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  • Fake 3D in After Effects

    It's easy to add extra depth to your motion graphics work using Illustrator's Collapse Transformation function to create simple 3D objects. Regular JJ Johnstone gives you all the know-how you'll need...

  • Building for speed, part two

    In the concluding part of 3D World's tutorial on creating a vehicle for a next-gen game, we look at the process of texturing the car and exporting the file ready for use.

  • Digital glitch effects

    Dstrukt's Chris James Hewitt believes third-party plug-ins can change the way you work in Photoshop forever. Here he reveals a great way to create realistic glitch effects to roughen-up your moving image work.

  • Cinematography for 3D animators

    The quality of your cinematography can make or break an animation. Brush up your skills with this set of simple tips for framing, staging and editing shots.

  • Digital displacement

    Dstrukt's Chris James Hewitt focuses on the use of displacement in a 3D world, revealing the best way to mould its output into a detailed and twisted piece of digital art using Photoshop and Illustrator

  • Bring your 3D work to life

    In the final instalment of his three-part series, Derek Lea explains how flat textures, channels and paint effects can be used effectively to complete the transformation from untextured 3D to a mixed-media masterpiece.

  • Easy rotoscoping

    Utilise Auto-trace tool and rotoscoping your video footage is easier than you think. JJ Johnstone reveals the best way to import your layered Illustrator files to composite eye-catching 3D visuals without a 3D app.

  • Best practice: Compositing

    Simon Danaher reveals the best way to composite 3D objects into a still image without resorting to HDRI or Global Illumination techniques.

  • Texturing T-Rex

    Good texturing work isn't just about digital painting: when a completed texture map is applied to a model, seams and smears may appear. Discover how to fix them with.

  • Prêt-à-porter

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