A few words about 3D Total

It all started in August 1999 as a project to make a simple 3D resource site. . . . Then in July 2001 we released Version 2of the 3DTotal site,which was seen by 100,000 visitors each month. The latest figures show a tremendous growth to over 1.5 million monthly visitor sessions.

We have many updates and site improvements planned which will increase traffic and revenue, which in turn will be reinvested creating a cycle of continued growth for 3D Total. For now, please enjoy the sites daily news on the frontpage, free model libraries, galleries, interviews, articles , tutorials and products. Stay tuned for the forthcoming features :-

3DTotal Training DVD's
3DTotal Book's
Ever growing free libraries and galleries

Location - Worcester UK

Thank you for visiting and we welcome your continued support in the future.

3DTotal Staff

Tom Greenway (a.k.a 'Gonzo')
Editor/Owner 3DTotal.com

Worcester. West Midlands, UK

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I didn't discover CG until I was 25 when I started a multimedia course at my local art college and things just went from there, progressing to a computer animation Masters Degree at Bournemouth University here in the UK, then working at a 3D studio in London. All the time I was working on 3DTotal as a hobby. In 2001 I took the leap and started doing 3DTotal full time and it just kept on growing! and still is!
In my spare time. . .I like to skate on my longboards, bodyboard on the occasions we get away from it all do the coast, power kite and explore the globe for 3DTotal's untilmate location!
I want to thank all the visitors for their support and hope you all continue to enjoy the site and our products, we have many new site features, CD's, DVD's and books planned for the near future :)

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Rich Tilbury
Artist 3DTotal.com

Worcester. West Midlands, UK

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I started out as a painter using oil paint and pencils and after finishing a Fine Art degree ventured into the world of murals and paint finishing. After some time I eventually substituted my canvas for a monitor following an introduction to 3D graphics.I studied this for a short while which consequently led to a job in the games industry where I became one of the principal texture artists working on Republic atElixir Studios. After the game was released I became the main character artist on a new title but after a few near misses on my daily cycle commute along with imminent arrival of my son, I made the decision to leave the big city and move back to the shire ( Worcestershire that is ! ). It so happens that I now work with three people who all coincidentally studided at the same foundation college as me, but many years after I had moved to another part of England. I now have a journey of one mile to work as opposed to ten but that combined with sleep deprivation hasn't helped my helath and fitness much but my working day does give me more time with the family now.

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Chris Perrins (a.k.a 'Crispy Pingu')
Designer 3DTotal.com

Worcester. West Midlands, UK

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Well hello there, I was also with tom at college studying graphics and multimedia and have been a good friend to tom for many years beside the fact that he always wins in everything we do (besides golf). I have a huge interest in everything 3D but still my heart is in 2D and always will be.

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Lynette Clee
Administration 3DTotal.com

Worcester, West Midlands, UK

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After lapping the 2 year mark I thought it was about time for an update! :)

I joined the team in Feb 2006 as an Administrator, doing all those jobs that boys generally hate to do, hehe ;). During my time as the "Admin Girl", I also had the great opportunity of working on the Digital Art Masters Volume 2 book project, as well as on the Shorts Drawer 2006 & 2007 DVD projects, and then in October 2007 I was given the chance to manage content for 3DTotal and our 2DArtist and 3DCreative magazines, and that's what you'll find me doing today (and I love it!)! :)

Before joining 3DTotal I studied Fine Art for 5 years and got my BA(Hons) in Fine Art in 2004, after 3 intensive years studying in Bournemouth. Having learnt so much from 3DTotal over the past 2 years, and of course from all the artists that I speak to everyday from all around the world, I hope one day, too, to explore the world of CG with my own art concepts! ;

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Warin Pismoke
Content Manager 3DTotal.com

Worcester. West Midlands, UK.

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Sawasdee! (Hi!)
I am a Thai girl, and I graduated Marine Bio-Geo-Chemistry degree in Bangkok. I help 3DTotal out as the Content Manager for their many projects. My duties include seeking talented artists from all around the world and making contact with them (so don’t be surprised if you get an email from me one day!) …Being here is a great experience where ‘I am who I am’. Everybody is so friendly and we play ‘Table tennis’ together at lunch! Finally, thanks for all your email replies and all your support!

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Shaun Bonanos
Programmer 3DTotal.com

South Africa

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Well let's see, I've been programming for about 10 years now. My interest in
3d came from learning directX and OpenGL and innocently having a stab at
writing a 3d gaming engine (hey, I was young and naive!). For the most
part I do maintenance on the scripts and database on the site while
freelancing. Interests include systems architecture, software domination
and retiring as a tattoo artist.

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Amr Ramadan
News Editor 3DTotal.com

Alexandria, Egypt

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I am a software engineer, currently working on my Masters of Science degree at the Alexandria University of Egypt. I love software engineering, web development and of course, computer graphics

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Jack Oakman (a.k.a 'monteCristo')
Forum Moderator Threedy.com

Bristol, UK

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I've been messing around in the artistic field for a long time now. I was in computer games for a couple of years and I got into that via an obscure route of web-design, e-learning, and various forms of tedious corporate design (ugh!) Nowadays I'm into making things that interest me, and working for companies with a relaxed but highly creative outlook on life. Hence, I continue to be a part of 3D Total. As well as enjoying 3D, I'm also an avid writer and I'm working on a couple of novels with the hope of being a popular author one day.