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Matte painting tutorial
Published on 2013-01-01 19:39:00
Matte Painting, an awesome technique, which saves a lot of time and resources. But deliver high end result with accuracy, realism and artistic beauty. In order to do matte painting you need to be... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit
Maya substance texture pack tutorial
Published on 2012-11-19 05:41:00
Create and modify fabulous realistic interactive textures with Maya substance tools. Substance tools are new texture nodes added to Maya 2012 and it opens unlimited possibilities with texturing.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website
Particle instance tutorial
Published on 2012-11-16 12:11:00
Particle dynamics is a
Cricket Ball 3d free download
Published on 2012-11-15 01:54:00
Giveaway
Houdini tutorial- ramp profile in revolve
Published on 2012-11-09 23:46:00
Learn some basics of Houdini from experts. In this Houdini video tutorial you will learn about the use of ramp nodes in the profile of a revolved geometry. Using the ramp float parameter you can... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website
nparticles for motion graphics
Published on 2012-11-09 11:34:00
Particle dynamics in Maya is very useful for creating realistic natural effects such as rain, dust, snow etc. It is very handy in creating secondary debris, explosions, smoke, liquid, pixies or... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website
3D elight by DNA Research
Published on 2012-11-07 01:24:00
3delight is a Render man compliant renderer. It is free for both commercial and non-commercial use. The free version comes with support for 2 CPU cores. If you need multi-threading and multi cpu... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website
Mash- mograph module for Maya
Published on 2012-11-06 08:48:00
Artist love Cinema 4d instead of Maya for creating Motion graphics works because of Cinema 4d’s excellent tools dedicated to Motion graphics. Artist can create amazing artwork with simply applying... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web
3ds max tutorial super flow basics
Published on 2012-11-04 18:33:00
Continuing the motion graphics tutorials with 3ds Max using Superflow. In this tutorial you will learn some basics and array creations as well as rotation parameters. FermiCG already provided... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website
3ds Max tutorial parametric follow
Published on 2012-11-04 01:25:00
Motion graphics in Autodesk 3ds Max is awesome. You can get wide varieties of effects, textures, shaders and objects ready to download. But 3d studio max lacks some functionality compared to Maxon... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi
3ds Max tutorial- Mograph module with Superflow
Published on 2012-11-04 01:17:00
Create amazing motion graphics work with 3ds Max using Super flow script. Super flow is something similar to Mograph modules in Cinema 4d but has more advanced features. You can easily create cloner... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web
Soup For Maya
Published on 2012-10-28 02:25:00
Soup Development plug in is node based plug in resource for Autodesk Maya. Soup contains a set of plug ins that extends procedural, dynamic and other capabilities of Maya. Soup is actually developed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Newton- Rigid body plug in for After effects
Published on 2012-10-28 01:53:00
Motion
Maya tutorial-Create Lava
Published on 2012-10-27 01:06:00
Create something hot with Maya. In this tutorial you will learn to create hot flowing lava in Maya using shaders, textures and with particles. This tutorial shows the perfect blend of shading and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Golf Ball 3d Free download
Published on 2012-10-26 10:12:00
Highly detailed
After effects tutorial- vector blur
Published on 2012-10-26 08:49:00
In this quick tutorial you will learn about the use of cc vector blur preset in Adobe After Effects. The author will show a working example about the use of this tool. You can add quick blur effects... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Houdini tutorial-text effect in motion graphics
Published on 2012-10-25 09:59:00
Houdini is wonderful software. Most of the Hollywood studios utilize Houdini’s power and magic in their visual effects. Due to Houdini’s higher customization and effect architecture it is easy to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Realflow tutorial-water rig
Published on 2012-10-25 08:07:00
Learn Realflow from experts. In this tutorial you will learn to create and control water rigs in Realflow. By applying these rigs you can create amazing water animations with in Real flow very... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Soft Image tutorial-Tech talk on emToplizer and emFluid5
Published on 2012-10-22 00:36:00
In this 1 hour video you will get a good lecture about "emTopolizer" and "emFluid5 in Softimage. Eric Mootz talks about his latest developments for SOFTIMAGE called "emTopolizer" and "emFluid5".... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Maya tutorial- Attach image plane to camera
Published on 2012-10-17 19:30:00
Adding a static or animated background in Maya is easy to achieve. This technique is useful when you want to composit something to your video footage with in Maya or extending the background of your... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Maya tutorial Render Layers
Published on 2012-10-17 02:29:00
Layered rendering in Maya is very effective if you are serious about your rendering. You can isolate each object in render layer and edit, correct later in compositing. In this video tutorial you... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Softimage tutorial- Polygonizer
Published on 2012-10-16 01:40:00
Eric Mootz continues his Softimage tutorial series. In this tutorial he shows the polygonizer present in emTopolizer plugin. We already published some tutorials and intro videos about emTopolizer. In... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Zbrush Tutorial- Export to Modo
Published on 2012-10-15 04:12:00
ZBrush the most used digital sculpting software is very easy to sculpt and fine detailing in organic modeling. In this tutorial you will learn to export fully sculpted organic character model from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Maya Tutorial-substance textures
Published on 2012-10-15 01:47:00
Texturing is described as hardest and simplest part of animation. I said it so because if you don’t know the process and your software well it is the hardest. If you know them texturing is fun. I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Maya tutorial-Composit a virtual Interior
Published on 2012-10-10 20:08:00
Learn to do some compositing with in Maya. In this tutorial you will learn to add different virtual elements in Maya in order to create an extended set for rendering the interior image in the plane.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Maya tutorial-Flow path animation
Published on 2012-10-09 19:46:00
Maya have some excellent animation plug ins inbuilt. Flow path object is one of them. By using this plug in you can virtually flow any mesh (with enough subdivisions) along a curve. By using this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Softimage tutorial- Shading and Texturing
Published on 2012-10-09 10:58:00
Autodesk Softimage is one of the leading 3d animation software used by film and game industry. With the integration of ICE Softimage become one of the advanced 3d programs in CG industry. In this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Learn how to draw
Published on 2012-10-09 07:22:00
Shoo Rayner continues his fabulous drawing lessons. If you are really want to make something cartoony and don’t know how to draw, then these video tutorial will be handy.
Maya Tutorial Custom Metallic effect
Published on 2012-10-08 19:35:00
Create and render some metallic looking logos and objects. In this tutorial you will learn to use some procedural textures and shaders with in Maya to achieve the chrome metallic effect. Please note... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Maya tutorial-Grass with Paint effects
Published on 2012-10-08 09:21:00
Maya paint effects can be used for creating backgrounds and environments. If you really want to extend your 3d scenes with quick grass, plants and trees paint effects is the best choice. You can... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Hoses and pipes with Maya paint effects
Published on 2012-10-08 07:37:00
Maya paint effects are the most precious tool that is missed by other 3d animation software. By using Paint effects you can create a wide varieties of effects from motion graphics to visual effects.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How to draw mechanical tools
Published on 2012-10-08 07:00:00
Learn to draw some mechanical tool in paper with these easy to follow spoken tutorials. By practicing these techniques you can create some nice mechanical tools with in seconds. ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How to draw a bird
Published on 2012-10-07 06:48:00
Learn to draw a bird very easily with this spoken video tutorial.Very simple but effective way. Software
Soptools match by distance for Houdini
Published on 2012-10-07 00:17:00
Another great plug in for Houdini. Soptools match by distance is an active plug in developed by Adam Swaab. This asset matches points between the input geometries based on nearest or farthest... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Path deform- plug in for Houdini
Published on 2012-10-06 23:53:00
Houdini, the most used 3d animation tool in visual effects by Hollywood studios. In this tutorial you will learn about a new custom tool named Soptools pathdeform. Pathdeform is a part of Soptools... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Blobby surface in Maya
Published on 2012-10-06 02:30:00
Create some blobby surface quickly in Maya using particles. With the help of blobby surface particles in Maya you can create wide varieties of objects. Particle effects in Maya is always little... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
emTopolizer-ICE node Geometry cache
Published on 2012-10-05 12:46:00
Learn the ICE nodes and its use from the experts. In this tutorial you will learn about the pre-sets present in the Mootzoid- emTopolizer. The author will show you the use of Geometry writer,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Blender 2.64 available for download
Published on 2012-10-05 08:51:00
Blender 2.64is released. This release contains all the major updates and plug ins till date.This release is more concentrated on the movie and vfx platforms. Tightly integrated full vfx pipeline,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Collapse a building in 3ds Max
Published on 2012-10-05 02:21:00
Learn to quickly collapse a building with in 3ds max using pflow nodes. This is very simple method to collapse something in 3ds max. Adding the secondary debris and smoke will give a realistic look.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Particle driven deformation with ICE
Published on 2012-10-04 04:59:00
With the help of ICE interface you can create realistic natural effect in real time. In this tutorial you will learn to integrate particle information to a mesh/ texture. Soft Image can play good... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
SimCloth stimulation tutorial/intro
Published on 2012-10-04 02:46:00
SimCloth is an open source plug in for 3ds max capable of stimulating cloths, fabrics and rigid bodies. Being open source you can download free, edit modify and redistribute the plug in. Main... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Tadpole motion with 3ds Max dynamics tutorial
Published on 2012-10-04 02:14:00
Using particle effect in 3ds max you can create awesome effects. In this tutorial you will learn to stimulate realistic tadpole motion with pflow node in 3ds Max. Practicing these kind of unusual... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Explosion with fume fx and 3ds max tutorial
Published on 2012-10-04 02:03:00
Create awesome explosion effect with Fume FX and 3DS Max. In this tutorial the author used a special approach to create the realistic effect, by using animated objects he shapes the smoke. Using the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
3d text with dancing LEDs and glow effect
Published on 2012-10-04 01:13:00
This is another exclusive tutorial for FermiCG fans. In this tutorial you will learn to create a 3d text intro with animated dancing LEDs or pixies with animated glow effect. The entire effect is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Melt object with Real Flow
Published on 2012-10-03 09:47:00
Realflow is an awesome tool for creating liquid effects. In this tutorial you will learn to melt objects with Real flow. The author uses filter daemon, a custom script to melt the objects with in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Colima- Edit the scene after rendering!
Published on 2012-10-03 09:25:00
Colima a new post production
Animating a piston in 3d
Published on 2012-10-02 05:52:00
Mechanical animation in Maya can be easily done if you apply simple techniques. Watch the following video tutorial which explains the Piston animation in Maya using simple point and aim constraints.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
JM Scatter-ICE plug in for Soft Image
Published on 2012-10-01 07:00:00
ICE or Interactive Creative Environment is highly powerful programming environment with in Soft Image. You can create awesome effects, tools and plug ins with this amazing program. In this video the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
VRay Tutorial: Interior lighting and rendering
Published on 2012-09-30 11:11:00
VRay is a pioneer rendering software used in CG industry. VRay work closely with most of the 3d software by providing physically accurate rendering. Its unmatched rendering quality and realistic... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
emReader for Modo
Published on 2012-09-30 01:43:00
emReader is a procedural item which loads indexed geometry cache files. The geometry cache files are only referenced instead of imported and directly passed to the renderer when needed. The plugin... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
emPolygonizer 4.0 is released
Published on 2012-09-30 01:27:00
Creating and texturing metaballs in Soft Image is now very easy.You can create mind blowing fluid effects with ICE particles and convert them in to polygon mesh for rendering with the help... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Create Coca Cola Tutorial
Published on 2012-09-29 04:56:00
Ever wonder how they create awesome Coca-Cola teasers? Now you can create the same with this new tutorial. Using Cinema 4D, V-Ray and Bullet Physics and After Effects the author shows you to create... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Maya tutorials The Basics
Published on 2012-09-27 23:46:00
Learning Maya is little bit harder compared to other 3d packages. Maya have different architecture, interface and node based work flow. It is difficult to learn Maya for a new user even if he/she is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Muvizu-free 3d application
Published on 2012-09-26 05:11:00
Muvizu is a new generation 3d application which is distributed as free for non-commercial and educational purpose. Muvizu means animation is for everyone. Still being beta Muvizu proves a competing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Create tiling textures
Published on 2012-09-26 02:39:00
In this tutorial you will learn to create tile able textures with substance Designer. Substance designer is node based non-destructive texturing tool which can create high quality tile able textures.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Camera Man 3.5 New features
Published on 2012-09-26 01:17:00
Camera man 3.5 is launched. Camera Man is an application for iPhone and iPad which works on iOS 5 and later. This application is used to create virtual camera animation for your 3d applications such... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Illustrator to Maya workflow
Published on 2012-09-25 10:34:00
Adobe Illustrator and Autodesk Maya can be best pair if used creatively. You can import your Illustrator files in to Maya as curves. You can quickly convert them in to bevelled polygon or nurbs using... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Old pixelated graphics in Photoshop
Published on 2012-09-25 09:16:00
Learn to create old web looking graphics with Adobe Photoshop. In this tutorial you will learn to convert the image in to old pixelated looking web graphics or in other terms the 8 bit looking image.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Blender 2.64 RC1 is available
Published on 2012-09-25 00:30:00
Blender 2.64 RC 1 is available for download. Anyway it is not the final product but still you can use it for your creative purpose. There may be some bugs and the final release may contain some... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Photoshop tutorial: Animating a simple pendulam
Published on 2012-09-25 00:02:00
Adobe Photoshop can be used for animation purpose. You can create awesome 2d animations with Photoshop if you spice it with your imagination and creativity. Photoshop produced animation can be used... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Cinema 4d tutorial: Rope with hair
Published on 2012-09-24 01:50:00
Learn to create a realistic looking rope inside Cinema 4d. The author uses hair system to create rope and used the texture to make it realistic. The tutorial is in German language. But you can create... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Motion tools: Procedural animation plug in for Soft Image
Published on 2012-09-23 02:07:00
Create awesome motion graphics with Autodesk Soft Image using the new plug in named Motion Tools. It works on ICE platform and the nodes and interface are created with in ICE interface. Motion Tools... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Maya tutorial offset animation key frames for sequential effect
Published on 2012-09-23 01:37:00
Continuing from our previous tutorial curve align objects, in this tutorial we are going to create the procedural animations to the diamonds. The sequential offsetting the key frames are the best way... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How to draw a sports car in easy steps
Published on 2012-09-22 05:10:00
Learn to draw a sports car in easy steps. Watching this tutorial you can quickly draw cartoony looking car. It is essential trick to polish if you want to be creative in specific... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
iPhone and camera animation in Maya
Published on 2012-09-22 01:09:00
IPhone 5 is out and everyone is talking about it. So we are also talking about iPhone and iPad. But we are not talking about their features or specification but how they can be used in animation... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Model a gun Maya Tools and techniques
Published on 2012-09-20 06:16:00
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Text to path in Illustrator
Published on 2012-09-20 05:27:00
Artist often need to deliver their vector graphics in Illustrator format. The problem arises when the Illustrator files contain custom fonts. The client or your boss may not get the font correctly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How to draw a car in paper
Published on 2012-09-20 01:33:00
Drawing is fun and interesting. Doing drawing daily enhance your creativity and imagination. You can follow any kind of style or try to make your own style. You need to know the easy techniques about... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Dynamic chain simulator in Cinema 4D
Published on 2012-09-19 03:12:00
Dynamic simulation of chain in Cinema 4d is now very easy. You can quickly create realistic stimulation of iron chains in Cinema 4d using rigid body dynamics. The author will show you different tools... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Sony Vegas: Wave trasitions
Published on 2012-09-19 02:44:00
Transitions are essential part of any video. Modern nonlinear editing software use different types of transitions while the ancestral linear editing methods used very few transition effects. Most of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Dominos dynamics in Maya
Published on 2012-09-19 02:26:00
Motion graphics in Maya is little bit trickier because of the lack of dedicated tools. But you can create motion graphics effects similar to Cinema 4d with in Maya using the default tools. You need... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How to create normal maps
Published on 2012-09-18 10:13:00
Normal maps are highly efficient textures widely used in animation and gaming industry. Creating normal map in any 3d application is a tedious process. You need to model the low poly and high poly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Make your videos in HD
Published on 2012-09-18 09:51:00
High definition or HD videos are becoming standards and they are considered as wide screen formats. If it is in broad casting or simply uploading in YouTube people prefers wide screen formats or... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How to draw a pig in one minute!
Published on 2012-09-17 02:14:00
Software won’t create good artworks. It is the artist who creates the good artwork. Even if you create it in computer or in paper it really matters how it looks. Sometimes you need to be as fast as a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Recreate an artwork in Illustrator
Published on 2012-09-17 01:26:00
Recreating art work in Illustrator is little bit technical because you are creating a vector graphics from a raster graphics. The main advantage of vector graphics is they are highly scalable... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Cinema 4D R 14 new features
Published on 2012-09-15 02:21:00
Maxon Cinema 4D is the leading 3d motion graphic software in the CG industry. With the recent release of Cinema 4D R 14 Maxon added extra functionality to its famous softwares- both Cinema 4D and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Photoshop art- Custom tattoo
Published on 2012-09-15 01:14:00
Adobe Photoshop can virtually do any kind of photo manipulation. Learning Photoshop is pretty simple. You will need to know the tools very well and keep experimenting. In this tutorial you will learn... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Procedural animation-Curve align in Maya
Published on 2012-09-14 09:25:00
Aligning objects in Maya is little bit complex compared to other popular 3d animation software. You can’t find any dedicated align objects similar to 3ds max, Cinema 4d or Blender. But with the tools... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Mirror modifier in Blender
Published on 2012-09-13 09:39:00
Modelling modifiers are very useful creating different types of models. Sometimes they are very useful in creating various types of effects including Motion graphics. But you need to know the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bevel modifier in Blender
Published on 2012-09-13 09:24:00
Blender is improving its features very rapidly. With the new update of modelling tools user can model different objects very easily. In this tutorial you will learn about the bevel modifier which is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Liquid dynamics-Real Flow splash
Published on 2012-09-13 08:41:00
Real flow is the coolest application for creating awesome fluid effect. In this tutorial you will learn to create liquid splash that emerges behind the text and hits the screen. Nice tutorial about... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Pros and cons of geometries
Published on 2012-09-12 09:02:00
Maya have different geometry types such as nurbs, polygons, subdivisions etc. Each category include their own primitives including sphere, cube, cone, torus etc. you need to know well about different... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Dynamics-Instancing in Maya
Published on 2012-09-12 01:44:00
Particle instancing is the coolest method to create crowd effect. With the built in controls, forces and added expression you can stimulate the particles the way you like. Create some animated mesh... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Blender-Graphic arts with modifiers
Published on 2012-09-12 00:04:00
Now a days Blender an Open source 3d program is gaining exposure in 3d world. Within a short time period Blender is downloaded by millions of users. At first stages of development Blender was purely... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Photoshop Tutorial-Metal Text
Published on 2012-09-11 21:05:00
Photoshop is the excellent graphic design tool till date.Whether you are editing a photo, creating a design,logo or even painting a digital art Photoshop is the primary choice. Every release is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Real Flow Liquid Stimulation in Cinema 4D
Published on 2012-09-09 09:59:00
Real Flow is an excellent tool for creating liquid effects and fluid stimulations. In Computer Graphics world NextLimit Real Flow beat all the 3d software by its rapid innovation and technology.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
FK/IK in Maya
Published on 2012-09-08 07:37:00
Animators often need to deal with FK/IK or forward kinematics/inverse kinematics. They are the rig controls which makes the character animate properly. Riggers will create these settings while... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Basics of animation
Published on 2012-09-08 07:24:00
Newbies often need good training. Most of the time students won’t have that much money to pay for professional tutorials. In this free video tutorial you will learn the very basics of Maya... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How to animate a character in 3d
Published on 2012-09-08 07:10:00
Character animation in 3d program needs creativity and technical knowledge. You need to know the different processes such as setting the key frames, adjusting the graphs and tweaking the in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Constrains in Maya
Published on 2012-09-08 06:46:00
Animation can be done very easily if you use the available tools correctly. In 3d world you need to know the different tools available in your software and other plugins. These tools increase your... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Maya Tutorial Physical sun and sky
Published on 2012-09-08 01:06:00
Autodesk Maya offers wide varieties of effects and customization. With tight integration with Mental Ray Maya rendering power and customization reached a high level. Most of the people don’t know the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Fire effect in 3d
Published on 2012-09-05 10:27:00
Maya dynamics play very important role in visual effects industry. Maya have some built in dynamics presents such as fire, smoke etc. In Maya 2012 and later you will find more dynamic pre-sets. In... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Hollywood camera style
Published on 2012-09-04 19:30:00
Create and animate Hollywood style effect with this camera animation tutorial. Animating a Hollywood style like camera needs patience, experience and creativity. If you have both patience and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Camera tracking fish eye lens video
Published on 2012-09-04 12:52:00
Camera tracking is a tedious job in visual effects. It is even harder if there is camera distortion in the footage. There are bunches of software that can automatically track the camera with a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Soft Modification-Create terrain
Published on 2012-09-04 12:03:00
Maya’s soft modification tool is an excellent adds on for modelling. It can be used for many type of modelling effects. In this tutorial you will learn the special use of soft modification tool for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Boat-fluid dynamics in Maya
Published on 2012-09-04 08:07:00
Another ocean shader tutorial for Maya. In this tutorial you will learn to add floating objects in ocean surface. You can manipulate the floating object as motor boat with optional controls such as... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Lambert in Maya
Published on 2012-09-04 06:59:00
Lambert is the basic shader of Maya. Everyone learn the texturing and shading techniques from the Lambert shader especially in Maya. Lambert style shaders are the most basic of all Mayas shaders.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bump map in Maya
Published on 2012-09-04 05:58:00
Textures are the vital part of realistic looking renders. Without textures rendering looks like non-realistic. In Maya you can add different types of textures in different ways. Of which Bump map... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Text in Maya
Published on 2012-09-04 04:15:00
Typography is usually used to express the creative ideas. After the evolution of 3d software more and more 3d typography animations are produced. Each 3d application has their own 3d text generator... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Multi Pass Rendering in CInema 4D with V Ray
Published on 2012-09-04 02:31:00
Cinema 4d is very good for Motion graphic works. Its motion graphic specific tools ease the work flow of motion graphic artist. Cinema 4d also has high end animation and visual effect contents. For... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Shadow map for Maya light fog
Published on 2012-09-04 02:23:00
Maya light fog is little bit harder to adjust. If you use shadow maps with light fog the fog won’t render as expected. This tutorial explains the basics behind the setting of shadow maps for Maya... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Fog in Maya
Published on 2012-09-03 23:42:00
Preview only. Actual render varies. Light fog is an excellent addition to your renderings. Almost every 3d application allows user to add light fogs. Autodesk Maya also have a very good fog tool... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Maya tutorial -Play Blast
Published on 2012-09-02 12:46:00
Play blast is every animator's friend in 3d animation software. In Maya it is very helpful for finding the timing and spacing of your animation and dynamics.It can be easily accessible by right... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Rigid body dynamics
Published on 2012-09-02 12:45:00
Rigid body dynamics is very essential for creating realistic effects such as collision, blast etc. Maya has a very good rigid body dynamic system in built. Due to the heavy dependency node Maya... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Human Brain in Maya
Published on 2012-09-02 12:44:00
Maya has in built tool for modelling. You can model organic things very easily in Maya. The destructive modelling technique can be used for a certain level of detailing. Within this limit user can... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ocean shader in Maya
Published on 2012-09-02 02:51:00
Ocean shader for Maya is an excellent shader developed by the Maya development team. Ocean shader can provide realistic looking output of oceans, ponds and other water surface ( large water bodies... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Jiggle deformer
Published on 2012-09-02 00:42:00
Maya have more plug ins to enhance your work flow. Jiggle deformer the deformer plug in can help you to randomly animate the polygon hair, muscles, belly,breast, cheek or anything organic. Jiggle... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ncloth tutorial-Flag
Published on 2012-09-01 12:27:00
Ncloth is mainly used for creating dynamic cloth stimulation of characters. In this tutorial you will learn to create and stimulate realistic flag stimulation with Maya ncloth. I chose a very... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Motion path in Maya
Published on 2012-09-01 08:41:00
Maya has robust tools for animation. Motion path is a very good tool for creating various effects and animation. In this tutorial you will learn the basics uses of motion path. After watching this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Key frames in Maya
Published on 2012-09-01 02:34:00
Before starting to animate you need to know the basics of key framing. Yes how to set the key frames. In this very basic tutorial you will learn how to set the basic key frames in Maya in order to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Fur in Maya tutorial
Published on 2012-09-01 00:26:00
Fur, the most beautiful and resource heavy plug in Maya. Using Maya fur you can create vast variety of effects including fur of animals, beard and mustache of man, grass and similar effects. Due to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ncloth basics
Published on 2012-08-31 08:30:00
Maya is an excellent tool for animation and special effects. May’s ncloth is the best cloth stimulation tool in the industry. Ncloth is very powerful tool. In order to get successful cloth... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Realflow suction
Published on 2012-08-31 07:24:00
Realflow is a great tool for creating fluid effects. Cinema 4d and Realflow can be used for creating awesome fluid effects. In this tutorial you will learn to create liquids filled in t3d text and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Illustrotor to Maya
Published on 2012-08-31 02:12:00
Create and render awesome 3d extruded logo in Maya from Adobe Illustrator files. Sketch your logo in Adobe Illustrator and import them in Maya and add some bevel plus option and you will get the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Burning rope-Maya tutorial
Published on 2012-08-29 23:23:00
Maya dynamics is very powerful for creating visual effects. But it is little bit complicated compared to other software. Creating something like burning a rope in Dynamics is little bit difficult.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Vector to Cinema 4D
Published on 2012-08-29 21:44:00
Importing logos and art works from Photoshop and Illustrator in Cinema 4d is easy. You can import curves/paths from Photoshop and create 3d elements from that path in Cinema 4D. In this tutorial... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Expressions facial animations with Blender
Published on 2012-08-29 00:30:00
Facial expressions are very important for character animations. They add life to characters. In order to animate the expressions and facials you have to be a good animator. But in 3d world you need... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Model a Ninja
Published on 2012-08-27 06:31:00
Autodesk Maya is well-known software for Animation. Its organic modelling tools are highly flexible compared to other 3d programs. Modelling a character in Maya is little bit complex. But if you... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Blender Hair Tutorial
Published on 2012-08-24 02:32:00
Final render Blender is emerging as one of the major 3d application in CG world. Because open source in nature it is developing rapidly and more and more users are downloading and using Blender. If... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Depth of field in Maya
Published on 2012-08-24 02:07:00
Camera blur or Depth of field is the physical effects in the nature. Human eye and camera have the Depth of field effect. For those who are not familiar with Depth of field, it is the blur effect... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Maya toon Shader – adding textures
Published on 2012-08-23 00:53:00
Toon shader is an excellent material for rendering out cartoony looking animations (2d type renders). Almost every 3d rendering applications provide toon shading. Maya has a very powerful toon... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Paint effects-dotted vectors
Published on 2012-08-22 08:55:00
Paint effect is one of the best tools available in Maya. It is not modified so much. But still Maya paint effect is my favourite tool. I like to create different types of graphics and animation... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Game texturing in Blender
Published on 2012-08-22 00:16:00
Preview only.Actual render may vary. Bush/Plants are the essential part in a natural environment. Creating and rendering bush, plants and trees are very time consuming as well as resource... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Outro with Cinema 4d
Published on 2012-08-20 22:00:00
Cinema 4d is a great tool for creating motion graphics works. Its text editor and mograph tools are much powerful than any other 3d software. In this tutorial you will learn to create an animated... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Texturing tutorials
Published on 2012-08-17 21:17:00
Texturing is tedious process in most of the 3d softwares. Autodesk Maya has no exception. If you want to add some texture to your model you need to unwrap the UVs first. If not the texture wont be... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Free 3d models for download-part 1
Published on 2012-08-17 02:09:00
In the 3D world no one is master. You have to depend on others while working in 3D, especially if you are in a production environment. Most of the average sized studios have dedicated team in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Graph editor in Maya
Published on 2012-08-16 17:00:00
Graph editor is the polishing tool for 3d animator. Every 3d animation software ( every animation software) have the graph editor embedded. With out graph editor you cannot tweak the animation. In... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Green screen videos in Sony Vegas pro
Published on 2012-08-16 17:00:00
Sony Vegas pro is a video editing software with professional quality. You can create/edit and compose Hollywood style effect in Vegas. In this tutorial you will learn how to chroma key in Vegas. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Blood splatter effect
Published on 2012-08-16 02:29:00
Creating blood splatter effect in compositing software is very easy. In 3d application you need to use fluid/particles for that effect.But in this tutorial you will learn the same technique used in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Lip sync in Maya
Published on 2012-08-16 01:53:00
Lip sync animation is one of the toughest part in Character animation. You need to accurately adjust the facials according to the voice over. In Maya you have to load the sound track in and adjust... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Become a good animator
Published on 2012-08-16 01:01:00
Vray Caustics
Published on 2012-08-15 08:46:00
Preview only.Actual render is different. Vray is a well known render platform for 3d software. It is awesome for rendering physically accurate objects.Caustics is one of the physical effect Vray... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Animation made easy
Published on 2012-08-11 03:39:00
This is a good tutorial on animating characters in 3d program. Though this is based on Autodesk Maya you can replicate most of the part in your favorite 3d software. You will learn how to create... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Cinema 4d tutorial cell_wireframe rendering
Published on 2012-08-10 00:47:00
Rendering in Cinema 4D is fun. You can get really nice effect with adjusting the parameters in the render settings tab. In this tutorial you are going to learn how to set up cell rendering for your... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Blender tutorial Bullet physics
Published on 2012-08-09 11:09:00
Normally user can't get a direct stimulation with rigid bodies with in Blender ( up to 2.64 release). User have to chose the Blender game mode and stimulate the Rigid body dynamics and cache the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Motion tracking with After Effects CS6
Published on 2012-08-09 10:51:00
In this video tutorial you will learn to Motion track in After effects.This tutorial is typically made for After Effects CS 6 and the entire process is done using After Effects CS6 only.Go ahead and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Direct X 11 support for Maya/GPU rendering
Published on 2012-08-08 10:34:00
With the Maya 2013 extension release Autodesk incorporated the much awaited function Direct X 11 support in Viewport in Maya. This allows much faster workflows while texturing and lighting your... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
AE Tutorial_Constantine Hell effect
Published on 2012-08-06 02:53:00
Do you remember the famous movie Constantine? In this tutorial we are going to make the Hell effect in Constantine movie using Adobe After Effects CS3.This is little bit old tutorial but still it stands prominent in VFX tutorials. You will learn to create some sort of VFX with AFX. Software : Adobe After Effects CS3, Trapcode Particular
ncloth tutorial-Character clothing basics
Published on 2012-08-06 00:54:00
This is a basic clothing tutorial. You will learn how to add cloth mesh, adding constraints and stimulating the cloth. If you are a beginner you can learn the nCloth stuff easily by following this simple tutorial. Software : Maya Difficulty : Beginner Author : Stuart Christensen YouTube channel : Deepfriedectoplasm This tutorial by Stuart Christensen will
Blender Tutorial–Model a Katana
Published on 2012-08-05 10:30:00
Blender, a wonderful and free program in the CG world. Now a days more people are learning Blender for fun and for doing their CG works. Here is another tutorial in modelling basics in Blender. This tutorial covers the basic aspect of modelling with edge-spilt, shrink wrap, mirror modifiers etc.. With the 1 hour long tutorial you will learn to model a Katana which is an old sword used in China.
Cinema 4D tutorial- Thrausi voronoi pattern shatter
Published on 2012-07-29 01:08:00
Nitro4D, the makers of some famous free plug ins for Cinema 4D has released a new plug in named Thrausi. Thrausi is meant for voronoi based breaking objects in C4D. Read more »
Cinema 4D tutorial-The Jungle
Published on 2012-07-28 12:47:00
C4D is a well known 3d software. It is most commonly used for motion graphic purpose. But in this tutorial by CurseStudio you will learn much more about c4d. He is actually using c4d to create cool river bay with grass clover field. He is using some post production with After effects to achieve the desired effect. You will learn how to model these grass, clover elements, shading and rendering with correct lighting set up.Make sure you download the whole scene foe your creative purpose. Read [..]
Blender Tutorial_fluid simulation
Published on 2012-07-25 01:43:00
Blender is awesome tool for creating mind blowing animation and effects with free of cost. Many user may argue that Blender is not as professional as other software such as Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3DS Max or Cinema 4D. But being free(open source) with highly involved integration of new features Blender is gaining its place in CG world.Blender has a very good liquid simulation utility and it is really powerful compared to the commercial software. Have a look at Blender’s new Fluid simulation in [..]
Maya tutorial-Particle swarm
Published on 2012-07-25 01:10:00
Maya particles are awesome if you control it correctly. In order to create something mind blowing with Maya particle you need to understand several things. There is a lot of settings and customization available in Maya’s particle tab.Tweaking the parameters and adding necessary expressions you can create cool effects with Maya particle system. In this tutorial Stuart Christensen author of deepfriedectoplasm explains the basics of Maya particle system in order to get particle swarming effect. [..]
Blender 2.64 new features
Published on 2012-07-24 10:46:00
Blender is an open source 3d application with extremely high development. The new release for Blender ( ver 2.64) is expected in August. But you can get a test copy by going here. What is new in Blender 2.64! BMesh Wire frame from faces. edge/ verts/face sorting. Read more »
Blender tutorial Veronoi cell fracturing
Published on 2012-07-24 09:47:00
Blender is becoming more popular in CG world. Due to its rapid growth and open source free program Blender is becoming favourite application for various 3d artist.If you never heard about Blender it is time to research. Daniel Kreuter explains the new veronoi shatter tool in Blender.Using the new veronoi cell fracturing tool he shatter some objects in to shards.You can get a clear idea about this plug in. Read more »
3DS Max max tutorial Create a kitchen
Published on 2012-07-23 04:21:00
This is a multi part tutorial on 3ds Max. In this tutorial series eternal3lade explains everything from modelling, UV mapping, texturing, lighting and rendering a full kitchen in 3Ds Max. Subscribe to his YouTube Channel at eternal3lade and stay up to date with current tutorials and events.Find eternal3lade’s renderings at PhotoBucket Read more »
Camera tracking in Blender
Published on 2012-07-22 10:35:00
Blender is an open source 3d program which is highly evolving in the whole CG world. Blender have a well 3d platform along with Cycles render similar to Mental Ray, node editor, video editor, camera tracker and a good compositing application with in the 3d platform. SpencerDupre Productions friend with FermiCG shares brand new tutorial in Blender. In this two video tutorials he shares his knowledge about camera tracking in Blender. He also explains the basic things to [..]
Maya tutorial _Create Hurricane and Lava fields
Published on 2012-07-21 03:09:00
Maya Displacement Node tutorial_Create terrain
Published on 2012-07-20 06:34:00
Maya have a powerful Displacement node. If you use it wisely you can create a wide varieties of effects with a little effort and render time. Using correct maps will enhance your work flow with creating terrains with Displacement nodes. In this tutorial
Maya paint FX tutorial_ Animated Vector Art
Published on 2012-07-18 03:44:00
Maya paint fx is an amazing tool for visual art.And you can't get any thing similar to paint effects in any other 3d programs. It is very useful for creating motion graphic element as well as creating foliage. In this tutorial I am showing a special use of Maya paint fx. This technique is very helpful for creating elements like floral designs, vector graphics, jewel elements, some thing like action essentials in After effects, abstract designs etc.. Total duration : 1 hour Parts : 2 par [..]
Animated 3d count down timer in Maya tutorial
Published on 2012-06-18 03:04:00
Creating count down timer, frame counter, remaining timer are very easy with After effects and Fusion. Now it is possible to create these counters with in Maya and it is absolutely 3d.If you are using Maya 2011 and later you can create these counters easily. But you need to tweak it for getting the 3d extrusion.Watch the following video.
Animated 3d count down timer in Maya tutorial
Published on 2012-06-18 03:04:00
Creating count down timer, frame counter, remaining timer are very easy with After effects and Fusion. Now it is possible to create these counters with in Maya and it is absolutely 3d.If you are using Maya 2011 and later you can create these counters easily. But you need to tweak it for getting the 3d extrusion.Watch the following video. In this video I have added some shader glow for the effect. Rest is the same technique, I am going to describe. Before starting the tutorial you need to [..]
How to draw in Computer?
Published on 2012-05-25 08:13:08
How to draw in Photoshop
Published on 2012-05-25 07:52:00
Adding dynamics to Mograph cubes in Maya
Published on 2012-05-22 01:48:52
Adding dynamics to Mograph cubes in Maya
Published on 2012-05-21 11:38:00
Dynamics tutorial-Growing/pruning plants upon particle collision
Published on 2012-05-15 01:25:20
Doing particle dynamics in Maya is little bit complex compared to other 3d packages.Once you get the right track you can make stunning effects with particles inside Maya.Here I am showing a cool and easy way to create rain dynamics but instead of pruning water drops I am creating growing plants. I tried to avoid expressions and scripting as long as possible.The repeating animation cycle of instanced particle according to the lifespan is the base of most of dynamic effects. Read [..]
Architecture and Design Presets for Maya
Published on 2012-05-12 09:42:43
Creating Animated Diaphragm
Published on 2012-05-07 05:55:52
Maya tutorial: Create and morph an extruded 3d map in to a globe
Published on 2012-04-28 12:57:49
Maya is not only used for animated movies and special effects but also for Motion graphics work also. And for Motion graphics work you have to create 3d maps and globe once in a while. During my motion graphics career I have to face the same problem several times. Each time I have tried different ways and never satisfied with the result. I used Displacement maps,
Render passes in MayaTutorial - rendering in software render
Published on 2012-04-27 23:54:46
Rendering is the most final thing in the 3d animation package.Setting the render is not that much easy as it seems.Simply clicking the render wont give the perfect image even if you did lighting texturing everything correctly.OK I agree if you set the render settings correctly you can get the desired output! But if you know about compositing? Why compositing is the necessary part for
Render pass tutorial-compositing with after effects
Published on 2012-04-27 23:52:11
http://fermicg.blogspot.com/2012/01/render-passes-in-maya-tutorial-for.html Part 1 Creating the render layers. Open your favorite compositing software here After effects. Import all the layers. Drag the diffuse layer to the time line.It will create a comp according to the size of the image. Drag all the layers in the order Reflection Diffuse Shadow Specular Occlusion Depth (In normal
ncloth Tutorial-Shattering a Glass
Published on 2012-04-27 23:51:19
Ncloth is a very powerful tool in Maya. It is not only used to do clothing but also doing special kind of effects. Some great rigid body dynamics can be achieved through ncloth dynamics very easily. If you set up things correctly you can do a very big amount of rigid body dynamics with Maya ncloth without compromising the quality. We already did some nice ncloth effects
Maya-Tutorial:Getting occlusion of alpha mapped objects.
Published on 2012-04-27 23:50:54
Getting occlusion with Maya is very easy. We have to do is simply set render layers and applying the occlusion pre-set. After we have to tweak the quality, spread and maximum distance etc. By pressing the render button we will get a nice occlusion output. If you don’t know the procedures just go through this tutorial. But the problem
Maya tutorial-Create a glossy film reel with ramp
Published on 2012-04-27 23:46:27
Hi this is Sameer.T for FermiCG. In this long tutorial I am dealing with some texture and shader effect to achieve the nice glossy looking film roll. For motion graphics the film roll is very essential. So I think this tutorial will be helpful for you people. Ramp is the king of texture utilities in Maya.You can create a wide variety of texture effects with combining different ramp.
Realistic Diamond in Maya_tutorial
Published on 2012-04-27 23:45:44
Watch Directly in youtube By clicking the Youtube icon for better quality and full screen view. Hi friends, Rendering a realistic looking diamond in Maya is little bit trickier.In this tutorial I have used Mental ray for rendering but used default Blinn material for shading.I didn't used any lights,caustics,HDR map,final gather or global illumination for this scene.The
Treating JPEG/PNG/BMP/TIFF/TARGA as RAW in Photoshop
Published on 2012-04-27 23:43:07
Now a day everyone is a photographer.And have a digital camera or a decent camera phone in your hand. Surprisingly 50% photos are edited in Photoshop. Does we are using Photoshop to its full potential? Answer the following questions, Do you have a DSLR camera? Have you ever used DSLR camera? Have you taken photos in RAW format?
Disk bump map/texture
Published on 2012-03-15 07:59:39
This texture can be used for regenerating the old audio tape.It also can be used for creating water ripples. Free to use and restricted to re post.
Blue print paper texture
Published on 2012-03-15 07:58:40
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