Digital Painting

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• "Making of Marvin" by Ajdin Barucija
  This process was very simple and involved box modeling or in this case a sphere with 64 segments. I started of
  using 64 because I wouldn't need to add a mesh smooth modifier to it, since I was going to use the Boolean tool
  on the head. As you can see in the picture...
  
  
  
• "The Corridor" by Richard Tilbury
  This particular scene was designed to be simple in terms of the geometry involved and therefore attributing a
  little more emphasis on the texturing aspects using techniques somewhat akin to games development.
  
  
  
• "Making of The NS5" by Ajdin Barucija
  Before we start, I presume the reader (you that is) has some knowledge of Polygonal modeling. But even if you
  don't, this tutorial will still be useful for anyone that is starting off, or at an intermediate level. I have tried to explain everything in detail as much as I could.
  
  
  
• "Making of Vaulted Street" by Cetin Tuker
  The idea of this project comes from traditional Turkish narrow streets. It is usual to see narrow streets in
  Mediterranean architecture. Another idea was to use a dome and put some Turkish style traditional
  ornamentation on the interior surface of the dome.....
  
  
  
• "The making of Old Alley" by Gary Smith
  Hello there, this tutorial is the making of one of my latest scenes entitled "Old Alley." This is my first making of tutorial, and I hope to create some more along the years. I will take you through all the modeling, texturing, lighting, and rendering. Here is a render of the final scene (scaled down from 800x600).
  
  
  
• "Making of Lonely and Left Behind" by Dennis A. Hoppe
  I already started this project overview some time ago with a very detailed tutorial on modelling a human head using boxmodelling in Max5. Then, after already having written 35 pages, I realized, that it would probably become too long
  and started all over again. ;-) Nevertheless, If you´re interested.....
  
  
  
• "Making of Caterham" by Rano Anandito
  The idea for this scene came from a Caterham model that I saw at a hobby store a few weeks before. So the next
  time I went there I had to buy it. I was hoping to find a blueprint of the model car in the box but it wasn’t there! So I
  had to build the model first and measure each object.
  
  
  
• "Making of Arkeon" by Woody
  With this model my goal was to learn how to use normal mapping for a low poly character, a technique that was
  new for me in that moment. The model Arkeon Sannath it’s from a game called Confrontation.
  
  
  
• "The Old Cupboard" by Jure Zagoricnik
  Two years ago, when I got involved with 3D I just thought it would be a short phase. I was working for a web company
  (I still am) and we needed a 3d model of a shopping city and I guess I was the only one who wanted to try something new. Not to bore you to death, let me just say I got hooked instantly. Modeling wasn't a problem.....
  
  
  
• "The Lantern" by Hani Troudy
  I'm going to go through the modelling, texturing, lighting, rendering and the post production. It's not gonna be a
  step by step tutorial but I'll be explaining the main ways of making the lantern.
  
  
  
• "Making of It Comes a Time of Death" by Radoslav Zilinsky
  Hi, my name is Radoslav Zilinsky and my Internet nickname is radoxist. In this article, I would like to present to you
  the process of making my picture "It comes a time of death".
  
  
  
• "Making of Sten" by Eduardo Oliden Hermida
  My name is Eduardo Oliden; I was born in Madrid, Spain, in 1977 and I currently work for ‘PyroStudios’. The model
  is based on a design that I found on the Internet, made by Steve Wang, for the movie "Guyver 2: Dark Hero"
  
  
  
• "Making of Mama" by Albert Feliu
  I'm going to explain to you how I created my latest personal artwork called "Mama". I did it for the 50th birthday of my mum, which was several weeks ago. Obviously all the things I did can be done in many different ways. The techniques that i have used in this occasion were chosen depending on the circumstances such as the timeline.
  
  
  
• "3DTotal Training DVD - Modelling and Mapping a creatures head" by Richard Tilbury
  This overview of 3DTotal's Training DVD Modelling a Creatures Head is a broken down version of the DVD. It wont
  give away the key elements of the modelling and texturing process but it will give you a insite to how indepth the
  DVD is. Part 1 of this overview will be going over a few steps of the modelling, mapping and unwrapping stages
  
  
  
• "Making of Nemesis - Nissan 350Z" by Bonar Siregar
  The name Nemesis, inspired from the decals Che Guevara* a revolutionar, that I put on the hood of the car.
  Then the Tribal design was inspired from the Ches’s hair.
  
  
  
• "Bad Dreams" by Dorian Bushi
  First of all I want you to know that this image was created for a competition, the goal of which was Lighting &
  Rendering Atmosphere.
  
  
  
• "Future Worker" by Gerard Muntes
  In this tutorial I'll explain the creation process of "Future Worker", a low polygon head of a character. For creating
  it I've mainly used 3dStudio Max, Zbrush and Photoshop; all combined with the help of two Total Texture CD's: v4 Humans & Creatures and v7 sci-fi.
  
  
  
• "Seat Leon II" by David Melchor Diaz
  This is a quick tutorial that explains all the process to make this composition. We´re going to see how to make the model, materials, lighting, render parameters and finishing the image with Photoshop.
  
  
  
• "Making of Headphones in the Bathroom" by Carlos Ribeiro
  First of all it’s my pleasure to show this project here on 3DTotal one of the most complete cg website in the world.
  Everything began in a free time among my other work, at GP2 Studios - São Paulo ( http://www.gp2net.net ), I got my headphones and start to modelling it, after a couple of hours I started to make the shaders.....
  
  
• "The making of Bruttus 4Z" by Joao Milando
  The car that we’re talking about, in this article, is based on the marvelous and beautiful Mazda RX-8 as you may
  already noticed. I chose to base this one in RX-8 but I could’ve done sketches instead. Normally, I only create a
  picture of the side of the car because, to me, that’s what decides how the car will look...
  
  
  
• "Making of Settled" by Raymon Brugman
  Hi all, for some of those who requested a project overview from me, well here it is. In this project overview I’m
  going to tell you how my scene called ‘Settled’ was made. I assume you have at least the basic knowledge and understanding of 3d. This project overview is mainly focused on user’s 3ds max 7
  
  
  
• "The making of Ataturk" by Deniz OZEMRE
  The character was done by using 3dsmax7.5 but sometimes I have used XSI for modelling and unfolding the
  mesh but it doesn’t matter at all. I have included as part of my research, all the photos I used and help to explain
  "Who is Atatürk"? Atatürk is the founder of Turkish Republic who lived between 1881-1938..
  
  
  
• "Making of Dead Twice" by Alessandro Lima
  This tutorial was made based the development the my last project: Dead Twice. In this i'll explain the techniques
  of the modeling, as well to the mapping and texturing. It's possible which my techniques aren't the more used for animations.....
  
  
  
• "Victorian Freak" by Merlyn Lear
  This project was kind of inspired by Van Helsing Frankenstein. After watching the movie I thought I could create a
  better freak than that! So I did…. God knows why?
  
  
  
• "Flower Bug" by Jacob Johnson
  This tutorial is going to go over the creation of the Flower Bug image I did for 3D Total. This tutorial will consist of
  mainly texture work to achieve the realistic look of a real life flower
  
  
  
• "3D Stylized Head"by Athey Nansel-Moravetz
  There is no 'one' right or wrong way to model a head. Everyone seems to have a technique they prefer, but there is
  a vast number of different ways that a person can choose to tackle the problem of modeling a head in 3-dimentions.
  
  
  
• "Behind the Portrait of Dorian Grey" by Marek Denko
  I had a bad time when I could not sleep because of some problems and so I tried to think of something else and I ~came up with this : ) I had no inspiration for my characteres, no concepts or sketches.These creatures were created piece by piece during few weeks. References of a chair, clock, chair, lamp and desk could be found on internet
  
  
  
• "Natalie"by Dani Garcia aka Woody
  The target of this project was to create a rigged character as real as possible and with all the clothes layers.
  This has been the first time I do something like this, and also the first time I tried to do a full human character,
  so I also used it to learn a lot.
  
  
  
• "Low Poly Character"by Matt Marshall
  Well this is it. The tutorial that will cover a significant amount of the processes involved in getting an idea into various end results such as Unreal Tournament 2004. I also intend on working with Half life 2 when it comes out if I can spare the time to keep it up.
  
  
• Modelling Joan of Arc by Michel Roger
  This is simply the best tutorial I have seen, originally written by Michel Roger in French (view here) and translated by me (Tom Greenway) and Stefan Roth. Michel takes you through complete character creation with over 60 pages of excellent tutition
  
  
  
• "Modelling the Nissan R390 GT" by Enrico Nencini
  Why the Nissan R390 GT1? I had just modeled my Peugeot 206 (not that I own one) in Rhino3d, and wanted to try out a different technique (poly in 3ds max) so I could choose the best one for me (guess which one I like most?). I didn't want another everyday life car . . .
  
  
  
• "Texturing and lighting the Nissan R390 GT in 3ds max 5" by Enrico Nencini
  Creating a believable 3d model is strictly tied with an accurate definition of its materials and textures: realizing and correctly applying the textures on a model is a complex and long process in the creation of photorealistic renderings. . .
  
  
  
• "LowPoly Character Modelling" by Ben Mathis
  I am doing this for two reasons. First and foremost is so that any potential employers looking through my work can get an idea behind my workflow. The second reason, is because so many people model and texture WRONG! Not that my way is the only right way (but it is a right way)
  
  
  
• "Railway Station" by Jozef Zajac
  This tutorial will be useful for all of you who are trying to create a 3d model from a real model pursuing to have precise measurements. Our approach will be to create a model of a railway station. So here are 2 photos of the mentioned station. . .
  
  
  
• Making a Self Portrait by Kris Kaufman
  The self portrait seen here was a project that I undertook to try and acheive a level of realism I had never done before. From the initial modelling to the final touch ups the project was very much a learning experience. I might also add that I have have a BFA in painting.
  
  
  
• Building, Texturing and lighting a Scene - "The shop' by Juan Siquier
  The scene represents a man and a sculpture, maybe a sculptor observing his work. All the textures used are from the Total Textures CD´s see here www.3dtotal.com/textures . I have used the release 5 of 3D Studio MAX without any plugin or automatic system of global illumination
  
  
  
• "Making the scene - from modelling to the final rendering" by Adam Guzowski
  This tutorial consists of two parts. The first part includes modelling techniques, lighting and cameraplacement.
  The second part presents information on texturing and rendering the scene.
  
  
  
• The Making of the "DMF - 239 Coyote" Missile
  So I have compiled together an informative tutorial of how I created this missile in 3D Studio MAX from concept to rendering. Unfortunatley this tutorial reads quite MAX specific, but I'm sure the techniques work over all platforms.
  
  
  
• The Virtual Mime by Dennis Moellers
  I start the modeling process with the head. To get the correct proportions I took photographs of a friend and mapped the results onto two plane. . .
  
  
  
• "Making of The Viking animation" by "Cemre Ozkurt,2002"
  This tutorial won't give you a lot of technical support but it will give you the idea how i did it. I believe that it will help many new people to character creation
  
  
  
• Creating a realtime character for Project IGI - written and illustrated by Joachim Barrum& Mikael Noguchi
  When doing real-time characters for a game like IGI, it's absolutely necessary that every design aspect has been well thought through
  
  
  
• "Star Wars Episode 2 - The recreation of the final scene" by Laszlo Racz
  After the big disappointment of the first episode, I did not expect much from the second part as well, that is why it was such a great surprise when I watched it! I liked the end of the movie so much, that I knew that I have to make my own version of it . . .
  
  
  
• "Making of 'L'homme dans la foret'" by Stefan Stinga
  Hello! My name is Stefan Stinga and I am from Romania. Since I discovered the 3d world and the possibilities that someone has in the 3d virtual space and I mean the possibilities of creating virtual life and building virtual emotions, this became my passion and I know that it will remain a passion for a long time. . .