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Four new HDRs 28 Jun 2013 | 02:15 am
Sorry for the lack of updates lately. Had a lot on my plate to deal with and needed to take a little “me” time. Anyway, I wanted to pass along a few new HDRs I took while on a little trip. Feel fre...
Tutorial Request: 3ds Max State Sets 16 Feb 2013 | 08:21 pm
One of the tutorial requests I received in my post HERE was for state sets. I saw this free nine part video tutorial series posted this morning and wanted to pass it along as it does a pretty thoroug...
Tutorial topics for 2013? 20 Dec 2012 | 02:19 am
I’m trying to form a game plan for 2013 and wanted your thoughts on topics you’d like to see discussed here. Comment below if there’s something specific that you’d like to see discussed. I’ll try to...
2012 Autodesk Master (3ds Max) 7 Dec 2012 | 04:56 am
I’ve been named an Autodesk Master for the 2012 award year! I’d like to give a huge thanks to this wonderful community for this honor, thank you all very much! I’d also like to thank my family for e...
Mixing render engine features 23 Sep 2012 | 09:58 pm
The other day I was working on a project where I needed to add some camera distortion. I wasn’t having much luck with my usual method of lens distortions. I was getting close, but my client wasn’t f...
Server Update 5 Sep 2012 | 05:20 pm
Due to the traffic and amount of graphical content on the site here I have outgrown the shared hosting package I’ve been using. I have put in a request for an upgrade to the next server level which i...
Mercedes-Benz GL class renders 3 Sep 2012 | 10:01 pm
Sharing some more recent images created for MBUSA.com. These are of the GL-Class SUV. Models and backplates provided by MBUSA.com. I was responsible for lighting, materials, compositing, and render...
RandomControl maxlive renderer 1 Sep 2012 | 07:39 pm
The other day I purchased an upgrade on my FryRender plugin to the new maxlive renderer from RandomControl. In this post I’ll describe my initial thoughts on this plugin. Before I begin let me clarif...
mental ray caustics on matte surface 26 Jul 2012 | 07:15 am
I received a question about adding caustics to the matte/shadow/reflection material in mental ray. The setup I typically use for such a scenario might be useful for a broader audience so I turned my ...
iray layered material released 25 Jul 2012 | 02:09 am
Yay! I can now discuss how I’ve been creating some of my layered materials with iray! It’s a new layered material that has now been publicly released. It has a LOT of great features (SSS/Back scatt...
