TUTORIAL 57: SSS IN VUE 9, AND THE "SPECKLE" PROBLEM

settings for SSS skin in Vue 9, benefits of using SSS in general, and the "speckle" problem that crops up in SSS skin in many versions of Vue and an easy fix

TUTORIAL 56: THE DEVIL IS N THE DETAIL OF ART

General notes on making scenes more realistic

TUTORIAL 55: FIXING POSER CLOTHING
Fixing "poke through", adding wear/dirt, displacements, and using magnets

03-06-2010

TUTORIAL 54: CREATING "FOREST WAR - GOBLIN SHAMAN"
(Vue, and postwork in Photoshop)

Scene creation and Postwork

TUTORIAL 53: MAKING A STUDIO RENDER FOR VUE
(and other apps)

PDF version

TUTORIAL 52: MAKING BLOOD SPLATTERED FLESH IN VUE
This technique also applies to some other apps.

TUTORIAL 51: COLLECTING & ORGANIZING CONTENT
And ethics!

TUTORIAL 50: VUE BASICS
Tips for the beginner

TUTORIAL 49: NEBULAE MK3
More tweaks with volumetric nebulae :)

TUTORIAL 48: RENDER SETTINGS FOR VUE
(Updated 04-08-2009)

TUTORIAL 47: POSTWORK - MAKING A RENDER INTENSE
Making a render relaly stand out!

TUTORIAL 46: MAKING RIVERS THAT FOLLOW TERRAIN HEIGHTS
For Vue, Bryce or any app that uses heightfield maps

TUTORIAL 45: SIMPLE SPECIAL EFFECTS WITH PHOTOSHOP
Neat ways to add special effects to renders or paintings, using Photoshop or similar apps

TUTORIAL 44: MAKING A 3D PLANET
Although mostly for Vue, it applies to other apps too.

TUTORIAL 43: REFRACTION PROBLEMS IN VUE?
If your glass or gemstones go blue or look bad, here's a possible fix!

TUTORIAL 42: TEXTURE BLENDING IN VUE
How to mix several images to blend them into materials that won't show unsightly tiling, and have random, organic looks.

TUTORIAL 41: MULTILIGHTS IN MAXWELL RENDERER
Just a simple tutorial on how multilighting works in Maxwell and why it's so good!

TUTORIAL 40: AREA LIGHTS IN VUE
How to get best use of area lights, a little known way to get beautiful lighting in scenes :)

TUTORIAL 39: GENERAL VUE TIPS
Tips on terrains, using spheres to make fog and clouds, display and resource issues, varying ecosystem colours, etc
(Updated 04-08-2009)

TUTORIAL 38: POSTWORK FOR RENDERS
How to improve your 3D renders, in 2D apps, such as Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro.
updated 18-01-2009

TUTORIAL 37: CLOSE-UP ASTEROID FIELDS IN VUE

TUTORIAL 36: SHIP WAKES IN VUE

TUTORIAL 35: VEGGI, VENTI, SFXI! ;) (Vue)
Usings ventilators and vegetation in unusual ways!

TUTORIAL 34: CREATING A SCENE
How I designed, built, rendered and post worked a scene

TUTORIAL 33: PC BUILD FOR VUE & 64 BIT APPS
      Updated 06-0-2009
My suggestions on specifications for a good rendering machine for Vue etc :)

TUTORIAL 32: SUB-SURFACE SCATTERING IN VUE
How to get skin and similar objects to look great using "SSS" in Vue

TUTORIAL 31: YET MORE VUE NEBULA TIPS!
Using Volumetric shaded materials and terrains to make space nebulae! :)

TUTORIAL 30: POSER CHARACTER TIPS

TUTORIAL 29: PHOTOSHOP PLUGINS
A selection of my fave plugins for Photoshop and similar apps, and special effects apps, for spicing up images, or making 3d model textures :)

TUTORIAL 28: DIRT ON THE BOTTOM (Vue)
Not smut! :p Putting dirt where it belongs, for added realism.

TUTORIAL 27: TIP FOR 3D MODELLING
A very good general tip for 3d modelling, and also Rhino specific detials.

TUTORIAL 26: RESOURCES FOR DIGITAL ART
Books, magazines, tutorials, toosl etc to help with digital art

updated 18-01-2008

TUTORIAL 25:  2D BRUSHES
A lot of folk aren't aware Photoshop, PaintShopPro etc can use different shapes of brush, or how to vary them!

TUTORIAL 24: WEATHERING 3D OBJECTS
To make 3D scene look real, objects in them must have weathered, dirty surfaces.

TUTORIAL 23: STARFIELDS & ADVANCED NEBULAS
In Space, no one can hear you scream:
"£&%$ The Material Editor!" :p

TUTORIAL 22: Lighting for Vue and other apps
Ways to improve lighting your scenes.

Updated 02-03-2008

TUTORIAL 21: Digital Art Therapy.

Art's good for you!

Tutorial 8: Transparencies and Alpha Planes
Understanding how to use transparencies, alpha planes, and saving file sizes.

Vue and other apps.

Tutorial4: Antique, rusty metals (Vue)
Vue, creating realistic antique and corroded metals