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FAQs, Help, and Tutorials
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ArtSavant - Basics for 3D rendered illustration presented with sound, animation, and javascript. Step by step Photoshop 3D effects also. |
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Black Orb - This site has great resources for 3D artists, with Maya and 3D Max tutorials, NURBS and Polygons and other useful links, with industry links. |
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CAD Drawing - Before beginning to do 3-D drawing, you must learn CAD fundamentals and computer aided drafting. What type of computer and software is needed to get started? Answers here. |
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CG Education - Tutorials about 3d modeling, texturing, and lighting. |
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3D Artist Tutorials - Modeling, animation, special f/x tutorials for the following 3D packages: 3D Studio MAX, Lightwave 3D, Power Animator, RayDream, Softimage 3D. |
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Design ReForm - Exploring parametric design through 3ds Max, Revit, Rhino and More. |
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How Stuff Works - Complete tutorial on how 3-D graphics and animations work, with additional links. |
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Inspire Joy - Computer animation student Scott Tygett's casual tutorials for Inspire 3D, the student's Lightwave 3D, are thumbnailed and include a "tipathon." |
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Maya Tutorials - Professional level Maya, Softimage, Alias Studio, Sumatra, Renderman tutorials and other resources. |
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NURBS - Article about Nonuniform Rational B-Splines - NURBS a summary by Markus Altmann. |
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Perfect Eggs - Tutorial on making a basket full of eggs with CorelDream 3D. |
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Realistic 3D Graphics - Website dedicated to the pursuit of photorealistic 3D graphics. The site focuses on getting photorealistic images into realtime applications such as games. |
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Real-Time Massive Model Rendering - Master's Thesis by Jean-Daniel Nahmias. "This report discussed various techniques to speed up rendering of large and complex virtual environments. It explores algorithms such as Hierarchical Spatial Subdivision as well as Occlusion Culling." |
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RetinaJoy - Links to tutorials plus a lightwave boxes tip. |
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Rhino/Max 3D House - Rhino3d working with 3dsMax. Tutorials, Workspaces, resources and gallery. |
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Second Picture - Tutorials about 3D modeling, lighting, rendering and animation. |
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A Simple Bowl - Making a simple bowl with C4D XL, splines and NURBS. |
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Smoke in C4D - Offers examples and tutorial information on how to use visible lights to make wispy, smoky smoke in C4D. |
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Strata 3D Tutorials - Direct link to Strata 3D (pro) tutorials on the web. Basics, modeling, textures, lighting, animation, FX, rendering and 3d information. |
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Web3D - 3D tutorials for Truespace, Terragen and Rhinoceros. All so a gallery, books, downloads and links. |
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Xtreme 3D - Tutorials - Tutorials for 3D Studio Max, Lightwave, Softimage, Bryce 3D, Alias/Wavefront, Rhino 3D, Truspace, Infini-D, and Photoshop. |
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