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

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

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

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

3D World Gallery: Fille Fleur

| Artwork, Showcase | 10/04/2013 16:00pm backes1

French illustrator Fabrice Backes was the inspiration for this show-stopping image, Fille Fleur

Cool 3D art!: a mix of character modelling and arch-viz

| Artwork, Showcase | 27/03/2013 10:03am teachermain

We’re always keen to show great 3D artwork, and here is an example of how two minds can be greater than one. Find out how the artists worked together on the piece which is called Teacher’s Nightmare. Shiver!

Cool CG art: One Small Step

| Artwork, Making of, Showcase | 06/02/2013 14:00pm 3dw165portfolio2

Tomas Kral makes a giant leap for mankind in this fantastic lunar creation

Cool VFX: Mechs go football crazy in Flux

| Making of, Shorts, Showcase | 16/01/2013 14:00pm 3dw164portfolio1

Robots get together for a bit of a kick-about in this mechtastic short by Hi-Sim Studios

Cool CG art by 3D World reader Nitin Khosa

| Artwork, Showcase | 06/11/2012 12:14pm ▲ Here is Nitin Khosa's venom-spitting sports car from the Portfolio pages in the new issue of 3D World.

Nitin Khosa created the venom-spitting sports car in our Portfolio pages in the new issue of 3D World. The image – called Naga (the Sanskrit/Hindi word for King Cobra) – was made using Maya, Photoshop and Mental Ray, and it took Nitin approximately four weeks from sketching ideas to modelling and rendering

Project showcase: BA ‘Olympics – Home Advantage’

| Commercial, Shorts, Showcase | 02/10/2012 12:17pm 3dw160projects3

A Boeing 777 taxis around London landmarks in Framestore’s Olympics spot for British Airways

Project showcase: Arla ‘Farm’

| Commercial, Features, Showcase | 14/09/2012 12:49pm 3dw159projects6

How Framestore created a menagerie of talking animals for a Danish dairy

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

Cool 3D art: The best CG images from 3D World readers

| Artwork, Showcase | 30/05/2012 15:17pm TDW155.c_portfolio.vardaz3

Here’s a selection of the best 3D renders created using a variety of software including 3ds Max, Cimena 4D, V-Ray, Photoshop, modo, Nuke, Mudbox, Maya, mental ray and ZBrush. Find out how the 3D artists created these awesome 3D images

Friday Animation Fun: King and Country’s Metamorphosis

| Commercial, Showcase | 20/04/2012 15:39pm m612-03l

Check out this new 3D animation from LA-based creative house King and Country for Motel 6

Cool 3D art: The best 3D images from 3D World readers

| Artwork, Showcase | 20/04/2012 11:50am In this image, all the plants were modelled by hand, and the stones were spread using the MultiScatter plug-in

Here’s a selection of the best new 3D renders created using a variety of software including 3ds Max, Cimena 4D, V-Ray, Photoshop, Nuke, Lightwave, Blender, Maya, mental ray and ZBrush. Find out how the 3D artists created these awesome 3D images…