3ds Max & VIZ for Architects

Module 4 - Texturing

This module contains 104 high resolution videos running 7.0 hours overall. I explain each concept and technique using Max 9 and/or VIZ 2007. The videos are captured right off my screen and you can hear my audio commentary.

Learn how to use the material editor, browser, palettes, and navigator to craft realistic looking textures. This module will teach you everything you need to know to master materiality in 3ds Max and VIZ.

Numerous step by step tutorials walk you through complex concepts such as shaders, material components, maps, mapping channels, and assigning texture coordinates. Learn how to store alpha channels in your bitmaps and use them to create convincing image-based architectural entourage such as trees, plants, people, and cars.

You'll see how to scatter leaves within a volume to simulate shrubbery, use particle flow to simulate multicolored foliage in Max, raise surface relief with bump, displacement, and normal mapping, map reflection and refraction, create translucent effects, transmit light through substances, map and model the environment, review scanline and compound material types, and much more.

Click here to view Module 4's video table of contents.

The installation process is simple - download and run a small install program (175 KB) and it will pull down and install all the videos for you. The videos are launched through a compact interface that lets you keep track of where you are in the module.

Module 4 contains six free texture mapped furniture models from my 3D model collection.

System Requirements
Windows, 3ds Max or VIZ, 2 GB disc space, sound card, speakers, minimum graphics resolution of 1024x768 (higher recommended), and free Quicktime player.