After Effects

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.

If you’re planning on making an epic action film or show like Max Max: Fury Road, Narcos, or The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, you’re going to need lots of fire power. Here is a rundown on how to add spectacular muzzle flash and gun shot effects to your films in your host of choice. I’ve also included info on 3D models of weapons and some sound effects.

Jesse Pitela shows how to make water splash with the basic liquid emitter in Chaos Group’s Phoenix FD for 3ds Max. He has it set up to splash over half an orange, but you can splash water on anything you can conjure. This tutorial covers the 3ds Max version of Phoenix FD but there is also a version for Maya.

Michael Pavlovich has a full series on ZBrush to help you hit the ground running with ZBrush 2018. He covers Sculptris Pro in depth, as well as Projective Primitive Shapes, deformers, Polypainting, and much more. There are a whopping 56 videos in this series!