Rendering

Learn to create new worlds, both fanciful and totally realistic, for films with digital matte paintings in Photoshop.

Add realism and character to your 3D models with materials in CINEMA 4D.

Covers all the key aspects of V-Ray, the powerful rendering plug-in for Maya.

Build the skills you need to create stunning product visualizations in modo.

Create highly realistic virtual shots of your products, reducing the need for product photography, with modo.

Dive deep into the Hypershade window and shader creation with Maya and the mental ray rendering engine.

Introduces advanced features of the CINEMA 4D rendering and lighting toolsets.

Learn about shading and lighting realistic 3D renders with Cycles.

Demonstrates how to light an object onto a live-action still plate, using Maya, Nuke, and Photoshop.

Make models with 3D objects, edit polygonal meshes, create surfaces and models with 2D shapes and splines, and more.

Introduces you to the modo interface and workflow, teaching you how to create models, textures, lighting, animation, and finished renderings.

Explore hands-on examples using both polygonal and SubD modeling, as well as sculpting, retopology, and the dynamic physics simulator Recoil.

Create highly realistic 3D architectural drawings (including interior/exterior elements) with the lights, materials, camera, and render options in Twilight.

Create highly realistic 3D architectural drawings with V-Ray, a popular third-party renderer for SketchUp.

Shows how to lend 3D objects color, transparency, and life with materials, textures, and lights.

Covers the basics of rendering images and animation and compositing those elements with effects in a single movie with CINEMA 4D.

Introduces the CINEMA environment and illustrates the importance of the object hierarchy.

Explore the world of modeling and texturing game props and assets, from tools to furniture, in Autodesk Maya.

Discover how to create render passes in Maya, recombine the passes in After Effects, and motion track the passes to live-action video footage that contains a moving camera or a moving character.

Explore techniques for creating and designing three-dimensional models in AutoCAD 2013.

Covers the basics of rendering and lighting tools in Maya.

Introduces the basics of creating Maya materials, the skins on 3D objects that lend them color, transparency, and texture.

Introduces the features of the V-Ray 2.0 rendering engine and demonstrates how to extend the range of 3ds Max with its state-of-the-art tools.

Introduces the features of the V-Ray 2.0 rendering engine and demonstrates how to extend the range of Maya with its state-of-the-art tools.

Explore the rendering features of Revit, including photometric lighting, sun, and exposure, and its basic animation tools such as walk-throughs.

Walks through the process of understanding the modo workflow while learning to create 3D models and animations.

A practical guide to modeling and texturing 3D urban environments for games in 3ds Max.

Demonstrates how to render an animation in CINEMA 4D and apply two different visual styles in After Effects.

Covers the most popular tools and techniques for digital painting and sculpting in ZBrush, and explains how to export models and texture maps to other programs for use in games, film, fine art, or 3D printing.

Shows how to create realistic landscapes, atmospheres, and natural light effects in Maya 2011.

Shows how to master practical mental ray techniques for rendering models created in Maya.

Demonstrates how to use MatchMover, Toxik, and Backburner with Maya’s existing powerful feature set to create engaging 3D animations.

Demonstrates one of the most powerful toolsets for photorealistic 3D image visualization, the mental ray renderer in 3ds Max.

Gives users a thorough explanation of the Blender interface, tools, and features and demonstrates practical techniques for this amazing tool.

George Maestri covers everything needed to texture, light, and render realistic scenes in 3ds max.