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Digital Tutors – Getting Started in Nuke

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Digital Tutors – Getting Started in Nuke
English | Size: 307 MB
Category: Tutorial


In this series of lessons we’ll learn how to get started using The Foundry’s compositing software Nuke. Using Nuke we can composite and create visual effects using a node-based pipeline which allows us to keep our composition flexible and editable at any point. We’ll begin this project by learning the basics of reading-in external images and learning the various parts of the Nuke user interface. Then we’ll do some basic compositing, masking, transforming and color correction. We’ll finish with a project to composite a 3D render and create an animated transition and finally render it into an image sequence. This series of lessons will cover the basic, everyday tools and techniques we use in Nuke to composite. With this basic overview of Nuke’s workflows and tools, you will be able to begin using this powerful compositing software in your own production pipeline [Read more…]

Gnomon Global IlluminationInteriors V-Ray Lighting Techniques

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Gnomon Global Illumination:Interiors V-Ray Lighting Techniques
English | Size: 1.57 GB
Category: Tutorial


Continuing from his first DVD, Global Illumination: Exteriors, Christopher Nichols explains how interior global illumination differs from exterior GI. Christopher focuses on the concept of digital sets and explores issues of interior lighting for GI, including the variety of light sources that can be used, as well as how space plays an important role in lighting. Christopher demonstrates the differences between regular light sources, environment light, IES lighting, area lights, and even how geometry and shaders can affect the lighting of a scene. Additionally, since bouncing light plays an important role in interior GI, this lecture looks at some special techniques such as using V-Ray�s photon mapping and light cache. Christopher also explores the idea of baking lighting into textures, which is a useful technique for some situations. With Global Illumination: Interiors, you will see the rendering of an interior space in a whole new light. [Read more…]

Gumroad – Advanced Sketching with 3D by Eytan Zana

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Gumroad – Advanced Sketching with 3D by Eytan Zana
English | Size: 2.5GB
Category: Tutorial


Build the assets, find your shot, and bring it to life!

In this 6 video tutorial series I will create 4 different sketches using a base I’ve created in 3D Coat. Each image will focus on using different tools to show you the versatility of the program.

Don’t know 3D Coat? NO PROBLEM! I’ve included a 30 minute intro to the program so you can follow along. Using Zbrush / Blender is totally fine too!
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Digital Tutors – 10 Ways to Improve Your Modeling in Maya (flv)

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Digital Tutors – 10 Ways to Improve Your Modeling in Maya (flv)
English | Size: 506 MB
Category: Tutorial


Lesson Outline (11 lessons)

At Digital-Tutors, we’ve found that many students starting out in modeling have difficulty in creating the specific vision they have. In many cases it’s not necessarily a lack of knowledge of the tools as much as it is a lack of confidence and experience. So, to give you a head start on your modeling, we’ve put together a number of tips collected from production and from teaching students that will help you build the best models you can with minimal frustration. [Read more…]

DOSCH 3D CARS 2006 INTERNAL-RAIAiSO

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DOSCH 3D CARS 2006 INTERNAL-RAIAiSO
English | Size: 277 MB
Category: Tutorial


15 very detailed and completely textured 3D-models of highly realistic cars.
The product includes Audi Q7, Cadillac CTS, Chrysler 300, Fiat Punto, Ford Mustang, Honda Civic, Mercedes R-Class, Mercedes S-Class, Nissan Altima, Nissan Maxima, Opel Meriva, Range Rover, Saab 93, Toyota Matrix, Toyota RAV4.
The 3D-models are a perfect solution for architectural visualizations, simulations and renderings.
The 3D-models include seats, steering wheel/dashboard and inside mirror.
The completely textured 3D-models are provided in multiple file formats: 3DS, 3dsmax (version 4 and above), Lightwave (version 6 and above), OBJ, Maya (version 4 and above), VRML, SoftimageXSI and Cinema 4D (version 7 and above). [Read more…]

Marlin Studios – Amazing Science Fiction Textures

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Marlin Studios – Amazing Science Fiction Textures
English | Size: 333 MB
Category: Tutorial


550MB of textures, which are either seamless and tileable or include alpha channel maps, all hand-created. Includes a unique selection of space ship hulls, planet maps, moon maps, structures, portholes, backgrounds, etc. Also includes matching bump maps, where applicable. Resolution: 4 sizes for some textures — Largest (XL) avg. 1600×1200
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Gumroad – Arnold Look Development and Compositing

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Gumroad – Arnold Look Development and Compositing
English | Size: 9.2GB
Category: Tutorial

This is the continuation from the previous tutorial. It will go over the setup and look development process using the exported maps from the first tutorial: Hard Surface Texturing for Production. We will be using the Arnold rendering engine to create our shaders with alSurface. We will be touching up and tweaking our maps in Mari to refine the look and address notes that may come up in a production environment. After finishing shading we set up built in AOVs and custom AOVs. Then we will cover rendering out our image and finally how to composite your artwork to make it presentable for a portfolio piece. [Read more…]

Artstation – Brush Set For Graphic Composition with Sathish Kumar

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Artstation – Brush Set For Graphic Composition with Sathish Kumar
English | Size: 607.1MB
Category: Tutorial


The brushes are crafted towards making graphic sketching. These are the brushes that I use every day for my ideation sketches & thumbnail concept.

The brush pack contains:
* 10 Brushes
* 4 mixer brush presets

Bonus content:
* 3 Bonus video Demonstrating the process for graphic composition sketching using the brush pack
* .PSD file of the final artworks
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V-ray materials by ALLmater

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V-ray materials by ALLmater
English | Size: 293 MB
Category: Tutorial


Architecture (grass, glass, metals, wood, brick etc. materials)
Automotive (paint, metal, car tier etc. materials)
Cloth (fabrics, leather etc. materials)
Food
Glass
Liquid
Metal
Organic (skin, grass, leather, bone etc. materials)
Other
Plastics (plastic, wax etc. materials)
SSS Special
Stone
Transparent
Unrealistic
V-ray 1.5 Special
Wood
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