Tutorials

Project Overview: Sheikh Zayed

This is 3D portrait of Sheikh Zayed who was president of United Arab Emirates for 30 years. This artwork is created using Maya and ZBrush

VFX: Cop Out

Rhino has wrapped up extensive visual effects work on the Warner Brothers action-comedy Cop Out. Here are some details on VFX

Playstation Move: Motion Controller

Sony dropped a lot of knowledge on, at long last replacing rampant speculation -- for its new PlayStation motion controller.

Genetica 3.5 Released

Adds a suite of tools for the creation of seamless textures directly from photographs, allowing photorealistic results to be achieved in seconds.

Create a Realistic Looking Mailbox using 3ds Max and UV Layout – Day 2

In this detailed, three day workflow tutorial, you will follow the entire process of modeling, UV mapping, and texturing a lifelike mailbox using 3ds Max and UV Layout. Starting out in 3ds max with a simple box primitive, you will use poly modeling tools and techniques to build and shape our mailbox model. With the model completed, you will then move on to UV mapping using a combination of both 3ds Max’s unwrap uvw modifier as well as the demo version of Headus UVLayout. Finally, with the UV all packed away, you will learn some very useful techniques to build up the colors and materials of your texture.

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Create a Realistic Looking Mailbox using 3ds Max and UV Layout – Day 2

In this detailed, three day workflow tutorial, you will follow the entire process of modeling, UV mapping, and texturing a lifelike mailbox using 3ds Max and UV Layout. Starting out in 3ds max with a simple box primitive, you will use poly modeling tools and techniques to build and shape our mailbox model. With the model completed, you will then move on to UV mapping using a combination of both 3ds Max’s unwrap uvw modifier as well as the demo version of Headus UVLayout. Finally, with the UV all packed away, you will learn some very useful techniques to build up the colors and materials of your texture.