3D Artist No. 125

Blender 2.8 is set to be a game-changer. There are plenty of new features to be wowed by, but the one addition on everybody’s lips is EEVEE, the new real-time engine. It’s an exciting time for the open-source software and its fans. Some of the more seasoned Blender experts have been tinkering with EEVEE thanks to the regular builds, and we’ve compiled some of them this issue to teach us how to make best use of it. Check out their tips on page 24. We’ve also asked other Blender pros like Gleb Alexandrov and Aidy Burrows to take us through working on hard surface modelling, while Reynante Martinez takes us on a trip into Cycles with procedural crystal creation. You can read their guides on page 32 and 52 respectively. Meanwhile, Heloisa…

NAZAR NOSCHENKO instagram.com/nazar_noschenko_artist Nazar is a talented character artist who returns to the cover of 3D Artist this issue. He joins other Blender experts who run us through some essential techniques in version 2.8 on page 24. 3DArtist username Nazar HELOISA DUDA artstation.com/heloisaduda Heloisa is a 3D generalist at Fish Films and a ZBrush instructor at Revolution School, Curitiba, Brazil. She’s shown us how to go super stylised with our fan art over on page 44. 3DArtist username heloisa duda REYNANTE MARTINEZ reynantemartinez.com Reynante is a freelance 3D artist, art director and trainer focusing on storytelling, composition and lighting. He teaches us how to create procedural gems in Cycles this issue on page 52. 3DArtist username N/A JURIAAN VAN LINSCHOTEN artstation.com/juriaan An associate tutor at Escape Studios for game art, Juriaan lends his teaching skills to 3D Artist this month to tell us how…

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“This image was developed for my final project as part of the Think Tank Training Centre foundation term. It is based on an awesome concept by Max Ulichney, it was a nice challenge to transfer it to 3D. I tried to be as faithful as possible to the original concept, keeping all the details of the scene”Javier Pedreño Orenes, Pub Guys, 2018 Javier Pedreño Orenes artstation.com/j_pedreno Javier is a character-modelling student at the Think Tank Training Centre Software Maya, ZBrush, Mari, V-Ray, Photoshop Work in progress… “There was a publicity image for Mulan that I really liked, so I set about making it in 3D. The process allowed me to test my skills with Arnold, use Texturingxyz and more”Jungwon Park, Liu Yifei likeness as Mulan, 2018 Jungwon Park artstation.com/jwillust Jungwon is a lead character artist for South Korean videogame…

DANIEL BYSTEDT Lead creature artist Goodbye Kansas Studios bit.ly/2zS6pqa Blender 2.8 is being touted as a game changer. Why do you think this is? It’s partly because of the UI overhaul, the development team at the Blender Institute has been working really hard to make interacting with Blender a more user friendly experience. I believe that this will attract a lot more new users in the long run. There’s a lot of new features being introduced, what are your highlights? For me Blender’s new real-time viewport EEVEE is a definite highlight. It makes a huge difference to be able to work in a 3D environment where lighting and shading so closely match the final render. As an artist it enables you to make informed decisions about modelling, shading, layout and lighting earlier in the production. Being…