hex Core and InterPro IPW-SB (both based on Intel’s new six-core chip), and Sapphire 6 for After Effects
Also in this issue
- Canadian animation studio Shed looks at the production lessons learned from its CG work for supermarket chain IGA
- Volker Engel and Marc Weigert of Uncharted Territory explain how they recreated Elizabethan London for historical drama Anonymous
- Inspirational reader and shortform artwork
On the disc (print edition only)
On this issue’s disc you’ll find a free model of Victoria 5 (as sold for $39), plus Q&A videos and files
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