Tutorials

Fast Cloth Alpha Creation In ZBrush

Submitted by Eat 3D on May 13, 2013 - 8:09am
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Watch it free here: http://eat3d.com/free/zbrush_cloth

In this demonstration, Andy Davies goes over the creation of cloth alphas in ZBrush 4 R5.

He shows the techniques needed to efficiently create multiple cloth alphas using a range of 2.5d tools within ZBrush, which can then be used as a solid base for sculpting or to compliment existing geometry.

Zbrush - QuickTips # 1 - BulletHoles/Custom Decal Brushes!

Submitted by metalliandy on April 30, 2013 - 7:52am
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Joe Harford has released another fantastic tutorial!

In the first of a series of QuickTips, Joe goes over how to create convincing  Bullet Holes/Custom Decal Brushes within ZBrush! Laughing out loud

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In the first of the Zbrush quick tips I cover creating bulletholes in objects using custom 'decal' brushes and alphas. I also cover creating your own brush icons and how to use your new brushes.

 

 You can watch the tutorial in glorious HD over at his YouTube page.

 

Correcting the Viewport colour display of imported AutoCAD drawings & Rendering higher resolution images with VRay/Mental Ray

Submitted by metalliandy on April 30, 2013 - 7:26am
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Jamie Cardoso has posted a couple of great tutorials on his Mental Ray blog that go over correcting the Viewport colour display of imported AutoCAD drawings, when added into a Layer in 3Ds Max & Rendering higher resolution images with "Render_autosave", using VRay or mental ray.

New Free Video! Compositing a 3D Render into a Photo Background

Submitted by Eat 3D on April 26, 2013 - 6:45pm
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In this demonstration, Erasmus Brosdau composites a 3d render onto a background plate. He shows how to efficiently integrate the rendered mech asset onto a photographic background in Photoshop with a focus realism by using many tips and tricks such as adding noise, blurring the image, adjusting the levels and curves and painting in blades of grass to give the asset a solid feel. 

New DVD Release! UDK Modular Masterclass - Efficiently Creating and Entire Scene with Tor Frick

Submitted by Eat 3D on April 2, 2013 - 11:04am
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More info on the product page here: http://eat3d.com/udk_modular

In this demonstration Tor Frick guides you through building a scene from the ground up in Unreal Development Kit (UDK). He starts by blocking out the basic scene in UDK using BSP and then moves on to creating a base asset in Modo by using various poly-modelling and sculpting techniques, from which all the textures will be generated, and then bakes the Normal & Ambient Occlusion maps within Modo. 

New Free Video! Using Reference inside of ZBrush

Submitted by Eat 3D on February 20, 2013 - 1:31pm
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In this demonstration, Joe Harford goes over using reference inside of ZBrush. He shows multiple ways to to efficiently set up and use reference images for many different situations within ZBrush including the grid method, spotlight, imageplane & seethrough mode.

Creating Customised Ies Web Lights For V-Ray Or Mental Ray

Submitted by metalliandy on December 12, 2012 - 9:45am
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Jamie Cardoso has posted a great tutorial on his Mental Ray blog that goes over the creation of customised IES web lights for V-Ray or mental ray!

3DTotal - 12 Days Of Christmas!

Submitted by metalliandy on November 19, 2012 - 10:07am
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Our good friends over at 3dTotal are have an amazing 12 days of sales!

Starting Monday the 19th November, they will be running an amazing new deal each day. 1 deal per day with the price for that deal lasting 24hrs.

Go check out 3dTotal to see what today's deal is!

New DVD Release! Live Action & CG 4 - Ultimate Guide to Compositing with NUKEX & Maya

Submitted by Eat 3D on October 31, 2012 - 10:57am
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More information on the product page here: http://eat3d.com/livecg4

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Photo Based Sculpting In Mudbox, xNormal & nDo2

Submitted by Eat 3D on October 24, 2012 - 1:39pm
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Watch it now here: http://eat3d.com/free/mudbox_displace

In this demonstration, Richard Piper shows how to get a quick & effective sculpt from a photo in Mudbox, xNormal and nDo2 with the final presentation being shown in Marmoset toolbag.

Maya To UDK - Animation Pipeline - Part 3

Submitted by Eat 3D on October 11, 2012 - 8:57am
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Watch it now here: http://eat3d.com/free/maya_udk_3

In this final part of this three part demonstration, Matthew Tardiff continues his the Maya to UDK pipeline overview.

He demonstrates how  to hook up up the animations within UDK via the AnimTree editor and shows the final result in a basic level.

New DVD Release! The Dozer - Part 3 - Texturing and Shading

Submitted by Eat 3D on October 3, 2012 - 4:50pm
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They just keep coming! This is our 3rd high quality DVD release in the last few weeks and we are extremely excited about it. It has been in production for a while, and the wait was worth it. Laurens does an amazing job texturing the dozer and getting it into UDK. Thanks for everyone's support!

More information on the product page here: http://eat3d.com/dozer_part3

Maya To UDK - Animation Pipeline - Part 2

Submitted by Eat 3D on September 26, 2012 - 8:53am
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Watch it free here: http://eat3d.com/maya_udk_2

In this second part of this three part demonstration, Matthew Tardiff continues his the Maya to UDK pipeline overview.

He shows the techniques needed to create a character package within UDK using the assets from the first part of the tutorial, including importing all the assets and animations and setting up the animations within UDKs AnimSet editor.

Maya To UDK - Animation Pipeline - Part 1

Submitted by Eat 3D on September 19, 2012 - 8:53am
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In this first part of this three part demonstration, Matthew Tardiff goes over the Maya to UDK pipeline.

He shows the techniques needed to efficiently export a fully rigged and animated character from Maya to UDK via the FBX format.

New DVD Release! Animation Masterclass - Animating with Maya for Games and More

Submitted by Eat 3D on September 7, 2012 - 4:59pm
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Hi Everyone! As promised we are releasing yet another high quality DVD. An often requested topic has been animation and we found an amazing instructor who you will love. Check out the video sample and get ready to learn how to do some amazing animating! Keep your eyes out for even more new releases in the coming weeks. Smiling

More information on the product page here: http://eat3d.com/animation_intro

Vertex 1 by Ryan Hawkins Released!

Submitted by metalliandy on August 31, 2012 - 10:59am
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Ryan Hawkins's much talked about and anticipated book Vertex 1 has been released!

The book is packed with 300 pages of tips, tricks and tutorials from some of the best talent in the games industry  such as Tor Frick, John Park, Sam Yang  and our very own Jeremy Baldwin!

Software covered in the book includes Max, ZBrush, Photoshop, xNormal and more!

Download the book, for free, HERE

New DVD Release! Unreal Kismet 2 - Creating a Top Down Shooter

Submitted by Eat 3D on August 28, 2012 - 3:27pm
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Hi Everyone! We have been quiet over the last couple of months but that is because we have a lot of amazing DVDs to release very soon. To start it off we are announcing an amazing sequel to our Unreal Kismet DVD. Rusty does an outstanding job digging deeper into Kismet to create a simple game prototype without writing any code! Keep your eyes out for new releases in the coming weeks. Smiling

More information on the product page here: http://eat3d.com/kismet2

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