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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
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PROJECT COMPONENT: Liquids in a Glass Object: Setup Tutorial

Christopher Tyler Nov, 15th 2011 11 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Lighting, CX Modeling, CX Texturing, CX Version 7 Specific, Design 3D CX

This tutorial walks through the scene setup and basic object model for a glass object which will eventually contain some liquid. This tutorial is geared toward the beginner.

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PROJECT COMPONENT: Part 8. Texturing and rendering the alarm clock

Christopher Tyler Nov, 5th 2011 4 Comments

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

This tutorial walks through the scene setup, material creation and rendering of the alarm clock.

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Setting up materials using the Fresnel interpolator

Christopher Tyler Jul, 11th 2011 0 Comments

CX Lighting, CX Texturing, CX Version 6 specific

This quick tutorial walks through the creation of materials used on some product bottles. It shows how to use the fresnel interpolators to configure proper reflections.

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Diffuse channel and Fresnel falloff

Christopher Tyler Jul, 5th 2011 0 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Lighting, CX Rendering, CX Texturing, CX Version 6 specific

This tutorial shows how to use the material system to make diffuse surfaces react a bit more naturally to light. Diffuse surface scatter light uniformly. However in reality light tends to have a slightly less uniform behavior and this tutorial shows how to simulate that.

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Caustics through glass with raydiosity

Christopher Tyler Jun, 24th 2011 0 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Lighting, CX Rendering, CX Version 6 specific

This tutorial shows how to achieve really cool caustic effects using glass and raydiosity. It shows how to use some of the rendering controls to achieve these kinds of effects.

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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
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Nuanced Metals II

Christopher Tyler Jun, 6th 2011 2 Comments

CX Lighting, CX Rendering, CX Texturing, CX Version 6 specific

Here is a tutorial on how to improve the realism of metals (and other similar materials). Compare the left and right images. Which looks more real? The right you probably say and would be right. The way light reflects off the surface is more correct. This tutorial explains how to achieve this.

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PROJECT COMPONENT: Liquids in a Glass Object: Setup Tutorial

PROJECT COMPONENT: Part 8. Texturing and rendering the alarm clock

Setting up materials using the Fresnel interpolator

Diffuse channel and Fresnel falloff

Caustics through glass with raydiosity

Nuanced Metals II