3D Rendering (117 Tutorials)
Texture Baking with FlatIron using Corona Renderer
August 20, 2019
This new tutorial from 3d-io Plug-ins goes over all aspects of multiple objects or full scene texture baking using Flatiron for 3ds Max.
V-Ray for Houdini: Introduction + Batch Rendering + Using Python HOU
August 20, 2019
Here’s a couple of tutorials to get you up and running with V-Ray for Houdini quickly. The introduction covers the basic startup and UI integration, the next tutorial teaches you how to start a batch render, and finally you will learn how to use the Python Hou module .
The Common USD Plug-in for Maya #MayaMonday
August 19, 2019
Autodesk is working with Animal Logic, Luma Pictures, and Pixar to combine all the Maya USD projects into a common USD integration in Maya. Coming soon!
Orthographic Projection Camera in E-on VUE Summer 2019 Release
August 19, 2019
With the new VUE Orthographic Projection camera, users are able to create a 2D projection of a 3D object with isometric and axonometric views that do not use perspective.
In Depth: 3D Renderers (Updated 16 August 2019) #3drenderer #redshift
August 16, 2019
There are so many renderers available out there, and how does an artist know what to choose? Although they really do the same thing, they work differently and have different results. Here is a breakdown of what the different renderers offer, not reviews, so you can decide which renderer is right for you.
The Art of V-Ray: Mastering the V-Ray Renderer in Autodesk Maya #mayamonday
August 5, 2019
In this series, Rusty Hazelden gives you a practical guide to mastering the V-Ray renderer in Autodesk Maya. He dissects a series of shots from a commercial and explains the process used to create colorful splashes of paint using V-Ray for Maya.
Luxion Keyshot Rendering Tutorials #gettingstarted
July 29, 2019
This 8 part tutorial series takes you through the rendering process in Keyshot and includes workflow, model import, lighting and more.
Greyscalegorilla: Lighting 3D Products with Area Light Maps
July 26, 2019
Learn how to use Greyscalegorilla Area Light Maps with HDRI Link to add texture to area lights in your favorite third-party render engine.
In Depth: Fireworks
June 25, 2019
Yes, the U.S. Independence Day is upon us once again! Whatever your country or holiday, here are some methods of creating some beautiful explosions in the sky with After Effects, CINEMA 4D, and other hosts. There are some great plug-ins out there for making fireworks too.
Oreo Commercial in RealFlow, Cinema 4D, Octane Render, Premiere Pro & After Effects
May 28, 2019
Arthur Whitehead explains his workflow for making Oreo cookie that splashes into some milk and caramel or liquid chocolate, made in RealFlow.
3D Title in Cinema 4D + Free Camera Animation Rig for Signal
May 21, 2019
Nick Campbell from Greyscalegorilla walks you through making a 3D movie title, created with Motext in Cinema 4D, Redshift and Greyscalegorilla tools.
Maya Monday: Useful Scripts & Tools
May 13, 2019
A few useful scripts and tools can really help speed up your workflow. These scripts and tools automate time-consuming tasks, in particular. Free Useful Script Automatically Finds Hard Edges In Maya Lester Banks posted this free and definitely script last week that comes from Play Creative. It saves you time by automatically selecting hard edges….
In Depth: Render Farms / Network Rendering / Distributed Rendering
May 10, 2019
The idea of network rendering is to distribute your render over a network, or farm, of computers, to speed up your render times.
Maya Monday: V-Ray Next for Maya Tutorials
May 6, 2019
V-Ray Next for Maya Tutorials! V-Ray Next for Maya brings speed, quality, power, creative control and smart integrations to your workflow.
Using FumeFX 5 VDB caches with V-Ray Next, Redshift renderers
April 30, 2019
Sitni Sati has a new FumeFX tutorial that came out yesterday about VDB caches. Centrally, they explain how to export cache files to OpenVDB (.vdb) format. These files include FumeFX grid transformations, and in the end, this information will be used by the VRayVolumeGrid and Redshift Volume to properly position volumetrics to the exact same…