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  • Virtual vinyl

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    Virtual vinyl

    The vinyl toy is now a truly iconic form of design, but it can be difficult and expensive to create a one-off original. Chris Weston shows you how to make a life-like design using Cinema 4D.
  • Masking with type

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    Masking with type

    Masking tools have long been a powerful part of its feature set. Here Martin Fewell shows you how to use masked images with typography to create an eye-catching illustration.
  • Create a layout from your sketch

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    Create a layout from your sketch

    In the third and final part of this series on interactive design, Taobot's Danny Franzreb and Holger Grünwald show you how to build a final layout using the artwork from the two previous instalments.
  • Develop design concepts

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    Develop design concepts

    In the second part of their interactive design series, Taobot's Danny Franzreb and Holger Grünwald show you how to use your sketches to brief photographers and 3D designers, and outline functionality for your project.
  • Perfect faces

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    Perfect faces

    A new breed of 3D artist is taking digital portraiture beyond the real in search of a different kind of perfection. In this special showcase, Olivier Ponsonnet reveals the creative decisions that underpin his work.
  • Logotype design

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    Logotype design

    Using you can create effective commercial illustrations in no time. Tom Knight shows you how by creating an illustrated logotype featuring spot colours and colour separations
  • Vanishing points

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    Vanishing points

    The Vanishing Point filter is more powerful than it's given credit for. Justin Maller shows you how to use this feature so that you can wrap images around multiple 3D planes with the greatest of ease.
  • Harmonic motion

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    Harmonic motion

    Keyframing oscillating objects, such as a swinging pendulum or a bobbing buoy, can be a laborious task, but as demonstrates, a brief and flexible script can create natural movement in one clean sweep.
  • Abstract motion

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    Abstract motion

    Adding post effects to animations in Cinema 4D, will leave you with advanced and customisable results in no time. Justin Maller shows you how to use the in-built integration features to make this task less daunting.
  • A fairytale portrait

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    A fairytale portrait

    By paying attention to the details at each stage of your modelling, texture-building and rendering process, you can really bring your character-based illustrations to life.
  • Photoshop to Flash

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    Photoshop to Flash

    Paul Wyatt reveals how to transfer your artwork into Flash using the new PSD Importer to create movie clips, add instance names and ready your creations for animation and interactivity.
  • Anatomical perfection

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    Anatomical perfection

    3D World demonstrates how getting under the skin of an animal will help you to better express form and posture, and enable you to realise more accurate renders.
  • Symbol patterns

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    Symbol patterns

    Generate repeating patterns within finite regions, as defined by custom objects, to create innovative texture effects in your vector art. Derek Lea explains the techniques required to fashion this psychedelic masterpiece.
  • Watch the birdy

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    Watch the birdy

    Flight is an extremely complex thing to design, but you can start by thinking about how birds move and how to most effectively rig your model to approximate this kind of motion.
  • 3D motion tracking

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    3D motion tracking

    Effective use of motion tracking can transform your live-action footage. Motion graphics pro JJ Johnstone reveals how to use motion tracking when undertaking complex 3D compositing in Cinema 4D and After Effects.
  • Make a political statement

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    Make a political statement

    Create striking imagery in the spirit of past and present propaganda art. Command attention with sharp edges, minimal detail, bold colours, and the misappropriation of familiar iconic details.
  • Sketch website concepts

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    Sketch website concepts

    In the first part of our series on interactive design, Danny Franzreb and Holger Grünwald from German design studio Taobot show how you can use Photoshop to visualise ideas and concepts from your sketches.
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