Materials / Shaders (129 Tutorials)

In Depth: 3D Renderers (Updated 15 April 2021) #3drenderer
April 15, 2021
There are so many renderers available out there, and how does an artist know what to choose? Learn what the different renderers offer.

Maxon’s 3D & Motion Design Show April 2021
April 14, 2021
Watch Maxon’s 3D & Motion Design Show for April 2021 here! We will be posting all 3 days of the show here so bookmark this page.

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.

Motion Graphics in Element 3D with a Soft Drink Can
March 3, 2021
This is a new Element 3D and After Effects tutorial from Voltage Tutorials. Learn to animate a soft drink can coming through a hole.

Burning Question: Greyscalegorilla Plus vs. Greyscalegorilla for Teams
January 11, 2021
Find out whether Greyscalegorilla Plus or Greyscalegorilla for Teams is a better fit for your plugins, training, and materials needs.

KeyShot 9 Quick Tip – Animating Displacement
January 7, 2021
Ryan Levy walks you through animating a texture created with a displacement node via the Material Graph in Keyshot.

Setting Up A Render Farm in Cinema 4D with Team Render
December 16, 2020
Who wants to render faster? Everyone!! With Team Render for Cinema 4D, you can set up a render farm quickly and easily. Tutorials from Maxon and Greyscalegorilla.

Christmas Tuts & Freebies Roundup: Tinsel, Santa Hat, Ugly Sweater
December 15, 2020
Create fun Christmas themed projects in Cinema 4D and After Effects. Freebies from Pixel Lab, CG Shortcuts, CG Terminal, Ratemyfuneral, more!

What’s New in KeyShot 10, Webinar Replay
December 15, 2020
Learn what’s new in KeyShot 10! New ways to animate your scenes and speed your workflow to more realism, new Smart Export options.

Maxon 3D & Motion Design Show – December 9, 2020
December 9, 2020
The next Maxon 3D & Motion Design Show is on December 9, 2020. Toolfarm is a partner on the show. Watch the show right on this page.

Create Abstract Neon Cloud Art – Redshift + Cinema 4D
November 24, 2020
Learn to Create Abstract Neon Cloud Art with Maxon Cinema 4D and Redshift this slick new tutorial from Effectatron. Lots of great info!

Subsurface Scattering on Abstract Scenes – U-RENDER
November 24, 2020
Angela from U-Render shows you how to create an Abstract Flower using Subsurface Scattering in Cinema 4D with U-RENDER.