Create Neon Light with Vray

Read the simple tutorial on creating neon lights in 3ds max using vray material and renderer by Joe Pizzini

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/neonlight/

Happy New Year Tutorial in After Effects

Create a wiggly text effect in After Effects and then export in flash for website banners of any occasion

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/ae/wigglytext/

Painting a Landscape in Photoshop

Small tutorial which will enable you to paint in Photoshop a basic landscape which could be thereafter detailed

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/landscape/

Video Tutorial: Create Custom Marking Menu in Maya

Making a new marking menu is a two step process. In this video learn how to create in easy and simpliest way

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/markingmenu/

Free Animation Magazine

CGArena december issue of free monthly magazine released. And available for download.

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/ezine/dec06_issue.html

Interview with Rod Seffen

Freelance modeler from Northern Ireland which using Lightwave for creating wonderful models in 3d

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/interviews/rodSeffen/

Modeling Calculator in 3dsmax

Beginners step by step detailed tutorial on how to model and texture a calculator in 3ds max

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/calculator/

Video Tutorial: Modeling a Beast

This beast modeled in Zbrush and will show you how model a basic face shape using Zbrush

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/zbrush/beast/

Making of Wounded Ork

Basic knowledge in 3d and intermediate knowledge required in 3ds max and Zbrush to follow this making

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/wondedork/

Spider Harp Tutorial in Photoshop

This picture represent a fantasy musician able to play harp on a spider web and painted in photoshop

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/spiderharp/

Tutorial: Do you want to play with me

Choosing a right colour scheme for any artwork depends on a lot of things like mood, story and here you get it in a photoshop tutorial by artist Melanie, France

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/wannaplay/

Fast Modeling in 3D using Photoshop

Learn how can we create curves in Photoshop and then take into any 3d application for modeling that object

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/curves/

Ragdoll and Reator Tutorial

In this small tutorial try to explain how to use Ragdoll and Reactor Water for floating the body over water effect

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/ragdoll/

Making of the Photographer

Tutorial on how create a Photographer, a war journalist picture in a cartoony look created in photoshop

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/photographer/

Making of P-40 Warhawk Pacific War

Artist Rodrigo Lloret from Spain will explain about own short movie from concept to compositing

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/maya/pacificwar/

Calculate GI and Sunlight

In this 3ds max video tutorial watch how to calculate the GI and achieve realistic results through vray, brazil and mental ray

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/givraymray/

Indian Studio creates a Dhoom!

Tata Elxsi give 40+ minutes of VFX (in a 147 minute feature) includes pre-visualization of all the action sequences, high-level compositing, 3D Virtual 'Set' creation, 3D character animation, CG model building and some of the most complex wire and rig removal ever.

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/news/dhoom2.html

New 3D Challenge: Winter

CGArena started new 3d challenge themed Winter sponsored by Hyperfocal Design, Craft Animations, Duber Studio, The Best 3D, Daz 3D, Vertus, AmbientLight and RPManager. You can win prizes more than $5100

http://forum.cgarena.com/viewtopic.php?t=1506

November Issue of CGArena Magazine Released

CGArena proudly announce the release of 10th issue of their free monthly magazine in PDF for CG community

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/ezine/nov06_issue.html

Garden Winners Announced

Winners of 3D challenge themed Garden are announced and winners get more than $3200 worth of prizes

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