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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
8.0 Specific

Rendering an old cellular phone

Christopher Tyler Sep, 20th 2012 1 Comment

CX Lighting, CX Rendering, CX Version 7 Specific, Design 3D CX

This rendering tutorial walks through the lighting and light balancing process for an old digital phone. It shows how to use various light amplifiers to get the desired energy level. It finally shows how to use a simple post processing function (gamma) in Photoshop to augment the final rendering.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
- Gems 101

Lighting a Fuse (Fountain FX IV)

Rodrigo Duarte Sep, 18th 2012 16 Comments

CX Animation, CX Intermediate, CX Lighting

We'll light a fuse using fountains for the sparks and smoke. Of course there are more things to solve here: the gradual disappearance of the fuse and the light emitted by the burning fuse.

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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
8.0 Specific

Posing an object that has multiple contact points on a surface

Christopher Tyler Sep, 17th 2012 3 Comments

CX Intermediate, CX Version 7 Specific, Design 3D CX

This tutorial shows how to pose or arrange an object that would naturally have multiple contact points on a flat surface when gravity pulls it down.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
- Gems 101

Using the Fountain FX (III) Fireworks!

Rodrigo Duarte Sep, 14th 2012 0 Comments

CX Animation, CX Intermediate, CX Rendering

Beautiful fireworks can be created using the Fountain FX. We will do a simple example in this tutorial. We need just one object with two fountains, one for the trail and one for the fireworks proper.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
- Gems 101

Understanding Caustics in Strata Design 3D

Rodrigo Duarte Sep, 11th 2012 0 Comments

CX Lighting, CX Rendering

Caustics are concentrations of transmitted or reflected light. If you have ever burnt paper with a magnifying glass, you already know what caustics are. We will see how to make caustics in Strata 3D and have a look at the different render settings.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
- Gems 101

Using the Fountain FX (II) – Parameters

Rodrigo Duarte Sep, 3rd 2012 0 Comments

CX Animation, CX Beginner, CX Intermediate

Let us continue our exploration of the Fountain FX. This time we'll have a look at the parameters of the FX.

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Rendering an old cellular phone

Lighting a Fuse (Fountain FX IV)

Posing an object that has multiple contact points on a surface

Using the Fountain FX (III) Fireworks!

Understanding Caustics in Strata Design 3D

Using the Fountain FX (II) – Parameters