How to make a Ground Crack Effect

This tutorial shows four ways to make a ground crack effect using VolumeBreaker, Rayfire and 3ds max

How to make a Ground Crack Effect

Crystal Effect using Toolbox#2 in 3ds Max

This 30 min video tutorial will explain how to create a Crystal Effect on the bunny model using Toolbox#2.

Crystal Effect using Toolbox#2 in 3ds Max

MPC and 4Creative create an enigmatic labyrinth world for Channel 4 ‘s new series Utopia

MPC was involved right from the start of this project, working closely with 4Creative and director Keith McCarthy to concept the overall look and feel for the films.

MPC and 4Creative create an enigmatic labyrinth world for Channel 4 ‘s new series Utopia

Custom Fracture in 3ds Max

This Tutorial is about creating your custom Rayfire Shatter shapes. It gives and indepth look how to set up your Rayfire Tracing s...

Custom Fracture in 3ds Max

CGArena: CG Magazine Dec - Jan 13 Issue

Enjoy your holidays of Xmas & New Year with this free PDF magazine of CGArena which contains interviews, makings & much more

CGArena: CG Magazine Dec - Jan 13 Issue

Correcting the Vray & Mental Ray Self-Illumination Display in Viewport

The tutorial assumes that the user has a basic knowledge of 3ds Max when applying textures to the self-illumination toggle; applying the “UVW map” modifier and assigning material slots to objects/surfaces.

Correcting the Vray & Mental Ray Self-Illumination Display in Viewport

Artistic Rendering: The Way of the Samurai

In the present article you can find a theoretical material about artistic visualization. Now, we will talk about a creation of a picture, beginning from a modeling of the car.

Artistic Rendering: The Way of the Samurai

Taylor James Urban Angel Seasonal Cinemagraph

Taylor James winter 2012-13 integrated campaign is an interactive treat created by their London Studio especially for you. Seamlessly blending the own live-action, photography, CGI and creative retouching, to offer a truly magical experience.

Taylor James Urban Angel Seasonal Cinemagraph

From Maldives with Love

From the sky I was amazed by the beauty of this place, the air is so clear that you can see far away. When is sunny you can see the small caustics, the transparency of the water

From Maldives with Love

Physical Sun and Sky with Portal Light

This tutorial is about Maya's Physical Sun & Sky as well as using Portal Light shader to light up the scene in the realistic way with lesser rendering time

Physical Sun and Sky with Portal Light

Spot: Angel or Demon?

The Artery VFX has created a stunning – and very sexual – spot for Russian brand Redd’s alcoholic drink in collaboration with Copperwind Productions Director Zach Gold

Spot: Angel or Demon?

Creating Customised IES web lights for Vray or Mental Ray

This tutorial will focus mainly in customizing IES web files through the use of Creator IES software, as opposed to general photom...

Creating Customised IES web lights for Vray or Mental Ray

Rendering of the Car: An Approach to a Creation of the Studio

Artist decided to write a lesson on studio visualization of the cars, and precisely - on approaches to the creation of the studio ...

Rendering of the Car: An Approach to a Creation of the Studio

Making of Maniche Caricature

Artist decided to choose Maniche because of his facial expressions that are really cartoonish and made this images using photoshop...

Making of Maniche Caricature

Creating a Velvet/Suede finish with Vray or Mental Ray

One of the most distinctive characteristics of the velvet/suede finish is its soft textured effect with two contrasts that...

Creating a Velvet/Suede finish with Vray or Mental Ray

Making of Carnivorous Plant

This tutorial carnivorous plant show you the texturing process using Mudbox Ptex with its rendering in 3ds Max and V-Ray 2.

Making of Carnivorous Plant

yU+co create Life of Pi stereoscopic Typography For Title Sequence and Key Scenes

yU+co create the film’s elegantly crafted main title sequence, end crawl and additional key sequences in the film

yU+co create Life of Pi stereoscopic Typography For Title Sequence and Key Scenes