This in-depth series focuses on the creation of an exterior scene in Maya. We’ll start the project off by modeling our environment from the ground up, exploring the many different modeling tools and techniques Maya has to offer!
C4D: Realistic Wall Destruction With Dust Effects
Creating nice effects with Modynamics is pretty easy with Cinema 4D’s new tools. However, to be able to create a realistic smashing effect, it’s not enough to just break the wall into pieces, we need more then that to make it believable. So in this tutorial we’ll cover using Modynamics along with particles to create this effect.
An Introduction To Keyshot Rendering
In this tutorial, new author Ivan Momchilow will introduce you to the Keyshot rendering engine and get you started on working with the software. Ivan will go through the process of setting up a model for importing and cover the basic settings for rendering inside the software. Keyshot features a surprisingly simple interface that’s both intuitive and easy to use.
Product Rendering With Fryrender
In this tutorial by author Shaun Keenan, we’ll look at setting up and rendering a product shot inside of RandomControl’s Fryrender. Shaun will start out by covering the process of setting up and preparing the scene in Maya, before exporting to Fry. We’ll look at creating light emitting geometry through shaders, as well as creating the jellybean and glass materials, finally we’ll set up and tweak the render settings inside of Fry.
How to Create a Pacifier Icon in Illustrator
In the following tutorial I will show you how to create a pacifier icon. You’ll learn to use professional vector shape building techniques, save time with Illustrator’s tools, and how to add those details that make the final image pop.
Turn Your Own Car Into a Customized Street Racer
If you’re the type of person who likes to customize your car, then you’ve probably wondered what your car would look like after you’ve made some changes. In this tutorial we will snap a photo of a car with an ordinary point and shoot camera and then modify the car using another photo and some drawn elements. Let’s get started!
Create a Vector Floppy Disk Icon
In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a floppy disk icon. We’ll use basic shape building methods, and numerous Adobe Illustrator effects, which will combine to create the final illustration.
Create a Splash of Colorful Paint with Illustrator and Mesh Tormentor
In this tutorial we will take a look at its basic commands: removal of unnecessary knots of the gradient mesh, the creation of the Art Brush of the Gradient Mesh, joining of two or more Gradient Meshes, Gradient Mesh color cloning, and mastering a lot of interesting techniques. It is quite a gift for those who work with Gradient Mesh, because Mesh Tormentor is an absolutely free plugin.
Create Animal Textured Typography
In this tutorial we are going to create fun, realistic, animal textured, 3D typography in Photoshop using CS5′s Repousse tool. Let’s get started!
How to Create a Glossy, Colorful Text Effect
In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a glossy, colorful text design in Illustrator CS5. We’ll use an interesting font choice, opacity masks, shape building techniques, and more to create this text effect.