3ds Max Article Archives
Dec 15, 2006 at 12:00 am by
Store Staff
- Post-Work
Lighting Tutorial
This tutorial focuses on relatively simple techniques that will
serve to dramatically improve the lighting in many of your scenes.
Suitable for: 2D Graphics, 3DS MAX, AMAPI 3D, Bryce, Carrara /
Raydream, Cinema 4D, JASC Paint Shop Pro, LightWave, Maya, Poser,
Rhino 3D, Strata 3D, TrueSpace, Wings 3D, Z Brush.
- Vote For
February 2005's Artist of the Month!
Cast your vote for your favorite Gallery Artist of the Month for
February 2005! This month we highlight 3DS Max Gallery. The winner
will be interviewed and highlighted on the front page for the month
of February.
- Introducing
Renderosity Communities!
Learn about our new "Communities" section, including what's
launching and what's coming down the road...
- MOOOW -
January 2005 AOM!
Congratulations to MOOOW for winning the AOM. Read on for our
interview with MOOOW...
- Splutterfish,
The Orphanage, Autodesk Media, McNeel and Associates, and
Archvision Team Up at Siggraph
Splutterfish, The Orphanage, Autodesk Media, McNeel and Associates,
and Archvision Team Up at Siggraph
- 10,000 Free
Stuff Items!
Our community has achieved another major accomplishment. We now
have 10,000 Free Stuff Items available at Renderosity! Come join in
the fun!
- Vue Fusion
Streamlines Vue Integration!
E-ON SOFTWARE TO UNVEIL REVOLUTIONARY PLUG-IN SUITE AT SIGGRAPH
2005
- Review of
RTSquare plugin for 3dsMax
"RTSquare by GPUTech, and available in the Renderosity Marketplace,
is a rendering plugin for 3dStuio Max versions 6,7 or 8."
- Siggraph 2004
in Summary
This year Siggraph was held in Los Angeles. It seemed a fitting
place for an event that can best be described as Hollywood and Las
Vegas collide with technology and art on steroids. Here are the
highlights and headlines that emerged from this gathering of
creative innovators.
- Creating The
Lady In The Grey Tower
Our second excerpt from Issue 2 of the Renderosity Magazine is Ken
Brown's discussion of the steps he undertook in creating his image
"Lady of the Grey Tower."
- 2004 Holiday
Giveaway
This is the time of year for giving and once again the Holiday
Spirit has touched the MarketPlace Merchants. Renderosity is very
excited to sponsor the 4th Annual Holiday Giveaway. Available thru
1/3/05!
- Animation
Alley - Shade 7 Professional, Reviewed
Shade 7 Professional is a 3D design tool brought to you by the
people of Curious Labs. After spending some time getting hands-on
experience with this program, nemirc, gives us his thoughts about
the package from the standpoint of a Maya animator and Poser 4
user.
- Latest
Industry News
A summary of all the latest news from around the industry.
- Digital
Elements Inc. - WorldBuilder 4
Renderosity WorldBuilder Forum Moderator and artist, Alfons [Alfons
Blom], reviews Digital Elements Inc.s WorldBuilder 4. Giving you a
look at the program from a WorldBuider's Pro's point of view.
- Paula Sanders
Report - greenworks XfrogTunes
Continuing her exploration of greenworks' series of Xfrog software,
Paula reviews XfrogTune ... a companion product to Xfrog and/or for
any of the XfrogPlant Libraries in which there are trees or models
that consist of tree and leaf components. How does XfrogTune reduce
polygons? Read on ...
- Renderosity
Reaches 1 Million Gallery Images
Renderosity Art Community Reaches 1 Million Gallery Images
- 2003 Holiday
Giveaway
This is the time of year for giving and once again the Holiday
Spirit has touched the MarketPlace merchants. Renderosity is very
excited to sponsor the 3rd annual Holiday Giveaway.
- Paula Sanders
Report - Vue 5 Infinite - Part 2
Part Two - Paula delved deeply into the amazing high-end 3D scenery
solution for illustrators, SFX studios, architects, and 3D Computer
Graphics professionals ... Vue 5 Infinite by e-on ... and produced
a two-part in-depth article that surpasses a mere review, including
a few Vue tips and tricks along the way.
- January 2006
MOM mytilus
Congratulations to mytilus for being Renderosity's MOM [Merchant Of
the Month] for January, 2006. We invite you to read his MOM
interview...
- The Paula
Sanders Report - Xfrog 3.5
Paula is back this week to review Xfrog 3.5. This outstanding 3D
graphic program is used for the modeling and animation of organic
natural materials, such as: trees, shrubs, flowers, as well as
creating unusual abstract models. Dont wait to jump into the
Xfrog review!
- iClone,
You Clone
Want to create your own digital identity? Find out what
Reallusion's iClone can do for you! Read on as Sergio shows just
how easily you too can create and animate your own digital
identity.
- Ballistic
Publishing's Expos4
"Expos4 published by Ballistic Publishing is the latest in a
series of computer graphic image showcase publications. Daniel Wade
and Paul Hellard came together to produce this fine record of the
best of the best of digital images."
- Piratas
en el Callao [Pirates in Callao]
Recently Peru released Piratas en el Callao [Pirates in Callao]
adapted from a children's book of the same name Piratas is
considered to be the first Latin-American 3D movie. Sergio took
time out from his Animation Alley duties, to review Piratas for you
...
- Renderosity
Free Stuff Artist - specs2
We continue our monthly series of Getting To Know Renderosity's
Free Stuff Artists. This month's featured Free Stuff Contributor is
Christian G., who is better known on Renderosity as specs2.
- Paula Sanders
Report - greenworks' XfrogPlants - USA Southwest, v2
Rounding-up her greenworks' series of Xfrog software, Paula hops
into another review, this time exploring XfrogPlants - USA
Southwest, v2 ... one of the many Xfrog collections of Plant
Libraries. So jump into the fun with Paula, as she avoids getting
her Wacom Tablet stuck on a Prickly Pear.
- November 2005
MOM danae
Congratulations to danae for being Renderosity's MOM [Merchant Of
the Month] for November, 2005. We invite you to read her MOM
interview...
- Graphic Tales
from the Road: An Interview with Rudy Sarzo
The journey continues as with another Graphic Tale from the Road as
we explore the "Dual Expression of the Creative Mind" with infamous
bass player: Rudy Sarzo! who has played with Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet
Riot, Whitesnake, Yngwie Malmsteen and is now a member of the
multi-platinum Heavy Metal group DIO...
- Lon Chaney ~
January's Artist Of The Month!
Congratulations to Lon Chaney for being voted January's Artist of
the Month! Click here to read his interview...
- UV Mapping And
You
Our first excerpt from Issue 3 of the Renderosity Magazine is by
Lyrra...
- Create
Breathtaking 3D With Maya 8
"Autodesk finished the acquisition of Alias in January 2006. Since
then, there had been questioning on whether or not Autodesk would
continue developing Maya. This SIGGRAPH, Autodesk answered that
question by unveiling Maya 8 3D software. Maya 8 comes packed with
some nice new features, and a special gift for 64 bit PC
users."
- Paula Sanders
Report - Review - Maxon BodyPaint 3D Release 2.5
Paula Sanders Report: This week Paula reviews Maxon's amazing
Bodypaint 3D Release 2.5. Check out the new features in this
release, with UV tools that could increase your workflow. product
review by Paula Sanders - Sr. Staff Writer
- "What's
Cooking on Renderosity" - KenG
"What's Cooking On Renderosity" by Sandy Castle. Nature-artist,
KenG, has "Gone Birdy," and we are glad he did! Ken Gilliland
[KenG], respected Renderosity artist and merchant, joins Sandy in
the first of a two-part interview. Join in on the fun, as you get
to find out "what's cooking" with KenG.
- Living In
Three Dimensions
[Interview with Meats Meier]
"Ever wondered how it feels to be a professional 3D artist? We got
the answer first-hand from one of the leading 3D artists in the
world!"
- 3D Nature's
World Construction Set 6
3D Nature's World Constructions Set 6 [a Geographical Information
System (GIS) based landscape creation program] is based on a
spherical planet using longitude and latitude, and can be used to
create still work as well as animations. Paula reviews WCS 6 from
an artists viewpoint.
- Bonnie
Mitchell SIGGRAPH 2006 Art Gallery Chair
Bonnie Mitchell is an artist, a teacher of art, and an inspiration
to artists. Her works are not only visual delightsthey touch all
the senseswhich makes Bonnie the perfect match for this years
SIGGRAPH Art Gallery Chair.
