Creating a character is one thing but creating a character in 3d that has depth is another. In life, the eye is a window to the soul. Eyes show inner thought because they have depth to them. At some level ... more

Ok, I’m going to describe a little about the modelling of this scene. Before I begin, let me say that I applied displacement maps to almost every object in this scene, appearing that actual modelling ... more

The following is a very basic tutorial on how to create a reflective marble, or glass orb.

The tutorial is created by CG Artist Mario Malagrino; who shows us how to create Advance Materials for Car paint and any other high gloss Industrial Design product.

This Tutorial is for 3ds Max Users with little or no experience at all. Yet, I assume that you have a general knowledge of computers and common sense=). I am using 3ds Max R4. In this tutorial we will ... more

3ds Max 5 includes an incredible array of new tools for UVW-mapping an object. Depending on your project, and on your budget for extra plugins, mapping and texturing an object is a breeze (especially ... more

Hello again and welcome to the second installment of my procedural tutorials. In this tutorial we’ll be making a brushed metal. It will focus both on the procedurals used and on the Raytrace material ... more

Tutorial learn you how to create a bubble in 3d s max.

Start with a basic ray traced material, with a fresnel falloff in the reflection slot, and higher specular and Glossiness values. For the Diffuse slot, insert a "Gradient Ramp". This works almost exactly ... more

Hello and welcome to the third installment of my procedural tutorials. This will be a quite advanced tutorial since the final result will include a ton of layered procedurals, a vertex colour mask, some ... more