3D World issue 118

IN THE MAGAZINE

The making of UP
We go behind the scenes to find out how Pixar met the technical challenges of its latest blockbuster – and how RenderMan had to evolve in order to do so

Create a killer showreel
Modeller, animator, texture artist or generalist? Craft the perfect demo reel tailored to your specific job role, with our advice from leading recruiters in the worlds of VFX, games and architectural visualisation

Unions in the 3D industry
Are you feeling exploited and overworked or creatively young, happy and free? We take a look at why there is so little union representation for 3D artists

Your technical questions answered
Applications covered this issue include: Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, Softimage, After Effects, Cinema 4D, Fusion, Lightwave 3D, Photoshop, SketchUp

Expanded Projects section
More pages of brilliant commercial work to inspire you

Portfolio
The best new artwork from around the world

On test this issue
Houdini 10, Unity 2.5, Quidam 3, Craft Director Tools 8.1, Workstation Specialists WSM114 workstation

ON THE CD
Software, models, textures and video training worth $458

Hexagon 2.2 (Windows)
Create your own detailed models with this full, Windows-only copy of DAZ Productions‘ intuitive 3D modelling software
As sold for $149

3d02.com models
A family car (3ds, C4D), a racing car (MAX 9.0), a contemporary sideboard (3DS, FBX, LWO, MAX, MB, OBJ, XSI) and a hydraulic excavator (C4D)
Combined value $274

De Espona elephant model
MAX format
As sold for $35

12 Environmental Textures seamless textures
JPEG format

Character texture tracking
34 minutes of expert tuition from The Gnomon Workshop DVD Character Texturing for Productions: Material and Texturing Techniques with Ian Joyner

The Gnomon Workshop video training
The art of matchmoving. 18 minutes of expert tuition