3D Rendering (264 Tutorials)

Turn a 2D Image into a 3D Mesh in Maya
January 16, 2018
PlatinumRyan explains this simple process of converting a flat image into a 3 dimensional mesh.

Understanding Depth Of Field in Arnold and Maya
January 16, 2018
This is a free excerpt from a course from Mograph Plus and Kamel Khezri. Learn about how to set up Depth of Field properly in Maya and Arnold.

V-Ray for NUKE — CryptoMatte
December 28, 2017
This tutorial shows you how to automatically generate ID mattes with support for transparency, depth of field and motion blur, speeding up workflows for compositors.

Procedural Growing Frost Cinema 4D & X-Particles + Creating a Realistic Ice Material in Arnold 5
December 26, 2017
Daniel Danielsson is a Freelance Director / Motion Designer who is based in Hertfordshire, which is north of London, England. I’m not sure how much snow and ice they get there, but Daniel has some fantastic Cinema 4D tutorials on creating frost and ice.

Speed up your HDRI Workflow in Arnold with HDRI Link
December 26, 2017
Chad Ashley from Greyscalegorilla explains how to work faster using HDRI Link with Cinema 4D and Arnold.

How to make Snowy Object in Maya
December 26, 2017
How to make Snowy Object in Maya – This tutorial is originally in Korean but is great quality so don't fear a language barrier. It's subtitled in English.

Maya Snow Tutorial
December 26, 2017
This one, from 3DYee Modeling and 3D Tutorials, has no voice over so follow along visually.

MtoA 206 | Snow and Ice | Material series using Arnold 5 with Maya 2018
December 26, 2017
Arvid Schneider puts out some fantastic Maya tutorials and this one seems especially seasonally appropriate, as I look out my window. He explains how to set up a realistic looking snow shader with Maya and Arnold.

Creating Animated Icicle Christmas Lights Tutorial
December 19, 2017
Animated Icicle Christmas Lights in Cinema 4D! Rory Martin from RateMyFuneral.com explains how to make festive animated icicle lights for your Christmas display!

V-RAYforC4D: Free Lighting Course
December 19, 2017
Master lighting in VRAYforC4D with this free lighting tutorial series from MographPlus. This 8 part series lasts just under 2 hours and will teach you the secrets, tips and techniques for interior and exterior lighting, using physical sun & sky and much more.

A Beginners Guide to VRAYforC4D
December 18, 2017
Learn the basics of using VRAYforC4D with this short introductory tutorial.

VRscans for SketchUp Explained
December 8, 2017
Save 20% on Chaos Group VRScans, the world’s most accurate material scans, now through January 5, 2017. And learn how to use the VRScans material library within V-Ray for Sketchup, with a handy tutorial.

Pixego inspired Mini Machine Examples and Cinema 4D Tutorial
November 22, 2017
Pixego is adesigner who designed adorable little isometric machines. EJ Hassenfratz shares tutorials based on the Pixego mini machines.

Maya Render Setup
October 17, 2017
Know the Basics: Maya Part 9: Rendering Paul Hatton talks about Installing Arnold and the render settings you’ll need. He also talks about saving the render and things like…