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War Never Changes 32

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THAT WENT FROM BARBARISM

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CIVILIZATION IN BETWEEN.

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- Oscar Wilde

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Wow issue eight already, it’ll be issue ten before you know it

I’d have to think of something really big for that, oh bother.

Back to this issue which is all about the United States of

America, fifty states, a population of over 290 million and

possibly the most powerful country in the world. This issue

would have been a monster if everything America had done

was included in it, so it’s been narrowed down to five sections, some incredibly relevant,

other’s not so much. I know there are some sections you’d expected to see in this issue that

haven’t been included, like American sports, that’s simply because we couldn’t find enough

images to create a section out of, so it’s not exactly our fault. But I believe the best was done

with the resources that were gathered.

I really hope you enjoy this issue, and even though I’m not an American citizen, I’m going to

end this letter with the famous three words, God Bless America.

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Front‘Uncle Sam’ by Vlad Costin (costin3d.com). Modelled in 3D Studio Max

& sculpted in ZBrush.

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It took an incredibly long time find the right cover image for this issue,

(as it does for most issues). However for this particular issue, the majority

of the time was spent deciding on images instead of searching for them.

The images in question were this one, and one of Obama in front of an

American flag. The Obama image was good but far too cliché, and as

Ceiga is all about being different, ‘Uncle Sam’ won the cover page.

This image is definitely a personification of America. The patriotism, the

bravado, the tattoo on his left shoulder, I could go on. Vlad Costin did an

amazing job with this image, great sculpture work on the anatomy and the

creases on the clothes. The wrinkles on the face and the veins are spot on,

and a really nice touch with the pocket watch. They really should make a toy of this model and

sell it, or maybe a game, an Uncle Same game.

“Sailin’ ‘round the world in a dirty gondola Oh , to be back in the land of

Sailin’ ‘round the world in a dirty gondola Oh , to be back in the land of C

“Bob Dylan

Bottle of Coca-Colawpanterka.kiev.ua 3ds max..Yulia Goncharenko

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Coca Cola Bottleelmarnieser.com 3ds Max.Elmar Nieser.

Coke wix.com/refart/art 3ds Max..Rafael Mustaine

Vintage Storeflickr.com/photos/artecnl/sets/72157603945789713 Lightwave 3D.Eugenio García Villarreal.

20 Oz Coke Bottleartisticimage.com 3ds max .Edward Dye, Artistic Image .

3rd person singular numberwhitescape.blogspot.com 3ds max.Imranul Haque.

Robeo and Catetanypixel.com 3ds Max.Juan Carlos Jiménez Vadillo .

Desert gas stationflickr.com/photos/artecnl/sets/72157603945789713 Lightwave 3D.Eugenio García Villarreal .

THE AMERICAN SUPERHERO

Captain Americatimness.carbonmade.com Maya, UDK..Tim Ness

Captain Americatiger-1.cgsociety.org/gallery Maya, ZBrush.Sanket Tanak .

Captain Americaromans3d.ru 3dsmax, ZBrush.Roman Samakovskiy .

Pixologic Superherothenewred.com 3ds max, ZBrush.Jeff Miller.

ULTIMATES - Captain Americamaia3d.blogspot.com 3ds Max, XSI, ZBrush.Diego Maia.

“ In my dreams I hear a gain the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield.

In my dreams I hear a gain the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield.

“Douglas MacArthur

WAR NEVER CHANGES

Soldierceco.cgsociety.org/gallery ZBrush..Tsvetomir Georgiev

Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Highwayslayercz.cgsociety.org/gallery 3ds max, Mudbox.Stanislav Klabik .

Private Charliedayno.it Maya, ZBrush.Daniele Orsetti.

Soldierpaul-nelson.com 3ds max, ZBrush.Paul Nelson .

Soldierquadpilot.com 3ds Max, ZBrush.Cyril Verrier.

Blackhawk UH-60mikeshuangyan.cgsociety.org/gallery Maya, BodyPaint.Shuangyan Mike .

Tuskegee Airmenkmistudio.com 3ds max, Bryce.Kurt Miller .

American soldier (USAF)bignanfer.cgsociety.org 3ds Max.Raymond Yang .

Sgt. Johnsondaybreakcg.com Maya, Zbrush.Sven Juhlin .

The Generaltenerh.cgsociety.org/gallery Maya, Zbrush.Teh Gene Erh .

Tank ( Merkava II )cgeric.com XSI.Eric Zhang.

Wings over Vietman (no. 1-3)colacola.se Modo.Anders Lejczak .

THE BIG APPLE

New York street wintery scenepetermayer.webs.com 3ds max..Peter Mayer

Urban Wonderlandstefan-morrell.com 3ds max.Stefan Morrell .

New York Streetvass.cgsociety.org/gallery Ligntwave 3D.Simone Vassallo .

The Great Stationlatter.cgsociety.org/gallery 3ds max.Dennis Latter.

Subwaybziegler.com 3ds max.Benjamin Ziegler .

Phone Boothnicolasw.com 3ds max.Nicolas Wirrmann .

One Night In New Yorkmac-interactive.de 3ds max.Martin Klein .

“Get on, Ride hard, Hold nothing back, and give it all you’ve got! Thats the

Cowboy Way!!!

Get on, Ride hard, Hold nothing back, and give it all you’ve got! Thats the

Cowboy Way!!!

Proverb

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HOWDY PARTNER

Revolverigl3d.blogspot.com Maya..Gennady Krimer

We named the dog Indianasl0511.com 3ds max, ZBrush.Jon Berry .

Santiagokmistudio.com Bryce.Kurt Miller .

Sassafras Sameric3d.com Maya, Mudbox.Eric Lyman.

Seth Bullockundoz.com 3ds max, ZBrush.Andrei Cristea .

I shot the sheriffin-poculis.cgsociety.org 3ds max, ZBrush.Olivier Cannone .

Wild 338. going Californiae338.com Maya, ZBrush.Loïc e338 Zimmermann .

The Big Cowboyeltavo.cgsociety.org/gallery XSI, ZBrush.Gustavo Federico .

Duke - Carrot Crazydylanvanwormer.com - loganscelina.com Maya.Dylan VanWormer & Logan Scelina .

Wildernessaropa.cgsociety.org/gallery Maya, ZBrush.Peng Bo.

Take Your Best Shotsshcherbakov.co.uk Maya, ZBrush.Stanislav Shcherbakov .

May The Hunt Beginhe-3d.cgsociety.org 3ds Max, ZBrush.Roumen Filipov Roumen Filipov.

Jack Sternsqueezestudio.com 3ds max.Patrick Beaulieu .

Cowboyjasonhillcg.com Maya, ZBrush.Jason Hill .

On the watchmatoh.cgsociety.org/gallery 3ds max, ZBrush.Matej Hradsky .

Wyatt Earp Bustriliancg.cgsociety.org/gallery Maya, Mudbox, ZBrush.Ryan Trammell.

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Annix Studioswww.annix.com

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Atticus Digitalwww.atticusdigital.com

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Blue Boltwww.blue-bolt.com

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Eurocomwww.eurocom.co.uk

Fluid Pictureswww.fluid-pictures.com

Foundation CGIwww.foundationcgi.com

Framestorewww.framestore.com

Full Moon Studiosfullmoongamestudios.com

Gameloftwww.gameloft.co.uk

Glassworkswww.glassworks.co.uk

Glowfrog Studiosglowfrog.com

Golden Squarewww.goldensq.com

Hot Knife Digital Mediawww.hotknife.co.uk

ICubewww.icube3d.co.uk

Ignition Entertainmentwww.utvignition.com

I love Dustwww.ilovedust.com

Image Metricswww.image-metrics.com

Infinite Realititeswww.ir-ltd.net

Ink Digitalwww.inkdigital.co.uk

Jagexwww.jagex.com

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Kazoo Creativewww.kazoo-creative.com

Kettle Studioswww.kettlestudio.co.uk

Keframe Studioskeyframestudios.co.uk

Kuro Dragonwww.kurodragon.com

Lab 10 Studioswww.lab10.com

Lionhead Studioslionhead.com

LipSync Postwww.lipsyncpost.co.uk

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Lolawww.lola-post.co.uk

Loose Moosewww.loosemoose.net

Mainframewww.mainframe.co.uk

Man Vs Machinewww.manvsmachine.co.uk

Masquerade Digitalwww.masquerade-digital.com

Matinaiwww.matinai.com

MDI Digitalwww.mdi-digital.com

Method Studioswww.methodstudios.com

Molinarewww.molinare.co.uk

Motion Imagingwearemi.com

Monumental Gameswww.monumentalgames.com

MPCwww.moving-picture.com

Munkywww.munky.uk.com

Neonwww.neon.tv

Neoscapewww.neoscape.com

Nexus Productionswww.nexusproductions.com

Ninja Theorywww.ninjatheory.com

Not to Scalewww.nottoscale.tv

NSC Creativewww.nsccreative.com

Nvisiblenvizible.com

OG Internationalwww.og-international.net

Passion Pictureswww.passion-pictures.com

Peanut FXwww.peanutfx.com

Peerlesswww.peerless.co.uk

Pitbull Studiowww.pitbullstudio.co.uk

Plowman Cravenwww.plowmancraven.co.uk

Prime Focuswww.primefocusworld.com

Quay Studioswww.quaystudios.com

Qurioswww.qurios.com

Realtime UKwww.realtimeuk.com

Realisewww.realisestudio.com

Relentless Softwarewww.relentless.co.uk

Rockstar Northwww.rockstarnorth.com

Realtime Technologywww.realtime-technology.com

Rumble Studioswww.rumblestudios.com

Rusheswww.rushes.co.uk

Saddington Bayneswww.saddingtonbaynes.com

Slideslidelondon.com

Smoke & Mirrorswww.smoke-mirrors.com

Speed Shapewww.speedshape.com/

Studio AKAwww.studioaka.co.uk

Sumo Digitalwww.sumo-digital.com

Supergluewww.wearesuperglue.com

Taylor Jameswww.taylorjames.com

Ten 24www.ten24.info

Territory Studiowww.territorystudio.com

The Creative Assemblycreative-assembly.com

The Foundrywww.thefoundry.co.uk

The Millwww.themill.com

The Senatewww.senatevfx.com

The Workswww.worksltd.co.uk

Tigrexwww.tigerx.co.uk

TT Gameswww.ttgames.com

We Are Seventeenwww.weareseventeen.com

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The best way to learn from the pros is to watch over their shoulders as they create a masterpiece. The next best way is to read this book. An essential resource for beginners and veterans alike, the techniques I’ve picked up here show that you’re never too old to

learn! Highly recommended.

Beginner’s Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop is a brand new series dedicated to providing a truly comprehensive guide to the basics of digital painting in this versatile program.

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