Mark Moraes’ Great Big List of 3D Stuff

Mark Moraes

Hi, you may think that this is the beginning of the article. However I’m writing this as the last part. I spent the past couple of days finding what people would really like to see. With some suggestions from Dave, I went on a long journey, a lot of web browser crashes, and at one point a strange phantom reboot.

Well, I’m back from my searching and I came up with galleries that you can upload your 3D images to tutorials to comparing 3D software prices. There’s also a whole bunch of information relating to traditional animation to stuff you just may like. You might see I have a lot of 3DS Max links. That’s because it was the first 3D program I learned so the links I listed are stuff I know would definitely interest you guys. You can download a free program from Discreet called gMax. Also, I highly recommend to download the Personal Edition of Maya from Alias/Wavefront. Before I fall asleep (I did a major research today), if you like the links that I posted, give me a shout-out at mmoraes@rogers.com. You can also visit my website at http://members.rogers.com/mmoraes

I hope these links will help you out.

Tools

• Toonboomstudio – looks neat
• Quest3D (3D program – downloadable free version)
• Strata3D (3D program – downloadable free version)
• CGTrader (over 120K free and premium 3D models)
• TurboSquid (Free Downloads – 3D models and more)
• Openfx (3D program – totally free)
• 3D Canvas (3D Program – downloadable free version)
• POV-Ray (Raytracing program – totally free)
• Moray (Wireframe modeller for POV-Ray 3.x)
• Terragen (Photorealistic Landscape Rendering software – Free for Non-commercial use)

Tutorials and How-To’s

• Subdivision Modeling
• Body Modeling (Modeling with Meshsmooth)
• 3D studio max tutorials (fundamentals)
• Photorealism in 3D
• Supercharge 3DS Max
• Making water tutorial (3DS Max)
• How to make a laser (3DS Max)
• Rhino3D (3D NURBS Program – downloadable free version)
• Awesome Max Tutorials
• Neat 3D tutorialsâ?¦ unfortunately I can’t read most of the text
• RenderMan Repository
• A WHOPPING 118 (so far) 3D Tutorials by Robert Polevoi
• Texturing a Character
• Anatomy of a walk
• Animation Fundamentals – Gesture (with video)
• Animation Fundamentals – Spherical Forms
• Animation Fundamentals – Using Tone to Draw
• Animation Fundamentals – Drawing Ovals
• Animation Fundamentals – From the General to the Specific
• Animation Fundamentals – Seeing the Figure as A 2D Object
• Animation Fundamentals – The Box
• Animation Fundamentals – Anatomy 101
• Animation Fundamentals – Usage of Direct Lighting
• More Animation learning (whoo-hoo!)

Galleries

• CG artists homepage (3D gallery)
• Renderosity.com (3D gallery)
• David Gould – creator of Illustrate! (found his stuff neat-o)