Learn Sculpting in ZBrush - Part 5 - Fun with the Alphas

This is the fifth part of learning Sculpting in ZBrush video series by Jason Welsh - Fun with the Alphas

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/zbrush/sculpting_series/index_part5.html

Interview with Alessandro Cangelosi

33 years old artist from Italy which is working as a freelancer and specialize in lighting, rendering, particles, fluids

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/interviews/alessandro/interview.html

Female Body Modeling: Final Part

In this final part of this series learn how to attach the different modeled body parts and give detailing to some areas

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/bodymodeling/index3.html

Transforming & Interacting with objects

Different techniques that can be used in XSI to confidently manipulate and interact with objects in your scene

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/xsi/i3d/transforming_interact.html

Cultural Heritage of Ancient India

In this detailed making, artist trying to explain how he created a winning realistic image inside 3ds max

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/ancientindia/index.html

Making of Klara Medkova

Artist from Portugal decide to create a realistic human model for the demoreel and the outcome is Czech supermodel

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/medkova/index.html

Female Body Modeling - Hand and Foot - Part 2

In this second part learn how to model a detailed female hands and foot using poly modeling in 3ds max

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/bodymodeling/index2.html

Interview with Dario Lanza

This artist studied filmmaking, photography and then started working as a graphic designer

Link: http://www.cgarena.com/archives/interviews/dariolanza/interview.html

Modeling Morgane

In this making artist will explain how he created the female character for his short movie in Maya

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/morgane/index.html

New Animation Magazine Released

CGArena proudly announced the release of Aug-Sep 2008 issue of their animation magazine which is available for free download from the following link.

Link: http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/ezine/aug2008.html

Female Body Modeling: Video Tutorial in max

These tutorials will cover the female body modeling in 3ds max from setting up the references to completion

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/bodymodeling/index.html

Video: Learn Sculpting in ZBrush - Part 4

In this fourth part Jason Welsh talked about introduction and structure of Zsphere

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/zbrush/sculpting_series/index_part4.html

Modeling Ears in 3D

Learn how to model the ears in 3D using any available 3d software, without which no head is complete

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/misc/earsmodeling/index.html

Making of Sculpture

This was an artist one of the first’s models, but had done lots of mistakes that wouldn’t do in the same way today

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/zbrush/sculpture/index.html

Wacky Video Game Characters Contest

CGArena, iZ3D and MTBS is proud to present this challenge. Take your virtual 3D art, and let people see it in TRUE 3D!

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/news/s3d_wackycontest.html

Pigeon Impossible: Part 3

This third part contains 2 podcasts from the film, hope you will enjoy this informative thing

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/xsi/pigeonimpossible/pigeon3.html

Spring Break in Photoshop

Usually we soften portraits, but not this time. We are going to crack it up in Photoshop. Big time..

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/springbreak/index.html

Sculpting Series in ZBrush - Part 3

This is the third part of learning Sculpting in ZBrush, and you can learn sculpting from these video tutorials

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/zbrush/sculpting_series/index_part3.html

Detailed Head Modeling Tutorial

To follow this tutorial you should have at least a basic knowledge of working in 3D environment, I used Blender’s modeling tools...

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/misc/headmodeling/index.html

Pigeon Impossible: Part 2

In this second part watch out the explained behind the scenes from the short film by Lucas Martell

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/xsi/pigeonimpossible/pigeon2.html

Fable of the Night - Matte Painting

Learn how an artist created a digital matte painting in photoshop using various stock photos

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/fable/index.html

Learn Sculpting in ZBrush - Part 2

This is the second part of learning Sculpting in ZBrush, and you can learn sculpting from Jason Welsh videos

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/zbrush/sculpting_series/index_part2.html

How to build a next gen car in maya

This tutorial is intended to present a method of creating a next gen vehicle asset in maya

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/gamecar/index.html

Learn Sculpting in ZBrush - Part 1

These videos tutorial series by Jason Welsh will teach you sculpting in ZBrush from starting, best way to learn ZBrush

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/zbrush/sculpting_series/index.html

Softimage announced Version 7 with ICE

Introduces ICE (Interactive Creative Environment), that transforms XSI into a powerful and flexible open platform

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/news/xsi7.html

Rendering with Radiosity

Focus on using the powerful Radiosity feature in 3dsMax 2009 to reproduce the natural light phenomenon

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/i3d/radiosity.html

Pigeon: Impossible Podcast - Part 1

Director/Animator Lucas Martell has started a video podcast covering the creation of his short film

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/xsi/pigeonimpossible/pigeon.html

Frantic Films VFX Embarks on New Line's Journey to the Center of the Earth

Award-winning VFX studio Frantic Films VFX, a division of Prime Focus Group, recently served as a lead visual effects provider for the forthcoming stereoscopic feature film, "Journey to the Center of the Earth," produced by Walden Media and New Line Cinema.

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/news/frantic_3djourney.html

Making of Wood / Concrete WC... - Bathroom

Create a simple and modern Bathroom in 3ds max for the client with lots of concrete and wood


http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/wood_concrete/index.html

Making of the Steam Master - Next Gen Game Head

This tutorial will present the workflow used by the character artists working at Studio when creating a Next Gen character

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/steamaster/index.html

Understanding Lights in Maya

In this tutorial we will light up an interior scene which should help you understand how lights works

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/understanding_lights/part4.html

Creating Soap Bubbles in Photoshop

We will create soap bubbles which generate from the soap water and can be used in the dreamy image

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/soapbubbles/index.html

Understanding Lights in Maya - Part 3

In this tutorial series we will try to understand the Area Light and Volume Light in Maya

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/understanding_lights/part3.html

Create a Realisic Jellyfish Material

In this video, we will look at how to work with the subsurface scattering shader that comes with Softimage XSI

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/xsi/i3d/jellyfish.html

Making of Gladiator

Artist from France share the experience and techniques used in creation of this heavy scene using Maya, Photoshop

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/gladiator/index.html

Understanding Lights in Maya - Part 2

2In this part we will explore Point Light and the Spot Light in Maya, this tutorial is very helpful in understanding lights

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/understanding_lights/part2.html

High Frequency Skin Detailing in ZBrush Video Tutorial

These videos show a fast and easy way to add some very complex looking details in a model in ZBrush

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/zbrush/skin_detailing/index.html

Procedural Carpaint tutorial

It's a small people tutorial on procedural carpaint using max and After Effects. Give the idea what can be done in post production

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/procarpaint/index.html

Vray Video Tutorial Series

This vray video tutorial series is divided in 6 parts. Registered users also download the file for later viewing. All download for avaialble at once, no waiting.

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/renderray_vray/part1.html

Interview with Keo Studio

Keo Studio is a French company located in the north of France in Lille. Specialized in CGI Animations, Motion Design

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/interviews/keostudio/interview.html

Understanding Lights in Maya - Part 1

In this series we will explore maya each and every available light. This tutorial cover Ambient and Directional light

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/understanding_lights/index.html

CGArena: June-July 2008 Magazine Issue Released

June-July 2008 Issue Articles

* Interview with Dario Lanza

* Photoshop: Spring Break

* After Effects: Painting to Reveal Layer

* 3ds Max: Making of Cultural Heritage of Ancient India

* Zbrush: Making of Sculpture

* Maya: Modeling Morgane

* Gallery - Showcase of latest 3D inspiring art


http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/ezine/june2008.html

Making of Urban

In this tutorial learn when your computer is not very strong then still
how to create a beautiful models

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/urban/index.html

Poly Modeling in Archviz

This 1 hour long tutorial created in max and vray and covers all small details which need to consider. Actually not a news but hopefully interest many readers.

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/archviz/archviz.html

Making of The Jeep Willys MB

Artist want to share with the whole 3D community about the making of Jeep Willys MB

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/xsi/jeepmb/index.html

Setting up Depth of Field in Maya

This 4 min beginners video tutorial will explain you how to setup the Depth of Field in Maya

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/dof/index.html

Painting Little Panda Girl

In this 9 minutes video tutorial Rodny explained how he painted above image in Photoshop. This is simple and step by step high resolution video which is also available for free download for future viewing.

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/panda/pandagirl.html

Duplicating and Cloning objects in xsi

Learn how to duplicate objects in SOFTIMAGE|XSI, while acknowledging the difference between duplicating and cloning. We will also discuss duplication options.

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/xsi/i3d/duplicate.html

Interview with Anselm v. Seherr

Interview with VFX Freelancer from Germany with strong preference on particle and simulation FX

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/interviews/anselm/interview.html

Making of Ingrid Bergman

Ingrid Bergman, a film actress and artist used screen captures from the movies to model beautiful actress in 3d

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/ingridbergman/index.html

Making of Angel of War

Like to combine Asian style and Mechanic, the solider of heaven to protect human from devil


http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/angelofwar/index.html

Video Tutorial: Creating and Navigating in Hierarchies

Create hierarchies is very important in any 3d application. Learn to create and navigating through a hierarchy in XSI

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/xsi/i3d/hierarchies.html

Making of Guerriero

For concept on this character just wanted to do a mix of a Gears of War/Unreal and Starcraft

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/guerriero/index.html

Painting Weight Maps in XSI

Weight maps is a great feature we can take advantage of to help us in many ways with our projects

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/xsi/i3d/weight_maps.html

Ambient Occlusion with Alpha

This tutorial will tell you how to create ambient occlusion with alpha maps in max with the help of just mental ray

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/ambient_occlusion/index.html

Making of Dungeon

Try to explain the creating process of image Dungeon, software used max, vray, photoshop, fusion

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/dungeon/index.html

Creating Waterfall in max

In this beginners tutorial learn how to create a waterfall in 3ds max using particle system

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/waterfall/index.html

Making of Rifleman

Inspiration of this image is taken from warcraft and this image created in 3ds max and Zbrush

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/rifleman/index.html

Making of Lida

want to interpret a new feeling of an old Chinese poem, and try to make it more fantastical, sci-fi and surreal.

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/lida/index.html

3D female model inspection

These small video tutorials will help you in how to inspect a 3d female model with references in any package. In this tutorial Jefferey explained the method in Gamespace.

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/misc/gamesspace_modelInspection/index.html

Making of Elcano

In this making of Dario Lanza will try to describe the steps of the creation of the Elcano illustration

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/misc/elcano/index.html

Making of Super Snail

This work is fully modeled and rendered in Cinema 4D, Bodypaint and Photoshop and hope you like the making

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/misc/supersnail/index.html

Making of Quiet Room

Used Autodesk Maya to model all of the objects and used Photoshop to do the texturing in this project

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/quietroom/index.html

Making of Hell Yeah

Check out the small making of Hell Yeah! portrait of the devil created in 3ds max and ZBrush

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/hellyeah/index.html

Making of Ella

Cover some of the interesting steps of the modeling of Ella by Ziv Qual in 3ds max but you can follow in any package

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/ella/index.html

Character Base Mesh Modeling

This is a small tutorial for quick character base mesh modeling and can be created in any 3d package

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/basemesh/index.html

Interview with Matthieu Roussel

Mathieu Roussel study and lived in Paris and currently working as a free-lance illustrator

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/interviews/matt/interview.html

Free animation magazine Apr-May 2008 Issue Download

Another issue of your favourite free pdf magazine is released which contains lots of makings submitted by artists

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/ezine/apr2008.html

Making of Dishes

Dishes is a mix of photography and computer generated imagery created in 3ds max and Photoshop

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/dishes/index.html

Making of Black Bashi - Bazouk

Learn how artist painted a Master Copy of Gerome Jean Leons Black Bashi-Bazouk in Photoshop

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/blackbashi/index.html

N-sided Quidam 2 Review

Read the review of the new version of Quidam which have some new exciting advanced features

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/reviews/quidam/review_v2.html

Making of the Corridor

Spectacular sc-fi scene with architecture modeled in lightwave with simple organic shapes

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/misc/corridor/index.html

Fixing Reference Images

Learn how to fix your reference images in Photoshop and then bring them into Maya to start modeling

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/setting_referenceImages/references.html

Video Tutorial: Female Face Modeling

This female face modeling tutorial in 3ds max created by Giorgio with the help of Julia Goncharenko and this 1 hour 9 minutes video covers all small details which people get crazy trying to and search how they figures out. You can't get a better than this free video tutorial for female face modeling.

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/femaleface/facemodel.html

Create Realistic Head in XSI

In this tutorial by Steve Jubinville learn how to create a realistic head using ZBrush and Softimage XSI

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/xsi/realistichead/index.html

Video Tutorial: Interior Lighting by using Mental Ray

This tutorial will explain you how to use Sunlight, Skylight in the daylight interior scene and later color correction

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/interiorlighting_video/index.html

Create a Ocean in 3ds max

This tutorial just give you an idea how you can create an ocean with few simple steps

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/ocean/index.html

Making of Korean Actress Song Hye Kyo in 2D

May be you have read the making of Song hye kyo in 3d before exclusively on cgarena, but now read in 2d created in photoshop

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/songhyekyo/index.html

Making of the Death of a Bird

The scene was modeled in Autodesk 3ds max 9; the whole idea was to model a bird cage as a part of modeling practice.

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/birddeath/index.html

Glowing Material with Mental Ray

Glowing materials are very useful to create light effects. For example a neon-light effect. This kind of material is a light-emitting material.

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/glowingmaterial/index.html

Training DVD Review: Old Damaged Pillar

If you are an intermediate/advanced user and like to learn next gen art then we recommend this training DVD

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/reviews/eat3d_damaged.html

Making of Eternal Flame

Everything modeled using traditional polygon modeling in Softimage XSI and this is a new step towards learning

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/xsi/eternalFlame/index.html

Developing a Scripted utility in max

This tutorial will guide you to develop a scripted utility in 3ds max 9, basic knowledge of maxscript required

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/scriptutility/index.html

HDRI in Lightwave

This tutorial attempts to cover every aspect of HDR rendering and other concepts which work in any 3d software

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/misc/hdri_lightwave/index.html

Video Tutorial: Create Fire

In this video tutorial learn how to create fire effect from scratch using Maya particle system

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/firevideo/fire.html

Making of Total Kitchen

This small making of will show you lighting and rendering settings which make the image realistic

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/totalkitchen/index.html

Making of Home Sweet Home

Through this brief making of will try to explain the process that I used to build this image in Maya

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/homesweethome/index.html

iZ3D monitors now on NewEgg

Commercial-grade image quality and display brightness, the monitor is designed to replace 2D monitors

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/news/iz3d_newegg.html

Interview with Tom Krieger

41 years old artist from Germany which have different and very realistic style of painting. You will fall in love.

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/interviews/tomkrieger/interview.html

Making of Darkness Monster

Make a realistic and fantastic creature like the ones in the movies Lord of the Ring or King Kong

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/xsi/monster/index.html

Digital Artists Tackle Commercials with Autodesk

More than 30 Super Bowl XLII TV commercials for Bridgestone, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, FedEx and other advertisers were created using Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) technology. Autodesk’s visual effects, editing/ finishing and 3D modeling, animation and rendering software were used to deliver computer-generated imagery, including digital animals and environments.

http://forum.cgarena.com/viewtopic.php?t=4322

New 3D Challenge: Ancient Times

CGArena is proud to present “Ancient Times” 3D Challenge, 15 Feb 2008 - 28 Apr 2008, sponsored by Pixologic, Craft Animations, iZ3d, N-Sided, Hyperfocal Design, ambientLight, Polyboost and Noesis Interactive. Express your creative ideas in a new and interesting way. The competition is free to enter and has a prize pool of over $8,400 (USD).

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/news/3d_ancientTimes.php

Making of Wolverine

Hope you remember the Wolverine from the movie or comic book X-Men, here is the making of that character in 3d

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/zbrush/wolverine/index.html

Meeting of Land and Water

One of the first things in painting is to think about what elements could be in the painting

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/landwater/index.html

Making of theAbandoned Building

This making explains lighting, texturing and rendering which makes the scene and help you in creating better artwork

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/abandoned/index.html

CGArena New Animation Magazine Issue Released

CGArena.com proudly announce the release of another free issue of their bi-monthly magazine which is full of interviews, makings, contests, gallery and other information.

* Interview with Matthieu Roussel
* Photoshop: Making of Black Bashi-Bazouk
* After Effects: Radar Screen
* 3ds Max: Making of Hell Yeah!
* Maya: Making of Quiet Room
* Gallery - Showcase of latest 3D inspiring art
* 3D Challenge: Ancient Time (15th Feb - 28th Apr 2008)

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/ezine/feb2008.html

Making of Urban - Matte Painting

Artist create this image for improvement of own skills but now you can learn too from this matte painting

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/urban/index.html

Warner Bros. MPI and Prime Focus entered into a strategic alliance

Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging and Prime Focus have entered into a strategic alliance that will allow both companies to expand their abilities to offer their state of the art digital post production capabilities to filmmakers on a global scale. The agreement will provide filmmakers around the world with access to the expert talents and services both companies have been providing through their state of the art facilities. It also allows both companies to manage their workflows more efficiently between Warner Bros. MPI in Burbank, and Prime Focus’s facilities throughout multiple locations in India and London as well as in New York, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Los Angeles.

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/news/warnerprime_mpi.html

Making of audi R8 in Desert

This tutorial explains the overall modeling, lighting and rendering process using in 3ds max

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/audir8/index.html

Modeling the Fruit Tarts

In this detailed tutorial learn how to create a photorealistic food using Maya, Photoshop and Mental Ray

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/fruittarts/index.html