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  • Studio Lighting

    Create better renders for print ads with this Maya lighting set-up from which mimicks that of a real photo studio.

  • Pro tips for particles

    From smoke to shooting stars, follow a collection of professional tricks for 3ds max, Maya, LightWave and Cinema 4D to bring your particle effects to life.

  • Bluescreen on a Budget

    Think that good-quality bluescreen effects can only be created on a Hollywood budget? Then think again. Computer Arts shows you how to make your own bluescreen studio and drop actors into 3D worlds for less than $100. Lights, Camera, Action!

  • Product Design

    As 3D visualisation and advanced concept design take hold, product design is shifting up a gear, says Mark Penfold. But in this increasingly technical field, is the pen still mightier than the mouse? Only just!

  • Normal mapping

    Say goodbye to dull surfaces with high-speed tour of the games industry's hottest new technique.

  • Board control

    Storyboarding an animation saves time and confusion later on. These tips should give you valuable pointers for planning out your first project.

  • Perfect digital skin

    Master the techniques used to texture and post-produce this flawless 3D cover image in this tutorial.

  • Prêt-à-porter

    This tutorial gives you an opportunity to try out 3ds max's cloth-creation tools.

  • Pascal Blanché on Akira

    For its anime special in issue 69, talked to Exposé Grand Master Pascal Blanché; about his love for Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 masterpiece, Akira. This extended interview transcript is only available online.

  • Behind the scenes; The Microsoft 'Start Something' ads

    For its biggest-ever advertising campaign, involving print and broadcast ads across 11 countries, Microsoft has enlisted some of the most cutting-edge motion graphics talent to help realise its dreams.
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