3D (962 Tutorials)
Inspirations/Tutorial: How to Add Special FX to Instagram Videos
January 28, 2014
A little fun for Tutorial Tuesday! Dave and Shaun are Adobe UI designers and created all of these effects in After Effects. There are a variety of explosions, light sabers and more!
Create a 3D Sci-Fi Panel in Adobe After Effects
January 13, 2014
Follow along as Tudor “Ted” Jelescu shows you how to use Adobe After Effects to create an out-of-this-world 3D Sci-Fi Panel!
Dynamic Worms in Maya
January 7, 2014
This is the last one for this tutorial Tuesday. Simulate a bunch of worms in Autodesk Maya from noorvfx.com.
FreeForm Pro – The Ultimate Guide by Chris Lavelle
December 24, 2013
Follow along with Chris Lavelle as he shows you the “In’s & Out’s” of Mette FreeForm Pro!
Tutorial: Creating Node-based Materials and Shaders Using cmNodes in Maxon Cinema 4D
December 16, 2013
Lester Banks gives you the rundown on how to use cmNodes, developed by Chris Montesano, to create some pretty powerful stuff within Maxon Cinema 4D.
Fancy Bevels with Element 3D (Lionsgate Logo)
December 10, 2013
We love a new Video Copilot tutorial on Tutorial Tuesday! Andrew Kramer explains how he created detailed bevels with Element 3D and added lens flares, light rays and camera movement for the Lionsgate Logo.
Tutorial: Intro to 3D in Photoshop CS6 and CC
October 22, 2013
This tutorial will show and explain how to use the basic 3D tools and functions in Photoshop CS6/CC to create and render a piece of 3D text.
Inspirations / Tutorials: Pixologic ZBrush SIGGRAPH 2013 Videos
October 16, 2013
Pixlologic recently posted their video archives from SIGGRAPH 2013. Learn and be inspired by fantastic talent from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Aaron Sims Company, id Software, Epic Games, Marvel Entertainment, Seth Thompson, Blizzard, Ubisoft Entertainment, Joseph Menna, and Santa Monica Studio.
How to Create a Parallaxing Background Without a 3D Camera
September 23, 2013
We continue with Tutorial Tuesday with this fun video tutorial from AE Tuts+. Shawn Sheehan demonstrates the Offset effect combined with comp-to-comp expressions, plus a little time-remapping to create a parallax effect, without a 3D camera or Z-depth of any kind.
Talking Toons Episode 1 – Advanced Toon Shading (Basics 101)
September 23, 2013
It’s Tutorial Tuesday! This is part 1 in a 15 part series called Talking Toons. “Shaders are best used for Props, Particle FX, Organic and Hard Surface Objects, The Relationship Editor’s role, which Lights work best for Toon Shading, Normal Maps, Displacement Maps and the methods we will be using in the following episodes to come.”
3D Printing with Cinema 4D and Makerbot
September 19, 2013
3D printing has become more and more popular these days. Thanks to companies like Makerbot you can purchase your own 3D printer small enough to fit on your desk. In this tutorial we'll show you how to model an alien space craft in Cinema 4D then take it into Makerbot's Makerware software to create a 3D print.
This tutorial was created for the awesome team over at thehivecentral.com – Posted by Ryan Boyle
Creating a Disco Party Animation with C4D and After Effects
August 6, 2013
“In this tutorial you’ll be creating a full motion graphics 3D animation for a disco party. You’ll start by creating some basic models and deforming them. We’ll dig quite deeply in shading to achieve some detailed and organic textures. Finally, we’ll animate all the elements in an attractive way and create a rotating camera to follow the whole scene. We’ll finish up in After Effects where we’ll add some sexiness to the animation.” – Daniel Lorenzo of cgtuts+
Model a Ghostbusters Ghost Trap in Cinema 4D
July 2, 2013
Welcome to Tutorial Tuesday at Toolfarm! How do you catch a ghost in Cinema 4D? You model a Ghostbusters Ghost Trap!
Add Depth Of Field To Your CINEMA 4D Composite Using Cineware and After Effects
June 27, 2013
In this tutorial, Nick Campbell of Greyscalegorilla shows how to set up a depth pass for rendering depth of field for 3D objects using CINEMA 4D, Frischluft Lens Care and After Effects.
Tutorial: Pixelogic ZBrush Z4R5 Time for Art The Dragon Flyer
June 25, 2013
In this session, Pixolator demonstrates two of the new Z4R5 features: ‘Panel Loops’ and ‘Polish By Features’. With the help of these tools, you will be able to quickly transform a roughly shaped mesh to a glossy hard-surface model.
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