Nov 26, 2007

“HDRI tutorial ” by Joshua Murphy In this tutorial I will show you how to make your very own HDRI from start to finish, without the use of a camera. A HDRI image in the simulation of light in its natural state. HDRI stands for High Dynamic Range Image. Some beginners find it hard to simulate the HDRI effect, but with this tutorial, hopefully I will...

Nov 14, 2007

“Creating grass land using pflow” by Ranjit Menon Hello friends .. I just love pflow and have used it in lot of my projects. Here i would like to share with you a very easy method to create a grass land in 3dsmax using pflow . It is some what similar to scatter but more flexible than scatter and u can create your own variations easily. I will be...

Nov 14, 2007

“Material Tutorial: Chrome” by Mario Malagrino Florence Design Academy www.FlorenceDesignAcademy.com Chrome is one of the most used materials in the Design field. This material needs only a few settings to be rendered in an optimal way. You can see many samples of chrome in the design gallery of the Florence Design Academy...

Oct 26, 2007

“Introduction to the XSI 6 Mod Tool” by Noesis Interactive Learn the basics of animation in the Softimage/XSI 6 Mod Tool with this tutorial from Noesis Interactive. Follow along as topics such as bone chains, keyframes, and animation curves are explained while animating a simple character. This tutorial will be very helpful to anyone who wants to...

Oct 25, 2007

“Introduction to Custom Props with Maya and Source” by Noesis Interactive This tutorial from Noesis Interactive shows you to take your 3D model from Maya and turn it into an active video game prop. Learn the processes of exporting, compiling, and integrating your prop into a level and then watch as it is used in Half-Life 2. A must have for anybody...

Oct 21, 2007

     “Introduction to Hammer’s FGDs” by Noesis Interactive The purpose of this tutorial from Noesis Interactive is to explain what an “FGD” is and why it is important to the Source Game Engine. Find out where you can get updated FGDs, how to install them, and see what changes were made. A definite must for anyone creating...