Making of The Parthenon - Modeling / Texturing / Lighting Tutorial

This is a great making of. Check it out here. It covers all aspects of the project from beginning to end.

In Depth Charachter Animation Tutorial : Making of Sideshow Bob

Here is the link. This covers a very difficult subject very well. It is not software specific although I think the artist uses Maya. It goes over polygon modeling and rigging very well. It is 8 pages worth of tutorial. Lots of helpful stuff.

Displacement Maps: Some amazing effects.

This image is a displacement map. You have got to see the images it was used to create in Bryce3d. Try it out. This guy on Flickr has made some really amazing stuff with it, and he offers a brief tutorial for how it's done. Try it out in your own 3d programs. The images are here.

Evermotion.org

My favorite feature of this website is the free tutorials. There are some really good ones in all different types of catergories. There is something for every 3d program, plus compositing and Photoshop. Check them all out. There are even video tutorials. Of course, there are always the galleries and the forums to check out.

http://www.evermotion.org/index.php?unfold=tutorials

An Amazing Resource - Lots of Free Stuff

3d total is one of the best 3d resources on the web. It has tons of tutorials, textures, and other resources for free. There are also many great textures for sale. We have all seen the great products created with these textures, including our previous post.

The tutorial page has so many great learning opportunities. The tutorials are broken down into all the different programs and all the different catergories you need, including:

• Beginners
• Complete Projects
• Modelling and Rigging
• Animation and Rigging
• Lighting, Rendering, and Effects
• Texturing

There is also some 2d stuff including Photoshop and Digital Painting. You just can't beat this site. Check out all the free textures too.

http://www.3dtotal.com/textures/