Cool VFX: DirecTV’s new app

| Commercial, Making of, Shorts, Showcase | 17/05/2013 14:00pm 3dw167projects4

This new 30-second animation from international media studio Kompost introduces Viggle

Material gain: from our reader gallery

| Artwork, Showcase | 16/05/2013 14:00pm onelastlookcrop

A steep learning curve for artist Carlos who had to really work on his cloth simulation skills to perfect this image

Behind the scenes: Ice Age: Continental Drift

| Making of, Movies, Showcase | 08/05/2013 14:00pm 3dw167freeze

The latest in the Ice Age series adds action movie mayhem to the cartoon mix. Blue Sky talks to Mark Ramshaw about the sun, the sky and the sea

Maya 2013 tutorial: Bake ambient occlusion into a UV map

| Guides, Technique, Tutorials | 07/05/2013 15:22pm 3dw167qa1

Pat Imrie puts Maya 2013 and mental ray to work on a great time-saver for 3D artists

Model and texture assets for VFX in Maya and ZBrush

| Guides, Technique, Tutorials | 02/05/2013 14:57pm 3dw167tutnever

3D artist Francisco Martinez shares the modelling pipeline he used on his short film project It Never Ends

Take advantage of our FULL video tutorial on making muscles in Maya

| Latest Issue, Magazine | 01/05/2013 16:29pm Spread_tutors

With our amazing 257-minute video and accompanying tutorial from Digital-Tutors in the latest issue of 3D World, you have everything you need to flex your Maya muscles

The latest issue of 3D World is on sale now. Future CGI focus, 34 pages of training, over 6 hours of FREE video

| Latest Issue, Magazine | 29/04/2013 10:51am Web169_fb

Contents for the latest issue of 3D World (169): Future CGI trends and technologies, Framestore ad tips, Disney Paperman techniques, making muscles in Maya and much, much more!

3D reader art: Queen of Death

| Artwork, Showcase | 26/04/2013 15:00pm queenintro

Queen of Death was created by reader Mridul Sen who works at the DreamWorks Dedicated Unit in India

Buy the latest issue of 3D World today with one of our digital editions

| Latest Issue, Magazine | 21/04/2013 17:50pm coverwordpress

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

Photo-realistic 3D art: Cereal Killer

| Artwork, Showcase | 19/04/2013 14:00pm cereal1

When reader Giovanni Casadei showed us his Cereal Killer image a few months, we were blow away by its detail, realism and character

3D World Gallery: a tasty treat

| Artwork, Showcase | 17/04/2013 14:00pm tasty2

With a specialism in modelling, texturing and shading, artist Cindy KyungAh has created the kitchen of a famous Italian chef in this image

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

Review: Carbon Scatter 2 and Carbon Botanica

| Applications, Plug-ins, Reviews | 15/04/2013 14:56pm 3dw168revcarbon

Steve Jarratt test-drives e-on’s bundle of an updated improved population plug-in and a brand-new plant-editing extension

Complete Maya video course in the latest issue of 3D World

| Latest Issue, Magazine | 10/04/2013 10:16am Mayamain

With our 42-minute video and seven-page tutorial, you have everything you need to get the best out of Maya. We show you how to animate a character with blend shapes

Cool CG spot: General Electric, ‘Curing’

| Commercial, Making of, Showcase | 09/04/2013 14:00pm 01

Stockholm’s Naive studio needed a black belt in origami to make this epic spot for GE’s Vscan