Interactive Fractured System Tutorial - 3dsmax 2009

Interactive Fractured System Tutorial - 3dsmax 2009 720p from Dreamie on Vimeo.

Very cool tutorial by a friend, it's a simple rig but the look is great, and this shows you that simplicity is hard to come by....

Outliner 2.0 for 3ds Max

The Outliner 2.0 is a fast and easy to use free scene management tool for 3ds Max, developed by Pier Janssen. It has a wide range of features, including selecting, hiding, freezing, linking and grouping objects in the "Hierarchy Mode". In the "Layer Mode" you can organize your scene by dragging & dropping objects from one layer to the other. What's more, the Outliner offers support for nested layers, to manage scenes more efficiently. The interface is nimble enough to keep it open constantly. Outliner 2.0 has Hugely increased performance, improved stability, a more compact UI, nested layer support and many tweaks to improve the ease of use, over the previous version of the Outliner. To install, simply drag the .mzp file into 3ds Max and follow the instructions.

>> Download Outliner 2.0 for 3dsMax

Outline 2.0 in scriptSpot

Pier also have other interesting tools in his site

Meet Meline The Animated Short

Meet Meline tells the story of a little girl whose curiosity is sparked by a mysterious creature as she plays in her grandparents barn.

Meet Meline is a 3D animated short film created independently and without any budget by Virginie Goyons and Sebastien Laban (Sound Design: Cedric Denooz, Music: Guillaume Roussel) .

There is a 12-MINUTES MAKING OF with behind-the-scenes footage, shot breakdowns, exclusive interviews, talks about the story, the characters and the environments, and much more: the Art of making a short-film!

THE MAKING OF MEET MELINE : http://www.vimeo.com/7708580

More information on the official website: http://www.meetmeline.com

Sebastien Laban - Director and Photographer
http://www.sebastienlaban-photographe...

Create Sea Anemones using Hair and Fur by Luca Broglio

This tutorial is dedicated to the use of hair & fur in 3ds max, a modifier that grows hair and fur over any object. Usually hair & fur is used to generate hair: in tufts, sparse, curly, long, short, braids, etc. ... but rarely used for other purposes. This short tutorial will show you how to create and animate sea anemones in a few clicks. - Luca Broglio

IOC Film: All together now +making of....

Final result

IOC ¦ All together now from fxandmat on Vimeo.

Making Of

IOC ¦ All together now making of from fxandmat on Vimeo.

Links:
IOC film
IOC ¦ All together now making of (extended pictures and workflow)

Making of Ornaments - Jan Kristian Vollmer

Cool tutorial for Max and Vray by Jan Kristian Vollmer

How to Create a Realistic Looking Dirt Layer using Maya Transfer Maps

When attempting to add realistic looking dirt and grime to your 3d art, it can sometimes be a little too easy to go overboard. In this tutorial you will learn a simple technique of adding dust and dirt to your 3d objects, without overdoing it, to finally give them a more lifelike and realistic feel. The software we will be using is Maya, but this technique can be used on almost any 3d model, and can easily be achieved in all of the major 3d packages on the market.

CgTut+

Making of 3D render of GH house - Anton Cherenko

Anton Cherenko participated in the GH House Challenge, winning an Honorable Mention Award for his entry. In this article, He describe the process of working on his images

YafaRay - free open-source raytracing engine

interesting render engine for blender
http://www.yafaray.org/

Digieffects AFX tutorials page

Digieffects tutorials page


their new set of plugins looks very promising, you should check it out.....
http://www.digieffects.com/index

Camera mapping techinques

A couple of camera mapping links, very useful in time of need....

Digital urban blog entry (several tutorials)

Cg architect tutorial using Max

Max Youtube tutorial - Part #1
Max Youtube tutorial - Part #2

3D Fluff tutorial using Cinema4D

Digieffect video tutorial using AfterFX

also Andrew Kremer recorded videos as well using afterFX and photoshop

NextEngine - 3D desktop scanner

NextEngine - an affordable 3D scanner.
check out their gallery, It looks pretty easy to use and the results looks great....

45 Humorous Examples of 3D CG Creatures Artworks

great 3D work in this page

"Here is a funny collection of some interesting, beautiful and well-designed 3D CG Creatures Artworks. Although we have already posted some articles on computer graphics, this post is unique and original. In this post, we have compiled a list of CG Creatures Artworks that are very attention-grabbing and just nice to look at. Let’s have a look at these artworks in detail."

Tutorial Facial Animation Rig for Delgo

Facial Animation Rig for Delgo

djx blog

interesting blog about 3D world. worth checking out....

djx blog