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Making of a Market

Making of a Market

Apr 28, 2011

Article was written by Wissam M. Sader This scene was done as a part of a larger Agriculture project, the aim was to render a scene giving it an old market style with a semi open space. I created the tree-like elements in the center of the scene by drawing a line and a circle, then using the modifier “Bevel Profile”. I tweaked the line to the...

Natural Tools For 3ds MAX

Natural Tools For 3ds MAX

Apr 27, 2011

Natural Tools For 3ds max and Vray video tutorial by Karim Cheikh Djavadi.

Wireframe render tutorial

Wireframe render tutorial

Apr 17, 2011

Hi! Since the last tutorial I made, in which I tried to explain the advantages of using subdivision surfaces was quite a success and attracted a lot of positive reactions, I was encouraged to try and share some more of my experience as a 3d artist with you. Again, I will try to address a relatively simple topic, which might add a little more quality into your...

3DS MAX 2012 video review

3DS MAX 2012 video review

Apr 7, 2011

Grant Warwick has made a video review of the new upcoming 3DS MAX 2012 by Autodesk. Check out this video, which was made on his machine with Nvidia GTX285 and i7 quad core running at 2.67GHz and 12GB...

Making Of “The Getaway Vehicle”

Making Of “The Getaway Vehicle”

Aug 11, 2010

Someon Patarozliev started modeling this car for another scene and it was supposed to be just a low-poly half-finished model. The whole process took about 18-20 days from start to finish. There weren’t any blueprints available for this model at that time so he mostly used references and blueprints from a similar models. Original post here:...