Fancy adding another dimension to your designs? Be inspired by this amazing 3D art.
With the introduction of open source and more affordable 3D software in recent years, more and more artists are opting to use it to bring their designs to life, creating awesome 3D art. The extra dimension provides an added sense of depth that is very hard to recreate in 2D. Now enjoy these great pieces of 3D art...
01. Bed Monster
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modeller and animator Aamir is the man behind this brilliant 'You picked up the wrong bed, monster!' illustration. Specialising in character and creature creation, Aamir nails the stylised look, modelling and lighting in this inspiring scene.
modeller and animator Aamir is the man behind this brilliant 'You picked up the wrong bed, monster!' illustration. Specialising in character and creature creation, Aamir nails the stylised look, modelling and lighting in this inspiring scene.
02. One Is The Loneliest Number
This awe-inspiring sci-fi scene was created by digital artist and designerStefan Morrell. With a clear love of the genre, this talented artist's portfolio is full of beautiful, intricate sci-fi landscapes. New this year, this gorgeous piece is one of our favourites.
03. Prom Night
3D generalist Mickael Riciotti lets the artwork do all the talking in this inspiring 3D illustration 'Prom Night'. Capturing this young lady's nerves and anticipation of her big night perfectly, Riciotti's brilliant piece is a far cry away from (and refreshing change to) much of the busty female-inspired artwork you see.
04. Stroll in the Swamp
Anthony Guebels is currently working as a 2D/3D artist for Ubisoft Montreal. He specialises in creating promotional artwork, used for the marketing of the different brands of the studio. A personal project, Stroll in the Swamp was created with 3ds Max, ZBrush and Photoshop.
05. Space Girl
Carles Gonzalez has worked for several companies and titles, in videogames and film. Gonzalez worked on Space Girl in his spare time, with it taking him several months to complete. "My favourite part of the creative process is the sketching and initial stages," says the artist.
06. The story of courage, betrayal and love!
In this inspiring example of 3D art, motion designer Yaroslav Primachenkoused ZBrush to model this cool character, 3ds Max for preparing the rest of the scene and retopology, V-Ray for rendering and Photoshop for the scene's post-production effects.
07. Level 10
Toni Bratincevic is the senior environment modeller for a major videogame company, but has experience in all aspects of 3D, from rigging and animation to final compositing. This particular piece of 3D art took him around four to five weeks, working, on average, two to three hours a day on it.
08. Sunny Sunday Morning
Tiago Alexandrino is the CEO and founder of Arch-Factory, a collective specialising in creating architectural visualisations for private clients. Taking just five or six days, he created this perfect, relaxing Sunday 3D art scene using 3ds Max and V-Ray.
09. Exodus from Delta B-56
Freelance illustrator and graphic designer Jonathan Ball spent three to four weeks working on this image in his spare time. With a passion for 3D modelling, Ball created the vibrant scene with Blender using the Cycles engine, before completing the composition in Photoshop.
10. Southern ground hornbill
No, we haven't included a rouge photograph to trick you, this is really 3D art. The stunning Southern Ground Hornbill image was crafted entirely in 3D by artist Léandre Hounnake. The realistic render was achieved using a combination of Sculptris, 3ds Max,Mudbox, V-Ray, MultiScatter and Hair and Fur.
11. Legacy
This breathtaking piece of 3D art was created by Tamás Török using open source 3D software Blender and Gimpfor texture painting. Using a leopard model he'd developed previously, this Legacy image took Török, unbelievably, about two and a half weeks to complete.
12. Rebuild
Neil Maccormack is a freelance 3D and concept artist based in Geneva, Switzerland. His online portfolio is full of awe-inspiring 3D art, but his most recent, and our favourite, is this cool robot character, which he created usingLightwave and Photoshop.
13. Teacher's Nightmare
This pair of mischevious looking characters were created by modellerOmer Messler and 3D generalist Adi Cohen. The entire scene was created using 3ds Max and Mental Ray renderer. Working together was a new experience for the duo, but as two minds are greater than one, they managed to complete the detailed piece of 3D art in just two months.
14. NAGA
Freelance 2D and 3D designer Nitin Khosa's inspiration for this awesome 3D render came from Naga, which is the Sanskrit/Hindi word for king cobra and also the name of this slightly retro, open-top two-seater concept sports car. Created using a combination of Mayaand Photoshop, the striking 3D art took approximately four weeks, from sketching ideas to the final render.
15. One Small Step
It may have been one small step for Neil Armstrong, but recreating it in 3D was an epic project for senior 3D artistTomas Kral. This awesome space scene took Kral three weeks to complete, with most of the geometry created in sculpting software ZBrush and some textures taken from CG Textures.
16. Malaysian Dream
Ani Atanasova is studio director and lead artist at Pixelhunters, with over 14 years experience in creating 3D art. The artist was inspired to create this idyllic scene after visiting Borneo in Malaysia. The initial 2D design was created by Iliya Atanasov before Ani spent a week bringing it to life using Maya, terrain generation software Vue and compositing program Fusion.
17. Back to the Great City
This stunning piece of 3D art was created by concept artist and matte painterBastien Grivet. Unbelievably, this image began as five simple 3D cubes of different sizes and shapes, which the talented artist then manipulated using Cinema 4D and Photoshop.
Also check out these Cinema 4D tutorialsto improve your 3D skills.
18. GT40 in Monte Carlo
As Ford no longer produces the GT40, digital artist Luis Nieves decided to build his own, only in 3D. The talented designer spent nine months building the classic model from scratch in his spare time. And Maya, Mental Ray renderer, Photoshop, and After Effects CS6 were the tools that enabled him to do it.
19. Robin Hood
3D character artist LrZo is a huge fan of comic books and animation and so based this brilliant design on French comic book Robin Hood by Brremaud and Simon Loche. To give some of his favourite characters that added dimension, LrZo used Maya and sculpting program ZBrush.
20. Hornbach
This impressive 3D art was created entirely by creative production studioTaylor James for Heimet Berlin and their client DIY store Hornbach. The team created CGI hands and integrated them seamlessly with photography shot in the company studio to give the impression of a man pulling a tree from the ground.
21. Chameleon
Freelance animator and creative designer Aram Vardazaryan is the man behind this brilliantly detailed 3D model of a chameleon. Working in VFX and specialising in modelling, the 3D art project took Vardazaryan about a week to complete. Yes, you read that right, just a week!
22. Wolverine
Whoa! We certainly wouldn't mess with this guy! This awesome 3D art of Wolverine was created by 3D artistAamir, who specialises in character modelling and animation. Aamir crafted this guy's bulging muscles and razor claws using a combination of Maya, 3D sculpting program ZBrush, andPhotoshop CS6.
23. Stan 'The Man'
From a comic book character to a comic book legend, this amazing 3D art portrait of Stan Lee was created by Andrew Hakim Lie. The talented 3D artist produced this image using 3ds Max, ZBrush, V-Ray renderer, and Photoshop, for the final part of an intensive CG course.
Also check out these 5 top 3ds Max resources.
24. Abstract surrealism in interior
The concept for this 3D scene came about after artist Igor Kulkov saw some pictures in a surreal style and wanted to use the idea to form an interior. With just over two years' experience of working in CG, it's hard to believe this brilliant image took Kulkov just 10 days to complete using 3ds Max and V-Ray renderer.
25. Shroom
Always fascinated by the ability that some creatures have the ability to blend into their environment, 3D artist Laurent Pierlot decided to put his own spin on things in this awesome CG scene. Pierlot crafted this cute but creepy image using 3ds Max, V-Ray renderer, ZBrush, and Photoshop.
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