TurboSquid helps people of all skill levels upload and sell their creations from the comfort of their homes. But without a dependable computer, it can be hard to get into a mindset that helps you to create something people want to buy. But where to start? With so many choices on the market, it can be difficult to find a …
Light Path Expressions in Arnold for Maya
A powerful way for creating fully custom render passes in Maya by considering the contribution of different light rays. Believe it or not, a renderer never ceases to amaze us in terms of functionalities! Nowadays, we might encounter situations where we need more control over the compositing of 3D rendered material.Many renderers already have features to produce custom render passes, …
Artist Spotlight: Roger Gerzner
Roger Gerzner took his first steps into the world of 3D art more than two decades ago. Since then he’s developed a unique art style that blends 2D designs with 3D modeling. We couldn’t resist the opportunity to chat with Roger about his long career, developing a retro style all of his own, the workflow behind his best characters, artistic …
Artist Spotlight: Dwayne Jones
Dwayne Jones is a shining example of the success you can achieve as a self-taught artist. After growing up a fan of animation and video games in Nigeria, he began learning Blender after graduating from college. Struck by the lack of African characters across 3D art, Dwayne grew determined to create more. Today, he’s a super-talented artist with a cartoon …
Artist Spotlight: Deniz Ozemre
Deniz Ozemre’s career began with nothing more than a PC and a passion for digital art. Today, he works on some of the biggest movies in the world. As if that isn’t cool enough, he also creates photorealistic busts of historical figures like Beethoven and Socrates. We couldn’t resist catching up with Deniz to find out how his career got …
How to Model 3D Curly Hair
Welcome to this brand new episode where we will learn how to model 3D curly hair or textured hair in Yeti for Maya! In our previous tutorials, we learned the fundamentals of Yeti as a professional tool for hair and fur. If you follow my series from the start, you’ll discover this wonderful tool and learn the best practices in …