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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. Quick Tip: Create a Cool Looking Sugar Based Material in Modo

    Quick Tip: Create a Cool Looking Sugar Based Material in Modo

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this quick tip, author Tomasz Lechociński will show you how to create a cool sugar based material in Modo 601 using fur. This type of procedural material...

  2. Texture Pack: High-res Signs Volume 2

    Texture Pack: High-res Signs Volume 2

    Tutorial Beginner

    Chandan Kumar has put together another great collection of high resolution street and environment sign textures, ideal for your next exterior or city scene....

  3. Building Thor's Hammer in Maya: Part 1

    Building Thor's Hammer in Maya: Part 1

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this two-part tutorial, Chandan Kumar will show you how to model, uv map, texture, light and render Thor’s hammer in Maya. In the first part of the...

  4. Game Character Creation Series: Kila Chapter 2 – Low Resolution Modeling

    Game Character Creation Series: Kila Chapter 2 – Low Resolution Modeling

    Tutorial Beginner

    It won`t be long before the next generation of consoles land in our living rooms. Each will come with a promise of more memory, superior processing power and...

  5. Recreating Pixar's Wall-e in High Poly Using Maya 2012: Part 6

    Recreating Pixar's Wall-e in High Poly Using Maya 2012: Part 6

    Tutorial Beginner

    In part 6 of the series, you’ll begin working on the upper section of Wall-e's body. This includes blocking out the overall shape, as well as adding...

  6. Creating an Advanced Hologram Material in UDK

    Creating an Advanced Hologram Material in UDK

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial we'll be creating an Advanced Hologram Material in UDK, which animates to and fro with the help of Parallax mapping (Bump mapping) in Unreal...

  7. Creating and Rigging a Non-Deformable Wooden Character in Maya: Part 1

    Creating and Rigging a Non-Deformable Wooden Character in Maya: Part 1

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Today we’re launching a brand new tutorial series covering the modeling and rigging of a non-deformable character in Maya. Based on 'the Nutcracker', this...

  8. Recreating Pixar's Wall-e in High Poly Using Maya 2012: Part 5

    Recreating Pixar's Wall-e in High Poly Using Maya 2012: Part 5

    Tutorial Beginner

    After a brief delay, Laszlo Mandi is back with the next chapter in his stellar Wall-e modeling series for Maya. In this lesson you'll pick up from where you...

  9. Creating Fireworks With Particles in Maya

    Creating Fireworks With Particles in Maya

    Tutorial Beginner

    In today's tutorial Chandan Kumar will introduce you to working with particles in Maya, and show you how they can be used to create a cool looking fireworks...

  10. Product Modeling and Rendering in Cinema 4D - Part 2

    Product Modeling and Rendering in Cinema 4D - Part 2

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this two part tutorial, Aleksey Voznesenski takes you through the process of Modeling, Texturing, Lighting and Rendering a high poly lipstick container in...

  11. Deconstructing the Mountains of TRON: Legacy with Joel LeLièvre

    Deconstructing the Mountains of TRON: Legacy with Joel LeLièvre

    Tutorial Intermediate

    When TRON was released way back in 1982, it blew people's minds with it's cool visual style and cutting edge effects. And it's sequel, 2010's TRON: Legacy...

  12. Commercial Production Series: Canon EFS 55-250mm Lens - Part 1

    Commercial Production Series: Canon EFS 55-250mm Lens - Part 1

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this new multi-part tutorial series from brothers Stefan and Andrew Surmabojov, you'll learn how to create a stunning 36 second fake video advertisement...