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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Win a Copy of ‘Digital Lighting and Rendering (2nd Edition)’, by Pixar’s Jeremy Birn!
Nov 16th in Contests and Giveaways by Kaleb Aylsworth
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Winner Announced – Win a Copy of ‘3-D Human Modeling and Animation, Third Edition’!
Nov 9th in Contests and Giveaways by Kaleb AylsworthThanks 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
Winner Announced: Win a Year Membership to CGTextures!
Nov 2nd in Contests and Giveaways by Kaleb AylsworthBrace 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
Winner Announced: Let the Weekly Giveaways Begin!
Oct 26th in Contests and Giveaways by Kaleb AylsworthThat’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!!!
Winner Announced: Win a Super-cute App Icon Pillow
Oct 20th in Contests and Giveaways by SkellieThe 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.
Cgtuts+ Giveaway: CG Books from Ballistic
Jul 27th in Contests and Giveaways by Kaleb AylsworthWe’ve had some incredible response since Cgtuts+ launched at the beginning of June. With nearly 2500 subscribers, about 650 Twitter followers, and 560,000 pageviews; these are no small numbers! To show our appreciation, and give thanks to our readers for their continued interest and support, we’ve decided to follow along in one of the great Envato traditions and give away three CG themed books to some of our lucky Twitter followers!
