What‘s in issue 100 of 3D World: in stores in the UK now
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IN THE MAGAZINE
The 100 most influential 3D movies
Over 5,800 of you voted in our poll to determine the greatest animated movies and VFX films of all time. But what came top? Our cover feature includes the full run-down, plus exclusive interviews with the people behind the 3D work
Interviewees include: Dennis Muren, John Gaeta, John Knoll, Mamoru Oshii
Animation masterclass
Pixar, Weta and ILM veteran Kyle Balda explains how to apply the principles of classic character animation to your own work, including tips for understanding weight, believable motion and timing
Model characters the Aardman way
Want to create simple characters with real personality? Aardman Animations‘ Steve Roberts provides a step-by-step guide to modelling one of the legendary studio‘s original characters
Simulate ocean foam in 3ds Max
Follow our 24-step guide and you‘ll soon be making swells and waves so realistic you can smell the sea salt
The making of the Snickers 'Rugby' ad
Get to the chewy centre of German directing duo Alex & Steffan‘s sports-themed, Transformers-inspired TV spot
On test this issue
Reviews include: ATI‘s FireGL V5600 and V7600 graphics cards, the Xworks X20i-64 workstation, powerful new 3ds Max particle renderer Krakatoa, Swift 3D 5.0, V-Ray for Cinema 4D and the XSI Edition of Voice-O-Matic
Your technical questions answered
Applications covered this issue include: After Effects, Bryce, Fusion, LightWave 3D, Maya, Cinema 4D, Vue, XSI and ZBrush
ON THE FREE DVD
Carrara 5 Pro (Full commercial 3D software for PC/Mac: worth $549)
Five Amazing 3D Graphics vehicle models (With textures: worth $990)
Six Silver-Wings.co.uk aircraft models (With textures: worth $866)
Horror-themed Poser characters, clothing and props (Worth $81)
Bonus assets (HDR files, hi-res textures and stock animated characters)
Entire DVD of 3ds Max training (From 3D-Palace’s Master Seminar Set 2)
Two ZBrush video tutorials (From Gnomonology)
PlusThis month’s best new animations, ads and promos
WIN A $35,500 MOCAP SUIT!
To mark issue 100, we have teamed up with motion-capture specialist Animazoo to give you the chance to win a Gypsy-6 full-body mocap suit (including one year’s warranty, free support and software upgrades) and a copy of Autodesk MotionBuilder, together worth $35,500; plus two days of training at Animazoo’s studio in Brighton, UK, worth $2,500.
