Shun Tachibana’s road to 3D is as roundabout as it gets. As a boy, he played a lot of football and probably saw himself playing the beautiful game as a pro when he grew up — a far cry from sitting in front of a computer for hours, designing 3D…

It would be redundant at this point to reiterate how Blender is a powerful means to create complex 3D animations, and there’s no shortage of great material online that goes into the fundamentals of 3D production. Still, one of the commonly overlooked aspects of creating a visually compelling animation or…

Gobo lights, also known as “go-betweens,” are essential elements in lighting design. These are typically small metal or glass patterns placed before a light source to create specific shapes or designs on a surface or stage. Gobo lights can be used in various settings and situations, including theater, film, television…

Creativity is always unfinished business. The more you create, the more refined and accurate your ideas get, and the more you want to experiment and push the boundaries of what you can achieve and how you can visually present your ideas. …

RDVIS is a small studio founded seven years ago specializing in photorealistic architectural visualization. The studio provides top-of-the-line 3D renders, animations, and virtual tours of not-yet-built projects to clients around the world. …

When I hear the phrase “visual effects,” I instinctively think of sci-fi, futuristic, hyperreal, cyberpunk, augmented reality. Takayuki Yoshida is all that — and more. Just take a look at his viral piece of short animation called Tokyo New Crosswalk Style: When this first came out, many thought it…

by Johnson Martin Being a 3D artist can be one of the best occupations out there — a perfect mixture of creativity and technical work. The industry is constantly changing, keeping veteran artists interested and opening doors for new artists to find their place. However, working in the 3D industry…

When it comes to 3D packages, Cinema 4D has been the standard of motion designers for decades. Its easy-to-use software allows users to hop in and hit the ground running while providing unique and innovative tools and workflows. Well known for its MoGraph features, Cinema 4D takes concepts that might…

If there’s a word that can describe Marina Nakagawa’s unmistakable aesthetic, it’s joy. Looking at the snapshot below from her NFT art called Night Garden, Marina’s choice of colors, how she puts a certain softness to the light, the cuddly texture on the little fireflies’ bodies, the expression on their…