During this part we will explore and discuss reflective light, the 2nd key light and specular light pass and what to consider when rendering different specific materials like plastic, fabric or metal.
This tutorial goes over from start to finish the creation of a rudimentary fence asset that can easily be expanded upon. This is an introductory lecture on procedural modeling in Houdini I gave at Drexel University’s SIGGRAPH chapter as a Junior Animation & FX major.
This tutorial explains how to make cool-looking explosions like these: However, the user must have a basic knowledge of MAX and some of its functions, like creating combustion gizmos, the video post basic functions, omni lights, etc. Now, without further rambling… 1. Create a SphereGizmo anywhere in the scene. Just place it somewhere in a […]
Introduction In this tutorial I will show ho w to model Normandy Space ship from mass effect. Downloads Before you star you might want to download these files. Reference: Texture: Step 1 I will begin as usually by finding a reference for the model. I found this sketch on www.gamespot.com. When you making complicated things […]
Hey, lets make some cups to set on that table we modeled earlier. 1)Click on the Create Tab, then click on Geometry, then choose Cylinder. This will create a….cylinder. Give it the following values. 2) Convert your cylinder to Editable Poly by selecting it, right clicking, and going to Convert To, and select Editable Poly. […]
This is pretty simple and easy tutorial for all of you who are looking to enhance your rendering in Photoshop. You’ve rendered your 3D object in your 3D program and ended up with an image (.jpg, .gif, .tif). Load your image in Photoshop. Copy the layer and apply Gaussian Blur (Filter -> Blue -> Gaussian […]
About the image There are many rendered portraits in a lot of galleries. I was always impressed by the high quality of the MentalRay FastSkin shader and how easy it was to set it up once you understood the basic concept of how skin works. But as I ‘only’ have Cinema 4D, MentalRay is not […]
In 2006, I was introduced to Mr. Peter Thompson, owner ofMeritus Racing by Paul McAusland of UrbanImaging. He had recommended my 3D visualservice to Mr. Thompson and from then on I was creating the visuals for MeritusRacing sponsorship campaign. The visuals I have created required photorealism anddelicate compositing of rendered image to the photography plate.To […]