Maya Dynamics using Rigid Bodies and Particles

This tutorial from www.tutorialscentral.com will explain how to use rigid bodies, forces and particles to create shatter effect.

Shatter Effect in Maya

Modeling a Screw Driver - Mental Ray Rendering

A basic modeling tutorial from http://micah.noobgrinder.com/ that will teach you how to make a screw-driver and render it with FG (Final Gather) With global illumination,And DoF (Depth of field, optional).

Modeling a Screw Driver

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Ripple Effect

In this tutorial which explains about how to make a ripple effect with an image in the background (as seen above).

This is an effect of ripples of water moving apart from a central location. This is quite an easy effect to make, but the outcome is still quite effective.

Ripple Effect

Simple stylish chair modeling

This tutorial from enjoycg.com covers the basic splines and polymodeling with shadings and high quality rendering concepts.

Simple stylish chair modeling

Architectural Vizualization project

Learn how to create a complete arch viz interior within 3ds max, modeling, textures and rendering, everything is included from enjoycg.com

Architectural Vizualization project

An Interview with Paul Franklin - VFX Supervisor for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

In 1994 Paul joined the Moving Picture Company (MPC) in London as a senior 3D animator where he worked on a number of award-winning commercials and television identities and was involved in the setup of MPC’s digital film division.

In 1998 Paul became one of the co-founders of Double Negative, setting up the 3D department and supervising the computer animation for the company’s first feature film project, Pitch Black.
Paul has driven the development of 3D animation at Double Negative, building the department from an initial handful of people to a team of over 400 artists and software developers. Paul recently oversaw Double Negative’s work on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix which marks the facility’s largest and most complex project to date and his is currently the VFX Supervisor on The Dark Knight.

Now, he as taken time from his busy schedule to answer a few questions about his work on: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

An Interview with Paul Franklin, Double Negative's VFX Supervisor for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.