CG Masters http://www.cgmasters.net Mon, 20 May 2013 05:04:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Creating the Blast Effect from Inception http://www.cgmasters.net/free-tutorials/creating-the-blast-effect-from-inception/ http://www.cgmasters.net/free-tutorials/creating-the-blast-effect-from-inception/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:12:12 +0000 Chris Plush http://www.cgmasters.net/?p=1525 Learn physics in the new Blender, camera tracking, animation and more in this tutorial which teaches you how to achieve the blast effect from the movie Inception. This was the 1st place entry in our February 2013 video tutorial contest. More contests will be held with each new release of Blender. Follow us on facebook to keep an eye out for these and other contests.

Created by: Laustinart
Check out his websites: youtube channel – portfolio – twitter – vimeo channel

Download the final blend files here: Before Bake – After Bake(final)

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Created by: Aidy Burrows
Check out his website: Annex2Nothing.com

Download the final blend file here

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Created by: Steven Lund
Check out his website: youtube.com/user/Blenderfan93

Download the final blend file here

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Created by: Reynante Martinez
Check out his website: Blog – Portfolio

Download the final blend file here

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Created by: Jayden Beveridge
Check out his website: youtube.com/AtomicMonkeyPro

Download the final blend file here

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Created by: Jonathan Lampel
Check out his websites: Blog – Youtube

Download the final blend file here

]]> http://www.cgmasters.net/free-tutorials/animating-a-car-crash/feed/ 0 Intro to Rigid Body Simulations http://www.cgmasters.net/free-tutorials/intro-to-rigid-body-simulations/ http://www.cgmasters.net/free-tutorials/intro-to-rigid-body-simulations/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:06:03 +0000 Chris Plush http://www.cgmasters.net/?p=1564 Jeremy Deighan gives you an overview of the new rigid body physics in Blender. This entry was an honorable mention in our February 2013 video tutorial contest. More contests will be held with each new release of Blender. Follow us on facebook to keep an eye out for these and other contests.

Created by: Jeremy Deighan
Check out his website: jeremydeighan.wordpress.com

Download the final blend files here: Bowling Pins – Cell Fracture

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Created by: Tom Latvys
Check out his website: blendertutor.com

Download the final blend file here

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CG Masters Video Tutorial Contest

 

Here are the final results for the CG Masters Video Tutorial Contest! Congratulations to all the winners! The turnout was amazing, and the results are something that everyone is benefiting from so thank you to everyone that participated, and keep an eye out for more contests like this in the near future!

You can view all the entries, the rules, and all other contest information on the original contest page. In addition to the prizes below, all winners and honorable mentions will have their tutorials published on www.cgmasters.net with full credit and a link to their website(tutorial pages are currently being created and winners/honorable mentions are being contacted for credit information before publishing those pages).

1st Place – $150 and all CG Masters DVDs (Character Creation Volumes 1 & 2, Car Creation, and Environment Creation)
2nd Place – $100 and two DVDs of your choice
3rd Place – $50 and one DVD of your choice
Honorable Mentions – Tutorial published on www.cgmasters.net

 

Blender 2.6 Tutorial: Creating the Awesome Blast Effect from Inception

Created by: Laustinart
Check out his websites: youtube channel – portfolio – twitter – vimeo channel

Download the final blend files here: Before Bake – After Bake(final)

 

 

Rock, Paper, Scissors – Blender Overview Tutorial

Created by: Aidy Burrows
Check out his website: Annex2Nothing.com

Download the final blend file here

 

 

Blender 2.65 Camera Mapping Island Tutorial

Created by: Steven Lund
Check out his website: youtube.com/user/Blenderfan93

Download the final blend file here

 

 

Reynante Martinez – Blender Tutorial: Node Compositing (Updated)

Download the final blend file here

 

 

Jayden Beveridge – Wizard-Blast Smoke Effect – Blender 2.65 Tutorial

Download the final blend file here

 

 

Jonathan Lampel – Animating a Car Crash in Blender

Download the final blend file here

 

 

Jeremy Deighan – Intro to Rigid Body Simulations

Download the final blend files here: Bowling Pins – Cell Fracture

 

 

Tom Latvys – How to Add a Decal in Cycles

Download the final blend file here

 

 

 

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This tutorial is a sample chapter from Chris Plush’s Car Modeling and Texturing DVD. Learn how to create a circular texture to map onto the side of a tire which contains all of the details that are typically embossed on the side, such as logos and text.

Link – Car Modeling and Texturing by Christopher Plush

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