3d art: prize-winning cells

| Artwork, Showcase | 18/06/2013 11:40am HIV1

This month’s Facebook artist is Alexey Kashpersky. He took an HIV model and generated this beautiful image using ZBrush

From our 3D World gallery: character creation in ZBrush

| Artwork, Showcase | 14/06/2013 15:00pm crew-crop

Which character in this piece do you like the most? They all have character and finesse but we think the guy with the blond comb-over is the bee’s knees

Amazing CG art: Creation (Megaplex)

| Artwork, Making of, Shorts, Showcase | 14/06/2013 14:00pm 3dw168projects5

Check out the third part of video artist Marco Brambilla’s trilogy that makes art from film

New animated short: Shave It

| Shorts, Showcase | 14/06/2013 12:13pm TDW171.c_shortcuts.frame12

The dynamic animation and vivid colours in Shave It make this hyper-stylised short a true visual treat. We talk to co-director Jorge Tereso about motivation, Max and monkeys…

3D art: Steampunk meets the Orient

| Artwork, Showcase | 13/06/2013 15:00pm armyeastcrop

Inspired by comics and culture, the artist here experimented with various finishes before he was happy with the final look

Roaring bear: experimenting with poses

| Artwork, Showcase | 12/06/2013 15:00pm bearcrop

The artist of Roaring Bear loves to experiment with character poses – using inspiration from nature to spur him on

Pick of the Week

| Commercial, Showcase | 12/06/2013 14:38pm nafmain

Toxic’s NAF film is one of those animations that takes a trend and then runs with it. Rob Redman loves it.

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

3D World gallery: Three cool sculpts from modeller

| Artwork, Showcase | 11/06/2013 19:00pm BanderLogVille

Spainish artist Jose Manuel Linares Lopez is an environment modeller who’s work is stunningly clear and concise. Check out his inspiration for three of his works, and see his demoreel here…

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!

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

Cool CG spot: Crush on ‘Never The Same – Sloth Bear Clubs’ and ‘Alive – Lion Clubs’

| Commercial, Showcase | 07/06/2013 22:55pm crush_orangs

Check out the beautiful design and slick animation in Crush’s latest project for Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo, created with the help of After Effects

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

Friday Animation Fun: Dansheng Night 2

| Shorts, Showcase | 07/06/2013 14:35pm baolong

Watch this gorgeous animated scene from Legend of Sealed Book done in UDK by artist Baolong Zhang