Training review: Painting Realistic Skin in Mari 2.0

| Reviews, Training | 23/05/2013 14:19pm 3dw170revgnomon

Rob Redman discovers whether Gnomon’s latest training course offers anything to Mari artists

Plug-in review: Newton 2.0

| Plug-ins, Reviews | 22/05/2013 14:54pm 3dw170revnewton

Offering updated functionality and stacks of potential, this system is absolute genius, says Steve Jarratt

Modo 701 review

| Applications, Reviews | 21/05/2013 14:59pm 3dw170revmodo

Change can be a good thing when it’s an upgrade. That’s the case with the new version of Modo, as Mike Griggs finds out

123D Creature

| Applications, Reviews | 01/05/2013 14:00pm 3dw169rev123d

Rob Redman takes a look at Autodesk’s latest iOS app for sculpting creatures on the move

Book review: Blender Master Class

| Reviews, Training | 30/04/2013 14:00pm 3dw169revblendermc

Rob Redman delves into Ben Simonds’ asset creation-focused guide to Blender

Renderer review: KeyShot 4 Pro

| Applications, Reviews | 29/04/2013 15:35pm 3dw169revkeyshot

This upgrade to Luxion’s real-time renderer makes light work of product visualisation and look development, says Steve Jarratt

Workstation review: Scan 3XS-MGW-10

| Hardware, Reviews | 26/04/2013 14:58pm 3dw169revscan

Powerful graphics and general workstation performance in a portable package for a reasonable price, says James Morris

Accelerator review: Nvidia Quadro K2000D

| Hardware, Reviews | 25/04/2013 14:00pm 3dw169revnvidia

Nvidia’s new mid-range Quadro offers a huge amount of professional 3D acceleration for the money, says James Morris

Review: Smoke 2013

| Applications, Reviews | 24/04/2013 14:00pm 3dw169revsmoke

Now priced for mere mortals, this finishing software promises to be a useful tool for your edit workflow. Mike Griggs fires it up

Review: Mari 2

| Applications, Reviews | 23/04/2013 14:00pm 3dw169revmari2

Does the texturing tool of choice for VFX artists have enough additions to get more artists on board? Mike Griggs finds out

Plug-in review: GSG HDRI Studio

| Plug-ins, Reviews | 22/04/2013 14:38pm 3dw168revgsg

Rob Redman discovers whether this expert plug-in will help Cinema 4D users light their scenes correctly

Book review: d’artiste Fashion Design

| Reviews, Training | 19/04/2013 14:00pm 3dw168revdartiste

Rob Redman investigates whether Ballistic’s highly focused volume can still appeal to a wide range of artists

Workstation review: Dell Precision M6700

| Hardware, Reviews | 18/04/2013 14:00pm 3dw168revdell

The Dell Precision M6700 provides true workstation-grade performance in a portable package, says James Morris

Review: CopperCube 4.0 Light

| Applications, Reviews | 17/04/2013 14:00pm 3dw168revcopper

Mike Griggs finds that while this package offers a way into creating interactive 3D scenes, there are no short cuts

Hardware review: Caustic Series2 R2500 ray-tracing accelerator card

| Hardware, Reviews | 16/04/2013 14:00pm 3dw168revcaustic

Does the debut of this real-time card and Maya plug-in mean the future has arrived for 3D artists? Antony Ward finds out