3ds max Video Tutorials

luckypapyrussam · 15 Mar 2006 at 05:19

Hey..

Im looking for some free 3ds max video tutorials, i have looked around but cant really find any at all, there are some but are useless tutorials or download at around 0.01kbs witch isnt a good thing :rolleyes:

Anyway, any links i will be greatly thankfull for, or maybe a 3dbuzz login

Either way im happy

Thanks in advance

LuckyPapyrusSam

Messiah Khan · 15 Mar 2006 at 13:17

Im not sure about Video tutorials as most you have to pay for. If you havent already, have a look over at http://www.3dtotal.com/ as they have a great community and some tutorials.

luckypapyrussam · 15 Mar 2006 at 15:49

Yes i have been on 3dtotal quite a bit but i cant get to grips with most writen tutorials, I also have a question, When people model things in 3ds max like a car do they use mesh smoothers or are they that good that they can do it all by hand? just wondering because im some tutorials people dont say that they use smoothers, anyway if they do what smoother is the best for things like cars and bodys?

Messiah Khan · 15 Mar 2006 at 16:17

I do use mesh smooth sometimes, but i'd reccomend not to use it when your beginning, as you want to practice creating a great model without the need for mesh smoothing. When I do use it though, I use the Subdivision surface found under the edit poly tools. Remember not to collapse the stack with it on though, otherwise you have to work with loads of polygons. If youve just started, have a look on http://www.3dfoundation.com/ Its my old lecturers site and has a few basic tutuorials to teach you the fundamentals. Practice making simple, low polygon models to start with and don't bite off more than you can chew. If you have any specific questions, please feel free to ask.

luckypapyrussam · 15 Mar 2006 at 16:24

Yea iv been on that site before and found out some cool tricks

Also, when i use meshsmooth it seems to make things either really smooth or not smooth enoughi tried to model a simple teddy and it wasnt smooth enough after that i tried to model a hand but it was way to smooth and made it look really wierd.

Messiah Khan · 15 Mar 2006 at 17:16

The problem there is you won't have set the smoothing groups or the weighting on any of the polygons. For learning, i'd keep away from mesh smooth. Do have a look at smoothing groups though, as this doesn't alter the geometry, it instead only altewr the shading to make things appear smooth.

Chaos · 15 Mar 2006 at 17:38

You could try -

http://www.3d-palace.com/
http://www.simplymax.com/

luckypapyrussam · 15 Mar 2006 at 21:54

Thanks ill have a look into that shading (thing) for futur models, i have also lurnt that not all models need to be smooth to look smooth, some models with texture added look smooth as they can be

any tutorials on texturing by any chance?

Chaos · 15 Mar 2006 at 22:38

Not for max but a good introduction to texturing theory -

http://www.onona3d.com/pdf/texturing.zip

Lt. Manlove · 15 Mar 2006 at 23:10

Aren't 3Dbuzz 3ds max videos free? 99% sure they are! Go recheck mate.

luckypapyrussam · 16 Mar 2006 at 13:56

Wow, Tried it the other day and had no luck but now its working :S

The site must have been down or something, thanks

luckypapyrussam · 16 Mar 2006 at 23:52

Ok got started on the 3d buzz tutorials and managed to model a alien head in about 3hours :S but it is my first try at something this complex, here are some screen shots.

Any crits welcome

(i know about the bumps on the head)

Also i have a problem at the front that i cant fix and also its on the back but a lot worse, any idea's?

Thanks and ill keep you posted on doing the rest of the alien.

Right... seemed to have fixed the creases in the face a little

I really dont think ill be able to fix the head though, but that was my fault because i added new cuts where the Video didnt tell me too :S so my bad and next time it will look cool, Always lurn from your mistakes!