Beginner Plugins NLA / Walkcycle Plants / Terrains
Vertex Modeler Shaders / 3D Paint Lights (bulb, spot) Particles / Hair
Spline Modeler Surface Replicator Lighting (GI, portrait) Bullet Physics
Rigging Modifiers / Tweeners Skylight / HDRI VisualFX

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String Lights On a Christmas Tree

by | Apr 30, 2014 | | 0 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiow7nhRft0 Cripeman adds a strand of lights to his Christmas Tree using the Spiral Tool and a Surface Replicator. He finishes with a postrender effect on the lights called Cross Screen.

model & rig a figure in Carrara, use it in iClone

by | Apr 30, 2014 | | 0 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mplvW60QpnY 3dxchange5 allows retargetting of bones to use iClone iMotions. here is a very simple model making and rigging tutorial using the metaball modeler in Carrara, and how to bring it into iClone as a non-standard iAvatar.

Carrara Glare Filter demo

by | Apr 29, 2014 | | 0 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YSakGzHdpI One of the least used and rarely discussed filters in Carrara is the "Glare" filter. Although not really a tutorial, this video from Richard Donato demonstrates what the glare filter is and what it does, comparing a before...

Dynamic Hair Shader – timelapse/walk-through

by | Apr 29, 2014 | | 0 Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKBl-E4tQZU timelapse/walk-through exploring some of Carrara's Dynamic Hair Shader parameters applied to a simple single-guide ponytail - approx 25min edited and sped up to about 4min. As you watch the video remember that the guide hair...

Long Drape Hair by PhilW

by | Apr 29, 2014 | | 0 Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C90KA0_-9U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0I8NX5Nc5k Phil Wilkes demonstrates draping Carrara's Dynamic Hair, and the steps involved for a natural look. I was not able to find the product at the DAZ 3D store, but the process is useful...