In this 3D Studio Max tutorial we will cover how to use procedurals to create a rock texture. We will cover: displacement tuning in mental ray, specularity properties, bump and displacement with stacked procedural to create cracks, rust, and bumpy structures over the surface. While also covering other procedural usage such as noise, smoke and cellular.

This book is suitable for undergraduate students in computer science and engineering, for students in other disciplines who have good programming skills, and for professionals.

This book is suitable for undergraduate students in computer science and engineering, for students in other disciplines who have good programming skills, and for professionals.

In this series of lessons, we will discuss different methods for simulating the effect of caustic patterns created by moving water.

We will begin by exploring caustic photons in mental ray, and how they can realistically interact with a water surface to create refracted bands of light. From there, we will explore an alternative method for simulating caustics which is much more efficient, especially when working with large, open bodies of water.

In this third tutorial in our HLSL Shader Creation series, Ben Cloward will show you had to create the final elements you will need for a complete shading model. This includes high quality reflections, refractions and combining both to create water or glass like materials using the Fresnel term. Ben will also show you how to further enhance your normal maps using offset mapping, giving the appearance of depth. Also how to add detail to your normal maps. How to use vertex colour and alpha values in your shaders. How to animate the meshes vertices using only the shader. And the series wraps up with an animated transparency effect.

In this third tutorial in our HLSL Shader Creation series, Ben Cloward will show you had to create the final elements you will need for a complete shading model. This includes high quality reflections, refractions and combining both to create water or glass like materials using the Fresnel term. Ben will also show you how to further enhance your normal maps using offset mapping, giving the appearance of depth. Also how to add detail to your normal maps. How to use vertex colour and alpha values in your shaders. How to animate the meshes vertices using only the shader. And the series wraps up with an animated transparency effect.

In this series of lessons we'll learn how to begin Maya's powerful Ocean features. Using Maya Oceans, we'll be able to achieve quality results within a matter of minutes.

We'll begin this project by learning the basics of creating a Maya Ocean and what it is actually made of. We'll then learn about attributes we need to set early in the project. Then we'll learn how to control the noisiness of waves and their length. After that, we'll create line graphs to change each wave's height, turbulence and peak. We'll finish by adding foam and editing the color information of the shader.

Gain a complete overview of shader pipelines and learn a time-saving workflow to building and integrating real-time shaders using XSI and XNA. Contains over 5 hours of project-based training for technical artists learning the methods of real-time shading for use in games and pre-visualization.

What’s new in SkinVue 9?
- Support for new DAZ Characters (Kids4)
- Enhanced SkinVue materials – greater realism and fidelity
- Vue 9 Support including wxPython version 2.9
- wxPython is now included in Vue 9

This tutorial covers the full range of Maya s fast subsurface shaders, with a detailed examination of how to make human skin and render it in mental ray.

This tutorial covers the full range of Maya's fast subsurface shaders, with a detailed examination of how to make human skin and render it in mental ray.

Gain a complete overview of shader pipelines and learn a time-saving workflow to building and integrating real-time shaders using XSI and XNA. Contains over 5 hours of project-based training for technical artists learning the methods of real-time shading for use in games and pre-visualization.

Popular highlights include:
Working with Real-time Shaders; Setting up Models and Skinned Models; Using XSI FX Shader Presets; Using SAS Bindings; Writing Vertex and Pixel Shaders; Constant and Texture Shading; Lambertian Diffuse Shading Model; Blinn-Phong Shading Model; Using Normal Maps; Render to Texture; Drawing with Sprite Batch; Using Pixel Shaders for Post Effects; Problem-solving Approaches; Shader Analysis; Working with Textures and Clusters; Publishing XNA Models from XSI; Consolidation Techniques; Creating Animation Clips; Fine-tuning looping animation; Gaussian Blur; Shadow Projection; Programming and Choosing Techniques; Edit/Delete Message;

System Requirements

MINIMUM

Pentium 4 1.4GHz Processor
256MB RAM
64MB DirectX compatible Video Card with Pixel Shader 1.1 Support
DirectX compatible Sound Card
DirectX 9
2.5GB Hard Disk Space
Keyboard
Mouse

BASIC series
SIGERSHADERS VCarpaint2 v.1.0.0
SIGERSHADERS VCeramic2 v.1.0.0
SIGERSHADERS VMetal2 v.1.0.1
SIGERSHADERS VPlastic2 v.1.0.0

NVIDIA Inspector is a small and handy tool that displays hardware information for nVidia-based graphic cards. Main features also include: hardware monitoring, Core/Shader/Memory clock tuning, Fan Speed adjustment, etc.