Graphics design for three dimensional (3d) art is very time consuming but very rewarding. Simple graphics look like comic strip cartoons while 3d design is more realistic. Compare simple cartoons with advanced graphics animations of Disney's Rolie Polie Olie or Jimmy Neutron. The illusion of depth is successfully simulated for superior animation.

For business, you may want a logo or mascot that leaps from the page. A school mascot would look great. There are unlimited uses for 3d art for better graphics design. Please visit Scott Wetterschneider's portfolio website to see some of his sci-fi characters, illustrations, logo examples and more.

3d graphics design can be created with graphics software such as Bryce. TGS offers 3d solutions for graphic developers, engineers and scientists. Xara 3d web graphics is popular to make buttons, animated gifs, banner graphics and titles for web pages and presentations. Maya is the first choice of digital content creators producing award-winning games, 3D animation and visual effects. Ulead Cool 3D allows you to import Adobe Illustrator files and Direct X objects to output vector-based Flash with the new EnVector module, a bonus tool for Flash fans.

Other 3d graphics are CAD files. Computer aided drafting requires special software to create or edit these drawings, but there are free tools to download for viewing. See CAD for more information.