Brazil GI Video Tutorial

On request of various users Aziz Khan created a Brazil GI video tutorial once again and this time with voice

http://cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/givraymray/brazilGI.html

CGArena February Magazine Issue Released

Like always once again CGArena proudly announce the release of free PDF magazine Issue 2 of this year

Download your copy: http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/ezine/feb07_issue.html

Interview with Andre Kutscherauer

Artist from East Germany which like to design pictures with words and not with clicks

http://www.cgarena.com/archives/interviews/andreKuts/index.html

Illuminate Interior using Exterior Light source

When it comes to lighting a 3D-scene, the light-setup can either make or break the scene's realism

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/hdri-vray2/

Breaking the Stone

Breaking any object and then animate the fragments manually is a tedious task so here comes dynamics
http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/breakingstone/

Dome Based Lighting

In this maya tutorial learn how to save a lot of rendering time using a Dome based lighting

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

My Heart Goes Hmmm..

In this valentine create a heart cloud in after effects using Particular plugin and show to your valentine

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/ae/heart/index.html

Project Setup/Management and Quality AssuranceTutorial

This tutorial for those aren´t blessed with an alienbrain server and haven't set up Asset Tracking yet [Must Read]

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

Interview with Eric Pinkel

We talked the product designer in the npower software who is responsible for look and feel of everything

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

UV Mapping - The Easy way

In this 3ds max tutorial demonstrate how simple and precise UVmapping can be using DeepUV

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

Architectural Visualization using HDRI and Vray

In this tutorial Illuminate an exterior architectural scene with help from Vray and a HDR image

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/hdri-vray/

Melting Text in Maya

In this tutorial we will explore some tools and options of fluid to create melting text effect like smoke

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

Interview with Tata Elxsi

Visual Computing Labs, a Division of Tata Elxsi offers services in the areas of Animation, VFX and Games

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

CGArena January07 Magazine Issue Released

After year success of the previous issues CGArena brings another free issue of PDF magazine with lots of info

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/ezine/jan07_issue.html

3d Challenge: Punishment

Proudly announce the 3d challenge themed Punishment and sponsored by Wacom, Realviz, 3d.sk, environment-texures.com, Hyperfocal Design, Duber Studio, Its Art Mag and ambientLight

http://www.cgarena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1779

Garden of Lights

The idea came from a vision that the psychologist C.G.Jung described in his autobiography memories and this images craeted in 3ds max for the cgarena Garden challenge and won the first prize which includes prizes from coreel, realviz, hyperfocal design and GPUtech.

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/max/gardenchal/win1/

Efficient Use of Vray Camera

How do you make a picture in real life when the light is too dark? Here learn to use a vray camera efficiently

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

Modeling, Texturing The Corridor in 3ds max

How different textures can change the mood of the scene and contribute towards a different quality altogether

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

Making of Green Frog in Maya

Freelance CG artist from Italy talked about this photorealistic render which created in maya

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

Interview with Ralf Stumpf

Artist from Germany which won various awards in international publications for outstanding artwork

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