In this beginner/ intermediate level tutorial, you will learn how to create and render a realistic interior scene in Cinema 4D and Vray. The first day will focus on modeling the room and all of the furniture, and the second on materials, lights, rendering, and post production.

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Creating a perfect render in any 3D application means getting all the details exactly right. And no matter what software you use, your success in creating realistic illumination, shadows, and textures depends on the quality of the professional lighting and rendering techniques at your disposal. In this lavishly illustrated new edition, Pixar’s Jeremy Birn explains everything you will need to know to perfect this highly technical craft.
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Ahh… we are sadly nearing the end of our list of apps to round up, but what better way to finish it off than with everyone’s favorite simulation and dynamics package? This time I’ve found 47 jam packed tutorials (actually more when you count the 39 at 3dPusher.com) to keep you and your dynamically challenged brains at bay.

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Thanks to today’s remarkable technology, artists can create and animate realistic, three-dimensional human figures that were not possible just a few years ago. This easy-to-follow book guides you through all the necessary steps to adapt your own artistic skill in figure drawing, painting, and sculpture to this exciting digital canvas. Continue Reading

This time we got a load of 43 Mudbox tutorials, and some of those tutorials are made up of groups of more tutorials…and then those tutorials are made of even more tutorials… you get the idea. So in reality, you probably have around 65 Mudbox masterpieces to keep you busy here, but honestly, who cares about these numbers? Lets just get to learning us some Mudbox, and enjoy the variable cornucopia of tutty goodness!

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Brace yourselves everyone, because our first CGTuts+ giveaway in November is a HUGE one! One extremely lucky commenter (selected at random) will be chosen to win a 1 year, 100 mb per day personal membership sponsored by CGTextures! Continue Reading

In this Best of Tuts+ roundup you’ll learn how to simulate a sniper scope, design and code a flexible website, create an intense movie poster, create a golden vector compass, build a minigolf game with ActionScript 3.0, take sports photos like a pro, create a rocky video game terrain in Blender and get a useful introduction to home recording–among many other things! Let’s take a look.

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That’s right, you’re not dreaming! This is the second CGTuts giveaway in as many weeks…and we’re not about to stop here!! One random commenter will be chosen to win a seriously awesome CG related prize every week from now on! It doesn’t get any better than this guys!!!

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If you’re interested in making passive income from your 3d work – meaning you make something once, then sell it many times – we have an exciting announcement for you.

3dOcean is looking for talented 3D/2D artists to help set the standard for a new 3D online marketplace. Envato (the makers of Cgtuts+) are developing this site for all those who are looking for quality 3D stock and those who want to become authors in this field and earn money by selling their work online, again and again.

3dOcean will complement the existing Envato marketplaces ActiveDen, AudioJungle, ThemeForest, VideoHive and GraphicRiver. Read on to learn how you can get a head-start on the competition by joining the exclusive private Beta.

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The Tuts+ Network has teamed up with MySuiteStuff to hold a network-wide pillowriffic giveaway! One random commenter will be chosen to win a very cute app icon pillow. To increase your chances of winning some loot, make sure to visit each Tuts+ site and take part in each giveaway. Across the network, we’re giving away pillows for all the creative apps you know and love, including After Effects, Illustrator, Flash and Flex. To enter, all you’ve gotta do is comment! Too easy.

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