3ds Max – Special Effects for Design Visualization

On October 17, 2018

Release date:2018, September 25

Duration:04 h 25 m

Author:Chris Murray

Skill level:Intermediate

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

Design visualizations can help you clearly communicate your ideas to your stakeholders, and get them excited about bringing your concepts to life. By adding tasteful special effects to your design visualization projects—such as billowing foliage and movie-style camera effects—you can make your designs even more compelling. In this course, discover how to use special effects and techniques for 3ds Max to enhance the production quality of your design visualization projects. Instructor Chris Murray demonstrates how to add wet looking materials and masks, unroll and unfold objects with Bend, create mood with atmospherics, use 3ds Max cameras like real-world cameras, and more.
Topics include:
Creating wet looking materials and masks
Cool ways to do reveals
Creating reveals with the Texture Object Mask
Adding believable realism with animation techniques
Creating billowing foliage
Using movie-style camera effects
Real-world cameras, depth of field, and exposure control

Table of Contents

Introduction
Welcome 1m 10s
What you should know 27s
How to use the exercise files 59s
1. Advanced but Quick Material Effects
Using Blended Box Map to add depth and realism 25m 5s
Creating wet looking materials and masks 36m 57s
2. Cool Ways to Do Reveals
Creating reveals with the Texture Object Mask 13m 47s
Using animated Gradient Ramps 19m 57s
Unrolling and unfolding objects with Bend 31m 18s
Animated Booleans 19m 17s
3. Add Believable Realism with Animation Techniques
Creating billowing foliage: Trees and wind 22m 13s
Creating mood with atmospherics 40m 28s
4. Movie Style Camera Effects
Real-world cameras, depth of field, and exposure control 25m 51s
Dollies, cuts, and cranes 27m
Conclusion
Next steps 1m 7s