3D World issue 66

With 116 pages packed with features, news, analysis, tips, tutorials and advice, issue 66 of 3D World is an essential read for everyone with a serious interest in 3D graphics… or Star Wars

3D World Issue 663D World exclusive!
Star Wars: Episode III
Clone armies, virtual Wookies, and a four-armed all-CG Jedi-slayer – discover the secrets of Industrial Light & Magic’s work on Revenge of the Sith with this ultimate guide to the visual effects

And now in LEGO…
From Jedi hero to two-inch plastic toy: how Giant Interactive solved the unique animation challenges of LEGO Star Wars: The Videogame

Science-fiction effects
Render your own alien worlds with the full copy of MojoWorld on the cover CD, or create your own Star Wars-style hologram in After Effects

Better bluescreen
From student shorts to Hollywood movies, these 20 expert tips will help you to make the most of your blue and greenscreen effects work

Tips and tricks
Try our production-proven rig for animating a 3D character’s eyes, fake heat haze in Maya, master Alpha channels in Photoshop, and animate objects melting in Houdini. Plus: tips for modo, Animation:Master and Vue, and the third part of our series of beginners’ animation tutorials.

On test this issue
Vue 5 Infinite: the future of landscape-generation software? Also reviewed: 3ds max 7.5, powerful new camera-tracking package PFTrack 3, and the best laptops for 3D artists

Plus
The first of a new series of production diaries from acclaimed animated short The Mantis Parable, the menace of ‘render eye’, and VFX: snubbed at the Oscars?

On the CD

MojoWorld 2 SE
A full copy of this powerful landscape-generation package, sold for $149. Includes full accompanying starter tutorial

3D models worth over $400
Five high-quality MAX-format models of cars, tanks and ships, created for sale on online marketplace Turbo Squid

ZBrush 2 training
Master Zsphere techniques with this exclusive 49-minute KURV studios video tutorial on modelling a werewolf character

Plus
100 high-resolution photographic textures and the SIGGRAPH 2005 Advance Programme (PDF format) – book your place at the industry’s most prestigious trade show today!

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