Tiger texture version 2 (more easy to control ) In the fisrt texure version of the tiger i use color map based on scan of different tiger picture . Picture are modified in photoshop to fit with the screenshot of the models. This kind of texture give me a good realistic look but ....

How can I make bevels without screwy corners? Here's a simple way to make perfect bevels every time. Here's a happy R. It looks just fine. We want it beveled, and still looking fine. Step 1 - Select the polygon and surface it with an "EDGES" surface. Step 2 - Bevel it....

What the heck is a Buckyball? A Buckyball, or Buckminsterfullerene, is really a carbon-60 molecule. It is the most symmetrical molecule possible. The 60 atoms are arranged like the vertices of a truncated icosahedron. An icosahedron is a regular polyhedron with 20 fa...

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...

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...

Step 1. - Reset 3D Studio Max Step 2. - Go to the Front View Step 3. - Go to the Create Panel and make a cilinder. It does not matter what dimensions, whatever your like. Go to the Modify Panel and set the height segments to 3. Now that you have done that you should ha...

Using parameter wiring and sliders is a very quick and easy way to create dynamic and efficient time savers allowing you to use a predefined interface to control values of objects which would otherwise waste precious time getting to. In this tutorial i will cover what you need to set up sliders and ...

Greetings, this time we are going back to modelling using a spline cage method

Welcome to this introductory tutorial about splines! Splines are a powerful modeling tool, which has it's pro's and con's, but for me until now, I have found mainly pro's. Modeling with splines is very different from box/polymodeling, but in the end the results will be much alike.

Ok, here we go with our first 3d tutorial, with what I think is one the most powerful weapons in a 3d modellers toolbox; especially for adding much needed detail, as most 3d models are too bland and dont look good close up.