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Get it here:  http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/vuvuzela-soccer-3d-model/450754

Ian McElroy taught himself how to use Solidworks CAD Design Software just so that he could create this awesome KickBoxer motorcycle concept. Engine: stock Subaru WRX (Yes, that's a kickass flat 4 boxer car engine!) Turbo: stock IHI Wheels: 5Ziggen "ProRacer" Wheelbase: 56.5" Rake: 20 degrees Right angle gearbox: from a Mitsubishi awd car Transmission: Baker Torquebox Belt drive: BDL Front hub: rear hub, 1980's GM car Rear axle: modified Datsun 280Z stub axle Rear shock: aftermarket Buell type pull shock More rendered goodness here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/qmoto/sets/72157622516318731/

This is my 3D interpretation of Zakumi, the 2010 Fifa football world cup mascot. Modelled with 3ds max 2010, rendered with V-Ray 1.5 SP3a

Envato is setting up 3dOcean , an online marketplace where you can sell all your 3D assets: Get an invite here This is the kind of content they are looking for,  (from cg.tutsplus.com): 3D Models - We are looking for anything from animals over anatomy, buildings and architecture, deco and design elements, electronics, engines and parts, fantasy and fiction, furnishings, humans, plants, sports, toys, vehicles of all types, shapes and sizes, ... all the way to weapons and armor and even theme packages. Materials and Shaders - 3D models need good materials and shaders to unfold their full potential. If you have worked hard to create quality materials and shaders then this is the place where you can make them work for you. CG Textures - Every CG artist is always on the lookout for good texture resources and this section will be dedicated to textures that are optimized for the use in 3D applications. 3D Print - If you have created a digital piece of art that...

Some wise and valuable words from Andy Catterick: link Some examples of Andy's beautiful work:

Olivie Charbonneau has posted an excellent tutorial on how to make realistic grass renderings with V-Ray at evermotion.org I am personally using VRayFur to make grass, as in the image below, but I think Olivie's technique looks excellent, especially the little flowers - I must try it!

There is a whole host of sweet before/after images from the movie District 9 at fxguide The article's words also explain quite a lot about the shooting techniques, equipment and CGI workflow used in the making of District 9.

Alice Labs' Studio Clouds is a plugin for Autodesk 3DS Max 2009/2010 that enables you visualise and edit point cloud data inside 3ds max. (Point clouds are 3D datasets of information scanned using LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) aka High Density Surveying (HDS). Millions of points are scanned from a 3D object or terrain and stored using this method. This plugin makes it easier for you to work with all that data. Give it to me - I wanna try it out! (The Radiohead video for "House of Cards" was made using this technique )

There is a pretty nice kitchen model available for free at http://3ddb.blogspot.com/2009/10/3d-model-of-kitchen-set.html It is in 3ds max, Lightwave, obj and 3ds file formats and the max version has V-Ray/VRay materials already applied.

Alex Roman has created these inspirational, fully CG architectural visualisation videos, using 3dsmax, Vray, Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere. Very different from the usual arch viz stuff I see, and come to think of it, very different from the arch viz stuff I make :) I like Alex's approach very much - very cinematic. More info can be found at his website: http://www.thirdseventh.com/ T&S Teaser 1 from Alex Roman on Vimeo . T&S Teaser2 from Alex Roman on Vimeo . T&S Teaser 3 from Alex Roman on Vimeo .

I'm loving this Gran Turismo 5 demo video, the car, the graphics, the camera moves, I like it all. More info and screenshots available at http://www.gtplanet.net

If you are starting out as an arch viz artist and you want to learn more about the work process, check out this making of post , at: http://www.ronenbekerman.com/category/making-of/ Ronen Bekermen walks you through all the steps, from importing the CAD files into SketchUp , to building the final SketchUp 3D model ready for export into 3ds max. I'm looking forward to part 2

The legendary Neil Blevins has some great educational resources on his website ( http://www.neilblevins.com/ )I've learnt a lot from him and I really enjoyed his article on the use of color (A Study In Greens, Variety in Your Colors), which can be find here There is a maxscript called RandomMat that goes with the "Study in Greens" article on his site, here He also has a whole host of Autodesk 3ds max techniques, scripts, tips and tutorials on his site. Many thanks to Mr Blevins for making them available for free :)

MosettiStudios has an interesting tutorial on how to make a Bougainvillea plant using 3ds max, the guruware ivy plugin and vray 1.5 sp3a. Read more here (get the ivy plugin here)

There is an introductory tutorial on how to use Realflow 4 with 3ds max on cg.tutsplus.com. I have to say that there is a desperate need for this kind of tutorial as learning Realflow can be a real biatch! (Realflow is a standalone fluid and dynamics simulation software package, that can import import and export 3d data to various other 3D animation packages, e.g. Autodesk 3ds max, Maya, Cinema4D, Lightwave, Houdini etc.) Click here to go to the tutorial on cg.tutsplus.com. Here is my own early attempt at using Realflow :P Realflow 4 and V-Ray liquid simulation test from JG3D on Vimeo .

Zero One Animation recently finished a project for the Melbourne museum called " a day in Pompeii". it's a stereoscopic 3D animation. Check out work by Jay C Miller and Joel Delle-Vergin below: (I particularly like how the flames eat the roof tiles!) A Day in Pompeii - trailer from JayCMiller on Vimeo .

Hello World! I'm back from hospital with my new version 2.0 body and I'm recovering nicely. (That's why I haven't been posting for the last few weeks). Chek out this cool 3D CG video by Gabe Askew: Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear from Gabe Askew on Vimeo .

If you are interested in learning how to model a car in 3D, (and which 3D artist isn't?), follow the link to a good tutorial by wide3d.no It doesn't show you how to make the entire Nissan GT-R (R34), but it does give you a very good description of the techniques used. Once you understand the techniques, you should be able to finish the car on your own.

Structure Synth V1.0 has been released. I have to be honest, I'm not exactly sure what this is - from the Structure Synth website: "Structure Synth is a cross-platform application for generating 3D structures by specifying a design grammar. Even simple systems may generate surprising and complex structures." Whatever that is, it sounds pretty rad, so I'm going to download it and play with it this afternoon. Get it for free here: download (versions available for Windows Xp/Vista, Linux and Mac OS 10.5)

Here is a simple video tutorial that I made on making frosted glass with V-Ray and Autodesk 3ds Max. Please note that there are many ways to make frosted glass (sometimes called sandblasted glass), with V-Ray, and this is just one of them! Video tutorial on making frosted glass with V-Ray from JG3D on Vimeo .