FAQs, Help, and Tutorials

ArtSavant
Basics for 3D rendered illustration presented with sound, animation, and javascript. Step by step Photoshop 3D effects also.
http://www.gic.net/avant.html

Black Orb
This site has great resources for 3D artists, with Maya and 3D Max tutorials, NURBS and Polygons and other useful links, with industry links.
http://www.blackorb.com/

CAD Drawing
Before beginning to do 3-D drawing, you must learn CAD fundamentals and computer aided drafting. What type of computer and software is needed to get started? Answers here.
http://www.eco-nomic.com/indexthn.htm

CG Education
Tutorials about 3d modeling, texturing, and lighting.
http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_education/cg_education.htm

3D Animation Workshop
3D graphics and animation news and tutorials, with special focus on Web 3D.
http://www.webreference.com/3d/

Design ReForm
Exploring parametric design through 3ds Max, Revit, Rhino and More.
http://designreform.net

Fear Tutorial
Making a 3D spaceship.
http://www.afterlife.de/3dtut/igor/fear_01.htm

How Stuff Works
Complete tutorial on how 3-D graphics and animations work, with additional links.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/3dgraphics.htm

Inspire Joy
Computer animation student Scott Tygett's casual tutorials for Inspire 3D, the student's Lightwave 3D, are thumbnailed and include a "tipathon."
http://www.inspirejoy.50megs.com/

Making Creatures with FFD
Tutorial for making creatures with FFD lattice points.
http://www.afterlife.de/3dtut/ffd/chap7.htm

Maya Tutorials
Professional level Maya, Softimage, Alias Studio, Sumatra, Renderman tutorials and other resources.
http://www.highend3d.com/maya/tutorials/

NURBS
Article about Nonuniform Rational B-Splines - NURBS a summary by Markus Altmann.
http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~matt/courses/cs563/talks/nurbs.html

Perfect Eggs
Tutorial on making a basket full of eggs with CorelDream 3D.
http://www.corelmag.com/fre/alw/egg/egg.htm

Realistic 3D Graphics
Website dedicated to the pursuit of photorealistic 3D graphics. The site focuses on getting photorealistic images into realtime applications such as games.
http://www.realistic3d.com/

Real-Time Massive Model Rendering
Master's Thesis by Jean-Daniel Nahmias. "This report discussed various techniques to speed up rendering of large and complex virtual environments. It explores algorithms such as Hierarchical Spatial Subdivision as well as Occlusion Culling."
http://www.nahmias.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

RetinaJoy
Links to tutorials plus a lightwave boxes tip.
http://retinajoy.tripod.com/

Rhino 3D Help
Tutorials and a discussion forum about Rhino 3D.
http://www.rhino3dhelp.com

Rhino/Max 3D House
Rhino3d working with 3dsMax. Tutorials, Workspaces, resources and gallery.
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/3d/

Second Picture
Tutorials about 3D modeling, lighting, rendering and animation.
http://www.secondpicture.com/3d_tutorials.html

Secondreality
Character modeling tutorials.
http://www.arildwiro.com/

Shiitake Mushroom Cloud Tutorial
A tutorial on making a 3D animated mushroom clouds for Hash A:M 8.5p++ and above by Ilya Anisimoff.
http://www.hash.com/users/weevil/

A Simple Bowl
Making a simple bowl with C4D XL, splines and NURBS.
http://www.technoscope.com/c4d/bowl/index.html

Smoke in C4D
Offers examples and tutorial information on how to use visible lights to make wispy, smoky smoke in C4D.
http://www.technoscope.com/c4d/smoke.html

Strata 3D Tutorials
Direct link to Strata 3D (pro) tutorials on the web. Basics, modeling, textures, lighting, animation, FX, rendering and 3d information.
http://www.1n2.be/strata/

Web3D
3D tutorials for Truespace, Terragen and Rhinoceros. All so a gallery, books, downloads and links.
http://www.webgraphics.tmfweb.nl/

Xtreme 3D - Tutorials
Tutorials for 3D Studio Max, Lightwave, Softimage, Bryce 3D, Alias/Wavefront, Rhino 3D, Truspace, Infini-D, and Photoshop.
http://xtreme3d.hypermart.net/tutorials/