Siny Chrome Things
I'm sick of the "Fractal Reflections" look. How do I make realistic chrome? First let's think about why the Fractal Reflections image looks fake. The Reflection Image effect is also called Environment Mapping. That means it's supposed to simulate reflections of...
Type : 3D Tutorials
Level : Experienced
Added : Jul 29, 2004
Refractive Glass Things
How can I make realistic glass in LightWave? Refraction in Lightwave - To make realistic refractive objects, you have to understand how Lightwave handles refraction. As a light ray bounces around in your scene, Lightwave keeps track of the refractive inde...
Type : 3D Tutorials
Level : Experienced
Added : Jul 29, 2004
Cheap Grass with Furrify
Furrify.lsc is an Image Filter LScript that applies random fur-like lines to a rendered image. This is not a full-blown fur plug-in. Since the lines are random, it's meant for stills only. Also, the lines are not antialiased. But it can give quick results in a snap, and...
Type : 3D Tutorials
Level : Experienced
Added : Jul 29, 2004
Enhancing Transparent Stuff with GThick2
Here's how to make super-realistic transparent stuff by measuring the real thing and simulating it with GThick2. Pick something transparent you want to simulate. Preferably, choose something you can examine in different thicknesses, but that's ...
Type : 3D Tutorials
Level : Experienced
Added : Jul 29, 2004
Installing and Using LScript Scripts
Several people have asked me how to use the LScript plug-ins once they've downloaded them. So, I've put together a little page of instructions, complete with trendy screen shot cut-outs. Using Modeler LScripts Using Surface Shader LScripts What t...
Type : 3D Tutorials
Level : Experienced
Added : Jul 29, 2004
Cheap Trees
These trees are not ultra-realistic, but they're easy on memory. Download Amiga files for this tutorial (It says it's a ZIP file but it's really an LHA file.) Download Intel files for this tutorial (This one really is a ZIP file.) The leaves are made of three parts. One part ...
Type : 3D Tutorials
Level : Experienced
Added : Jul 29, 2004
Make a Cartoony Hand
Here's how easy it is to make a cartoony hand with metanurbs and my QuadSew plugin. Step 1 - Make some boxes in the rough shape of a hand. I've put boxes in the meatiest places, and I've made sure there's enough vertices in the palm to attach the fingers to. ...
Type : 3D Tutorials
Level : Experienced
Added : Jul 29, 2004
Layering Spaceship Thrusters
Here's a dorky spaceship with some nifty thrust coming from the engines. Each plume of thrust is a fairly simple object... Here's a dorky spaceship with some nifty thrust coming from the engines. Each plume of thrust is a fairly simple object. The basic shape of the plume is a c...
Type : 3D Tutorials
Level : Experienced
Added : Jul 29, 2004
Unifying Polygons
Here's the fastest way I know to unify two polygons. >Step 1 - Put one polygon in the foreground and the other in the background. >Step 2 - In the TOOLS menu, hit DRILL and pick Z SLICE. >Step 3 - Swap the layers ( hit the ' key ) >Step 4 - Still in the...
Type : 3D Tutorials
Level : Beginner
Added : Jul 29, 2004
Tire Track + Tire Side + Alloy
A Complete Tire Step 1. - Reset 3D Studio Max Step 2. - Go to the Front View Step 3. - Go to the Create Panel and make a tube. Make Radius1 = 100, Radius2 = 80 and the Height = 60. That way we'll get a real racy tire: thin tire + big alloy's! Step 4a. - Open your favorite image editor.......
Type : 3D Tutorials
Level : Experienced
Added : Jul 29, 2004
