Movies to watch for 2013: Pacific Rim – trailers, news, concept art

| Movies, Showcase | 12/06/2013 14:00pm pacific-rim

Updated: See new concept art and watch the new trailer for Pacific Rim, Guillermo del Toro’s epic sci-fi movie here…

Behind the scenes of Hidetake Takayama’s Express

| Making of, Shorts, Showcase | 12/06/2013 14:00pm 3dw169debrief

Director Kohta Morie reveals the story behind his emotional music video for Express by Hidetake Takayama

Review: Secrets of ZBrush Experts

| Reviews, Training | 12/06/2013 10:58am secrets_of_zbrush_experts_cover

Kerrie Hughes takes a look at this collection of secrets, tips and techniques from some of the world’s most talented ZBrush artists. And we’ve got five copies to give away, so enter our Facebook competition for your chance to become a ZBrush ninja…

Engine: stunning 3D art by a 3D World reader

| Artwork, Showcase | 11/06/2013 16:49pm engine1

Just look at this image! It’s innovative, technically detailed and so wonderfully different. We just love it!

CG Awards 2013: CG Animation Short of the Year

| Magazine | 11/06/2013 15:00pm fox_tale_girl1

In our CG Awards, we are offering you the chance to suggest nominations in each category via our social media channels. We’ve seen so many wonderful animated shorts over the past year – here we name a few to get your memory going! Don’t delay as the CLOSING DATE FOR NOMINATIONS IS 14 JUNE!

Cool CG ad: ‘Superhuman’ for Virgin

| Commercial, Making of, Showcase | 11/06/2013 14:54pm 3dw168projects4

Super-powered youngsters grow up to work for Virgin Atlantic in this spot from The Moving Picture Company

Buy our latest issue today in print or via our digital editions!

| Latest Issue, Magazine | 11/06/2013 11:11am newissuewp

Wherever you are in the world you can buy the latest issue of 3D World today with one of our digital editions

V-Ray tutorial: Create procedural dirt using VRayDirt

| Guides, Technique, Tutorials | 10/06/2013 15:05pm 3dw168qa2

James Cutler shows you how to give your renders that lived-in look with a coat of procedural grime

CG Awards 2013: Software Update of the Year

| Magazine | 10/06/2013 15:00pm TDW162.cinema4D_main1

In our CG Awards, we are offering you the chance to suggest nominations in each category via our social media channels. Here are some suggestions for the best software update from the past year. Let us know what you think!

CG Awards 2013: Arch-viz Animation of the Year

| Magazine | 09/06/2013 16:03pm butterflyhouse1

In our CG Awards, we are offering you the chance to suggest nominations in each category via our social media channels. Here are some suggestions for the arch-viz animation category. Let us know what you think!

CG Awards 2013: Arch-viz Still of the Year

| Magazine | 07/06/2013 16:15pm oldorf

In our CG Awards, we are offering you the chance to suggest nominations in each category via our social media channels. We’ve earmarked a few for Arch-viz Still of the Year, but you may have different ideas. Let us know!

Maya tutorial: Rigging a muscle system

| Guides, Tutorials | 07/06/2013 15:55pm TDW116.t_muscle

Create realistic movement for a muscular character by taking advantage of the muscle creation system built into Maya

Cool CG music video: ‘Winter Trees’

| Making of, Shorts, Showcase | 07/06/2013 14:45pm 3dw168projects3

Aardman combined 2D and 3D seamlessly in this promo for folk trio The Staves

3D art in ZBrush: Daiichi

| Artwork, Showcase | 07/06/2013 14:00pm daiichicrop

Daiichi means ‘number one’ and this guy excels at sword and hand-to-hand combat. A memorable name and image

Pick of the Week

| Showcase | 07/06/2013 11:12am potw_9_2

Art meets tech in this wonderful demoreel from German artist Tim Borgmann, who also worked on Nissan’s explosive 2013 Altima ‘Wouldn’t it be Cool?’ campaign last year…