changing cameras with blueprints |
courtesy of Totally Unreal |
setting up cameras - the basics |
courtesy of Steve's Tutorials |
-
Modelling
- Links >
- Types of Modelling >
- Architectural Stuff >
- Tools >
- Speeding Up Production with a Custom UI in 3ds Max
- Speed up your Workflow in 3DS Max!
- Why are Ngons & Triangles so Bad?
- Modeling with Quads or Triangles - What Should I Use?
- Subdivision / Open Subdiv
- Different File Formats. Which one?
- Useful Geometry Images - How & Why
- Retopology
- Retopology workflow in 3ds Max - the how and why
- Hard Edge modelling vs Organic Modelling
- 10 Anatomy Tips for 3D Modelling
-
Photoshop
- Links
- Day to Night
- The RAW Format >
- Pixelflakes.com
- Animating in Photoshop (Video)
- Animating in Photoshop (Keyframe)
- Photographic Retouching and Manipulation
- Young to Old - The Aging Process
- Turn Anything into Fire
- From Destructive to Constructive
-
CS4 VTMs
>
- 3D Cross Section
- 3D Layers 1
- 3D Layers 2
- A Better Impression
- Adding Depth
- Ageing Process
- Animation
- Beards & Stubble
- Blending Options
- Boxing Clever
- Cartoon Distortion
- Change of Skin
- Change of Skin 2
- Clone Tool
- Combining Body Parts
- Complex Shadows
- Content Aware 1
- Content Aware 2
- Custom Brush Design
- Day for Night
- Digging Graves
- Drawing Ribbons
- Easy Multiple Adjustments
- Explosions
- Flyaway Hair
- Folds & Wrinkles
- Free Transform
- Hard Light Shading
- Image Warp
- Layer Masks
- Lock & Load
- Magical realism
- Making it Rain
- Metal with Curves
- Moving Eyes
- Multiple Shadows
- Multiple Strokes
- Opening Doors
- People & Cars
- Perspective Crop
- Perspective Drawing
- Portrait Restoration
- Refine Edges
- Replace Colour
- Reverse Ageing
- RGB & CMYK
- Rust & Grime
- Selection Basics
- Selective Hue - Saturation
- Silver into Gold
- Turning Heads
- Vanishing Point
- Visible Light
- Watercolour
- Window Light
- Basic CC Training by Digital Tutors
- CS6 Keyboard Shortcuts
- Upscaling Images in PS CC
- Ivy Generator
- Mr Bean
- Normal Maps >
- Brushes >
- Colour Correcting & Matching using Curves
- How to Use Layer Masks in Photoshop
- Creat Ice Effect
- Make a fantasy composite landscape
- Discover Layer Masks in Photoshop CS6
- 10 Tips on becoming a Hotshot Character Artist
- Matte Painting >
- Painting Direct on a 3D Model >
- Creating 3D Objects in CS6
- 3D - What's new in CS6 .pdf
- Day to Night >
- Using Perspective and Vanishing Point to make realistic composites
- Using Perspective or Vanishing Point Filter >
- Creating a 360 degree Photo
- Techniques for Creating Realistic Eyes for Another Level of Believability
- Blending Modes Explained
- Tools >
-
Lighting
-
Substances
- Substance Materials >
- Substance Designer >
- Substance Source >
-
Substance Painter 2018
>
-
VTM's
>
- Introduction
- 01 - Creating and setting up a project
- 02 - Baking maps used in the texturing process
- 03 - Creating the base paint material
- 04 - Finishing the painted material and creating rust
- 05 - Finishing the rust material
- 06 - Applying Smart Materials and Layer Instancing
- 07 - Using the brush system
- 08 - Using Paint Effects, Projection and Cloning tools
- 09 - Using Anchors
- 10 - Masking materials with ID maps and Polygon Fill Tool
- 11 - Creating the dirt and glass materials
- 12 - Rendering a portfolio image and exporting maps
- Project files
-
VTM's
>
- Textures
-
Animation
- Alan Becker - Stick man Master
- Adobe Character Animator
- Links
- Animation Terminology
- Animating Cameras for Architectural Visualisation
- Emphasizing Animation Timing to Convey Weight and Force
- Animation Body Mechanics - Understanding Exaggeration
- Fire Effects using Particles
- Animation for Games
- Character Studies? Yes, Please!
- Particles >
- Rigging >
- Roboball - Read Me >
- How to make objects disappear using procedural maps
-
Artist Guide to Motion Graphics
>
-
Read Me First
>
- Part 1 >
- Part 2 >
- Part 3 >
-
Part 4
>
- Creating 3D elements that can be transferred to After Effects
- Using the 3ds Max Compositor View
- Installing the Autodesk Compositor Link plugin for After Effects
- Overview of Media Sync workflow between 3ds Max and After Effects
- Using Helper Objects to quickly place 3D layers
- Using 3D Nulls to drive 2D effects like lens flares
-
Part 5
>
- Baking an expression to fix motion blurred camera animation
- Creating glows and changes with the Object ID pass
- Overview of the compositing techniques use in the final render
- How to install MAXScripts and add them to the interface
- Creating custom attributes and transforming selected objects
- Controlling many objects simply with MAXScript and expressions
-
Read Me First
>
- Principles of Animation >
- How to Link Sub-Objects to helpers
- Rigging (3D Artist)
- Pushing Your Rigs to the Limit - Using Exaggeration for More Appealing Animation
-
Rendering
- 3ds Max for Beginners
- Maya
-
Mudbox
- Tips for Beginners
- Sculpting VTMs
- Sculpting Films
- Materials & Textures
- Mudbox & Photoshop
- Map Extraction
- Retopology
- Modelling using Displacement Maps
- Creating hard surface stamps for Mudbox
- Creating Vector Displacement Stamps
- Using Vector Maps
- Lighting
- Using the Pose Tools
- Ptex VTM
- PTex - Mudbox to Max
- Rendering Ptex with Mudbox, Maya & MR
-
The Jason Welsh Boxset
>
- Retopology Phase
- Hard Surface Brushes
- Creating Stamp from an Alpha
- Image to Stamp without height information)
- Texture to stencil
- Sculpting with Stencils
- Uniform Subdivision
- UV Phase
- Mapping Phase
- Combining Normal Maps
- Specular Map Option
- Painting Option
- Post Processing Texture Phase)
- Post Processing Preview Cleanup and Repair Phase)
- PBR Materials
- Epic Games
-
Post Production
- Photography
- Photogrammetry
- Photorealism Explained
- 3D Scanning
- Games
- Film
-
Work
- How to become a Successful Freelance Artist
- If Every 3D Job Requires "Job Experience" How Will I Ever Break into the Industry?
- Build a Professional Showreel
- Create Your Best Showreel
- Five Tips for Critiquing Your Own Work
- Demo Reel and Portfolio Tips from Game Industry Professionals
- Escape Studios Careers Guide 2016
-
Drawing, Sketching etc
- 10 Tips on becoming a Hotshot Character Artist
- Planning your Drawing
- How to Draw a Human Head
- Drawing a Human Head at Different angles
- Drawing Mouths and Lips
- Mouth Expressions
- Gesture Drawing
- Dramatic Facial Expressions
- Drawing Eyes
- Drawing Hands
- Drawing Emotion
- Female Body Construction
- Foreshortening
- Drawing Anatomy >
- How to Find Natural Rhythm Lines
- Perspective
- The Character design Process
- Poses
- Western vs Anime
- How to Create Realistic Textures >
- How to Create Realistic Textures Pt 3
- What's new in Max 2019
-
Odds & Ends
- Cinemagraphs
- Trees
- RSS Feeds >
- Graphic Design >
- External Links >
- How to set up a Project Folder
- Sound >
- Scripts >
-
Scanned Stuff
>
- Produce Expert Renders
- The Future of VFX
- Rigging (3D Artist)
- Build a Matte Image
- 3D Artist - Matte Painting
- Atmospheric Arch-Viz Renders
- 50 ZBrush Secrets
- Animation for Games
- Wooden Arch Viz Interiors
- Dramatic Lighting in After Effects
- 50 Tips for better characters
- The Art of Arch Vis
- 50 Hot Topology Tips
- Post Production in After Effects
- Create Your Best Showreel
- Get a Job in the Games Industry
- Create 3D Games Assets
- Digital Doubles
- 3D Printing
- Essential CG Projects
- Vehicle Game Asset
- Turbo - The Art of Dreamworks
- Facial Animation
- CG Worlds
- 3ds Max 2014
- Gravity
- Art of Sci-Fi
- Rigging in Max
- 3DS Models >
- Video Encoding
- Glossary
- VR & AR
-
Modelling
- Links >
- Types of Modelling >
- Architectural Stuff >
- Tools >
- Speeding Up Production with a Custom UI in 3ds Max
- Speed up your Workflow in 3DS Max!
- Why are Ngons & Triangles so Bad?
- Modeling with Quads or Triangles - What Should I Use?
- Subdivision / Open Subdiv
- Different File Formats. Which one?
- Useful Geometry Images - How & Why
- Retopology
- Retopology workflow in 3ds Max - the how and why
- Hard Edge modelling vs Organic Modelling
- 10 Anatomy Tips for 3D Modelling
-
Photoshop
- Links
- Day to Night
- The RAW Format >
- Pixelflakes.com
- Animating in Photoshop (Video)
- Animating in Photoshop (Keyframe)
- Photographic Retouching and Manipulation
- Young to Old - The Aging Process
- Turn Anything into Fire
- From Destructive to Constructive
-
CS4 VTMs
>
- 3D Cross Section
- 3D Layers 1
- 3D Layers 2
- A Better Impression
- Adding Depth
- Ageing Process
- Animation
- Beards & Stubble
- Blending Options
- Boxing Clever
- Cartoon Distortion
- Change of Skin
- Change of Skin 2
- Clone Tool
- Combining Body Parts
- Complex Shadows
- Content Aware 1
- Content Aware 2
- Custom Brush Design
- Day for Night
- Digging Graves
- Drawing Ribbons
- Easy Multiple Adjustments
- Explosions
- Flyaway Hair
- Folds & Wrinkles
- Free Transform
- Hard Light Shading
- Image Warp
- Layer Masks
- Lock & Load
- Magical realism
- Making it Rain
- Metal with Curves
- Moving Eyes
- Multiple Shadows
- Multiple Strokes
- Opening Doors
- People & Cars
- Perspective Crop
- Perspective Drawing
- Portrait Restoration
- Refine Edges
- Replace Colour
- Reverse Ageing
- RGB & CMYK
- Rust & Grime
- Selection Basics
- Selective Hue - Saturation
- Silver into Gold
- Turning Heads
- Vanishing Point
- Visible Light
- Watercolour
- Window Light
- Basic CC Training by Digital Tutors
- CS6 Keyboard Shortcuts
- Upscaling Images in PS CC
- Ivy Generator
- Mr Bean
- Normal Maps >
- Brushes >
- Colour Correcting & Matching using Curves
- How to Use Layer Masks in Photoshop
- Creat Ice Effect
- Make a fantasy composite landscape
- Discover Layer Masks in Photoshop CS6
- 10 Tips on becoming a Hotshot Character Artist
- Matte Painting >
- Painting Direct on a 3D Model >
- Creating 3D Objects in CS6
- 3D - What's new in CS6 .pdf
- Day to Night >
- Using Perspective and Vanishing Point to make realistic composites
- Using Perspective or Vanishing Point Filter >
- Creating a 360 degree Photo
- Techniques for Creating Realistic Eyes for Another Level of Believability
- Blending Modes Explained
- Tools >
-
Lighting
-
Substances
- Substance Materials >
- Substance Designer >
- Substance Source >
-
Substance Painter 2018
>
-
VTM's
>
- Introduction
- 01 - Creating and setting up a project
- 02 - Baking maps used in the texturing process
- 03 - Creating the base paint material
- 04 - Finishing the painted material and creating rust
- 05 - Finishing the rust material
- 06 - Applying Smart Materials and Layer Instancing
- 07 - Using the brush system
- 08 - Using Paint Effects, Projection and Cloning tools
- 09 - Using Anchors
- 10 - Masking materials with ID maps and Polygon Fill Tool
- 11 - Creating the dirt and glass materials
- 12 - Rendering a portfolio image and exporting maps
- Project files
-
VTM's
>
- Textures
-
Animation
- Alan Becker - Stick man Master
- Adobe Character Animator
- Links
- Animation Terminology
- Animating Cameras for Architectural Visualisation
- Emphasizing Animation Timing to Convey Weight and Force
- Animation Body Mechanics - Understanding Exaggeration
- Fire Effects using Particles
- Animation for Games
- Character Studies? Yes, Please!
- Particles >
- Rigging >
- Roboball - Read Me >
- How to make objects disappear using procedural maps
-
Artist Guide to Motion Graphics
>
-
Read Me First
>
- Part 1 >
- Part 2 >
- Part 3 >
-
Part 4
>
- Creating 3D elements that can be transferred to After Effects
- Using the 3ds Max Compositor View
- Installing the Autodesk Compositor Link plugin for After Effects
- Overview of Media Sync workflow between 3ds Max and After Effects
- Using Helper Objects to quickly place 3D layers
- Using 3D Nulls to drive 2D effects like lens flares
-
Part 5
>
- Baking an expression to fix motion blurred camera animation
- Creating glows and changes with the Object ID pass
- Overview of the compositing techniques use in the final render
- How to install MAXScripts and add them to the interface
- Creating custom attributes and transforming selected objects
- Controlling many objects simply with MAXScript and expressions
-
Read Me First
>
- Principles of Animation >
- How to Link Sub-Objects to helpers
- Rigging (3D Artist)
- Pushing Your Rigs to the Limit - Using Exaggeration for More Appealing Animation
-
Rendering
- 3ds Max for Beginners
- Maya
-
Mudbox
- Tips for Beginners
- Sculpting VTMs
- Sculpting Films
- Materials & Textures
- Mudbox & Photoshop
- Map Extraction
- Retopology
- Modelling using Displacement Maps
- Creating hard surface stamps for Mudbox
- Creating Vector Displacement Stamps
- Using Vector Maps
- Lighting
- Using the Pose Tools
- Ptex VTM
- PTex - Mudbox to Max
- Rendering Ptex with Mudbox, Maya & MR
-
The Jason Welsh Boxset
>
- Retopology Phase
- Hard Surface Brushes
- Creating Stamp from an Alpha
- Image to Stamp without height information)
- Texture to stencil
- Sculpting with Stencils
- Uniform Subdivision
- UV Phase
- Mapping Phase
- Combining Normal Maps
- Specular Map Option
- Painting Option
- Post Processing Texture Phase)
- Post Processing Preview Cleanup and Repair Phase)
- PBR Materials
- Epic Games
-
Post Production
- Photography
- Photogrammetry
- Photorealism Explained
- 3D Scanning
- Games
- Film
-
Work
- How to become a Successful Freelance Artist
- If Every 3D Job Requires "Job Experience" How Will I Ever Break into the Industry?
- Build a Professional Showreel
- Create Your Best Showreel
- Five Tips for Critiquing Your Own Work
- Demo Reel and Portfolio Tips from Game Industry Professionals
- Escape Studios Careers Guide 2016
-
Drawing, Sketching etc
- 10 Tips on becoming a Hotshot Character Artist
- Planning your Drawing
- How to Draw a Human Head
- Drawing a Human Head at Different angles
- Drawing Mouths and Lips
- Mouth Expressions
- Gesture Drawing
- Dramatic Facial Expressions
- Drawing Eyes
- Drawing Hands
- Drawing Emotion
- Female Body Construction
- Foreshortening
- Drawing Anatomy >
- How to Find Natural Rhythm Lines
- Perspective
- The Character design Process
- Poses
- Western vs Anime
- How to Create Realistic Textures >
- How to Create Realistic Textures Pt 3
- What's new in Max 2019
-
Odds & Ends
- Cinemagraphs
- Trees
- RSS Feeds >
- Graphic Design >
- External Links >
- How to set up a Project Folder
- Sound >
- Scripts >
-
Scanned Stuff
>
- Produce Expert Renders
- The Future of VFX
- Rigging (3D Artist)
- Build a Matte Image
- 3D Artist - Matte Painting
- Atmospheric Arch-Viz Renders
- 50 ZBrush Secrets
- Animation for Games
- Wooden Arch Viz Interiors
- Dramatic Lighting in After Effects
- 50 Tips for better characters
- The Art of Arch Vis
- 50 Hot Topology Tips
- Post Production in After Effects
- Create Your Best Showreel
- Get a Job in the Games Industry
- Create 3D Games Assets
- Digital Doubles
- 3D Printing
- Essential CG Projects
- Vehicle Game Asset
- Turbo - The Art of Dreamworks
- Facial Animation
- CG Worlds
- 3ds Max 2014
- Gravity
- Art of Sci-Fi
- Rigging in Max
- 3DS Models >
- Video Encoding
- Glossary
- VR & AR
