Making of Italian Creek
I’ll explain creation of my last picture Italian Creek. I want to show you my techniques and procedure. I’ll take it almost step by step and I’ll focus ...

Lighting In Layers
Tutorial learn you about lightning in 3d s max.

Realistic Mountains
tutorial learn you how to make landscapes in 3ds max.

Make a face
Tutorial learn you how to create a face using 3d s max.

Windows - Glass material by Daniel Buck
I’ll start out assuming you have a vehicle modeled, as well as the windows. In case your wondering, I use planes for windows, then convert to editable ...

Car Paint tutorial by Daniel Buck
So you have modeled that sweet car? But can’t seem to get the paint material to look good? Well pay attention, this is for YOU! :) Keep in mind, there ...

Soft Shadows by Daniel Buck
People pass up Max5’s new Advanced rendering for other renderers like Brazil RS, VRay, Finalrender, and others. Not to say those renderers are no good ...

Modeling weld spots by Daniel Buck
This tutorial will show one way to model weld spots onto cylinders, like a tube chassis for a vehicle, or anything where 2 metal pipes are welded together ...

Creating a Drilled Break Rotor by Daniel Buck
The most obvious way to "drill" the holes/slots into break rotors is to use booleans. I personally don’t like Booleans much at all. This tutorial will ...

Lofting (wires & tubular curves) by Daniel Buck
Create a NURBS CV curve (create tab / shapes button / NURBS Curves drop down / CV Curve) Left click to create points, and right click to finalize the ...

Car Paint: Basics by Daniel Buck
Start with a Raytrace material, and use a "falloff" material for the diffuse spot. Change the Falloff Type to "Fresnel". Change the top color to the ...

3ds Max 8 Bible
If 3ds Max 8 can do it, you can do it too... Spark your creativity with the world’s most popular animation software and the detailed instruction in this power-packed book from an industry expert. ...

Game Character Modeling and Animation with 3ds Max
This book takes you step-by-step through the process of creating a playable 3D character using 3DS Max. Offering a complete overview of the 3D real-time character asset creation pipeline. Yancey Clinton ...

Realistic Architectural Visualization with 3ds Max and mental ray
Bring new realism to your visualizations with a command of the 3ds Max toolset. Three step-by-step tutorials demonstrate exterior and interior, day and night lighting scenes. You learn the nuts and bolts ...

3ds Max 2008 Bible
Master the complexities of 3ds Max by working through more than 150 short tutorials under the guidance of 3D expert Kelly Murdock. If you’re a beginner, a Quick Start chapter shows you how to create an ...