A long time Cgtuts+ author, Chris has recently moved into the role of co-editor at Cgtuts+. Chris has nearly a decade of experience working with 3D studio Max and has authored many in depth tutorials for Cgtuts+ as well as other websites. A generalist by definition, Chris spends most of his time modeling, but has many years of experience in the area's of UVMapping, Texturing, Lighting and Rendering. On rare occasions when he's not wasting away in front of his computer, Chris enjoys playing hockey, skateboarding, watching movies and playing games. You can find more of his work over at christateonline.com.
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Hey Guys! As you know we don’t typically publish off site news, but talented artist and author Jamie Cardoso has posted an excellent tutorial excerpt from his recently released book “3D Realism: Practical & Easy Workflows” on his blog, and we’d highly recommend reading it!
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With the lower sections of the model now complete, we’ll begin uvmapping the upper half of the model in 3D Studio Max using the UnwrapUVW modifier. In today’s post we’ll focus specifically on the many parts that make up the rear arm, mounting brackets and barrel sections of the turret, which will again comprise of both high-res and low-res mapping techniques.
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We’re continuing our “Unreal Development Kit 3 Beginner’s Guide” giveaway, and giving you a chance to get a sneak peak at some of the content this fantastic book has to offer. Below you’ll find a sample chapter which covers working with materials in UDK. If you haven’t already entered for your chance to win a copy of the book, find out how after the jump!
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After our recent giveaway for the “CryENGINE 3 Cookbook”. Packt Publishing was nice enough to offer all cgtuts visitors a chance to get the book at a discounted price. Simply enter the promotional code: cgtuts15 at check out, and score yourself a 15% discount on print copies of the “CryENGINE 3 Cookbook”. Add the digital version along with it and save 85% off the ebook as well. This offer is valid until November 18th, so grab your copy now!
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Update: Congratulations to Josh Feil, Julian Waller, and Gabriel Gueguen! You have all won a digital copy of the “CryENGINE 3 Cookbook” courtesy of Packt Publishing! We have forwarded your information to Packt and they should be in touch soon with instructions on how to redeem your winnings!
Fall is finally here and we’re kicking it off in style by teaming up with Packt Publishing to give you a chance to win one of three copies of their highly anticipated CryENGINE 3 Cookbook, authored by Crytek’s own Dan Tracy and Sean Tracy. With the recent release of CryENGINE 3 this is the perfect time to jump in and start working with one of the most powerful game engines in the industry.
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It’s been awhile, but we’re back with another brain busting quiz and giving you a chance to once again test your knowledge of all things computer graphics related. We’ve got fifteen new questions to test your wits, some are easy, while others are hard! Will you succeed? Will you be victorious? Find out after the jump!
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Today we’ll continue to concentrate our efforts on uvmapping and work on completing the rear leg sections. This is without a doubt the most challenging part of the model to Uvmap (Yay!) So we’ll dive right in, and begin by manually optimizing our high-res meshes. This step will not only reduce the of amount geometry in the scene, but make the mapping process much more quick and efficient.
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Today we’re continuing our CryENGINE 3 Cookbook giveaway, and giving you a chance to get a sneak peak at some of the content this amazing book has to offer. Below you’ll find the second of three upcoming sample chapters we’ll be releasing this week. If you haven’t already entered for your chance to win a copy of the book, find out how after the jump!
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Today we’re going to be concentrating on mapping a few of the more challenging pieces of the Sentry Gun model. We’ll discuss how to approach mapping complex geometry and subdivision surfaces, and use a few tricks to get it done quickly and effectively.
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