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How to bookmark camera...
You are working on a project, you modeled an object or designed a room and you want to look it from different angles. What will you do?
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Cinema 4D MoGraph and ...
As known, Mograph is an impressive tool of Cinema 4D! And in this lesson will give some tips and tricks about the basic usage of mograph and its dynamic features.
How to batch render in...
For example you have 5 scene and you want to render them in series so when one render is done, the other scene will be started to render automatically. There are some scripts and softwares for that but there is also a great way and easiest way to do this!
Top 5 useful human bod...
When it comes to animate a human character, it needs tons of hours to rig it correctly. If you want to practise and focus on animation, rigging time will be trouble for you. So there are some beautiful professional rigs to pass that problem over.
FXFX Maya Real Studio ...
After FXFX Maya Real Studio ver. 1.0, i got lots of feedback from all around the CG world and that positive feedback forced me to improve it much much more! And here is 2!
How to batch render in...
For example you have 5 scene and you want to render them in series so when one render is done, the other scene will be started to render automatically. There are some scripts and softwares for that but there is also a great way and easiest way to do this!
How to convert 3d Stud...
Probably, everyone who switched from 3d Studio Max to Maya have some difficulties about Maya's material editor. It is a bit more complicated than 3d max's and there are tons of great materials on internet for 3d studio max Vray. In this article, I will show, how to use (convert) 3d Studio Max Vray materials in Maya Vray.
How to convert 3d Stud...
You have an animated scene in 3d Studio max and you want to convert it Cinema 4D scene with as successful as possible.
Of course, working logic of theese two softwares are too much diffrent to eachother but it is possible with some little missing.
How to batch render in...
For example you have 5 scene and you want to render them in series so when one render is done, the other scene will be started to render automatically. There are some scripts and softwares for that but there is also a great way and easiest way to do this!
How to convert 3d Stud...
Probably, everyone who switched from 3d Studio Max to Maya have some difficulties about Maya's material editor. It is a bit more complicated than 3d max's and there are tons of great materials on internet for 3d studio max Vray. In this article, I will show, how to use (convert) 3d Studio Max Vray materials in Maya Vray.
How to make 3d abstrac...
In this lesson you will find some tips and tricks to do your own 3d abstract wallpapers or loopable backgrounds.
How to model wire mesh...
To render an object as wireframe in Cinema 4D can be easy but if you want to model that object in wire or if you are modelling a something like microphone head, you got challange.
How to convert 3d Stud...
You have an animated scene in 3d Studio max and you want to convert it Cinema 4D scene with as successful as possible.
Of course, working logic of theese two softwares are too much diffrent to eachother but it is possible with some little missing.
How to render Z-depth,...
Sometimes we need to render diffrent passes in one time and it can be really painful to work with multi-passes. Rpf format can be really life-saver at theese times.
It can store Z-Depth, Uv Coordinates, Normal, Coverage, Object ID, Color, Transparency inside one file.
Cinema 4D MoGraph and ...
As known, Mograph is an impressive tool of Cinema 4D! And in this lesson will give some tips and tricks about the basic usage of mograph and its dynamic features.
How to render Z-depth,...
Sometimes we need to render diffrent passes in one time and it can be really painful to work with multi-passes. Rpf format can be really life-saver at theese times.
It can store Z-Depth, Uv Coordinates, Normal, Coverage, Object ID, Color, Transparency inside one file.
How to attach a mask p...
Sometimes animating mask path can be really difficult if you are trying to animate it to follow an object. This tip may be used in motion graphic work to focus moving object (maybe tracked).
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Life-saver “secr...
If you have problems with "out of memory" errors when rendering, Adobe After Effects has a secret menu about disabling layer cache to solve this problem.
Top 5 useful human bod...
When it comes to animate a human character, it needs tons of hours to rig it correctly. If you want to practise and focus on animation, rigging time will be trouble for you. So there are some beautiful professional rigs to pass that problem over.
FXFX Maya Real Studio ...
After FXFX Maya Real Studio ver. 1.0, i got lots of feedback from all around the CG world and that positive feedback forced me to improve it much much more! And here is 2!
How to create a city b...
If you are working on environment projects, lots of times you need some diffrent looking buildings and it might be really difficult to find diffrent type of buildings. Visual Effect Artist Ed Whetstone has a great helper for this matter; KludgeCity!
How to make 3d abstrac...
In this lesson you will find some tips and tricks to do your own 3d abstract wallpapers or loopable backgrounds.
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How to model wire mesh in Cinema 4D?
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To render an object as wireframe in Cinema 4D can be easy but if you want to model that object in wire or if you are modelling a something like microphone head, you got challange.
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How to convert 3d Studio Max scenes to Cinema 4D?
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How to render Z-depth, object ID, Normal etc. at one rpf file in Cinema 4D?
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Sometimes we need to render diffrent passes in one time and it can be really painful to work with multi-passes. Rpf format can be really life-saver at theese times.
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Top 5 useful human body rigs in Maya
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When it comes to animate a human character, it needs tons of hours to rig it correctly. If you want to practise and focus on animation, rigging time will be trouble for you. So there are some beautiful professional rigs … Read more…
How to attach a mask point to a layer in After Effects?
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Sometimes animating mask path can be really difficult if you are trying to animate it to follow an object.
This tip may be used in motion graphic work to focus moving object (maybe tracked).
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FXFX Maya Real Studio 2 is available now!
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After FXFX Maya Real Studio ver. 1.0, i got lots of feedback from all around the CG world and that positive feedback forced me to improve it much much more! And here is 2!
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How to batch render in 3d Studio Max or Maya?
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How to convert 3d Studio Max V-ray materials to Maya V-ray materials?
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How to create a realistic ocean and floating boat in Maya
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