3D World June 2022

COVER ARTIST Young Im Chang SOFTWARE ZBrush, Maya, Arnold Renderer, R3DS Wrap, Mari 4.36, Marvelous Designer, Substance Painter, Photoshop This issue we cover a lot of ground. We take a good look at the visual effects of Spider-Man: No Way Home, delving in to see how some of the incredible shots were put together. Then we take a wider look at the 3D industry as we explore how premade assets can be used to make projects more efficient, removing the need to model bespoke objects for each and every scene. The rapid progression that has pushed the quality of digital humans hasn’t abated yet, and this month we show you how to create your own in the form of three tutorials. One of an adult male, one a playful adult…

“AFTER LEARNING BLENDER AND ZBRUSH, I FOUND THAT 3D IS MY TRUE LOVE!” ARTIST Gone_L SOFTWARE Blender, ZBrush The original idea for this piece came from a 2D design competition. I work in game art design and love illustration and animation, but after learning Blender and ZBrush from CrazyJN, I found that 3D is my true love! I really wanted to go back and make my submission in 3D and use 3D assistance to create the character animations. I have also planned to make my own hand crafts in the future. ● artstation.com/gangzzz…

ARTIST Vahid Ahmadi SOFTWARE ZBrush, Maya, Mari, Substance Painter, XGen, Arnold This work was fun to do, and for more accurate lighting results I used CAVE Academy 360 lighting tools, which features a beauty dish, softboxes and so on, helping you to gain a greater understanding of physical lighting tools. For skin pores I used the ZBrush displacement map for general wrinkles of the face, and then I used Mari to make two displacement maps – one with 16K HD 3D Scan Store and the other with 16K HD XYZ – and controlled them using masks and Plus Minus nodes in Maya. When we have three displacement maps connected together, values become a little different compared to what we always use, so it took me a couple of days to understand…

ARTIST Arystan Aubakir SOFTWARE ZBrush, Marmoset Toolbag 4, Photoshop In ZBrush, I used the Dam Standard, Move, ClayBuildUp, Slash, Pinch and TrimDynamic brushes to refine the edges of the character, stylise the objects, and make the character’s shapes smooth. What I liked most about the sculpting process were the little details like the creases in the clothes, the accessories on the belt, the stylised scuffs, the dirt on the shoes… It all comes together to make a pleasing final image. ● artstation.com/h3ptapod…

“I WANTED TO CAPTURE THE SENSE OF WEIGHT, VOLUME, AND OVERALL PERSONALITY WITH THIS WORK” ARTIST Girish Srinivasagopalan SOFTWARE ZBrush, Maya Having been inspired by Labros Panousis’s art for a while, I wanted to begin 2022 by sculpting Peter Fishmouther as a personal study. I absolutely love the design and wanted to capture the sense of weight, volume, and overall personality with this work. I used ZBrush to sculpt this character from start to finish and rendered it in Maya Arnold. The sculpting process wasn't technically complicated, however capturing the character’s personality was the biggest challenge. ● girishs.com…

ARTIST Jonathan M. Krauss SOFTWARE ZBrush, Maya, Substance Painter, Arnold, XGen The idea for this project came to mind when I saw a friend’s picture in Panama. I could imagine myself there, so I decided to recreate a similar environment digitally to bring the audience the same feeling. Using her photo as a starting point, I used perspective match in 3ds Max to give me the reference needed for modelling the main elements in the scene. I also used Megascans from Quixel to add high-resolution textures and decals to the models. The HDRI works well in exterior lighting, so I used it to help me add subtle light variations. ● theartofjk.com…