25+ 3D Studio Max Best of Tutorials & Resources
- By Noupe Editorial Team
- Posted in Graphics, TUTORIAL
- 65 comments
Creating 3D visualization rendering autodesk 3ds Max software, brings not only the look and feel for the image, but also helps to visualize the design in reality. This full-featured 3D modeling, animation, rendering, and effects solution is used to produce stunning interior & exterior 3D visualization rendering, top-selling games and award-winning film and video content.
In this post, we want to showcase 25 great 3DS Max tutorials around for all levels covering modeling, materials, lighting and animation in 3DSMax. You will find full-featured 3D modeling, animation, rendering, and effects solution that should appeal to all users from beginners all the way to the most seasoned and advanced users of 3DS Max.
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1. Interior Lighting by using Mental Ray (Video Tutorial)
In this 12 minutes video tutorial will explain you how to use Sunlight, Skylight in the daylight interior scene and render through mental ray. Overall, this is very informative tutorial which will explain you everything without a sound.
2. Rendering Objects using Vray (Video Tutorial)
This video tutorial is created by artist Giorgio Luciano in 3ds max using Vray, covering the caustics, reflection, GI in a scene.
3. Chair Modeling – Spline Technique (Video Tutorial)
This is a basic tutorial to understand how to use the SPLINES effectively in the field of Interior/Furniture Design. This tutorial is based only on splines. It is very important that your chair has the correct dimensions, otherwise the rendering with Mental Ray will not be optimal.
4. WATER FOUNTAIN TUTORIAL
5. Rain Fall Animation
In this tutorial, we will learn how to make basic rain-fall animation against a matching background in 3dsmax. The final result would be as shown below:
6. CUSTOMIZING YOUR WOOD FLOOR – PARQUET MATERIAL
This tutorial will guide you on how to make the cover material from the wood floors (parquet), and I assume that this tutorial is intended for the beginner level and understand the use of basic software on the’3dsMax ‘ very well.
7. Create Icons with 3d Max
This tutorial will guide you on how to make a 3d icon in 3D Studio Max.
8. It’s Time for Bullets
This tutorial will cover the wide spectrum of creating (i.e. modelling, a bit-mapping, texturing, shading and rendering) a nice scene containing lots of bullets.
9. Flying Through Clouds in 3ds max
Learn how to create a fly-through of a realistic cloud tunnel that renders relatively fast, using 3D Studio Max with no plugins or 3rd party renderers.
10. Modeling the New James Bond Introduction (Video Tutorial)
How to recreate the opening gun barrel sequence from the two newest James Bond movies in 3d Studio Max using the default scanline renderer, minimal modeling, and only standard materials.
11. 3D Modeling Car Rim (Video Tutorial)
This is quite a useful 3ds max tutorial which explains, the 3d modeling process of a Car Rim in a very detailed manner.
12. 3ds MAX + VRay Tutorial
Making of “Time is running” using 3d Studio Max + VRay. Everything is modelled in 3ds max 2008 mostly from standard geometry and some splines with lathe like the lampshade.
13. Creating a cool neon sign
How to model and texture to get a really cool looking neon sign which could be used in a veriety of ways.
14. Animal Fur Using 3ds max
Using 3ds max you can create fur with ease, because 3ds max equipped with bulit in Hair And Fur modifier since version 8. In this tutorial you will learn how to create animal fur using 3ds max.
15. Dissolving objects using particles
Dispersion is one of the effects that are used very often. It is quite simple and has wide usage almost everywhere where it comes to create some special effects. Here is how to get dissolving objects effect using particles.
16. Night Interior Rendering Tutorial (using vray and 3d max)
17. How to create a furry carpet in 3ds max with VrayFur
18. Anchor Box Modelling tutorial
19. Exterior Scene Part 3 – Lighting
The entire model is created based on a CAD plan, then imported into 3D Studio Max and organized into layers.
20. Making of the Auditorium with 3dsmax
21. Add a snow cape to any object
Learn how to add a snow cape in any object using a very simple trick.
22. Material Tutorial: Glowing Material with Mental Ray
Glowing materials are very useful to create light effects. For example a neon-light effect. This kind of material is a light-emitting material. It will create light and shadows like an Omni Light.
23. Illumination Tutorial (3dsmax MentalRay)
This tutorial is about the illumination of a room, illuminated by sunlight coming through a window ( ideal for living rooms, kitchens and bedrooms ).
24. Gold Material (Video Tutorial)
In this interactive video not only learn but also create a material online with instructions in 3ds max
25. Kung Fu Panda Animation
Creating Kung Fu Panda Animation in a minute using motion capture data
Dave, 04 March 2009
Hi All-
Wanted to share my 3ds Max modeling tutorials.
http://designreform.net/category/tutorials/autodesk-3ds-max/
Hope they Help,
Dave
PoKas!, 04 March 2009
Just Great!
Paulo, 04 March 2009
Nice tuts….If you have also for Autodesk Maya it would be excelent too. :)…for diferents types of programs like also Cinema 4D. Thanks a lot.
Dainis Graveris, 04 March 2009
excellent roundup! I was just starting on 3DsMax – extremely useful article for me! Thanks!
insicdesigns, 05 March 2009
holy awesome! this list of tutorial makes me open my 3d studio max again.
samz, 15 January 2010
yeh really thats really fantastic tuts …
Bharath Kumar, 05 March 2009
Nice collection, from now on i will start to work in 3DSM ;)
Oupoot, 05 March 2009
Very nice tutorials.
You should have a look at a little app called Blender. Does 90% of the same stuff, but its free!
Clement, 05 March 2009
This makes me wana leave work and go home to do some 3d :D
Alex Mincinopschi, 05 March 2009
Awesome list! Thanks for including 2 of my tutorials in it :)
Ronny-André, 05 March 2009
How about a collection for Maya tutorials too, for us who uses Mac? :)
Noupe, 05 March 2009
Consider it done :)
Sklep Zoologiczny W?dkarski, 05 March 2009
Is it really possible? ;) Just unbelievable!
Timothy, 05 March 2009
Great list! Thanks
Awesome!, 05 March 2009
Awesome man, I wish they have tutorials in Maya because I like maya more than 3ds max
Date, 05 March 2009
Man I always loved 3d images. this going to help me create some cool 3d pictures
Chris, 05 March 2009
Wow, awesome tutorials! Thanks! :)
eddie, 05 March 2009
nice! I love the 20th
Juan Cherry, 05 March 2009
Nice collection of tutorials!
Frontop, 06 March 2009
Cool. Frontop also supply architecture rendering and animation with such 3D Max Technology.
ViperOne, 06 March 2009
NICE !!!! MOOOORE !!!! ;o)
Jordi, 06 March 2009
Number 14 is just about modelling, not about fur. I was disappointed :(
Aditya.S, 06 March 2009
Hi,
Love the post.Could you please do the same for Maya?
Bjorn, 06 March 2009
Took a 3d class back in school… tempted to take another look. Thanks!
Dank0, 06 March 2009
Go to the area.autodesk.com and you will find more tutorials not just for max.
-Daniel
sean steezy, 09 March 2009
very much awesome thanks!
Mouse, 10 March 2009
Awesome that is really nice
BestofTeenTube, 10 March 2009
I like it :) super nice
vishal, 16 March 2009
it’s really nice tutorial thanx buddy
Robertas, 05 April 2009
Great tutorial.
Yashvir Bagwandeen, 13 April 2009
Really awesome stuff!! Its hard to find good 3ds max tuts around
DRJose, 23 April 2009
This is a one stop shop for beginner and seeker like me, the site of resources for dreamers of CG arts. Keep it up!…stay as the very the best.
Olson Mino, 30 April 2009
wow great collection, thanks!
Luke, 31 October 2009
Very cool collection. If you had time could you make similar collecting but with only modeling tutorials? Thanks in advance
abheek, 01 February 2010
very nice…tutorial
Atlanta Printing Company, 03 February 2010
great information. thanks
Paarth, 28 February 2010
Thanks for the cool list of tutorials, great share.
Balaji, 16 April 2010
This is what we wanted!!!
raghuveer raghav, 24 April 2010
amazing
nice work
Dexter2016, 07 May 2010
God bless you
Page, 23 July 2010
I wish this videos are all on CC. This is annoyed when I am taking this course. Most videos are not CC! Please add it! Big Thanks!
Adeel Ahmed, 24 October 2010
Thanks Dear what a great work.
wahoo thanks alot
Hannah, 23 November 2010
Thank you, thank you.
I’m appreciating this post, it’s very useful.
I would be also grateful for something more about 3d :)
Art Gallery, 04 December 2010
Really wonderful list. Thanks for sharing
Anup Pokhrel, 10 December 2010
In tutorial no. 23, Illumination Tutorial (3dsmax MentalRay), the setting for Illumination in Rendering menu is not appropriate here in my computer. It shows false colors.
3d models, 14 December 2010
free download 3d models
Abhi, 24 December 2010
That is really a fantastic tuts….
it can help me very much thankyou so much
monika, 01 February 2011
hey it is nice…thanx sir
kiran, 26 February 2011
it nice buddy
thnks 4 the tutorial
plz upload more tutorials
Combat Pack, 22 April 2011
I wish I had time to do all these
3ds max, 31 May 2011
Great collection!!
i’ll be watching these tutorials from time to time, thanks
ayhanatakan, 04 June 2011
I have started learning 3ds max and I want to make a ship model such as chemical tanker but I don’t know where I should start modelling, could you explain how I can make a ship?
Should I start waterlines,buttocks or sections. Pls a tutorial
Marisa, 22 June 2011
You can check some nice 3d & Cg tutorials on EffectsZone.com
halfmad260, 24 July 2011
very cool it is very effective for seo work
Prasadi, 20 August 2011
thank u sooo much!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Asm Khan, 06 October 2011
Great Work……. Well Done……. I wish to do all this…….
Albert, 11 November 2011
So great…………..i need to shift from 2D to 3D graphics. Thanks a lot!
Nitin Magdum, 05 December 2011
Really superb tuts. i like it
3dlib.org, 05 January 2012
Thank you very much. Happy new year 2012!!
Nurul Islam, 29 January 2012
Nice!
yathartha, 07 March 2012
thanks……. a lot but there is no further link of dissolving using particles
You, 11 April 2012
Terrific article! 25+ 3D Studio Max Best of Tutorials & Resources – Noupe honestly tends to make my night somewhat brighter :D Keep going with the exceptional articles! Thank you, You
Miftah, 26 April 2012
Great Collection, Nice share Bro ;)
hiren, 24 May 2012
great ,i cant believe this.best tutorial
Srinivas, 01 March 2013
Hello,
Thanks for posting our tutorial on your page. I like you to make few changes to the link that you have posted as we have transferred the tutorial to a new domain, here are the details for the same:
Rain Fall Animation
Url: http://www.cgonlinetutorials.com/tutorials/3ds-max/rain-fall-animation.html
Img: http://www.cgonlinetutorials.com/tutorials/3ds-max/rain-fall-animation/rain-fall-animation.gif
Thanks once again.
Regards,
Srinivas.