3D (707 Tutorials)
The Earbuds – Rhino 6 Style
May 8, 2018
Learn how to create earbuds in Rhino in this in-depth tutorial from Kyle Houchens and Mary Fugier of Robert McNeel and Associates.
Cinema 4D Octane Tutorial: Dramatic Lighting Tip
May 1, 2018
Joren at The Pixel Lab has a C4D quick tip for creating dramatic, moody lighting using the Octane for C4D Daylight Tag, plus what to do when your HDRI doesn’t show up when using the tag.
Cheap Tricks – It’s Wrinklin’ Time (VFX tutorial)
April 30, 2018
Daniel Hashimoto (creator of Action Movie Kid) walks through how to re-create some of the VFX and motion graphics from “A Wrinkle In Time, with special guest Lyric Wilson, who played Young Meg in the film.
cebas finalRender trueHybrid: How to use Image Based Lighting to illuminate a scene
April 10, 2018
In this live stream recording, Edwin Braun talks about how to use Image Based Lighting to illuminate a scene in finalRender. And he explains the use of HDRI files and why some HDRI files are better than others, with reference to RGB colors, and more.
Maya + Python
March 26, 2018
Knowing a bit of Python scripting and how to use Python scripts can really help your workflow in Maya. Here are a few resources for you.
Cinema 4D Advanced Octane Shaders parts 1 & 2
March 26, 2018
David Ariew of arievvisuals.com shows how to make some glass textures with dust, complete with lots of tips and tricks. This tutorial is a must-see if you’re new to or just getting comfy with Octane in Cinema 4D.
Procedural Shading with Maya & V-Ray
March 26, 2018
Michael Cauchi takes you through a 9 step process to using V-Ray and Maya to generate reusable assets and perfect your texturing workflow in Maya.
5 Tutorials about Creating Glass in Maya with Arnold’s aiStandardSurface
March 26, 2018
There have been multiple times in my career when I’ve been asked to create glass, whether it be for a product video, or for motion graphics with a logo in glass, or for visual effects where I’m turning a person into glass. The important thing is to make the reflections look natural.
Medical Animations & Tutorials Roundup for Maya, Cinema 4D, After Effects
March 26, 2018
The human body is still such an enigma and there are so many technical, yet beautiful, 2D and 3D animations that help to visualize those microscopic mysteries. We had a question about some methods of creating cells and other microscopic elements. First, we have some gorgeous examples to inspire you, followed by a few tutorials for various host applications.
How Physically Based Rendering Shaders Work
March 26, 2018
There are several tutorials here. In the first, Meghdad Asadi breaking down how Physically Based Rendering shaders (PBR) work in a render engine. The second is an excerpt from the Maya 2018 Essential Training from Linkedin Learning. In the third, Arvid Schneider talks about setting up shaders in Arnold.
Looping Waves with LightWave 3D
March 26, 2018
If you’re like me, dreaming of warm weather and beaches, this tutorial is tempting! Simon Smalley created this lovely animated scene in LightWave 3D, and rendered in Octane, and he explains how he did it!
Silverwing Training: Subsurface Scattering for Octane
March 26, 2018
Paul from The Rusted Pixel recommended this tutorial from Raphael Rau to get yourself acquainted with Subsurface Scattering. (Scroll down the page to watch tutorial)
Working with Arnold AOV’s in After Effects
March 26, 2018
Maghdad Asadi has a new overview video on working with passes (AOVs) from Arnold in After Effects.
Bao Layer Sculptor for After Effects
March 26, 2018
Draw a mask exactly where you need it and warp it with perfect precision. Plus, there’s a tutorial showing you how to use Layer Sculptor in After Effects.
ProRender for Cinema 4D
March 26, 2018
You have so many choices in renderers these days and GPU rendering is a favorite lately. ProRender, and developed by AMD, and is the new Open CL-based GPU/CPU-based rendering engine, now built right into Cinema 4D R19. Here’s everything you need to know to get you started with ProRender.