In this clip, you'll learn how to animate textures with the alpha channel in Cinema 4D. Whether you're new to MAXON's popular 3D modeling application or are just looking to get better acquainted with Cinema 4D and its various features and functions, you're sure to enjoy this free video software tutorial. For more information, and to get started using this trick in your own Cinema 4D projects, watch this 3D modeler's guide.
If you've never owned a fron load washer, things may be different than what you may have experienced in the past. There are several qualities that a front load and top load washer share, but there are also a few differences as well.
After you've created an animated character in Flash CS4, one of the first things that you are probably going to want to do is make them walk. This video will show you how to do so quickly and easily using motion tweens. Whether you are making a banana man or a model of Barack Obama, these techniques will have you well on your way to making walking animated characters.
This tutorial shows how to adjust the Hue, Saturation and Value of an image to improve a photo and make it look like it was shot at a different time of the day. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look!
This clip presents a general overview of the Blender sculpting workflow. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look!
This clip presents a general introduction to working with MoCap libraries within most versions of Blender. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look!
Using a geometric shape to mask out a portion of one video, so that you can substitute in a different video on top of it. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look!
This clip explains how to use Blender to title your video, layer your titles on top of video, or stencil your video on top of title text. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look!
Blender's channel key node is your secret to processing greenscreen video. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look!
You can alter the lighting (general ambient, specific spots, color/warmth) of a video using compositor nodes within Blender. This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look!
This clip presents a general introduction to creating and manipulating lights within most versions of Blender. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look!
This clip demonstrates how to load an image into the Blender VSE and convert its format, both in size and in format (JPG->PNG) and space savings comparison. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look!
Cropping and translating images is a common workflow. This Blender user's guide will show you how it's done. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look!
This clip presents a general introduction into UV unwrapping within most versions of Blender. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look.
Here's a lesson on how to use the subdivision (sub division) and subsurf (sub surf) tools in most versions of Blender. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look.
This clip presents a general introduction on how to work with multiple objects simultaneously within Blender 2.5 and discusses the topics of loading and saving. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look.
This Blender user's tutorial covers camera movement from camera view, the render panel, and the ambient occlusion panel. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look.
Learn how to import objects from one scene into another in Maya 7 or later. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular modeling software or a seasoned 3D artist just looking to better acquaint yourself with application and its workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, watch this free video guide.
Working with the characters from World of Warcraft in 3DS Max has become as popular hobby for machinima enthusiasts. This video features an accomplished 3D artist going over some tips for working with the Lady Alexatraza character from Wow, focusing on how to modify the fabric models for her clothes and other aspects.
Every time a new version of a piece of consumer electronics like the iPod or Nook comes out, quick on its heels come ways to jailbreak them and increase their functionality. This video will teach you how to jailbreak your 3rd generation iPod Touch MC model with firmware version 3.1.3. All you need is this software and you're good to go!
Maya 2009, when it was released in 2008, made the process of working with UVs a lot easier. This video will teach you how to use the UV enhancement tools in Maya to unwrap a model of a head, removing some of its distortion.
This clip discusses the process of downloading and installing Blender, the free 3D modeling and animation application. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular open-source 3D computer graphics application or are a seasoned digital artist merely on the lookout for new tips and tricks, you're sure to be well served by this free video software tutorial from the folks at CG Cookie. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look!
The Rubik's Cube is one of the 20th century's iconic toys. Have you ever wanted to make one? Not a real one, but a 3D image of one? Well then this video was made for you. It features detailed instructions for animating and modeling a Rubik's Cube using 3D Studio MAX.
See how to build a simple coil spring using the curve, sweep, and skin nodes in Houdini. Whether you're new to Side Effects Software's popular 3D production program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look.
Interested in creating a flashlight in Houdini? This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're new to Side Effects Software's popular 3D production program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look.
Interested in making a chair within Houdini? Pull one up and see how it's done. Whether you're new to Side Effects Software's popular 3D production program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look.
Need some help wrapping your head around bump mapping in 3ds Max? This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular modeling software or a seasoned 3D artist just looking to better acquaint yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, watch this free video guide.
Need some help figuring out how to set up lights when working in Autodesk 3ds Max? This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular modeling software or a seasoned 3D artist just looking to better acquaint yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, watch this free video guide.
Want to create full 3D text but don't have fancy 3D modeling software? Never fear. With Adobe Photoshop CS5, it's easy to generate 3D, glossy header text. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular graphics editor or a seasoned design professional looking to get better acquainted with the industry-standard app, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, watch this designer's guide.
Garmin is a popular and trusted brand of GPS devices. In this video, learn how to enter destinations and perform other basic tasks with a Garmin Nuvi 750. This video shows you the Nuvi 750 but all of the instructions should also work with other Garmin models. GPS is fantastic for traveling to new destinations, getting out of a lost situation and finding unknown places faster.
In this video, learn how to connect a cell phone to your Lexus head unit. Most navigation enabled dashboards in 2009 Lexus models are equipped to work with a phone. All you need is a Bluetooth enabled phone and your Lexus and you are ready to roll! Avoid those pricey cell phone tickets in traffic with this handy option.
Learn how to use the new viewport selection tools in 3ds Max 2011. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular modeling software or a seasoned 3D artist just looking to better acquaint yourself with the 3ds Max 2011 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, watch this free video guide.
If you have some wood to waste, this can be a cool little project that is sure to help improve your woodworking skills. In this tutorial, you'll find out how to build a cool miniature chair using walnut. This chair has some unique dimensions and corners and is sure to make people go, nice! So check out this tutorial and see if you're up to the challenge!
Tracing sheets are an important part of Chinese calligraphy, especially if you plan on using calligraphy to write rather than as a purely artistic exercise, as they enable you to create characters more quickly. This video demonstrates one technique for creating the sheets using pencil, copying the characters from models available for free online here and here, among other places. Refine your calligraphy and increase your speed until you can write whole practical messages in this ancient and d...
With this guide, you'll learn how to make a model rocket from a folded sheet of square paper using origami, the traditional art of Japanese paper folding. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the folding process, as well as to get started making your own colorful paper rockets, watch this free origami lesson.
This Photoshop tutorial is one that is widely used amongst professionals and everyday people. It can be used to add shadows to photos, darken the skin of family, friends, or even models, and even make the sky in a photo look more menacing. This tutorial focuses ont the burn tool and how it can strengthen an image's tone. Enjoy!
If you have a bunch of apps you are no longer using, check out this helpful tutorial. In this video, learn how to get rid of and delete any unwanted applications from your iPhone or iPod Touch. You do not need iTunes for this and can do it in less than 30 seconds. So, if you need to organize your screen follow along and you will have a cleaner menu in no time.
This video shows the method to find the volume of a cube, cylinder, pyramid or cone. Volume is equal to the multiple of the area of the base and the height or V=(base area)(height). Starting with the cube, the volume= [(side)(side)](side) or side cube or side^3. In the video side=50m or V=125000 cubic centimeter. Volume of the cylinder= [(pi){(radius of base)^2}](height of cylinder) or V=(pi)(r^2)(h). Substituting the values, V=pi(2^2)(4) cubic inches or 16pi cubic inches. Volume of a pyramid...
A portable generator is of no utility whatsoever if you don't know how to use it safely. This video tutorial will teach you the fundamentals of safely operating a standy generator. Be sure, however, that you also read the manual specific to your model. Learn how to safely generate back-up power with this free video guide.
In this video, learn the first steps towards rigging and simple animation in Blender 3D. (For the models, go go here.) Make your animation ideas a reality by learning how to use Blender 3D, an animation software.
