Particle Effects - Realistic Fire Part 1

Topic: Particle Effects
Difficulty: Intermediate
Exercise 1: 16 mins

In this videotutorial you will learn how to make a realistic looking fire material and then apply it a particle effect to make a good looking fire. It is a common mis-conception that it takes a 3rd party plugin to make good looking fire but that is far from the truth.

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Topic: Modelling & Beginners
Difficulty: Extremely Easy
Exercise 1: 16 mins

This video tutorial is an extremely basic tutorial to help you understand the basics of 3Ds Max such as navigation of 3ds Max, simple tools, creating objects and simple editting of objects. This tutorials is very in depth so that beginners can follow the process click by click.

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Cell Shader Tutorial

Topic: Materials & Rendering
Difficulty: easy
Exercise 1: 10-20min
Exercise 2: TBA

Cell Shading takes a relatively complex 3d model and renders it as a 2D looking image that looks much like a cartoon. The Cell shader adds different levels of coloured shade and it also outlines the artwork of your 3d model. This can have a really nice effect especially when it is tweaked to perfection.

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Below are some simple examples of cell shading in 3ds max.