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3D World Magazine

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Get started with Diffuse

By Mike Griggs

3D Give your 3D objects an extra layer of realism with our introduction to Diffuse properties.

Scatter trees with V-Ray

By Oscar Juárez

3D Surround your 3D scene with a large, natural-looking forest using VRayInstancer.

5 legal terms every designer needs to know

By Cirstyn Bech-Yagher

Career We lift the lid on copyright law and reveal five must-know terms.

Substance Painter 2018 review

By Mike Griggs

3D Will this update help the texture-painting software win even more users?

Master large-scale environments in 3ds Max

By Paul Roberts

3D Learn how to create detailed environments with billions of polygons.

Wacom Pro Pen 3D

Wacom Pro Pen 3D review

By Rob Redman

3D A useful upgrade built with 3D artists in mind.

Black Panther movie fight scene

Black Panther's epic VFX

By Trevor Hogg

VFX How stunning effects, suits and animals were created for this high-grossing blockbuster.

Big VFX on a budget

By Tom May

3D How four filmmakers created Hollywood-style CG with a tiny team and near-zero budget.

On board Star Trek: Discovery

By Trevor Hogg

3D Klingons, holodecks and new worlds: VFX secrets from the latest small-screen Star Trek voyage.

The dos and don'ts of animation showreels

By Kerrie Hughes

Animation Leave a lasting impression with this expert advice.

Different components of the male multipart kit, including the head, torso and arms

Adaptable male figure: review

By Rob Redman

3D Master sculpting male anatomy with this multipart reference kit.

Illuminate your 3D work with Dome lights

By Mike Griggs

3D Dome lights are one of the best ways to light a scene realistically.

Uncover invisible effects in the new issue of 3D World

By Rob Redman

3D Plus: Master environments, animate vehicles and create tiny worlds.

11 best video game character designs

By Creative Bloq Staff

Character design The most iconic video game characters to grace our screens.

Behind the scenes of Peter Rabbit

By Ian Failes

3D How the much-loved bunny was brought to the big screen.

19 tips for great Poser art

By Mat Broomfield

3D Discover how to create character-based art and animations in Poser with these tips.

Sculpt realistic anatomy in ZBrush

By Jakub Chechelski

3D How to create a realistic likeness in anatomy sculpts using ZBrush.

Anima 3 review

Anima 3 review

By Mike Griggs

3D Anima 3 gives a refined and easy-to-master workflow for populating 3D scenes with AI-driven people.

3D scene of people walking around a sleek office complex

Create complex crowd scenes easily with Anima

By Mike Griggs

3D Explore this handy standalone tool for adding people to scenes.

Octane Lighting Essentials review

By Rob Redman

3D Transform your 3D work with this one-click lighting solution.