3D World gallery: Revel in the detail of Consumed by Toni Bratincevic

| Artwork, Showcase | 07/05/2013 14:00pm consumed

Artist Toni Bratincevic modelled objects in 3ds Max and used V-Ray for rendering in this enthralling image

3D World Gallery: atmospheric reader art

| Artwork, Showcase | 20/04/2013 14:00pm cave1

Hobbyists can produce the most amazing images. This 3D World reader loves to add lighting to build atmosphere

Arch-viz from our readers: Modelling objects creates beautiful 3D work

| Artwork, Showcase | 18/04/2013 14:00pm alpha1

Reader Enrico Cerica flexes his arch-viz muscles on this dream house

The making of Orc by Moises Gomes

| Artwork, Showcase | 12/03/2013 12:41pm Orc_18_Render

Featured artist Moises Gomes talks us through the production process for his favourite work – the Orc. Inspired by drawings by Alex Oliver, the concept for this render began to take shape…

VFX news: Allan McKay’s FumeFX Core Fundamentals

| News, Products | 22/02/2013 14:43pm allan_mckay_hero

You’ve got just over 24 hours to cash in on Allan McKay’s special sale on his FumeFX Core Fundamentals. You’ll get half price software and some bonuses in the form of some of his other training DVDs too

Cool 3D art: See stunning renders created by your peers

| Artwork, Showcase | 18/02/2013 12:26pm ▲ Find out how artist Petar Balsic created Misty Swamp using Maya, mental ray and Fusion

Every month, 3D World readers send in their CG illustrations of arch-viz scenes, mechs, beasts, digital landscapes, portraits and more for the chance to be published. Here’s a top selection for you

Meet the 3D artist: Mickaël Forrett

| Showcase, Visualisation | 12/02/2013 13:29pm Speed matte painting image

Mickaël Forrett caught our eye last year when we saw his gorgeous animation, Horizon, from then on we’ve been wanting to know more about the speedy matte-painter…

Friday Animation Fun: Coca-Cola Polar Bears short

| Making of, Shorts, Showcase | 01/02/2013 14:29pm coca-colo advert

You might have seen the epic commercial, but we thought you’d like to know how it was made too. Catch up with Animal Logic’s CG Supervisor Feargal Stewart to find out all about the software used to create these well-groomed bears…

3D World Advent Giveaway Day 12: EXCLUSIVE free 3D bouquet model from TurboSquid!

| Features, Promotions | 12/12/2012 10:00am bouquet1wp

Today’s giveaway is a wonderful 3D bouquet model from TurboSquid – worth $79!

3D World Advent Giveaway Day 1: EXCLUSIVE free 3D Santa model from TurboSquid!

| Features, Promotions | 01/12/2012 10:00am santa2wp

Download this seasonal Santa Claus worth $59 in the first of our Advent giveaways!

Exclusive first look at new animated short: Sang D’Encre

| Shorts, Showcase | 09/11/2012 15:09pm short_ink_blood

It’s Friday Animation Fun time! Sang D’Encre is an incredible animated short produced by students at Bellecour Ecoles d’Art. Take five minutes out of your day to see this cool CG animation

Competition: Make a 3D Human!

| Competitions | 02/10/2012 14:34pm ▲ Click the image to read our Perfect Portraits tips for help on creating photo-realistic 3D humans

The Lifelike 3D Human Contest provided by AXYZ design and sponsored by 3D World is now open!

Cool 3D art: Dance the Dream

| Artwork, Features, Showcase | 31/07/2012 12:12pm 3dw158infocus

Find out how Joey Zhangfan created his image of Richard MacDonald’s bronze sculpture Sisters using ZBrush, Maya, mental ray, Photoshop

3D software review: Autodesk’s 123D Sculpt

| Applications, Reviews | 21/06/2012 15:11pm TDW158.r_halves.123d_new

Autodesk’s sculpting tool for the iPad is great for artists on the go, says Rob Redman

3D software review: Mocha Pro 3

| Applications, Reviews | 20/06/2012 17:00pm TDW157.r_mocha.main

With some major new features and GUI tweaks, this motion-tracking software offers a strong solution for 3D artists, says Rob Redman