Digital-Tutors – Quickly Rendering Architectural Visualizations in Maya and Maxwell Render | 1.17GB

In this tutorial, we will cover multiple stages of preparing the geometry for rendering. We will set up UVs, materials, textures, as well as a series of light sources.

We will look at some camera settings that can be adjusted to make our image more suitable for the architectural visualization style. We will setup two scenes, for night and day time environments. At the end, you will have a solid foundation for architectural visualizations. Read more »

Sphere VFX – Arnold for Maya
Filefactory | Uploaded | Turbobit | 1.71GB
Duration: 6h 23m | Video: AVC (.mov) 1680×1050 24fps | Audio: AAC 48KHz 1ch
Genre: eLearning | Level: Beginner | Language: English

Welcome to the sphere vfx video series on arnold for maya.
The purpose of this series is to get you confident with using arnold, and have a firm grounding in all it has to offer as a feature film, production render engine. We are going to spend our time going through arnold from top to bottom looking at all the key features of the render engine. Read more »

Digital-Tutors – Retouching Photos and Adding Visual Effects in Photoshop
Filefactory | Uploaded | Turbobit  | 1.10GB
Duration: 1h 52m | Video: AVC (.mp4) 1280×720 15fps | Audio: AAC 32KHz 2ch
Genre: eLearning | Level: Advanced | Language: English

In this Photoshop tutorial we will learn how to create striking visual effects solely in Photoshop. Throughout these lessons we will look at different steps that will allow you to create your own vibrant effects and apply them to photos to create a work of art. By the end of this tutorial you will have a solid understanding of composition placement and lighting knowledge, as well as how to create visual effects, retouch them, and manipulate them. Read more »

Digital-Tutors – Exploring Different Smoke Types in 3ds Max and FumeFX
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Duration: 1h 44m | Video: AVC (.mp4) 1280×720 15fps | Audio: AAC 32KHz 2ch
Genre: eLearning | Level: Advanced | Language: English

In this FumeFX tutorial we will learn how to create different kinds of smoke. Read more »

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Indoor Lifestyle Photography
English | Team: N/A | .MP4 | h264, yuv420p, 1280×720, 23.98 fps | aac, 48000 Hz, stereo | 1.25 GB
Genre: eLearning

Pro photographer Erik Valind takes you on location to capture lifestyle photos in a variety of indoor settings. Every location provides its own unique challenges, and you need to be able to pick your battles and rise to the occasion. You’ll learn how to work with a range of gear–from speedlights to strobes to diffusion panels–to get the kind of killer shots that convey a sense of realism and authenticity. Erik takes you through a series of locations and situations while demonstrating lighting, posing, and composition tips and techniques all along the way. Read more »