Learn 3D design with our free tutorials

Bring your ideas to life in three dimensions with our 3D design tutorials. From modeling to animation, we'll help you create amazing visual experiences.

All 3D Design tutorials:

  1. Modelling & Rigging a Cartoon Parrot in Maya: Part 5

    Modelling & Rigging a Cartoon Parrot in Maya: Part 5

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In part five of this series of tutorials, I’ll show you how to export UVs map and create texture art in Photoshop.

  2. Real Time Rendering With Marmoset Toolbag

    Real Time Rendering With Marmoset Toolbag

    Tutorial Intermediate

    This tutorial is about capturing a beautiful real time render of your game art ready asset. This tutorial is a follow up tutorial of 'Create a Game Ready...

  3. Fractal Art: Advanced Flowers in Apophysis

    Fractal Art: Advanced Flowers in Apophysis

    Tutorial Advanced

    Learn how to create incredibly varied fractal flowers in the Apophysis program. Then take things a step further by diving into the realm of 3D fractals.

  4. Breaking Objects With MassFx in 3ds Max

    Breaking Objects With MassFx in 3ds Max

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial I'll show you how to break objects in 3ds Max using its default dynamics tool MassFx.

  5. Modelling & Rigging a Cartoon Parrot in Maya: Part 4

    Modelling & Rigging a Cartoon Parrot in Maya: Part 4

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this part of the tutorial, I'll show you how to generate and export displacement, bump, colour and normal maps and making material shades in Maya for...

  6. Sentinel Skin Transition Effect

    Sentinel Skin Transition Effect

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a Sentinel skin transition effect similar to one that was shown in latest X-Men movie. You will learn how to...

  7. Creating an Ancient Letter in 3ds Max

    Creating an Ancient Letter in 3ds Max

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial, I'll show you how to create an ancient and torn letter in 3ds Max. This tutorial is heavily based on texturing in Photoshop.

  8. Modelling & Rigging a Cartoon Parrot in Maya: Part 3

    Modelling & Rigging a Cartoon Parrot in Maya: Part 3

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this part of the tutorial, I’ll demonstrate sculpting and painting in ZBrush. ZBrush is a very reliable application for real time sculpting and texturing....

  9. Creating Realistic Clouds in Autodesk 3ds Max Using Particle Flow and AfterBurn

    Creating Realistic Clouds in Autodesk 3ds Max Using Particle Flow and AfterBurn

    Tutorial Intermediate

    AfterBurn is a great volumetric plugin for Autodesk 3ds Max. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to use AfterBurn, along with Particle Flow, to create a...

  10. Mythical Character Creation in Modo: Part 6

    Mythical Character Creation in Modo: Part 6

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this part of the Mythical Character Creation series, you'll learn how to crate skeleton, bind mesh to it, paint weight maps to adjust range of influence...

  11. Making a Barbed Wire Scene in 3ds Max

    Making a Barbed Wire Scene in 3ds Max

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial, I'll be showing you how to create a barbed wire structure in 3ds Max with using Modifiers only.

  12. Modelling & Rigging a Cartoon Parrot in Maya: Part 2

    Modelling & Rigging a Cartoon Parrot in Maya: Part 2

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this part of the tutorial, I will show you how to model the eye, tongue, throat and feathers of a parrot. I will then proceed to unwrap the model for...