DVD1: Character Rigging and Animation with Character Studio






Learn how to “trick-out” your biped! Pia Maffei, of Applied Ideas, demonstrates how to customize Biped to create custom character rigs. Use Null Helper objects with 3ds max Animation Constraints to work with Biped bones and use the Motion Mixer to work with animation tracks.

Lots of Robots DVD 1&2

LOR Volume One: This is the first installment of the movie "LOR". Now it's a short animation that will eventually grow into a full length animated film. "LOR" the movie is present in 5.1 AC3 Surround and Stereo. Also, see "Rocketpants" my first animated short as well as over an hour's worth of 3d animation tutorials and selected shorts explaining many of the tricks and processes used to create the animations.Contents: "LOR" 5min 38sec, "Rocketpants" 4min 27sec, Selected Shorts, Animation Tutorials include: Compositing with After Effects, Lighting with 3dsmax, Clouds, Water Worm, Intro to MaxScript, MaxScripting Animation, Advanced MaxScripting.

LOR Volume Two: This is the second release of a series of DVDs that will chronicle the creation of the animated story entitled "LOR". The "LOR" movie has grown on both ends and there are new animation tutorials. There are all new animation tutorials that represent some of what Volume One customers have been asking for and deal with techniques I thought were most helpful to me in creating LOR Volume Two. Contents: "LOR" 14min ~presented in 5.1 AC3 Surround and Stereo/ 9:16 Anamorphic or Letterboxed Animation Tutorials: ~ using 3dsmax 6, scene files and helpful scripts included. Character Rigging, Foot systems, Animated Parenting, Hand Skeleton, Facial Animation, Skeleton Control. Afterburn and Particle Flow, Smoke Trails, Mushroom Cloud, Galaxy, Assorted Abstract Art.

3D Total Next Gen Texturing Techniques 3DS Max 2009 | 1.7GB






In this demonstration the instructor starts off by explaining the very fundamentals of using Photoshop for texturing. From there he goes into depth on how to set up your high res and low res meshes for rendering Normal, AO, and other Maps.

Once the scene and basics have been defined it's on to the entire texturing process of the self contained scene. Everything from the Diffuse, to Spec, Normal, and even a little Emissive and Alpha Maps.
The Main textures created are a Concrete Texture set, Wood, Cloth, Grass, Ground, and Metal.
This video has almost 5 hours of teaching and demonstration that will serve as the ultimate texturing resource.

Turbo Training: Advanced Visual Effects 2
Just look at this course outline:

Project 1: DNA Strand
ProjectOverview
Particle Flow Setup
Total Running Time: 19:03

Project 2: Point Fire
Project Overview
Particle Flow Setup
Digital Fusion Composite
Alternate Point Fire: Fire On Ground
Total Running Time: 19:58

Project 3: Oozing Lava
Project Overview
Particle Flow Setup Part 1
Particle Flow Setup Part 2
Materials Part 1
Materials Part 2
Lava Lights
Render Pass Setup
Digital Fusion Composite
Total Running Time: 1:19:40

Project 4: Barrel Splash
Project Overview
Particle Flow Setup
Using LockBond (PFlow Tools)
Splash Setup
Splash Material
Foam Setup
Foam Material
AfterBurn Setup
Digital Fusion Composite
Total Running Time: 1:57:53

Project 5: Icebergs
Project Overview
Particle Flow Setup Part 1
Particle Flow Setup Part 2
Total Running Time: 41:30

Project 6: Tank Explosion
Project Overview
AfterBurn Explosion Setup
Particle Flow Setup
Re-purpose of Preset (PFlow Tools)
Total Running Time: 1:08:30

Project 7: Particle Tanks
Project Overview
Particle Flow Setup
Using MAXScript to control the Tanks
Total Running Time: 26:05

~Full DVD~

3d MAX RPC DVD 2

3d MAX RPC DVD 2

3d MAX RPC DVD 1

Adobe Photoshop | Retouching Workflow
this DVD you will learn how to create an automated retouching workflow. You will learn how to configure and apply Safe Auto-Levels and add amazing Contrast to images without effecting the image colour balance.

We also demonstrate a technique for dealing with colour Cast reduction, using the Histogram and Photofilter to produce a totally natural and convincing effect.

You will learn how to add these techniques to a set of Actions within Photoshop to create a powerful retouching system. You will then learn how to take this one step further creating a desktop Droplet to create an automated non-destructive workflow...

Kelby Training Online - Design Effects With Photoshop CS4
579MB

This course goes beyond using Photoshop as a photography tool and teaches you
how to create eye-catching design effects with photos and even from scratch.

Lesson 01 Introduction (0:24)
Lesson 02 Before We Start (2:05)
Lesson 03 Halftone Effects, Part 1 (5:26)
Lesson 04 Halftone Effects, Part 2 (9:05)
Lesson 05 Graphic Effects (11:54)
Lesson 06 Illustrated Effects (15:31)
Lesson 07 Background Effect (11:54)
Lesson 08 Brush Effects (14:21)
Lesson 09 Photo Effects (11:33)
Lesson 10 Light Effects, Part 1 (11:10)
Lesson 11 Light Effects, Part 2 (12:00)
Lesson 12 Text Effects, Part 1 (15:19)
Lesson 13 Text Effects, Part 2 (7:49)
Lesson 14 Shape Effects (8:58)
Lesson 15 Masking for Effect (7:49)
Lesson 16 Color Effects (5:29)
Lesson 17 Warped Effects (12:07)
Lesson 18 Conclusion (0:37)

The Gnomon Workshop - From Speedpainting to Concept Art in Photoshop

In this DVD, David Levy demonstrates the Adobe Photoshop techniques that he uses to create environ- ments for the entertainment industry. He specifically reveals the custom brush creation techniques that have been perfected by a small group of passionate artists in Montreal. From two basic brushes, David shows you how to develop your own library of custom brushes that will allow you to gain speed and efficiency during your speedpainting process. Beginning with examples such as mountains, forests and clouds, David then leads you through the creation of a concept art painting, from rough sketches to a final piece with environment, vehicles and characters. Using texture brushes, you will then learn to refine and complete the painting without losing the original dynamism and composition of the sketch. This DVD includes the set of brushes that are created in the lecture, as well as the layered PSD files.
Custom Brush Creation
Speedpainting
Teamwork

Chapter 1: The Pitch
o1: The Pitch
02: Complex Brush Creation
o3: Brush Testing

Chapter 2: The Speedpainting
01: Rough Composition
02: Composition Refinement

Chapter 3: The Final Concept/refining
01: Painting the Background
02: Painting the Main Building
03: Creation and Use of Detail Brushes
04: Detailing and Special FX

Gnomon - Harald Belker 2: Digital Automotive Rendering (photoshop)

AVI | 718 MB

There are many ways to render an automobile. Harald will take you through the steps to render an automobile with Adobe Photoshop
through the use of paths, layering colors, surfacing and highlights. You will see his strategy for layer building, shading the form in color,
rendering wheels, and background design. The end result of this demonstration is a quick but powerful color rendering executed with a digital medium.

01: Introduction
02: Preparing Line Art
03: Layers and Paths
04: 2D Modeling
05: Wheels
06: Backgrounds
07: Highlights and Reflections
08: Finished Rendering
09: Credits

Digital Tutors - Introduction to Photoshop CS3

Popular highlights include:

* Tool Overview
* Palette Overview
* Print / Web / Design Workflows
* Non-Destructive Workflow
* Managing Multi-layer Documents
* Creating Effects
* Restoring Photographs
* Enhancing Photographs
* Color Adjustments and Correction
* Utilizing Automation Scripts
* Creating Actions
* Building Web Galleries
* Using Photomerge
* Using Bridge
* Working with Camera Raw Images
* Compressing Images for Web
* Working with Smart Objects & Smart Filters
* Importing Adobe Illustrator Files

Gnomon Workshop - Designing Creatures in Photoshop
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In this DVD, Aaron Sims shows how he uses Adobe Photoshop® to create and design
characters and creatures. Aaron covers many of his techniques for designing
character concepts and discusses the logic behind his methods. He shows you the
entire process including sketching and drawing in Photoshop®, and manipulating,
warping and blending photos to develop interesting features, backgrounds and textures.
Aaron explains how to effectively design with tools like Warp, Liquify and different
layer blend modes for quick results. He also demonstrates how to paint in finer details
such as wrinkles, scars and hair. Finally, Aaron covers some of his techniques for
unifying an image and giving it a more finished look.

Luxology Training Videos - The Alley

This two album series dives into how to harness modo?s modeling, painting and baking tools together in order to produce efficient assets for use in a game ? or any project where you want detailed and yet lightweight scenes. Our subject is a dingy back alley, the kind of place you might find behind an urban restaurant, complete with grime and graffiti?.a perfect setting for getting the most of modo.

The first album tackles the creation of a key low poly prop in the scene; a lowly dumpster. All of the details of this intricately molded form are faithfully reproduced in a subdivision surface model that is provided for you. Using this original model, Andy shows how detail can be transferred to a new low poly version of the model (that you create using supplied techniques) so that it can be liberally used throughout the level without worrying about breaking the geometry or texture budget. Geometric detail is transferred to a low poly object via normal map baking and subtle lighting is then given to the model?s nooks and crannies via ambient light occlusion baking. Additional modeling, 3D painting and baking operations let you add realistic final touches and variation to the finished trash bin.

Digital Tutors - Introduction to Fluids in Houdini