Materials / Shaders (138 Tutorials)
3DCoat Basics for Concept Art with Jose Vega
July 22, 2021
Concept Artist Jose Vega gives an overview of 3DCoat including brushes. He also shows you some of his favorite techniques.
In Depth: Which render engine is best? (Updated 19 July 2021) #3drenderer
July 19, 2021
There are so many renderers available out there, and how does an artist know what to choose? Learn what the different renderers offer.
KeyShot World 2021 Sessions
July 13, 2021
Watch the full lineup here of KeyShot World 2021. The virtual event took place June 15-17, 2021. Create Amazing Visuals with KeyShot.
How To Create Multi-Layer Textures in KeyShot
July 6, 2021
Add natural realistic multi-layer textures to your 3D models with KeyShot. Plus, you can download the coffee grinder model for free!
Why V-Ray 5 Removes the Challenges of Creating Materials
June 30, 2021
Christopher Nichols explains the process of quickly creating materials with the new simplified Asset Browser and material presets in V-Ray 5.
Maxon 3D Motion Show // June 2021 – Watch Now!
June 16, 2021
The Maxon 3D Motion Show is live now! Toolfarm is proud to be a sponsor of the show. The schedule for today is below the video. Watch now!
Neon Materials: Greyscalegorilla Training
June 2, 2021
Neon Materials from Greyscalegorilla embraces all the fine details that make neon look real. Learn about using Neon in three renderers.
Surface Imperfections: Greyscalegorilla Training
June 2, 2021
Scratch up, smudge, wear down, or otherwise wreck your perfect materials and get more realistic renders with Surface Imperfections.
Greyscalegorilla: Modern Surfaces Material Collection Training
May 20, 2021
Get up and running with the Modern Surface Collection with these tutorials. This series is broken up by renderer, so you can get going in Octane, Redshift, or Arnold, quickly.
Greyscalegorilla: Topcoat Product Training
April 21, 2021
Learn Topcoat with this series of tutorials from Greyscalegorilla. Begin with the Quickstart, then move on to learn about metals, bumps, blurs, modifiers and more.
The REPLAY: Maxon’s 3D & Motion Design Show April 2021
April 20, 2021
If you missed Maxon’s 3D & Motion Design Show for April 2021, watch the replays here! We have all three days worth of programming here.
Greyscalegorilla Live Q&A | Office Hours for April 8, 2021
April 8, 2021
Join Nick and Chad for another Greyscalegorilla Live Show. They are kickin’ it old school today with a simple Q&A session.
How to use iToo Forest Pack Custom Edit Mode (Beginner)
April 6, 2021
A few days late for Easter but this is a useful tutorial that explains the Custom Edit mode in iToo Forest Pack. Try a free demo today.
Greyscalegorilla: Car Paint Materials Training
March 30, 2021
Get started with your new Car Paint Materials and your renderer with these tutorials. There’s one each for Arnold, Octane and Redshift.
Learn to Use Rhino3D Tutorials Series. Get Started Fast!
March 9, 2021
The Rhino3D website has an impressive number of tutorials for new users and pro users. Plus, new tutorials covering new features in Rhino 7.