Top articles from January to March 2016

Featuring top plugins, texturing tips and insightful interviews, check out the top articles from 3dtotal in the last three months...

If you've just finished your latest project and need to get your teeth into something new, or you've been searching around for your next magic hit of inspiration, look no further than the top viewed articles on 3dtotal from the last 3 months. Featuring free 3D models, tips for using SketchUp and CINEMA 4D, hardware reviews and texturing help from Joshua Lynch of triple-A game studio Infinity Ward, there' s plenty you may have missed out on.

Texturing for triple-A games at Infinity Ward

Infinity Ward Environment Artist Joshua Lynch discusses creating materials, environments and props for triple-A games, offering plenty of tips along the way...

NVIDIA Quadro M4000 Review

By James Morris

Meet the new mainstream high-end professional 3D acceleration champion from NVIDIA, with storming performance across the board...

Meet the artist: Sylwia Bomba

Sylwia Bomba introduced us to the basics of sketching earlier this year with her very helpful chapters in Beginner's Guide to Sketching. Here we find out a bit more about her passion for art…

Carlos Garcia Zapata: 3D digital sculptor interview

3D artist and board game miniaturist sculptor Carlos Garcia Zapata discusses the creation of his Ryu sculpt, and shares work from his portfolio...

Top 10 places for free 3D models

Paul Hatton scours the internet to find the top sites that give you – the artist – access to high-quality FREE 3D models...

Top 10 plugins for CINEMA 4D

MAXON's CINEMA 4D gets the top 10 treatment! Take a look at the must-have plugins currently available to take your experience to the next level...

Top 20 gallery images from October to December

We've had some amazing gallery entries in the past few months, and in case you missed any, we've collated the 20 most popular images right here to feed your imagination...

Blood & Quips: Digital Domain & Deadpool

The Digital Domain FX team discuss creating Colossus and other effects for the latest Hollywood blockbuster Deadpool...

Ludovic LIEME: CG generalist interview

CG generalist at One More Production in Paris, Ludovic LIEME, discusses the workflow and inspirations behind his 'Fox Tale' gallery entry...

Top 10 plugins for SketchUp

Paul Hatton takes a look at the plugins available for the 3D modelling software SketchUp, and offers his top 10!

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