3Dean: Setting Up Hair & Fur for Vray Pt. II

In this short tutorial 3Dean shows you how to quickly setup the 3ds Max Hair &
Fur modifer so that it works with the Vray render. 3Dean also takes a look at
the solutions for better looking hair and work around for the "unloading
geometry" message.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.thevraystore.com/3dean-setting-up-hair-fur-for-vray-pt-ii/

Phoenix FD for Maya Coming Soon!

Chaos Group has announced the official release date of Phoenix FD for Maya, and
it's just a few days away - November 5, 2012. More information about Phoenix FD
for Maya will be available then, but here's what we know so far...

You may view the latest post at
http://www.thevraystore.com/phoenix-fd-for-maya-coming-soon/

3Dean: Intro to SOLID ROCKS for 3ds Max & Vray Part II

3Dean walks you thru an intro to SOLID ROCKS for 3ds Max & Vray. In this part
two video we see how to setup & use the plugin to optimize renders for
architectural animations.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.thevraystore.com/3dean-intro-to-solid-rocks-for-3ds-max-vray-part-ii/

3Dean: Setting Up Hair & Fur for Vray

In this short tutorial 3Dean shows you how to quickly setup the 3ds Max Hair &
Fur modifer so that it works with the Vray render. 3Dean also takes a long at
the Vray Fur plugin and setup.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.thevraystore.com/3dean-setting-up-hair-fur-for-vray/

20% Off V-Ray & A Whole Lot More

The Chaos Group 10th Anniversary sales continue throughout the year, this time
with a 20% off any V-Ray product for current owners, $300 off a PDPlayer Bundle
and a 60% off Back to School Promo. If you've been considering getting V-Ray,
now's the time.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.thevraystore.com/20-off-v-ray-a-whole-lot-more/

3Dean: Intro to SOLID ROCKS - Pt I

3Dean walks you thru an intro to SOLID ROCKS for 3ds Max & Vray. In this part
one video we see how to setup & use the plugin to optimize renders for
architectural projects.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.thevraystore.com/3dean-intro-to-solid-rocks-pt-i/

3Dean: Exterior Car lighting Setup Using 3ds Max 2013 and Vray 2.3

3Dean shows you how-to create a photo-real exterior lighting setup for a car. In
this tutorial we go thru frm start to finish converting a scanline max file into
a working vray render w/motion blur.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.thevraystore.com/3dean-exterior-car-lighting-setup-using-3ds-max-2013-and-vray-2-3/

Inspiration: Philips Carousel & Making of

This video has been floating around online for a couple years now, but I came
across it again today and was floored, again. It's a very cool, highly cinematic
video that was paid for by Philips ( the electronics company) for promotional
purposes. Also, I did some looking around and found a "making of" video which is
equally as interesting.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.thevraystore.com/inspiration-philips-carousel-making-of/

3Dean: Creating a Photo-Real Planet Using 3ds Max 2013 & Vray 2.3

3Dean shows you how-to create a photo-real earth from scratch using 3ds Max 2013
& Vray 2.3. This includes finding the correct textures, creating the geometry,
lights and shaders.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.thevraystore.com/3dean-creating-a-photo-real-planet-using-3ds-max-2013-vray-2-3/

3Dean: How To Render Elements Using 3ds Max, Vray and After Effects

Check out this new video from our very own "3Dean" where he shows you how to
setup a scene in Autodesk 3ds Max and render the elements out with V-Ray for 3ds
Max to bring in to After Effects and composite the final shot.  Pretty cool
stuff.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.thevraystore.com/3dean-how-to-render-elements-using-3ds-max-vray-and-after-effects/

Win $3,000 from Chaos Group's "Decisive Moment" Contest

Chaos Group and CG Society are hosting an Anniversary Challenge to celebrate 10
years of lighting excellence from V-Ray. The theme is "A Decisive Moment" and
anyone can submit and you can win $3,000 cash plus a ton of other stuff. Submit
your best work, Good Luck!

You may view the latest post at
http://www.thevraystore.com/win-3000-from-chaos-groups-decisive-moment-contest/

Weekly Inspiration: Wall Painted Animation

Not much to say about this except that it is amazing and I can't imagine how
much time it took to prepare, animate and shoot this video. Well done and very
unique.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.thevraystore.com/weekly-inspiration-wall-painted-animation/

'Snow White and the Huntsman" - New Trailer and 5 Minute Preview

Universal Pictures has released a new trailer and a 5 Minute Extended Preview
for the upcoming movie "Snow White and the Huntsman" starring Kristen
Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, Ray Winstone, Ian
McShane, Eddie Izzard, Bob Hoskins, and Toby Jones.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.thevraystore.com/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-new-trailer-and-5-minute-preview/

3Dean: Multiple Mapping Coordinates in 3ds Max 2012

This is an "over the shoulder" look at my work flow for texturing a complex
object w/out using uv unwrap in 3ds Max 2012. This video is much longer than my
others so feel free to skip thru the parts you already know.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.thevraystore.com/3dean-multiple-mapping-coordinates-in-3ds-max-2012/

3Dean: Creating Realistic Night Time Buildings Using 3ds Max

3Dean shows you a technique for creating a realistic night time city using
simple geometry and textures.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.thevraystore.com/3dean-creating-realistic-night-time-buildings-using-3ds-max/

Old School Effects - Making of Titanic Video

I came across this video on Youtube today and thought I'd share it with you.
It's pretty amazing how good the effects look after all these years, it truly
was way ahead of it's time. What do you think about the Visual Effects in
Titanic? Do they stand up against today's top work?

You may view the latest post at
http://www.thevraystore.com/old-school-effects-making-of-titanic-video/

Quickly Converting a 3d Model for Rendering w/Vray in 3ds Max 2012

I'll walk you thru a quick way to convert a model frm Turbosquid or anywhere to
sync up w/Vray shaders, cameras and lights in 3ds Max 2012.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.thevraystore.com/quickly-converting-a-3d-model-for-rendering-wvray-in-3ds-max-2012/