In this making of Casper Thomsen explains the way in which he created his „The Marauder“. Inspiration for this he found in his passion to Blizzard games and cinematics, especially in Starcraf 2. In the article he shares with us some of the general concepts, ideas and problems, which he met in this his school project. YES, it is a school project. Before starting he collected many pictures from internet and from game, which used like reference pictures. On three pages he explains his workflow by doing his artwork using 3dsmax, V-Ray and Photoshop. 

Portal 3DTotal released a new book in to the series The Digital Art Master: Volume 5. This is the fifth book in the series and it’s featuring articles and work from 60 talented artists working in the Computer Graphic industry. 3Dtotal is giving away a sample chapter of four pages from the book and you can download it, for FREE! 

Crazycover image is not only to improve the mood because of for many holidays ended today, but also a sneak peak of what you can await inside. In Cartoon Animals tutorial Jose Alves da Silva will be showing us step by step everything he did to create his jaw-dropping cartoon armadillo. Also Photoshop tutorials, tips and tricks can`t miss this month. 3DCreative magazine starts new Futuristic vehicles series, where Dhilip Somesh will be showing us how to take a basic un-textures car model and turn it into a cool still of a futuristic vehicle using tools in Photoshop. 

Evermotion will release a new volume of their popular model collection called Archmodels. Archmodels vol. 101 includes 99 highly detailed models of modern cosmetics designs with all textures, shaders and materials. It is ready to use, just put it into your scene, but scenes are not included. This product will be available for download from 13th September, but you can now preorder it.