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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.

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  1. Create and Composite Animated Bullet Shell Casings: CG Part

    Create and Composite Animated Bullet Shell Casings: CG Part

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this two part tutorial, you'll learn how to create a cool shell casing animation using Illustrator, Cinema 4D and After Effects. You'll learn how to model...

  2. Create a Realistic Shark in Maya using Subdivision Surfaces: Part 2

    Create a Realistic Shark in Maya using Subdivision Surfaces: Part 2

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this part of the tutorial, you'll learn how to unwrap and texture the shark model. This time we'll explore a different method of texturing inside Maya,...

  3. Recreating Pixar's Wall-e in High Poly Using Maya 2012: Part 15

    Recreating Pixar's Wall-e in High Poly Using Maya 2012: Part 15

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this part of the series, you'll finish modeling the remaining internal parts of Wall-e's treads. And start blocking out and building the geometry needed...

  4. Game Character Creation Series: Kila Chapter 5 - Skeleton Building and Binding

    Game Character Creation Series: Kila Chapter 5 - Skeleton Building and Binding

    Tutorial Beginner

    Building and texturing a model could be the end of the journey for most game assets. If you're creating artwork for the environment, props or essentially...

  5. Create a Realistic Shark in Maya using Subdivision Surfaces: Part 1

    Create a Realistic Shark in Maya using Subdivision Surfaces: Part 1

    Tutorial Intermediate

    With the recent wrap up of our Realistic Shark in 3D Studio Max series, we're happy to launch a follow up project for our Maya users. Soni Kumari has created...

  6. Quick Tip: Visually Presenting Your Rigs in Maya

    Quick Tip: Visually Presenting Your Rigs in Maya

    Tutorial Intermediate

    So you've created a great rig in Maya and would like to showcase it in your portfolio, or on your website. The problem is, rigs can't typically be rendered...

  7. Recreating Pixar's Wall-e in High Poly Using Maya 2012: Part 14

    Recreating Pixar's Wall-e in High Poly Using Maya 2012: Part 14

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this part, you'll continue working on Wall-e's treads and build the internal components that make up the wheel assembly.

  8. Advanced Poly Modeling - Tassimo T-65 Home Brewing Station: Part 8

    Advanced Poly Modeling - Tassimo T-65 Home Brewing Station: Part 8

    Tutorial Advanced

    In this part of the series, we'll build the Tassimo's secondary water tank. Rather than modeling this from scratch, we'll re-purpose our already created...

  9. Building Accurate Virus Structures in Maya using the Molecular Maya Toolkit

    Building Accurate Virus Structures in Maya using the Molecular Maya Toolkit

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial, Shaun Keenan will introduce you to the Molecular Maya Toolkit and show you how it can used in conjunction with PDB (Protein Data Base)...

  10. Quick Tip: Create Seamless Lizard Skin in Modo

    Quick Tip: Create Seamless Lizard Skin in Modo

    Tutorial Beginner

    In our latest Modo quick tip, you'll learn how to create seamless lizard skin in Modo from 3D geometry. Tomasz Lechociński will walk you through the process...

  11. Recreating Pixar's Wall-e in High Poly Using Maya 2012: Part 13

    Recreating Pixar's Wall-e in High Poly Using Maya 2012: Part 13

    Tutorial Beginner

    We're now at part 13 in the Wall-e modeling series and our model is really starting to take shape. In the previous part you began creating Wall-e's treads,...

  12. Commercial Production Series: Canon EFS 55-250mm Lens - Part 9

    Commercial Production Series: Canon EFS 55-250mm Lens - Part 9

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In the conclusion of the Canon commercial series you'll finish everything off and combine all the different shots together into one final piece. You'll add...