3D World November 2022

COVER ARTIST Konstantin Chulanov SOFTWARE ZBrush, Marmoset Toolbag, Photoshop If, as we hope, you get inspired by our cover art, you are in for a treat this issue. The artist has written a fantastic tutorial, so you can follow along and learn some new techniques to use in your own projects. Also inside, we bring you an insightful guide showcasing a typical workflow for creating sci-fi concept art. For more of a hit of inspiration we take you behind the scenes at Aardman, looking at some of the new tech they've been developing. Nobody can have missed Netflix's Love Death + Robots; discover the lighting secrets behind the debut episode from legend David Fincher. Plus, we have our regular showcase of the best new art and fix your CG woes.…

The Gallery CG art to inspire “I ALWAYS TRY TO STRIKE THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN CHALLENGING AND ENJOYING MYSELF” “I had the idea for this project when I came across prídrangar lighthouse photos on the internet and I was immediately impressed by its pristine area. I wanted to create a place to have fun and tried to design a small house by myself that can have everything at my fingertips. Personal projects allow me to move away from the limited, sometimes even boring world of busiess and create something perfectly suited to my liking. At the same time, personal projects are a great opportunity to either showcase specific skill sets or seek out new challenges and improve in additional areas. Therefore, I always try to strike the right balance between challenging…

The Gallery CG art to inspire “Pop culture is a fun way to connect with lots of different viewers. Spidey has always been a favourite of mine and it's so cool to see some diversity in the character with Miles Morales. As an artist I'm always looking to create quickly so that I can move onto my other ideas. I've found the most flexibility using ZBrush sculpts that I pose and light many different ways until I find a piece of artwork. To quickly pose your Marvelous Designer wardrobes, import your A-pose character, make sure the wardrobe fits, then import the character in pose as a Morph Target and voila! From there I like to add graphical shapes, texture and other elements to ‘muddy’ up the all-too-perfect render.” • artstation.com/magnuscreative…

The Gallery CG art to inspire ARTIST Dinara Fatkhutdinova SOFTWARE ZBrush, Blender, Substance 3D Painter, Marmoset Toolbag “For the Fugitive, based on Chao Teng Zhao's work of the same name, the challenge was to convey the character's personality and pose, which is quite static, but the tension in his arms tells you he's ready to fight, which is what caught my interest. I really enjoyed working with the shapes and silhouettes, trying to get the feel of the character to fit the original concept. And while creating a good sculpt is very important, lighting is just as important of a part because it is the one that reveals the volume. So I tried to give a lot of attention to the lighting in this project.” • artstation.com/dinarish…

The Gallery CG art to inspire ARTIST Vishwesh Taskar SOFTWARE ZBrush, Houdini, Maya, Substance Painter & Designer, Mari, Nuke “Henry Cavill as ‘Geralt of Rivia’. What started off as just a small likeness practice evolved into an incredibly interesting project filled with opportunities to try out new techniques and upgrade my workflow. I got my first few kicks of inspiration to start this one while re-watching The Witcher. Once I dived into it, I kept asking myself every step along the way: “How can I do this in a different manner and find ways to do it faster?” So rather than just racing for the finish, I took it slow to do a bit of R&D using Houdini, Substance and RenderMan after the likeness was achieved. Houdini's scattering and groom…

The Gallery CG art to inspire ARTIST Milad Ghiasi SOFTWARE Maya, ZBrush, Marvelous Designer, Arnold Renderer “OrientalPunk is an IP I started working on, which is simply about combining steampunk and Middle Eastern fiction with elements of fantasy. Bakhoor is a tradition in the Middle East where the scented wood chips will be burned for scenting the house and clothing, and I wanted to create a deity inspired by that. I started by working on the body, then separated it into different pieces and finally added ornaments and extra details. I tried to maintain a level of stylisation, which required some back and forth in order to find the right balance. The 3D model was made in ZBrush, fabrics in Marvelous Designer, assembled in Maya and rendered in Arnold Renderer.”…