As I was looking into some Mental Ray and 3DS Max issues for “the pinup project” I came across some threads worth keeping in bookmarks. Here they are for any of you who care!
Trust me, you want to look at them if you are a 3D artist…
Threads that rock:
- CGTalk – Mental Ray Shader Discussion
- CGTalk – Max 6 particle flow discussion
- CGTalk – Lighting & MR Advice Exchange
- CGTalk – Lighting – Mental ray and Interiors
- CGTalk – CG Plane in Mental Ray-
- CGTalk – realistic lighting in mental ray
- CGTalk – matte-shadow +skylight+ mental ray=-
- CGTalk – free material library for all
- www.evermotion.org — View topic – MR car paints
- CGTalk – Mental Ray Bounces
Other threads of interest:
- CGTalk – vray like renders –
- CGTalk – Vray vs. Cinema GI
- CGTalk – Radiosity settings
- CGTalk – Can you guess which rendering system was used-
- www.evermotion.org — HDRI & Mental Ray (Simple scene file for beginners)
Tutorials – super hot:
- Onno van Braam – EVOlution – tutorials.
- Discreet education – 3ds max tutorials
- Lighting with Final Gathering
- CGTalk – Video Tutorial- Modeling a Lotus Elise
- CGTalk – -_-_-NEW TIMELAPSE MODELING VIDEO! #2-_-_-
- evermotion- 3dsmax- animation- Particle Rain
- 3DLuVr.com – faking SSS with Mental Ray
- 3DLuVr.com – Creating a Realistic Animated Cable/Rope/Flex
- Evermotion- 3dsmax- Creating an interior scene
Tutorials – other:
- 3ds max- Creating Tire Tread — 3D Kingdom.org
- 3ds max- How to make and animate tank tracks — 3D Kingdom.org
- 3ds max- High Dynamic Range Image — 3D Kingdom.org
- Free 3D Studio MAX Materials Tutorials
Other items of note: