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Tutorial #55: Fixing Poser Cothing using magnets, displacement, transparency, texture work and postwork to fix problems with Poser clothing, like poke through, and to add realism, such as wrinkles, and aging :) By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Jun 3, 2010 / Skill Level: Advanced / Viewed 1002 times in Poser Hosted: Offsite
Tutorial #53: How to make "Studio Renders" in Vue or similar apps Studio renders are nice, clean renders, like a photograph, used to neatly show off models and characters. :) By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Apr 21, 2010 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 468 times System/Software Requirements: Vue or similar apps in Vue Hosted: Offsite
Tutorial #52: Making blood splattered flesh in Vue or similar apps I show several ways to make blood-splattered, gory skin for use in renders. One method shows how to use "Ron's Blood" a commercial texture/brush package Another method combines existing procedural materials. By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Apr 21, 2010 / Skill Level: Beginner / Viewed 192 times System/Software Requirements: Vue or similar apps in Vue Hosted: Offsite
Tutorial #51: Collecting and Organizing Content How to find and organize content for your art work, plus ethical considerations. By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Apr 21, 2010 / Skill Level: Beginner / Viewed 288 times System/Software Requirements: Vue. Poser, bryce or any render app in Vue Hosted: Offsite
Tutorial #49: Nebula in Vue, MK 3 More tricks and tips to making space nebulae in Vue :) By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Apr 21, 2010 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 163 times System/Software Requirements: Vue in Vue Hosted: Offsite
Tutorial # 50: Basics of Vue (for beginners) Basic tips on using Vue By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Sep 23, 2009 / Skill Level: Beginner / Viewed 933 times System/Software Requirements: Vue 5+ in Vue Hosted: Offsite
Tutorial 48: Render settigns for Vue Useful info on getting the most out of your render settings ;) please note!! each scene requires different tweaks for max effciency! this is what works best for ONE scene in testing. By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Jul 30, 2009 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 493 times System/Software Requirements: Vue in Vue Hosted: Offsite
Tutorial # 47: Postwork - Making a Render Intense! How to take a 3D render and give it some heavy, dramatic punch in postwork! ;) By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Jul 29, 2009 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 683 times System/Software Requirements: Any 3d ap, Photoshop or similar 2D app in Vue Hosted: Offsite
Tutorial 46: Making Rivers That Follow Terrain Heights How to get terrains to follow the heights and contours of your terrains! By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Jun 28, 2009 / Skill Level: Advanced / Viewed 521 times System/Software Requirements: Vue, Bryce or any heightfield using modeller in Vue Hosted: Offsite
Tutorial # 45: Simple Special Effects With Photoshop Easy way to add special effects to a 3D render or photograph, using brushes, and layer styles :) By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Jun 28, 2009 / Skill Level: Intermediate / Viewed 575 times System/Software Requirements: Photoshop in Adobe Photoshop Hosted: Offsite
Creating a planet in 3D (Vue or other apps) This tutorial explains in detail how I create realistic planets in Vue the methods also apply to other apps, though. By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Mar 16, 2009 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 405 times System/Software Requirements: Vue and other 3D apps in Vue Hosted: Offsite
Refraction problems in Vue? if you have problems with glass turning out blue, or similar problems with gemstones and the like, here's a tip on fixing the problem :) By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Mar 16, 2009 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 157 times System/Software Requirements: Vue 6 or 7 in Vue Hosted: Offsite
Texture blending in Vue A neat way to blend multiple images to create blended, non-repeating materials :) By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Mar 16, 2009 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 240 times System/Software Requirements: Vue 6 or 7 in Vue Hosted: Offsite
Multilights in Maxwell Renderer A basic explanation of how to use, and why multighting is such a fantastic feature of Maxwell renderer :) By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Mar 16, 2009 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 97 times System/Software Requirements: Maxwell renderer in Rhino 3D -> Rendering Hosted: Offsite
Area Lights in Vue Area lights are my favourite way to light scenes in Vue, as they give wonderful realism :) here's a bunch of info on using them. By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Mar 16, 2009 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 320 times System/Software Requirements: Vue 6 or 7 in Vue Hosted: Offsite
General Vue Tips A variety of general tips to help your Vue day :) By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Mar 16, 2009 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 419 times System/Software Requirements: Vue 6 or 7 in Vue Hosted: Offsite
Tutorial #38: Postwork for 3D renders How to improve your 3D renders, in 2D apps, such as Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro, by fixing problem areas in the original render, adjusting levels etc to enhance the image, and adding special effects :) By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Jan 13, 2009 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 1268 times System/Software Requirements: Photoshop or similar app in Adobe Photoshop Hosted: Offsite
Tutorial #37: Close-up asteroid rings in Vue How to create asteroid rings, for close up approach shots, using a sneaky method to cut resources, and add perspective ;) By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Jan 13, 2009 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 151 times System/Software Requirements: Vue in Vue Hosted: Offsite
Tutorial #30: Poser Character Tips General tips on using Poser characters, especially when importing to other apps like Vue and Bryce :) By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Dec 23, 2008 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 617 times System/Software Requirements: Poser, and Vue, Bryce or similar in Poser Hosted: Offsite
Tutorial #34: Scene Creation An explanation of how I created a scene, from concept, sorting items, to building, lighting and post work. Rather than a typical "How to do a single thing", it's about how a scene was built, tips to help effciency, and notes on post work :) By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Dec 23, 2008 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 298 times System/Software Requirements: Vue in Vue Hosted: Offsite
Tutorial #36: Ship Wakes in Vue How to create wakes for ships and boats in Vue, using foam shore line, or "meta-water" materials :) By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Dec 23, 2008 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 438 times System/Software Requirements: Vue 6 or 7 in Vue Hosted: Offsite
#32: Subsurface Scattering in Vue How to get Subsurface scattering or Translucency as it's called in Vue, to work well on flesh :) Note: Nudity! By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: Oct 6, 2008 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 625 times System/Software Requirements: Vue 6 in Vue Hosted: Offsite
Tutorial #31: Volumetric shaded Nebulae and galaxies for Vue Using volumetric shaded materials and terrains to create nebulae and galaxies in Vue By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: May 18, 2008 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 255 times System/Software Requirements: Vue 6 in Vue Hosted: Offsite
Tutorial #27: Important but simple tip for modelling, also Rhino Simple tip on modelling that will help with later import into many apps which do NOT have the ability to apply materials on a "Per polygon or surface" ability. Also specific info on Rhino on this. By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: May 18, 2008 / Skill Level: Intermediate / Viewed 116 times System/Software Requirements: general 3D modelling, and Rhino in 3D Modeling Hosted: Offsite
Tutorial #28: Dirt on the Bottom Putting Dirt where it belongs, for added realism. A mini-tut. By: silverblade33 [homepage] / Posted: May 18, 2008 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 525 times System/Software Requirements: Vue in Vue Hosted: Offsite