Special Pixar issue of 3D World on sale in the UK

In issue 118: Three exclusive Pixar covers to collect to celebrate our feature on the making of Pixar's UP - plus software and resources worth $458 on the CD


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IN THE MAGAZINE



The making of UP
We go behind the scenes to find out what new challenges Pixar‘s latest film posed for the studio



Create a killer showreel
Craft the perfect demo reel, armed with advice from the industry experts. We ask leading recruiters in film, games and arch-viz to find what employers want and what they don‘t

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 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

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

Hexagon 2.2 (Windows)
Full 3D polygon-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