Presenting A Brand using 3Ds Max – Day 1
“When designing an identity and brand materials for a client, good presentation is crucial! In the first part of this 2-day tutorial, Hussain Almossawi takes us through how to model the different items usually involved in the branding process, whilst in Day 2 he’ll cover Lighting, Applying Materials, Studio Settings, Rendering and Exporting, and finally the Post Production. So let’s get started!”
UV Unwrapping a Hard-Surface Object in 3Ds Max
“In this tutorial, Jarlan Perez covers the process of unwrapping a hard-surface model in 3DS Max. Covering the importance of keeping UVs clean and stretch free, Jarlan also looks at how to keep the process as simple as possible, whilst at the same time giving you full control over the results.”
Modelling & Rendering an Interior Scene using 3Ds Max and Vray – Day 1
“Our recent Stunning Interiors roundup got a lot of people talking about interior rendering tutorials, and today we’re happy to bring in Flavius Cristea to discuss his process when creating stunning interior renders using 3Ds Max. From the modelling, through material creation to the final rendering process, this 2-day tutorial is a great insight into the art of Arch-Vis Interiors.”
Write a Material Renamer using Maxscript in 3Ds Max
“Keeping your scenes organised can be a somewhat tedious task, so any tools that can be used to speed up and simplify the process can be very useful! In this tutorial, Benoit Staumont takes us through how to write a much-needed custom Material Renamer script, using Maxscript in 3Ds Max. The result is an incredibly useful script that you can use easily on any future projects.”
G.I Rendering Techniques in 3Ds Max
“Model presentation is a crucial step for every artist when building their portfolio. In this tutorial, Ben Tate takes us through a few techniques for creating a global illumination or “clay” render using 3Ds Max and it’s 3 common render engines – the scanline renderer, Mental Ray and finally V-Ray. He’ll also look at implementing additional lights, adding color variation, removing noise, and how to add image based lighting using HDRI images.”
Quick Tip: Asset Tracking in 3Ds Max
“If you work with more than one computer, keeping track of textures and scene files can be a nightmare! In this quick-tip, Benoit Staumont takes us through his ingenious solution to the problem. Utilising both Max’s Asset Tracking functionality and some command-line shortcuts, today’s tutorial shows you one way of managing your files across all of your Windows PCs.”
Assembly/Disassembly with Particle Flow in 3Ds Max
“Being creative with the dynamic systems in our 3D applications can produce stunning, exciting and elegant results. In this tutorial, Sachin Joshi walks us through one such example using Particle Flow in 3Ds Max, showing us how to assemble and disassemble objects within your scene.”
Texturing, Lighting & Rendering ‘The Church Of Light’ in 3Ds Max
“In this tutorial, Pratik Gulati walks us through how he created his stunning image, ‘The Church of Light’, using 3Ds Max. He covering all of the modeling, material creation, lighting, render passes and the post-production techniques used.”
Model and Texture a Water Tower in 3ds Max – Day 2
“In this 2-day tutorial, Chris Tate will be guiding you through the process of modelling and texturing an old water tower model using 3ds Max. Whilst day 1 covered the modelling of the tower, day 2 will take you through the UVing, texturing and rendering process.”
Making of the “leaKing” in 3Ds Max
“In this intermediate level tutorial, we follow CG artist Cristian Pop through the process of creating an abstract paint leaking scene using 3Ds Max 2010 and Pwrapper, a great plug-in from 3D Aliens. After completing the 3D work, Cristian switches to 2D to perform some final color corrections in Photoshop.”
