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. How to Add Atmospheric Grunge to Your 3d Renders

    How to Add Atmospheric Grunge to Your 3d Renders

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Today we'll be taking a basic looking 3d render and adding a grungy atmospheric style to it using a number of post production techniques.

  2. Designing and Animating a Birch Tree in Maya using Paint Effects

    Designing and Animating a Birch Tree in Maya using Paint Effects

    Tutorial Beginner

    Trees, plants and other forms of vegetation can go a long way in adding additional detail and a level of believability to any scene. And what was once...

  3. Jack On: Creating a Futurama Inspired Bender Portrait - Part 1

    Jack On: Creating a Futurama Inspired Bender Portrait - Part 1

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Today we're launching a brand new two part tutorial for all you Furturama fans where you learn how to create an awesome portrait of Bender "Jacking On". As...

  4. Cgtuts+ Workshop #39 Modern Cat

    Cgtuts+ Workshop #39 Modern Cat

    Tutorial Beginner

    We're back with another entry in our weekly community project, where we post a render or animation created by a member of the Cgtuts+ community, and ask you...

  5. Create a Shattering Glass Animation in Cinema 4D & AE - Part 4 Final Rendering

    Create a Shattering Glass Animation in Cinema 4D & AE - Part 4 Final Rendering

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In the fourth part of the Shattering Glass series, you’ll pick up from where you left off in the last lesson and continue working towards final rendering....

  6. Quicktip: What are IES Lights & How to Use Them in Maya

    Quicktip: What are IES Lights & How to Use Them in Maya

    Tutorial Beginner

    IES lights are a very useful way of lighting your scenes in a life like manner. They are mostly used for indoor architecture renders, but can add to the...

  7. From Maya to Source Engine: Creating a Game Ready Team Fortress 2 Hat

    From Maya to Source Engine: Creating a Game Ready Team Fortress 2 Hat

    Tutorial Beginner

    Today we've got an exciting new tutorial for all you Team Fortress 2 fans and Mod enthusiasts where you'll learn how to Model, Sculpt, Retopo, UVMap, Texture...

  8. Creating a Warrior Character: Part 6

    Creating a Warrior Character: Part 6

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In the sixth part of the Warrior series, I'll give you an overview of how to add a few more accessories to the character and we'll look at how these can be...

  9. Modeling, UVmapping And Texturing a Low-Poly T-Rex in Blender: Part 1

    Modeling, UVmapping And Texturing a Low-Poly T-Rex in Blender: Part 1

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial you’ll learn how to create an awesome low-poly dinosaur using Blender and Gimp. Artist Karan Shah will walk you through the entire modeling...

  10. How to Reshape 3D Models in Photoshop CS6 Extended

    How to Reshape 3D Models in Photoshop CS6 Extended

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial, Steve Caplin will explain how to use distortion controls to extrude, twist and bend 3D objects in Photoshop to create a 3-dimensional bolt....

  11. Setting Up Dynamic Cloud shadows in UDK

    Setting Up Dynamic Cloud shadows in UDK

    Tutorial Beginner

    If we start UDK and load any default template map, we get a sky dome loaded with its pre-defined time of the day, set along with the animation of the clouds....

  12. Cgtuts+ Workshop #37 Alien

    Cgtuts+ Workshop #37 Alien

    Tutorial Beginner

    After a short time away, we're back with another fantastic entry in our weekly workshop community project, where we post a render or animation created by a...