In this session of the 3D Art Direct podcast we interview Oshyan Greene, the business manager of Planetside Software, which produces the well regarded Terragen 3, a great solution for rendering and animating realistic natural environments. In this session we’re going to talk about the anticipated Terragen…
Read Issue 5 of Digital Art Live Special Cosmos themed issue : spectacular space art plus news on Terragen 4
Welcome to Issue 5 Carl Sagan who presented the original Cosmos TV series reminded us of the grandeur and scale of the universe in which we live: “Lost somewhere between immensity and eternity is our tiny planetary home, the Earth,” he said and also “this…
Read Issue 4 of Digital Art Live Poser and DAZ Studio - Render Engines Special - plus Poser Pro 11 review
Welcome to Issue 4 This issue is centred on rendering and examines rendering options in Poser and DAZ Studio, including the Reality plugin which can be used for both. Under the bonnet, the algorithms and techniques for rendering are complex. They deal with at least…
3DAD 036 : The Reality plugin for DAZ Studio and Poser – Interview with Paolo Ciccone The most advanced Physics Based Rendering system in the market
Paolo Ciccone is the author of Reality, a plugin for Poser and DAZ Studio that introduced Physically Based Rendering (PBR) around 2010, when PBR was not that familiar for Poser and DAZ Studio artists. PBR provides more photorealistic or natural looking renders than previous render…
3DAD 035 : The new Poser 11 : new features explained by Poser product manager Charles Taylor from Smith Micro The New Poser 11 : PBR, Superfly, Adaptive Rigging and Faster Workflow
In this session of the 3D Art Direct podcast we welcome to Charles Taylor, product manager for Poser from Smith Micro since April of 2015. Charles has been deeply involved with Poser since 1999 and has assisted with the development team since Poser 6. The…
Read Issue 3 of Digital Art Live These aren't the planets you're looking for.....
You’ve probably noticed that there’s going to be a certain movie in theatres this month that you may have a high chance of seeing. Even if you don’t, it’s going to be difficult to ignore the continuing publicity that has been surrounding the movie. Just…
3DAD 034 : Interview with Chris Hecker Creating Sci-Fi Cityscapes with Cinema 4D, Vue and Photoshop 3D Digital Art Sci-fi illustrator Chris Hecker (Tigaer) Interview
My guest today is Chris Hecker. An excellent sci-fi digital artist using Vue, 3DS Max and Photoshop. There’s a recurring theme through part of his portfolio of depicting futuristic large scale cities. And this is a natural response perhaps from growing up in the environment…
Read Issue 2 of Digital Art Live Alien plants and animals themed issue featuring Matthew Attard
84 Pages of Stunning Digital Art Sign up to get this Magazine for Free MATTHEW ATTARD Digital Art LIVE interviews a designer of amazing architectural interiors. VUE |3DS MAX | PHOTOSHOP “I sometimes go with these trips, seeing things and travelling to parallel universes…
Dave De Kerf Vue Artist How the Light Falls In
DAL: What’s your background or interest in digital arts? Has your creativity in this area stemmed from photography or from arts in other traditional media? Dave: My father used to be a freelance photographer before I was born, and where I was brought up as…
The Star Wars Planets Tour Call out for artists that have created stunning Star Wars style landscapes
The new 360 degree video released by LucasFilm on Facebook today is certainly worth a look! On a PC or Mac, you can change the view of the camera as you whiz through a Tatooine type desert landscape, littered with space wrecks. On a mobile…