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Digital-Tutors – Creative Development – Character Concepting Workflows for Games in Photoshop
Advanced | 2h 53m | 836 MB | Project Files 122 MB | Required Software: Photoshop CS5

Digital Tutors - Creating a Matte Painting in 3ds Max with Vue xStream | 843 MB
Duration: 2 hrs. 2 min. | FLV | 1280?720 | Project Files Included
Genre: eLearning

In this tutorial we will learn about the integration between 3ds Max and Vue xStream for creating digital environments. Throughout these lessons we will look at the basic parameters needed when constructing environments inside Vue. We will also look at building an efficient pipeline between 3ds Max and Vue. By the end of this tutorial, we will have gone over integrating seamless integration between multiple pieces of software in order to achieve our final image.

Digital Tutors - Creative Development: Realistic Hairstyling in 3ds Max and Hair Farm
2 hrs. 8 min. | FLV | English | VP6, 1280*720 pixels | MP3, 44.1 KHz | 763 MB
Genre: Video Traning

In this tutorial we will learn how to create a hairstyle in 3ds Max using Hair Farm. We``ll start by looking at the preparation that is needed in order to get the best results when creating the hair. From there, we``ll look at the actual hair creation using the Hair Farm plug-in. We will learn how to generate the hair mesh and then convert it into actual hairs using Hair Farm modifiers. By the end of this tutorial we will have looked at how to create different hair effects using different hair objects as well as adding materials and lighting for our hair.

Digital Tutors - Creative Development: Character Concepting Workflows for Games in Photoshop with Eric Chiang
Advanced | 2h 53m | 836 MB | Project Files 122 MB | Required Software: Photoshop CS5

Digital Cinema Training Basic Production vol II DVD-NoPE | ISO | 3.57 GB
The Basic series teaches film theory in studio-based scenes, unlike the Movie Production series, which teaches real-life production in homes and outdoors. You will learn 13-Point lighting for one subject and two subjects, the jargon and motive behind each light source, as well as balancing them together with Quality, Quantity, Direction, and Color. You will learn composition concepts: Law of Thirds, Screen Mass, Triangular Dominance, Color Harmony, and Planar Separation, as well as the psychological impact of each. Also, there are sections on Lenses, Depth of Field, Shots, Axes of Motion, Makeup, and Steadicam.

Digital Tutors Introduction To Rigging In XSI-TACTiLE + REPACK CD3 | ISO |
Size: 1.72 GB

Establish a solid foundation and learn flexible rigging methods, various rigging and character setup tools, and the essentials of building animator-friendly controls in XSI. Contains nearly 7 hours of project-based training for aspiring artists learning character setup and rigging workflows in XSI.

Digital Tutors - Exterior Rendering Techniques with mental ray and Maya | ISO | 756 MB
The series of lessons, we will explore the various tools, techniques, and procedures that we can use when lighting an outdoor scene in Maya. We will begin the tutorial by learning how to set up a realistic outdoor illumination source, and how to simulate physically-accurate light behavior within our scene. We will then discuss the importance of incorporating a proper linear workflow into our pipeline, which includes using gamma-correction on our textures and materials within Maya. We will also see how we can use a post application like Photoshop to add some finishing touches to our final render with a minimal amount of effort. By the time you complete this course, you will be much better prepared to overcome many of the common challenges faces when rendering an outdoor environment in Maya.