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Timmy Foo Animation Tutorial

This is a introduction tutorial on animating Timmy Foo. You can download the model here. I’ll explain the various controls on Timmy, how to use them. And I will explain a bit about the animation process. After this tutorial you’ll be ready to animate Timmy (I hope). Continue reading

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Rendering WIP Images in 3D Studio MAX

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create those “clay” and wire frames you have probably already seen quite a lot in WIP forums. Key terms include Light Tracer, Skylight, Mental Ray Final Gather, Bounces, Composite and wire materials. Continue reading

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Rendering objects in a solid/wire mix

In this tutorial you will learn how to render an object to an image with both the solid and the wireframe render, without using PhotoShop or anything else than 3D Studio Max. Key terms include wire, Opacity map, Push modifier and Lattice modifier. Continue reading

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