Artsation features our product Scale Maker in their Magazine (Read more...)

Artstation has featured one of our newest products in their magazine: Scale Maker. Artstation's magazine is a top quality resource for interesting content on the 3D universe, and Artstation is the top site for all 2D and 3D artists today (movies, TV shows, videogames, virtual reality), it's the top of the tops. 

So this is fantastic!

https://magazine.artstation.com/2021/03/9-dragon-assets-for-you-to-treasure/

Interview: DAZ Studio Creative Magazine (Read more...)

Are you interested in render art and digital art? Then you should not miss any of the issues of DAZ Studio Creative Magazine, because you will find lots of related content from interviews to render artworks, even tutorials, contests, and everything related to the most popular and powerful render art software of our times, DAZ Studio.
Daz Studio Creative is a magazine that represents the universe and community of all the render artists and content creators out there who have made use of this tool to fulfill their artistic vision. In this interview we talk with Camilla Melander Drakenborg, Phil Thompson, and Totte Alm, editors of Daz Studio Creative Magazine.

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- How was DS Creative born and why did you want to make it a reality?
(Camilla) - Well I was kind of left with little choice in this matter. You see, in a DAZ artist group on Facebook that I am a member of, I posted a comment as to why there wasn´t anything like an online magazine around where you could get all manner of DAZ things in one place, instead of having to roam the net so to say. It was just a curious question and perhaps someone knew of a mag or something similar that I didn’t know of. Next thing I knew, Phil, now my partner in crime and production designer, said something like- Hey great idea let’s do it, I’m in! And then Totte our technical editor, chimed in and started a Facebook group for the magazine on that very same evening, added us and I was appointed to be the team manager and the one to contact potential vendors for features, Phil got the visual part of the mag, putting together the pages and with Totte’s technical experience with DAZ Studio and computers in general, he started writing up some tutorials and got the contacts we needed to get it started and it took from there.
I had no intentions to actually start a magazine when I asked the question, it was just a question, but hey, 20+ issues later, almost 2 years in ( July 2016), here we are and what a ride it has been. I think I speak for us all when I say we have learned so much. Not only about how the DAZ program works but how the business side of DAZ works as well and just how awesome the 3D community can be! Slowly but surely we have built up a network of artists, vendors and sponsors to help us make this vision come alive.
We are independent of DAZ3D, meaning we are not DAZ, although some of our team members work for DAZ one way or the other.
We do the magazine because of our passion for the arts and 3D, DAZ Studio in particular, but anything that works in the DAZ Studio program, whether it comes from DAZ3D or other sites such as Renderosity, RDNA, YURdigital or other reliable store sites, we want to show our readers all the wonderful items that can be used in the program and therefor it’s not only DAZ vendors that are featured. Through it all we have worked hard to make sure the magazine stays free for all so people from all over the world and no matter what their life situation is can enjoy it and gain something from it. Hopefully, do we not only bring fun and knowledge to our readers but also traffic and some insight to the hard working vendors that provide us with the tools to make our imaginations come to life in our artworks.
(Totte) - I like doing things like that. I saw a need, and people with an idea, so I put them together and it clicked. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn’t, but if you follow your instincts you’re bound to get it right some times. I’m happy this went so well.

- For a newcomer to Daz Studio and render art, in which ways can DS Creative Magazine help them to start in 3D?
(Phil) - It’s not just tutorials and tips which are of course an invaluable source of information to someone starting out with DAZ Studio as there is always something we can learn, but the galleries are such a rich and varied source of inspiration and ideas, that may well inspire you into an unfamiliar genre for example.
(Camilla)- As Phil mentioned tutorials and tips gives them the tools they may need, but the images we show are from people all over the world with all kinds of skill sets which can hopefully inspire others, but also show others that we welcome all regardless of skill level.
We have also had a few walkthroughs I guess you could say as to how to get started. If you have never seen the DAZ program before it can be quite overwhelming at first but once you get over that first "shock" hopefully with the help of some of our guides, which by the way we are planning on updating for the new 4.9 version, they will find out it’s not as hard to understand as it may appear at first.

- What do you think DS Creative means for the community of Daz Studio users? How would you like it to be seen by them?
(Phil) - At the magazines very core is the DAZ community and we couldn’t survive without them, the community is woven firmly into everything we do, from the artist spotlight to the galleries, so I personally hope that after 20+ issues we are an integral part of the DAZ Studio world, we receive so many emails from readers telling us how much they appreciate all the hard work and effort that goes in to each issue.
(Camilla)- Hopefully that they are part of the community as a whole, not just as a buyer or artist or even just as a vendor. As we are dependent on our readers to help us fill our pages each issue they are part of creating the magazine itself and I for one am very proud how we have banded together for a common passion.

- In which ways can readers and render artists participate in DS Creative? What should they do if they want to do it?
(Phil) - There are so many ways to participate, from the obvious submitting an image to the gallery to writing a tutorial(which now has a chance to win a prize), we now include a readers comic strip and are open to more, and of course the big one the artist spotlight which includes creating artwork for the cover, but if anyone has any ideas for future issues then get in touch with us you can email us our various addresses are in the magazine or the quickest and easiest is to drop us a personal message on Facebook.
(Camilla)- It takes a small army to create each issue of DS Creative and that army is "you"

- What is the magazine section that you like most and why?

(Phil) - Wow this is difficult to answer, but if I must choose then I will pick the Fave Five, this simple feature was the first one I came up with on my own, and it really is simple just tell us the five items in your content library that you couldn’t live without. But I do have an idea in mind for quite an interesting new feature for the future.
(Camilla)- Well I’m a very visual person, I love looking at art! It inspires me and pushes me to broaden my horizons and to what I feel comfortable doing. As an artist I think it’s important to do so. So for me the art section and the competition section are my favorites. It´s fun to see how other artists interpret the different subjects we have as our monthly contests. But I’m also a very curious person by nature so it’s quite interesting to get a hint of what goes on in a vendors life.

- In many interviews you ask what would you like to see as a new feature in DAZ Studio. What is your answer to this question?
(Phil) - I would like an option to have DAZ temporarily downscale texture files for selected items in your scene to lower your Vram usage, with possibly the option for scaling the textures to 75%, 50% or even 25%, I don’t need 4K textures if the item is in the background, therefore making it possible to have more content in the background of your scene.
(Camilla)- Program wise I would say batch rendering for Iray! I often have several promo works going on and although I have a Nvidia card and a pretty good computer, I always make my renders as big as I can so to make sure I get them crystal clear in huge sizes I let the final piece render while sleeping. Trouble is I can only do that with one at a time and since I’m sleeping I can’t put on the next when the first is done and I simply don’t have the patience to sit and wait for 2-3 hours or more, at a time while I could be working on creating new art instead. So batch rendering would be ideal.
AUTOSAVE- yes that is so needed! You know just as the comp crashes you remember, ouch I forgot to save. Would be good to have the option in DAZ to have it do a autosaved file each time you add something new to the scene in form of content or lights. So just encase you worked hours on something and it crashes you don’t have to curse yourself for not saving and do it all over again. It doesn’t matter how often you tell yourself or others save and save often, it does happen we forget.
As for the DAZ site I would love to see more gender equality. Lol can there be such a thing for 3D people? But for example, right now there is 6 pages of clothing for the "new" Genesis 3 female & 16 pages of clothing for Genesis 2 female, but for Genesis 3 male there is only 1 page, and 5 for Genesis 2 male. I understand that women’s clothing sells more, but that doesn’t mean it has to be all about the girls so to say.
And lastly I would advise to let people get the chance to catch up to the new technology. Internet and technology is in constant change and upgrading which is all good, problem is, often, people’s lives, jobs and money don’t....

- The magazine is already full of content, but as it has become more and more rich in the last months, I see it is in constant evolution. In what direction do you think DS Creative should go in the future (new sections, changes, new ways to participate)?
(Phil) - While I am all for change, it has to be done very carefully and over time, but the magazine is always evolving it’s almost like a living breathing organism. Where should we go in the future, onwards and upwards hopefully, I’m certainly hoping to bring in many more new features and I look forward to including not just the current readers but people new to the craft.
There is one thing about DS Creative that must never change, and that is, we must always stay 100% free .
(Camilla)- Well the team and I often have small ideas or new ways we want to go, tricky thing is how to go about it, who can we get involved and what would it take. As we are firm in keeping the magazine free and frankly since we are just a couple of ordinary people with little money to spend which goes to our daily lives and our passion for DAZ, we have to find creative ways and generous sponsors to help us provide goodies such as freebies and prizes for our contests, which can sometimes limit our ideas. But we have gotten really good at it and I think by having done the magazine as a community thing its brought out a lot of creativity and alternative thinking.
But we have ideas for new features we are working on which I can’t speak about just yet, don’t want to spoil any potential surprises. However, we always strive to be better, make sure we can provide something for all, from the beginner to the pro. And hopefully we will be around for at least another 2 years to come or even more!

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January Issue Of 3D Creative Magazine Is Free (Read more...)

Hi all! As some may know, since many years ago, I am sponsor of 3D Creative Magazine of 3D Total. It is one of the main and best magazines of 3D, full of very interesting articles, and this month's issue is free. It's a good moment to download it, have a look, and if you like, subscribe for the next issues, as it is really worth.
Go to their page, click the "Purchase or subscribe" blue button, and then you will go to a page that you can download it directly (no need to fill anything or pay).

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This month’s 3D Creative Magazine is Free (Read more...)

This month’s issue of 3D Creative Magazine is free. Hurry and get your copy here, and if you like it, consider subscribing to this top notch magazine about all 3D:

http://www.3dcreativemag.com/latest.html

Zinio Giveaway: Want a free subscription? Grab it! (Read more...)

As announced previously, here is the Zinio giveaway of 9 subscriptions to the magazine you choose from their catalog!

Zinio is the place to go if you want to get a subscription to the magazines that you love. Your virtual kiosk, where you can find most of the publications that widely known in all countries, and get them directly in your email each month, ready to be downloaded to be read in your computer or mobile reader.

It has magazines available in English as well as in Spanish. Zinio has all the most popular magazines available to you, on many topics, that go from cars, photography, or technology to any other that you usually find in a press shop.



By purchasing magazines in electronic format, you help the environment. This is the mision of 
Zinio, to provide a more ecological vision of publication.

How many times you got a magazine that ends in the recycle bin because you lack the space for storing them all? And how bad is printing all that paper that not always end being recycled?

But if you get them in electronic formats, you can store thousands of your favorite magazines in a hard drive or disc, and there is no need to renunce to any of them no matter how old they are, because they take no space. In addition, you save lots of contamination and preserve the forests, by encouraging to not publish in paper. This way you put your two cents in the conservation of nature, through Zinio.

So don't hesitate and spend some time at Zinio, you'll find most of your favorite mags, and will feel better because you are doing something important and at the same time, you'll keep yourself informed of the topics you love.

Now, if you want to get a free subscription to the magazine you choose, here is the giveaway, and what you have to do:
- To enter the giveaway, please leave a comment in this blog post and put your Facebook account name there, so I can locate you. 

- Later, you will need to provide your full name and surname, and email, so I can pass them to the agent on Zinio and they can give you the access to the subscription that you won.

- The first 9 people who comment will get the 9 subscriptions! Hurry!

So put your comment below and be sure to post your Facebook name or link, and get the prize!

This review is sponsored. The author was compensated for doing this review.

Zinio 2x1 And Magazine Giveaway Coming! (Read more...)

Zinio, the leader of magazine distribution on the Internet, is holding a 2 years for the price of 1 on selected titles that you can browse here at this link:

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Hurry now and get it before this Monday 4th, and get this fantastic opportunity! The time is now if you were thinking in getting your favorite mag directly at your computer! Now get 2 for 1…

Zinio distributes thousands of top magazines from around the world and you can browse and purchase subscriptions or single issues instantly from your computer or mobile device to read wherever and whenever you like.

You can even have a look inside many magazines to get a first view of their pages, just like you would do at your magazine shop locally.

AND THERE IS A GIAWAY COMING IN OUR BLOG HIPERIA3D NEWS

I’ll be holding a giveaway sponsored by Zinio, in which the winner will be able to choose from ANY of the thousands of titles Zinnio offers.

For example: PC MAGAZINE, POPULAR SCIENCE, MACLife, ImagineFX, and many computer and photography magazines, and of course many other topics!

So stay tuned in the upcoming days to know more about Zinio and enter the giveaway that will be run soon.

There will be 9 magazine subscriptions in the giveaway and the winners will choose the mag they like!

I myself receive a subscription because of doing this review and holding the giveaway, and I will be sure to get the others to reach the 9 lucky winners.

More details soon!

3DTotal’s Digital Art Masters Submissions Open (Read more...)

Submissions for 3DTotal’s Digital Art Masters book are now open. You can submit your 3D work at:

http://www.3dtotalpublishing.com/product_damsubmissions.html

If selected, it will be included in one of the most prestigious 3D publications.

3DTotal Launches Prime Wars (Read more...)

3Dtotal Publishing, sponsored here at Hiperia3D News, is launching a card game at Kickstarter.

The cards of this battle game are illustrated by great masters of digital art. You can help the raising of this project and get goodies like copies of the card game and the book set.

See more here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1794375019/prime-wars

Sponsored Mags June 2011 (Read more...)

Hiperia3D News is sponsor of 3D Creative and 2D Artist, publications of 3D Total. These publications can be purchased in high quality PDF and contain lots of articles of great value for 3D modelers, 2D artists and everyone that loves any aspect of computer graphics art.

To visit the magazines' sites and get them, click the banner images.

This month, here are the contents of the new issues:

3D Creative

- 10 of the best images of 3D artists around the world

- Interview with Philip Herman, character modeler

- Sculpting: classical Roman digital sculpture

- Unreal games engine tutorial

- Modeling features of the human anatomy

 

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2D Artist

- Interview: Lee Chak Khuen

- Sketchbook: The Sketchbook of Damien Mammoliti

- The Gallery: 10 of the Best 2D Artworks

- Tutorial Series: Painting Tribal Warriors - Chapter 1: Aztec by Richard Tilbury

- Tutorial Series: Pin-Up - Chapter 2: Classic
by Serge Birault

- Tutorial Series: Matte Painting - Chapter 1: Concept
by Piotrek Swigut

- Tutorial Series: Photoreal Fantasy - Chapter 6:
Loch Ness Monster by Weiye Yin

- Making Of: My Little Lemmy - Project Overview
by Serge Birault

- Promotion: Digital Art Masters:v5 - Free Chapter Book Promotion

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3DHobby Magazine (Read more...)

This month Hiperia3D has become sponsor of 3D Hobby Magazine. 3D Hobby Magazine is what its name suggests, as it's obvious: a practical magazine with everything that people that like 3D may find interesting.

I also have an article in this issue.

 
In its pages, month after month, we find interviews with modelers, render artists, software developers, book writers, and also tutorials, and a community of readers that is hosted at the magazine's website.

In December's issue, available at their site, you can read:

- How Mateusz Staniszew made his 3D short film "Stairs".

- Manu De Mey explaining how to master lights, including IBL, in DAZ Studio

- Fugazi, vendor at Renderosity, explains how to master dynamic clothing in the difficult situation of posing your characters sat on a chair.

- Interview with Javis Jones, 3D modeler and tutor.

- Interview with Mike Jensen, author of " Zen of ZBrush", a must-have book that is recognized worldwide and is of great help for users of this modeling tool.

- Info about the Freebie Challenge monthly contest.

- And also an article by me, Jordi R. Cardona: "Begin Organic 3D Modeling With Sculptris" in which I introduce you to modeling with this free application and write about its possible uses, with links to web resources.

Also available at one of the biggest and most well-known 3D communities, Renderosity, 3D Hobby Magazine is a practical publication that is worth reading. Its 100 pages of 3D content are aimed to those who want to learn to master 3D applications, meet interesting personalities in the 3D scope (some famous and professionals, other hobbyists but with tons of talent), and read about what is happening today in the 3D and render world.

Get 3D Hobby Magazine here.