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  1. Game Character Creation Series: Kila Chapter 7 – Facial Rigging with Joints

    Game Character Creation Series: Kila Chapter 7 – Facial Rigging with Joints

    Tutorial Beginner

    When it comes to animation, the ability to move and pose your character is essential when portraying an action or emotion. Body movement is one thing, but...

  2. Create a Game-Ready Fire Extinguisher With 3D Studio Max: Part 3

    Create a Game-Ready Fire Extinguisher With 3D Studio Max: Part 3

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Learn how to create a game-ready fire extinguisher with 3ds Max and Photoshop in this five part series.

  3. Create a Dynamic Catapult Animation in Cinema 4D: Part 3

    Create a Dynamic Catapult Animation in Cinema 4D: Part 3

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In part 3, you'll make further adjustments to the Catapult's dynamics to fine tune the rock launch. And construct the towers and walls that make up the castle.

  4. Create a Dynamic Catapult Animation in Cinema 4D: Part 1

    Create a Dynamic Catapult Animation in Cinema 4D: Part 1

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Hi! I'm Aleksey Voznesenski, and today I'm going to show you how to animate this cute little catapult. It will drive into the scene, launch a boulder into...

  5. A Thorough Introduction to Greebler for Cinema 4D

    A Thorough Introduction to Greebler for Cinema 4D

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial we're going to take a look at very cool plugin for Cinema 4D called Greebler. At first glance the plugin looks really complex with a lot of...

  6. Create Multiple Sculpts From a Single Basemesh in ZBrush: Part 1

    Create Multiple Sculpts From a Single Basemesh in ZBrush: Part 1

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial you'll learn how to create a very simple basemesh in ZBrush, and how you can quickly turn that single mesh into six completely unique fish...

  7. Recreating Pixar's Wall-e in High Poly Using Maya 2012: Part 19

    Recreating Pixar's Wall-e in High Poly Using Maya 2012: Part 19

    Tutorial Beginner

    Today we're wrapping up one of the most ambitious tutorials we've ever published, as we bring you the final part of the Wall-e modeling series for Maya. Over...

  8. Create 3D Letters Without the Use of 3D Tools in Adobe Illustrator

    Create 3D Letters Without the Use of 3D Tools in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    Follow this new quick tip and learn how to create simple 3D letters without the use of the 3D effects. We will start from a simple font and after a few...

  9. Create a Game-Ready Fire Extinguisher With 3D Studio Max: Part 2

    Create a Game-Ready Fire Extinguisher With 3D Studio Max: Part 2

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Learn how to create a game ready fire extinguisher with 3ds Max and Photoshop in this five part series.

  10. Simulate a Champagne Bottle Pop with Realflow

    Simulate a Champagne Bottle Pop with Realflow

    Tutorial Beginner

    New Year's Eve is just around the corner and lots of Champagne bottles will be popped. Alongside that, lots of us will be asked to pop virtual Champagne...

  11. Quick Tip: ZBrush Fibermesh to Maya Hair

    Quick Tip: ZBrush Fibermesh to Maya Hair

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this quick tip, you'll learn how to export Fibermesh from ZBrush and import it into Maya for use with Maya's hair system. Shaun covers export settings,...

  12. Create an Animated Holiday-themed Background

    Create an Animated Holiday-themed Background

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this holiday-themed tutorial, you'll learn how to create a great looking animated winter background of falling snow. Starting in illustrator, you'll...