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There are several ways of converting Vray scenes to Mental ray but no full proof method as of yet..alot of tweaking is always required to do the same. Learn from Jamie Cardoso who has written a nice tutorial explaining the way to convert vray scenes to mental ray scenes. Very useful tips explained.
A great video tutorial of Making a Sofa by Artist Mahmoud Keshta in 3ds max 2009. This tutorial is divided in two parts and the total length of this video tutorial (without sound) is 70 minutes. This will explain you how you can model this stylish modern leather sofa inside 3ds max. This is very detailed and step by step shown video tutorial which will explain you everything without the need of sound.
Check out this wonderful Video Tutorial using Vue on Making of the Sunset. Vue is capable of producing stunning realistic renderings. GeeKatPlay Studio have developed this wonderful Video Tutorial which can be a good reference for the new users using Vue for your work or hobby.
Alex from CgDigest has explained the Vray Interior Rendering Trick in the form of Linear Workflow in 3ds max. Well everyone is aware what Gamma is capable of and what kind of results does it generate…but Alex has opened the eyes of most of the newbies out there on making the right use of Gamma and its capablities that can achieve stunning realistic results without having to increase the rendering times or light settings. The very detailed explained Vray Interior tutorial helps you generate the above 3d rendered results…so do check it out.
A Wonderful Tutorial for creating an Exterior Building Render from the popular CG Artists Lon Grohs & Rodrigo Lopez from NeoScape. Learn step by step how to generate realistic renders of CG Buildings. The tutorial covers the lighting and Camera tricks together with GI to create stunning Renders.
Here’s a nice 3ds max Tutorial for making a Figher Jet Plane Hal Tejas. The tutorial shows you the tricks on how to model a Fighter Jet plane from Blue prints and also covers the unwrapping techniques for texturing in 3ds max. I am sure it could prove useful to those who are struggling to start modeling from blue prints.
You can learn how Robert Vari made the Prince Frog with the help of Maya and Zbrush. He has showed his techniques to develop the great model of the prince frog and how he textured the model using maya and zbrush.
Here’s a simple and nice tutorial for users using 3ds max on how to transform one material to another on an object which allows you to Animate Materials in 3ds max. With the help of the Blend Material shader you can transform from say color blue to red and you can try using textures too for a change depending on your requirement of the animation to be done.
RealFlow the Fluid simulation application which has loads of possibilities and is capable of simulating a wide range of liquids to produce stunning fluids of all sorts. CGcookie has added a Free Realflow tutorial which teaches you step by step to simulate fluid dynamics.
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