max with latest versions, & many studios, either thinking bout
migrating or, already on the move to max. with their new version of MAX
8 (maybe in october) around the corner, thought of compiling all the
max tuts in one post.
though there are lots of max related above, still, these might add to those.(many, composed from cgtalk)
3DSMAX GENERAL TUTORIALS
http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons/3dhelp.cfm/
http://www.3dtotal.com
http://www.3dcafe.com/
http://www.raph.com/
http://www.exchange3d.com/main/index.php
http://www.3dark.com/
http://www.maxhelp.com/
http://www.max3d.com/
http://www.3dluvr.com/
http://www.3dm-mc.com/tutorials NEW!
http://mr2k.3dvf.com/frameset.htm (French)
http://www.topleftpixel.com/ila_solomon/Tutorials.htm (provided by Ila Solomon)
http://www.x99online.net (by Conrad)
http://www.spoono.com/tutorials/3dstudiomax(submitted by Xilica
http://www.deviantart.com/thumbnails.php?section=3dsm(submitted by Xilica
http://danielbuck.net/tutorials.htm (submitted by Xilica
http://www.xenomorphic.co.uk/education.htm (submitted by Xilica
TEXTURING METHODS (by Riddlaz)
http://trainingvids.phpwebhosting.c...eaf_Project.htm
ABSTRACT DESIGN
http://www.voidix.com/tutorials3d.php
BOOLEAN
http://www.atomic-animation.com/boolean_reminders.htm
CAR TUTORIAL (by Karabo Legwaila)
http://www.dutch-gamers.nl/~karabo/.../car/index.html
CAR TUTORIAL (Raybrig Honda NSX by Morten Munk Rowley)
http://www.munkmotion.com/tutorials/nsx/1a.htm
CLOUDS: (afterburn) by Daniel P. Ferreira
http://www.wonderslime.com/tutorial...uds/clouds.html
CHARACTER RIGGING
http://www.maxtd.com/
CHARACTER STUDIO
http://www.maxhelp.com/csc/default.htm
FOLEY STUDIO
http://www.boomerlabs.com/
FOREST PRO
http://www.itoosoft.com/english/forest_tutorial.html
GRASS
http://www.suurland.com/tut_grass/tutorial_grass.htm
HAIR: (by Lizard Head)
http://www.lizard-head.com/Tutorial..._MAX_Hair_1.htm
HEAD
http://www.jonesinc.com/inktutorial5.html
HUMAN BODY (MODELING)
http://www.dlc.fi/~ops/tutorial/human.htm
LENS FLARE (BASIC)
http://www.digitalproducer.com/pages/Max_effects.htm
LIGHTING (Fun with Lights By Dr-spline)
http://www.raven-nation.com/fil.htm
LIGHTING (Grayson Chalmers)
http://grayson.cgworks.com/tutorials/lighting
LIGHTING (VOLUMETRIC)
http://home5.swipnet.se/~w-57917/Tutktx.html
LIP SYNCHING
http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons/3dhelp.cfm/
MENTAL RAY
http://www.cinegrfx.com/
http://www.mentalimages.com
MESHSMOOTH
http://max3dstuff.com/msmooth.html
http://www.max3dstuff.com/hand.html
MODELING (Sebulba): (meshtools)
http://www.polysculpter.fsworld.co.uk/lessons.html
MODELING (Joan D'Arc (character + clothes) tutorial in English, at least part of it.)
http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorial...rc/joanmenu.asp
MODELING (BALL SOCCER)
http://www.suurland.com/tut_ball/tutorial_football.htm
MODELING (GUITAR)
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/3d/tutorials/lespaul/lp.htm
MODELING (HAIR)
http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons/3ddocs/hair
MODELING (MOUTH - ANIMATED)
http://www.geocities.com/mad-guru.geo/mouth.htm
MODELING (ROLLING CARPET - ANIMATED)
http://burningpixel.com/Max/MaxCarp1.htm
MODELING (SANTA)
http://visualmagic.awn.com/html/tutorials/santa.html
MODELING (TREE)
http://www.controlzed.com/greg/3dtipstree.html
NURBS (BASICS)
http://www.webreference.com/3d/lesson67/index.html
http://www.webreference.com/3d/lesson64
http://www.webreference.com/3d/lesson65
REFLECTION
http://www.digitalproducer.com/pages/Max_effects.htm
RHINO
http://members.tripod.com/~fyre3d/rhino.htm
RUBBER MAP
http://www.rubberflex.com/RubMap/rubmap2.htm
SCRIPTING (MAXSCRIPT)
http://www.origamy.com.br/max/English/maxscript_01.html
http://www.origamy.com.br/max/English/maxscript_02.html
http://www.origamy.com.br/max/English/maxscript_03.html
http://www.origamy.com.br/max/English/maxscript_04.html
http://www.origamy.com.br/max/English/maxscript_05.html
http://www.origamy.com.br/max/English/maxscript_06.html
http://www.origamy.com.br/max/English/maxscript_07.html
http://www.ruff-stuff.com/3dmax/Tutorials/Scripting.zip
SHAGFUR
http://www.3dgate.com/techniques/000328/03283ds.html
Shag Hair: (parts 1-2 ... submitted by Adam Watkins)
http://www.adamwatkins.com/s3_tutorials/s3_01.htm
http://www.adamwatkins.com/s3_tutorials/s3_02.htm
SKIN
http://www.webreference.com/3d/lesson98/
SMOKE (CIGARETTE)
http://www.suurland.com/tut_smoke/t...e-smoke_r3.htm/
SHADOWS (SOFT)
http://max3dstuff.com/sspot.html
http://max3dstuff.com/sspot2.html
SPLASH
http://hem.passagen.se/lexcyber/3dsmax/tut1/tut1.htm
MAPPING (Multiple UV Channels)
http://www.uvmapper.com/
TEXTURE MAPPING
http://members.shaw.ca/loganfoster/download/index.html
TILEABLE TEXTURE (Grayson Chalmers)
http://grayson.cgworks.com/tutorials/tile/
UV Mapping (In-Depth Look at UVW Mapping in 3D Studio Max 5)
http://waylon-art.com/uvw_tutorial/uvwtut_01.html
WATER / RUNNING WATER
http://www.3d-sdp.com/water%20tutor.htm
MODELING (various courtesy of insect666)
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=116
[A very good tutorial about making realistic jewelry.]
*****
http://www.3dm-mc.com/tutorials/car/
[Making a concept car. This tutorial is for a bit advanced.]
*****
http://www.3dm-mc.com/tutorials/dmf/
[a very good tutorial about making, texturing and lighting a missile.]
*****
http://www.ludd.luth.se/~strat/tutorials.html
[A serie of tutorials about Mesh-modeling.]
****
http://www.trinisica.com/sub_learn_...=virtual-studio
[A tutorial for early beginners.]
****
http://www.trinisica.com/sub_learn_...ow=polymodeling
[another poly-modeling tutorial.]
*****
http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorial...tut/owntut1.asp
[A tutorial for total begginers. Useful for those who have just started.]
***
http://www.cgm3d.com/tutorials/teeth/teeth.php
[making human teeth. Usefull.]
***
http://www.cgm3d.com/oceantutorial.php
[an ocean scene.]
***
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutor...al.asp?id=20035
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutor...al.asp?id=20248
[two sets of tutorials for making an insect alien. My fav. =)]
****
http://www.voidix.com/glasscrystal.html
[A glass crystal effect.]
***
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=115
[A way to make text on objects.]
***
http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/dolphin.html
[modeling a dolphin.]
****
http://www.geocities.com/ribok7/multiloft.html
[Here's something about multi-lofting.]
****
http://www.studiowhiz.com/_tutorial...index.php?id=60
[fractals or shards... Very good abstract visualisation.]
****
http://www.3dworldmag.com/tutorials/eggcell/
[Eggcell tutorial... What weird look.]
****
http://www.raz.ro/tutorials/heart/heart.htm
[making a neclace with two hearts.]
*****
http://3dworld.3dark.com/tutorial/3d/lathe/index.htm
[another nice lathe tutorial for beginners.]
****
http://www.taffix.com/Tutorials/Sur...s_Ear/index.htm
[modeling an ear... !]
****
http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/Windows.html
[Making a simple window frame and applying textures to it.]
***
http://gamedesign.4players.de:1026/...ReflectionE.htm
[a nice tutorial about making bullets. For begginers.]
****
http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/Cartman.html
[Modeling some guy from south park.]
***
http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons/3ddocs/eyerigging/
[making an animatable cartoony eye setup.]
***
http://www.taffix.com/Tutorials/GoldRing/gold_ring.htm
[Even a tutorial for making a ring.]
***
http://www.suurland.com/tut_ball/tutorial_football.htm
[making a soccer ball... Simple?.. Not actually.]
****
http://www.terra.es/personal2/palmiro/tut_jar.htm
[A good tutorial for modeling a jar.]
****
http://3dworld.3dark.com/tutorial/3d/warp/index.htm
[space warps for beginners.]
****
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=37
[lofting a spoon... Not so stupid idea.]
***
http://www.voidix.com/coolabstract.html
[doing abstracts.]
****
http://www.topleftpixel.com/ila_solomon/tut_exh_01.htm
[Modeling a fantasy toy car's exhaust pipe.]
****
http://www.cgm3d.com/tutorials/boxm1/boxm1.php
http://www.cgm3d.com/tutorials/boxm2/boxm2.php
[a two-part box modeling tutorial.]
****
http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorial...rc/joanmenu.asp
[modeling the full human body.]
*****
http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max/geoff/main.asp
[making a cartoon character. ]
****
http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorial...ike/sadmike.asp
[And another character.]
****
http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorial...torial/head.asp
[A head tutorial...]
****
http://www.3dm-mc.com/tutorials/bolt/
[A bolt and a nut...]
****
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=13
[an interesting way of making candle sticks.]
****
http://www.derelictsands.com/tutorials/t-aloe.htm
[Some stuff to make plants.]
***
http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/F1-1.html
[Modeling a ferrari F-1.]
***
http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorial...g_sebulba01.asp
[Making "Sebulba" (heh?). A very nice tutorial for making a full head of a sci-fi character.]
****
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/3d/tutorials/lespaul/lp.htm
[a bumpy guitar...]
***
http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.co...%20Windows.html
[Making windows and doors in a wall without booleans.]
****
http://www.derelictsands.com/tutorials/t-space.htm
[Making a full space scene... Texturing modleing lighting, etc...]
***
http://www.derelictsands.com/tutorials/t-mushroom.htm
[Modeling and texturing a mushroom.]
***
http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...i/modelaudi.asp
[Patch-modeling a car.]
***
http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_educa..._and_chains.htm
[some more uses of the PathDefor modifier.]
****
http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/shipgrid.html
[some space stuff that everyone does.]
***
http://www.digitalproducer.com/pages/old_house.htm
[A full scene in an old house... The atmosphere, fogs, lighting, texturing.]
***
http://www.dlc.fi/%7Eops/tutorial/clothing/clothing.htm
[Making clothes on a character.]
***
http://www.ifrance.com/gregg/Tutori...t_eye_gregg.htm
[NURMS modeling.]
***
http://www.dlc.fi/~ops/tutorial/human.htm
[modeling a full human body, by using box-modeling.]
****
http://solobiking.tripod.com/3d/tut1.html
[oh joy! A low-poly "hummer"!
]
***
http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...lley/valley.asp
[Modeling a valley. Like a practice of the displace modifier.]
***
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/3d/tutorials/splines/index.html
[How to make Rhino and Max to work togeather... ie. A Rhino and max tutorial.]
****
http://www.digitalproducer.com/pages/rezin_grass.htm
[ok... This is another tutorial about making grass.]
***
http://www.reel3d.freewire.co.uk/to...rrain/index.htm
[making simple terrains.]
****
http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons...g/modeling.html
[another way of making faces by using spline-modeling.]
***
http://www.saunalahti.fi/ops/tutori...tut/treetut.htm
[making trees without any plug-ins.]
****
http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...t/modeldust.asp
[Using CrossSection...]
***
http://www.geocities.com/ribok7/shapemerge_tut
[a shapemerge tutorial.]
***
http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorial...torial/car1.asp
[that's a cool car. :] Quite interesting modeling too...]
****
http://www.fineart.sk/tut/yoda/Yoda_Tut_p1.htm
[Modeling and texturing that small green guy from star wars: episode II... I guess his name's Yoda. =)]
****
http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorial...torial/nose.asp
[lol! The tutorial is good... But what are they modeling?.. lol!]
*****
http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorial...orial/mouth.asp
[Damn... face features again.]
****
http://www.renderedrealities.net/tutorials/hand1.html
[Modeling a human hand.]
****
http://www.cglearn.com/tutorials/ma...he_martini.html
[simle exercise... lathe.]
***
http://www.cglearn.com/tutorials/max3/07_boolean.html
[booleans.]
***
http://www.cglearn.com/tutorials/ma...trude_logo.html
[a logo.]
***
http://www.saunalahti.fi/ops/tutori...tut/treetut.htm
[another tutorial for making trees without plug-ins]
http://www.hello-napalm.com/tuts/tut_tire.html
[Modeling a Tire - by cgtalk user Capn Panic]
TEXTURING (various courtesy of insect666)
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6648
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7681
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11053
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17631
[A 5 part tutorial about proper texturing. Lot's of tips.]
*****
http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_educa...ranslucency.htm
[A very in-depth tutorial about translucency.]
*****
http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_educa...al_and_refs.htm
[some usefull tips about metal materials.]
*****
http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_educa...t_materials.htm
[making wet materials...Uhmmm, not making acctually - just an explanation of what makes a material look wet.]
*****
http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_educa...ome_pottery.htm
[Realistic glass, chrome and glazed pottery shaders for brazil.]
****
http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_educa...f/aniso_ref.htm
[Anistropic higlights. A long tutorial for advanced.]
*****
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=125
[The AA filters is 50% what makes a good renderer realy work.]
*****
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.ph...&highlight=clay
[A nice little tutorial about making clay.]
****
http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_educa...rkling_snow.htm
[How to achieve the sparkling snow effect.]
****
http://www.davidtitusproductions.co...utorial_uv.html
[A very good tutorial about UVW mapping a shoe/boot.]
*****
http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_educa...ats_falloff.htm
[Some complex organic materials.]
*****
http://www.flay.com/getarticle.cfm?articleid=5
[Making a leather jacket.]
****
http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_educa...etal_shader.htm
[making a "blin" shader look like "metal"]
****
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=31
[How to add animated textures.]
***
http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/Iris1.html
[An iris texture tutorial - very useful for making eyes.]
****
http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-12643/tutoria2.html
[A very easy way of making a seamless texture.]{Photoshop for 3D}{Non-software-specific}
*****
http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_educa...haders_proc.htm
[making a green tongue by mixing complex maps.]
****
http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/Skin.html
[A human skin material.]
***
http://interneteye3d.com/Tutorials/...apM/default.asp
[using the Camera_map modifier.]
***
http://www.axsstudios.com/tut/Dirt/
[Adding some dirt to liven your maps a bit.]
***
http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_educa...ap_channels.htm
[Another good mapping lesson.]
****
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=107
[Blending directly two (or more) materials.]
***
http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/psptiles.html
[Making a stone texture in PS. {Not software specific.}]
****
http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/photomagic.html
[maping photos onto objects, to get a photorealistic look.]
***
http://www.3dgate.com/techniques/00...214hussain.html
[making skin for characters.]
***
http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.co...opicshader.html
[Anistropic surfaces of disks and stuff like that.]
****
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=91
[car paint that looks good.]
****
http://www.cleverlikeamonkey.com/sh...s/composite.htm
[using a composite material.]
***
http://www.nawyecky.com/tuts/tut-me.htm
[mixing procedural maps is my favourite way of texturing... =)]
*****
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=53
[making a very interesting material, called X-Ray material.]
***
http://www.3dm-mc.com/tutorials/can/
[the poor can...]
****
http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons.../headpolymodel/
[poly-modeling another head.]
***
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=119
[Texturing a tire.]
***
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutor...al.asp?id=23265
[a set of texture-mapping tutorials.]
****
http://www.taffix.com/Tutorials/Mat...inMap/index.htm
[The basic way of texturing a mountain.]
****
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=118
[making and texturing a very nice tire.]
***
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=80
[basics of compositing materials.]
****
http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects...oordinates.html
[introduction to mapping coordinates.]
***
http://www.taffix.com/Tutorials/SwimPool/index.htm
[A swimming pool material.]
***
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=126
[some tips for making organic materials.]
****
http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects...rials_info.html
[material tips for begginers.]
***
http://www.taffix.com/Tutorials/Undersea/index.htm
[the making of different underwater effects.]
****
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=52
[the "polished wood" look]
***
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=122
[silk material.]
****
http://www.rethinkfx.com/tutorials/texture.htm
[realistic texturing... Nice dream-house =D ]
*****
http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...s/alphamaps.asp
[Mapping without using an UVW modifier.]
***
http://www.planetquake.com/q3empire...ng/skinning.htm
["One way of skining a model". A very nice tutorial about skining.]
****
http://www1.linkclub.or.jp/%7Einosu...l/neta12_e.html
[mixing two maps with a falloff mask.]
***
http://hem.passagen.se/kareola/tut/drops/drops.htm
[droplets on a surface, as the material.]
***
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=114
[morphing materials can be usefull for making
***
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=41
[A metalic surface that works very good onto text.]
***
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=57
[a realistic ocean surface.]
****
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=109
[the way of making the ground to be of background color, except display shadows.]
****
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/3d/tutorial...ce/mapface.html
[head texturing with a photo.]
***
http://www.3dlinks.com/tutorials/ma...?tutorial=apple
[a photorealistic [Yeah sure... heh] apple by only usin procedural textures.]
***
http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...g/texturing.asp
[texturing landscapes.]
***
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/3d/tutorial...ul/sunburst.htm
[Sunburst guitar texture.]
***
http://www.geocities.com/ribok7/halfwire.html
[Half wireframe rendering with 3DsMax and PS.]
****
http://www.3dstation.net/Tutoriaux/php/tut_face01.htm
[Texturing a face. An extrememly good tutorial, but it's written in french...]
****
http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...assmaterial.asp
[A good glass material.]
**
http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...raltextures.asp
[yay! Procedurals! =P]
***
http://www.planetquake.com/polycoun...s-mapping.shtml
[NURBS mapping.]
***
http://hjem.get2net.dk/Gollum_Graph...tutwatermat.htm
[making raytrace water.]
***
http://www.cglearn.com/tutorials/ma..._life_pt_1.html
[the first steps for making materials.]
***
http://www.saunalahti.fi/ops/tutori...e/landscape.htm
[Making a simple landscape. Good one.]
****
http://www.cglearn.com/tutorials/ma..._life_pt_2.html
[using sub-object materials]
***
http://www.cglearn.com/tutorials/ma...ife_part_3.html
[mapping coords.]
***
http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorial...s/lotsmetal.asp
[a fast tutorial... But usefull tips about making metals.]
****
http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorial...metal/metal.asp
[ughhh... lots of work, but nice results.]
http://www.threedy.com/showthread.php?threadid=13386
[Procedural Ocean.] ***
LIGHTING (various courtesy of insect666)
http://www.geocities.com/pixelmagic2002/Page1.html
[An awesome GI tutorial! Worth checking out even for advanced artists.]
***** +
http://www.3d-worxx.de/tutorials/lighting.html
[A set of lighting tips. Very good explanations.]
*****
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutor...&stage=5&page= 0
[Lighting without using lights... Stupid?.. no.]
*****
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=7
[radiosity tutorial. Essential.]
***
http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_educa...ctor_lights.htm
[Projection maps for making a forest scene.]
*****
http://www.nawyecky.com/tuts/tut-gi.htm
[Another good GI tutorial.]
*****
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=121
[soft shadows (GI again). A very full of examples tutorial.]
****
http://www.3dlight.com/page-lighting.htm
[matching lighting in compositing.]
****
http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutoria...3ptlighting.asp
[Three point lighting setup... Or so called "modeling with light".]
*****
http://www.3d-worxx.de/tutorials/lighting.html
[Some basic explanation of lighting.]
****
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutor...&stage=2&page= 0
[Some research on a spotlight's anatomy...]
****
http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=97
[faking sunlight.]
***
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutor...&stage=5&page= 0
[using negative light.]
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http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutor...&stage=3&page= 0
[Selecting which lights should affect diffuse, which ambien, which specular...]
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http://www.taffix.com/Tutorials/Lighting/light03.htm
[Some explanation about painting with light.]
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http://www.3dlight.com/page-softlights.htm
[This one's very usefull for making realistic lighting.]
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http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutor...&stage=4&page= 0
[The light's Including/excluding list.]
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http://www.maxhelp.com/content/tuto...smoky/smoky.htm
[some practice with volume lights.]
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http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...lume/volume.asp
[some more basic practice with volume lights.]
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http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutoria...3ptlighting.asp
[I like this one... It makes your characters look much better.]
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http://interneteye3d.com/Tutorials/...CAL/default.asp
[the usual way of doing area lights in Max.]
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http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorial.../striplight.asp
[VERY usefull! may be used instead of a softlight, but that's not easy to apply to animatuions.]
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ANIMATION (various courtesy of insect666)
http://www.maxhelp.com/content/tuto...ding/hiding.htm
[Hiding objects in an animation... Believe me! That's a puzzle if you don't know how.]
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http://www.3dm-mc.com/tutorials/carving/
[woodcarving. A very useful trick.]
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http://www.angelfire.com/fl5/jcmiller/Acell.htm
[A very quik tutorial about acceleratio9n and deceleration.]
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http://www.3dspline.com/boom-box.htm
[Yay! A subwoofer animation! =)]
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http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=24
[How to switch multiple cammeras during an animation.]
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http://www.the3dstudio.com/tutorials.asp?id=11
[A tutorial about motion capture.]
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http://www.anticz.com/animatio.htm
[Some very good tips about making good animation.]
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http://www.anticz.com/eularqua.htm
[Some kind of gimbal lock and why it occures.]
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http://www.anticz.com/morphy.htm
[prograssive morphing for animations.]
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http://particlefx.com/education/PFlow/index.html
Modeling, Texturing and Animating low-poly Lara Croft in 3ds max
Lara Croft (Part I)
excellent 3D Studio Max tutorial for Character Studio. In this part,
you will learn how to model low-poly Lara Croft from well known game
and the movie - Tomb Raider...
Lara Croft (Part II)
In this part, you will learn how to texture low-poly Lara Croft model.
Lara Croft (Part III)
Modeling, Texturing and Animating low-poly Lara Croft. In this part,
you will learn how to make some basic movements of our low-poly Lara
Croft model.
A Liquid-tutorial
liquid-tutorial which shows you how to create cool liquid-effects...
A "holography" - animation
This tutorial shows you how to create a holograghic imagein the material editor and how to animate materials.
Wire To Solid
Make transition from solid to wired picture using 3DS Max and Photoshop...Useful for demo reel
Bullet Time Bullet Trail v.2 - Follows Turns
Matrix Bullet Time Bullet Trail V.2 is Faster, Easier and Follows Turns...
How to model Dragon Wings
This tut shows how to model Dragon Wings with the bones and skin in between attached to the bones, ready for animation.
Hand and Arm Rigging tuts - from James Haywoods CROI Project.
There are quite a few different rig setups here from basic to complex.
Images on this webpage show the objectives of these tutorials.
VIDEO TUTORIALS.
Mapping using Reactor Cloth
Curtain with reactor
Making of ... The Hunch-Backed Angel
Car Rigging
Deform Paint Tutorial #1 Download Paint Modifier Plugin.
Deform Paint Tutorial #2 Download Paint Modifier Plugin.
Hair Modeling using Paint Modifier #3 Download Paint Modifier Plugin.
[few might be broken also]
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