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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
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Wooden Spoon

Rodrigo Duarte May, 22nd 2013 0 Comments

This video tutorial shows how to model a simple wooden spoon using subdivision modeling. We will also texture the spoon using one of the preloaded textures Strata Design 3D offers.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
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Wire Breadbasket

Rodrigo Duarte May, 20th 2013 0 Comments

CX Beginner, Design 3D CX

This video tutorial teaches how to create a simple wire breadbasket. It relies mostly on path extrusions. Texturing, lighting and environment setup are also covered, plus rendering settings related with pixel block size.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
- Gems 101

Quick Mylar Balloons

Rodrigo Duarte Mar, 25th 2013 2 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Texturing, Design 3D CX, Design 3D SE, SE Beginner

This is a quick tutorial on making mylar balloons. We will use a flattened sphere but the technique is the same for more elaborate shapes. The texture is the important part here, with the metallic finish and the creases created with a bump map.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
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Soap Bubbles

Rodrigo Duarte Mar, 21st 2013 0 Comments

CX Beginner, Design 3D CX, Design 3D SE, SE Modeling

Soap bubbles are –almost– always spheres. We will see how to texture the spheres and how to create two joined spheres.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
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Creating a Cloth Backdrop with a Displacement Texture

Rodrigo Duarte Feb, 27th 2013 1 Comment

CX Intermediate, CX Texturing, Design 3D CX

Displacement textures enable us to create "real bumps" That is, create actual geometry instead of merely the illusion of relief. In this tutorial we will create a cloth backdrop combining a Displacement Texture with a silk texture on top.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
- Gems 101

Broken Glass

Rodrigo Duarte Feb, 22nd 2013 0 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Free Tutorials, CX Modeling, Design 3D CX, Free Tutorials

We will use Boolean operations to "break" a glass. We will use a Boolean Subtraction for the broken glass and a Boolean Intersection for the piece that broke off.

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Wooden Spoon

Wire Breadbasket

Quick Mylar Balloons

Soap Bubbles

Creating a Cloth Backdrop with a Displacement Texture

Broken Glass