Tutorials: better lighting effects in 3ds Max
Read Jamie Cardoso's guides to creating custom IES light webs and fixing glitches with self-illumination.
Thursday, December 27th, 2012
Training
See Autodesk's 3December masterclasses live
Watch a 90-minute session on stereo work by Blue Sky's Jayme Wilkinson today: two new sessions tomorrow.
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
Allan McKay releases two new free FumeFX tutorials
Watch the 3ds Max effects expert deconstruct a fire sim from the Young Empires' White Doves video.
Monday, November 26th, 2012
10 ways to speed up Blender's Cycles renderer
Four provided by Blender Guru's Andrew Price, and six by people commenting on his article.
Thursday, November 22nd, 2012
Tutorials: explore Mudbox's texturing capabilities
See how to use it with Maya with Naughty Dog's Christophe Desse and with 3ds Max by Pixel 23's Leandré Hounnake.
Monday, November 19th, 2012
Gnomon releases guide to linear workflow in V-Ray
V-Ray Fundamentals: Materials, Lights and Linear Workflow offers complete guide to real-world work.
Thursday, November 15th, 2012
Gnomon releases Hyper-real Insect Design DVD
New seven-hour ZBrush, Maya and V-Ray tutorial creates creepy crawlies with scientific accuracy.
Friday, November 9th, 2012
Gnomon launches 55 new online training courses
Study at the world's leading visual effects, games and design training school - from anywhere in the world.
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
Craig Barr posts an hour of free Mudbox video training
Videos from Autodesk University explore Mudbox's role in product, architectural and automotive design.
Thursday, November 1st, 2012
10 key tips for lighting and look development
Improve the realism of your work with these expert tips from Sony Pictures Imageworks' Cosku Turhan
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
Gnomon announces new world animation course
Discover the secrets of Maya and Photoshop work in Animation from 2D to 3D: The French Touch.
Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
Gnomon releases three-part perspective drawing tutorial
Master one, two and three-point techniques with Gary Meyer's Fundamentals of Perspective.
Monday, October 15th, 2012
Review: Digital Painting Techniques Volume 4
All 3DTotal's books on Digital Painting Techniques are good, but Volume 4 might be the best yet.
Friday, October 12th, 2012