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Art of Illusion is a free java based 3D modeling editor . This free 3D image editor is suitable for basic & intermediate usage & has a very user friendly interface.

Art of Illusion editor divides the 2 dimensional computer screen into 4 quadrants to simulate 3 dimensional effects. Adding light effects add to the tones & shadows for 3D illusions.

Art of Illusion is a free, open source 3D modeling and rendering studio . It is written entirely in Java, and should be usable on any Java Virtual Machine which is compatible with J2SE 1.4 or later.

You can to download the free 3D program from the Art of Illusion website.

Art of Illusion may be freely distributed and modified under the terms of the Free Software Foundation’s General Public License . To download the source code, click here .

The free 3D image editor & 3D model maker is both stable and powerful enough to be used for serious, high end animation work. Some of the highlights include subdivision surface based modeling tools , skeleton based animation & a graphical language for designing procedural textures and materials.

Complicated 3D images & objects can also be created with the free 3D illustrator. However, that would require you to be an advanced user. There is extensive documentation to help you get started & build expertise as a 3D modeler.

In this 3D picture created as an example to show how the free Art of Illusion 3D editor can be used to create real life 3D images with positioning & lighting.

The keyboard is created using the Array Tool. For the Monitor, the blueish light cast by the screen is cast by a point-light with a large radius. Using soft-shadows, a nice soft blue light envelopes the scene.

The vapor on the Coffee Mug is is an ellipsoid containing a procedural material. The material is created using a stretched noise pattern which determines the density of the material, and the swirly effect is created using a jitter transformation.

This complete 3D picture is modeled and rendered with Art of Illusion version 0.9, soft-shadows and depth of field, 32 rays per pixel. See more 3D images created with the Art of Illusion 3D Modeler in the art gallery .

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