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New DVD Release! Character Skinning - Skinning A Low-Res Character For Animation

Submitted by Eat 3D on July 13, 2010 - 1:58pm

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In this DVD, JP Self takes you through the process of skinning an animation-ready character from head-to-toe. He goes over how to fit the biped to the mesh, using the weight tool to adjust the folds in those tricky areas (such as the hands, shoulders, and pelvis), mirroring the vertices from one half of the character to the other in order to achieve that professional outcome, and even resizing the character after the skinning is complete.

New DVD Release! Low-Res Character Production - Constructing A Character For Next-Gen Games

Submitted by Eat 3D on July 13, 2010 - 1:07pm

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In this DVD instructor Adam Schuman walks you through the entire process of constructing a low resolution character worthy of any "next-generation" game. Follow him as he shows you his techniques in exporting the high-res model from ZBrush, reconstructing the low-res meshes, creating the UV's for all of the meshes, baking out all of the maps (3ds Max and xNormal), creating all of the textures, using real-time viewport shaders, and rendering out the final for your portfolio.

New DVD Release! Thinking Particles Part 1 - An Introduction

Submitted by Eat 3D on May 25, 2010 - 6:12pm

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New DVD Release! Unreal Lighting & Post Processing

Submitted by Eat 3D on April 5, 2010 - 11:42am

In this DVD, Dave Prout and Jim Magill go through Lighting and Post Processing in UDK. Together they use over 27 years of combined professional experience to deliver not only great instruction but also many practical applications when putting the final touches on your levels.

Like many of our other DVDs, this video is target for both professionals and those who are just starting to use Unreal Development Kit.

More Info and a Video Sample Here: http://eat3d.com/udk_lighting

Coming Soon: UDK Lighting & Post Processing DVD!

Submitted by Eat 3D on March 31, 2010 - 2:52pm

In this DVD, Dave Prout and Jim Magill go through Lighting and Post Processing in UDK. Together they use over 27 years of combined professional experience to deliver not only great instruction but also many practical applications when putting the final touches on your levels.

Like many of our other DVDs, this video is target for both professionals and those who are just starting to use Unreal Development Kit.

More info and a video sample here: eat3d.com/udk_lighting

20 Percent Off Eat3d Unreal Training Videos for UDK Developers and Modders!

Submitted by Eat 3D on March 29, 2010 - 4:03pm

Eat3d would like to thank all of our UDK and Mod developer friends by offering a 20 Percent discount on any of our Unreal Training Videos! (Excludes the Unreal Editor 3 Bundle)

New DVD Release! Unreal Development Kit - An Introduction and Application

Submitted by Eat 3D on January 28, 2010 - 8:50pm

In this demonstration Sjoerd “Hourences” De Jong guides you through the Unreal Development Kit (UDK). Instead of giving a simple technical overview, Sjoerd uses over 10 years of personal and professional experience with Unreal Editor to create an entire exterior and interior environment from scratch. Along the way he explains many of the fundamentals about UDK and helps de-mystify many of its powerful features.

You will also learn from an Unreal Master exactly how to develop your own workflow and start making amaizing environments inside UDK right now.

New DVD Release! ZBrush 3.5 - Character Production

Submitted by Eat 3D on January 8, 2010 - 12:03pm

In this DVD Michael Pavlovich starts off by taking up where the first DVD left off and covers the new features in ZBrush 3.5 R3. After the new features are covered he takes everything that you have learned up to this point and puts it into practice by creating an entire highres character right inside Zbrush. Many techniques are used during this character creation process that would benefit almost anyone.

Win FREE Eat3d Tutorials with CGTuts+!

Submitted by metalliandy on January 4, 2010 - 11:19am

Eat3d have teamed up with those awesome guys over at CGTuts+ and are giving away four of our DVDs absolutely FREE!

Eat3d ZBrush Character Production - Marketing Image Walkthrough

Submitted by metalliandy on January 2, 2010 - 12:12am

Our very own Michael Pavlovich have given a immensely thorough walkthrough of how he created the marketing image for the upcoming ZBrush Character Production DVD over at ZBrushCentral

Coming Soon: ZBrush Character Production - High Res Sculpting, Polypainting, ZPlugins, and more

Submitted by Eat 3D on December 30, 2009 - 5:46pm

*Release Date - Jan 11th 2010*

In this DVD Michael Pavlovich starts off by taking up where the first DVD left off and covers the new features in ZBrush 3.5 R3. After the new features are covered he takes everything that you have learned up to this point and puts it into practice by creating an entire highres character right inside Zbrush. Many techniques are used during this character creation process that would benefit almost anyone.

Hristo Velev Thinking Particles DVD Teaser

Submitted by metalliandy on November 19, 2009 - 4:14pm

FX animation artist Hristo Velev of 2012 fame has posted a teaser for his upcoming Thinking Particles DVD

New DVD Release! ZBrush 3.5 - A Comprehensive Introduction

Submitted by Eat 3D on November 11, 2009 - 2:26pm

In this DVD the instructor goes over the fundamentals of ZBrush 3.5. As the training progresses, basic concepts are covered in detail, and eventually advanced solutions are discussed on a number of techniques including the new features in ZBrush 3.5.

Coming Soon - ZBrush 3.5 - A Comprehensive Introduction

Submitted by Riki on November 11, 2009 - 10:48am

We are extremely proud of this upcoming release and decided to give a little teaser. The release is scheduled for Monday the 16th!

New DVD Release! Unreal Cascade - An Introduction and Application

Submitted by Eat 3D on November 3, 2009 - 2:26pm

In this demonstration the instructor starts off by going over the entire cascade interface and then through most of the common modules. Once the foundation is laid its on to creating several effects from scratch. Everything from creating an explosion, hit effects, water drips, laser beams, and trailes are covered.

If you have never used cascade you should be able to follow along and understand. Even if you are experienced using cascade, you should pick up useful information throughout the DVD.

New Allan Mckay Tutorial Trailer

Submitted by metalliandy on October 27, 2009 - 8:46pm

VFX Guru Allan Mckay has released a trailer for the first part of his forthcoming Creature FX series.

3d-Palace releases The Pariah - 3ds max 2010 optimized training!

Submitted by Riki on October 20, 2009 - 8:25am

Another great looking release from 3d-palace!

This set covers workflow for the entire project of creating a bio-engineered cyborg/alien hybrid that will teach you skills in

New DVD Release! Classical Sculpting - Anatomy and Figurative Art for Digital Sculptors

Submitted by Eat 3D on September 22, 2009 - 5:17pm

In this DVD the instructor demonstrates the digital sculpting and rendering of a classical style marble sculpture, showing how accurate anatomy and a dynamic pose combine to produce a professional and aesthetically pleasing result.

New lighting and rendering tutorial series by Jeff Patton

Submitted by Billabong on September 18, 2009 - 9:02am

The Gnomon Workshop is pleased to announce a new series of
Lighting and Rendering tutorials for 3ds Max by instructor Jeff Patton.

New DVD Release! The Fountain Part 2 - Low Res Modeling, UVing, and Baking

Submitted by Eat 3D on July 25, 2009 - 10:32am

Learn how to create professional low res meshes for next-gen games. The bulk of this demonstration is in 3ds Max 2010 where the instructor uses the new graphite modeling tools to optimize and create meshes to be used to capture the details from the fountain high res mesh. After the low res mesh is created the instructor creates the UVs for all the modular pieces of the fountain and then goes into great detail about the baking options to create your normal and ao maps.