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

Creating and Editing Custom HDRI Images for use in Design3D

Christopher Tyler Oct, 28th 2012 3 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Intermediate, CX Lighting, CX Rendering, CX Texturing, Design 3D CX

This tutorial shows how to edit 32 bit per channel HDRI bitmaps in Photoshop. It discusses the difference between 8, 16, and 32bit per channel color and how to work with Photoshop's HDRI color palette. It also discusses how to use this data inside of Design3D.

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

Cómo Evitar Resaltados Especulares No Deseados con un Gel – Español

Rodrigo Duarte Oct, 20th 2012 0 Comments

CX Lighting, CX Spanish Tutorials

Existen casos en los que sólo queremos utilizar el componente difuso de una luz. Haremos esto mediante un gel. Este tutorial está también en inglés /Also available in English.

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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 Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
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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
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Avoiding Unwanted Specular Highlights with a Light Gel

Rodrigo Duarte Jul, 25th 2012 0 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Intermediate, CX Lighting

There are some cases in which We only want a light to cast diffuse light, or we may want a light to cast only specular light. We achieve this with a Light Gel.

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Creating and Editing Custom HDRI Images for use in Design3D

Cómo Evitar Resaltados Especulares No Deseados con un Gel – Español

Rendering an old cellular phone

Lighting a Fuse (Fountain FX IV)

Understanding Caustics in Strata Design 3D

Avoiding Unwanted Specular Highlights with a Light Gel