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Guide for Environment PBR Texture Creation using Photogrammetry – R&D by Grzegorz Baran

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Guide for Environment PBR Texture Creation using Photogrammetry – R&D by Grzegorz Baran
English | Size: 204.9MB
Category: Tutorial


‘Guide for environment PBR texture creation using photogrammetry’ – v.012

This document is a result of over two years of my photogrammetry research. Has 193 pages and is stored in PDF format.

Covers all key information I thought might be useful when building photogrammetry based PBR textures.

It wasn’t my intention to create a simple step by step tutorial but a useful guide into surface scanning. [Read more…]

Lynda – Digital Creature Creation in ZBrush Photoshop and Maya

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Lynda – Digital Creature Creation in ZBrush Photoshop and Maya
English | Size: 4.3GB
Category: Tutorial


Watch as author Ryan Kittleson introduces the skills digital artists need to create photorealistic 3D creatures for film, video, and game production. This course covers basic design, sculpting, texturing, posing, and lighting and demonstrates real-world workflow, starting with the basic sculpture in ZBrush and moving it into Maya for finishing, while editing textures in Photoshop.
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Gumroad – Katon Callaway – Videogame Character Creation

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Gumroad – Katon Callaway – Videogame Character Creation
English | Size: 23.1GB
Category: Tutorial


This is the most in depth class that I offer, and sold out for years when I taught it before. I take you from beginning to end in the character creation process. I provide a concept you can follow if you like, and take you from making a low poly mesh, to high poly sculpt, Polypaint, UVs, baking, texturing and presentation. A step by step guide is below.
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Blender – Cartoon Character Creation

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Blender – Cartoon Character Creation
English | Size: 2.3GB
Category: Tutorial


Learn to create a character from scratch in Blender. Although some features from the previous Venom’s Lab! will be used, this newer edition takes advantage of Blender’s renewed mesh system and new hair and fur system, UV tools, shortcuts, interface, and much more to revisit the techniques covered in the previous DVD.
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Successful website creation – everything you need to know

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Successful website creation – everything you need to know
English | Size: 513.82 MB
Category: Tutorial


Learn how to find a host, pick a domain name and much more.
We should you the top Development tools with a massive list of free resources.Compare different web editors for creating web code.What a web server does and how it functions. Why local machines and virtual hosts are important in the development process.
This course will help you determine the constructor language PHP, .Net and Java.We also discuss content management systems like WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal.What your hosting options are and how to select the best option for your business needs.How to pick the best host provider that will meet you site requirements.
Picking a domain name is a difficult decision, we help you pick an effective domain name and how to weight your options.Subdomains and top levels domains.
FTP how to get your files online to the web host provider.
Database and the basics of using phpmyadmin to control and view data
Version control with Git and using Github.
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The Gnomon Workshop – Environment Creation for Film and Cinematics

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The Gnomon Workshop – Environment Creation for Film and Cinematics
English | Size: 1.4GB
Category: Tutorial


In this workshop, environment artist Olivier Dubard goes through the process of building an environment from concept to finish, using a wide range of software including SketchBook Pro, Maya, Photoshop, ZBrush, Mari, V-Ray and Nuke. These chapters demonstrate what it takes to be a well rounded environment artist for film, as Olivier goes from an initial 2D sketch, to the step-by-step finalizing of a full shot. He explains his workflow for concepting, modeling, texturing, lookDev, lighting, precompositing, paintovers and quick mattepainting.
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ZBrush Character Creation – Advanced Digital Sculpting DVD

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ZBrush Character Creation – Advanced Digital Sculpting DVD
English | Size: 3.02 GB
Category: Tutorial


Brush’s popularity is exploding giving more CG artists the power to create stunning digital art with a distinctively fine art feel. ZBrush Character Creation: Advanced Digital Sculpting is the must-have guide to creating highly detailed, lush, organic models using the revolutionary ZBrush software. Digital sculptor Scott Spencer guides you through the full array of ZBrush tools, including brushes, textures and detailing. With a focus on both the artistry and the technical know-how, you’ll learn how to apply traditional sculpting and painting techniques to 3D art while uncovering the “why” behind the “how” for each step. [Read more…]

3DMotive – Layered Asset Creation in 3ds Max

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3DMotive – Layered Asset Creation in 3ds Max
English | Size: 1.1GB
Category: Tutorial


During this course we will be exploring the process of creating a conceptual 3D Environment asset from using a layered approach to design and form. We will begin by using existing reference materials and overlaying recognizable shapes, forms and silhouettes inside of Adobe Photoshop to provide us with a clearer base to model from. We will then move into 3D Studio Max, where we will creating basic geometry based on the reference material created in the previous stages. We will refine and organize the layering system within 3D Studio Max much in the same way as our Photoshop stages to keep our files user friendly before moving onto scene and asset composition. In the final chapter, we will be discussing the considerations for the use of variety within scene and asset building. At the end of this course, you will be able to recognize good form and silhouette within everyday reference images and be able to take them through the modeling process efficiently and more confidently. [Read more…]