1. 3DA_Sky_2814 (JPG) : Sky Backgrounds
(File Repository)

2272x1704 Blank Sky image. Good for fading out clouds for subtle skies.

2. Creating Simple Roof Tiles Part 1
(Tutorial/Tutorial - 3D Software)

...d to select all the edges in that direction for next step, we could do that in several ways. One of the good ways is ring select option at the edge menu, as you will see on the images below. ...

3. Vray Sun and Vray Physical Camera Made Easy
(Tutorial/Tutorial - 3D Software)

...m. Just follow these simple set-up and in no time, vray sun and vray cam will be your weapon of choice. Good luck and happy rendering! Sample File: Max 9 + vray 1.5SP1 link 1 - 3d Allusions link...

4. VRay - THE COMPLETE GUIDE
(News/News)

...great majority of VRay users have only superficial knowledge of VRay possibilities. The book might be a good occasion to change it: start learning or develop and strengthen this knowledge. When I f...

5. ambientLight half off Sale!
(News/News)

New site Goodies - 50% Discount!  What better way to kick off the new year than with a nice saving. We're giving you all the opportunity to save 50% on your orders until the end of February 20

6. Review-Vray The Complete Guide
(News/News)

...great majority of VRay users have only superficial knowledge of VRay possibilities. The book might be a good occasion to change it: start learning or develop and strengthen this knowledge. When I f...

7. Onyx Grass and Onyx2Max
(Reviews/Review - Software)

...very similar to Onyx Trees. The software is a stand alone application. The tutorials provided offered good examples of how the software works and explained many of the myriad of options available. W...

8. Charrette #12
(News/News)

...g and texturing practice with simple primary form, yet strong and vibrant with lot of potential to make good CG for our portfolios... - Rules and criteria 1. For this stage, contestants will have ...

9. Creating A Winter Scene
(Tutorial/Tutorial - 3D Software)

...n object motion blur and object motion blur. which is which- its your choice which one make you feel is good for you. Motion Blur then make a test render how it looks. Or motionblur wit...

10. Artist Spotlight - Aaron Coon
(Artist Spotlight/3D Designer)

3DAllusions is delighted to Spotlight our good friend and moderator at VizDepot, Aaron Coon. Aaron qualified as a finalist/participant in last years AVC and just got selected for Expose.  

11. Artist Spotlight - Neha Kakkar
(Artist Spotlight/3D Designer)

...ial project for me. Due to this project, I got to meet so many people around the globe some of whom are good friends now, and I became a part of the 3D Allusions community which has become my online h...

12. The123D - Digital Content Provider
(Reviews/Review - Resources)

... course you always have the choice to improve your settings if you are willing to wait longer or have a good processor under the hood! All textures are hand made in Photoshop.”  ...

13. trueSpace - A Love/Hate Relationship
(Reviews/Review - Software)

.... Wait, they moved what little menu’s there were to the top by default, that is sacrilege! In the good old days up was down and left was right, what is this, a small bit of conformity? A dedicat...

14. Mental Ray revisited - new features tests
(Articles/Articles - Software)

...lace in the architectural visualization industry. Hi all! Though I am aware that you can find some good new features overview on the official AutoDesk site about MR for Max 9, I think it is good ...

15. Maxwell Render 1.1
(Reviews/Review - Software)

...se our hard disk memory in addition to our RAM. As a standalone application, Maxwell offers us a very good workflow and stability. The layout is easy to configure and intuitive, we even have availab...

16. Theoretical Discussion
(Articles/Articles - Theory)

...ith my personal aesthetic preferences. That said, I think you are right in your assessment that he is a good practitioner of the use of forced view corridors and has some fantastic work celebrating mo...

17. SketchUp Review
(Reviews/Review - Software)

...h and rough out a massing study or initial designs quickly. Once the design is fleshed out SketchUp has good display tools for giving a loose presentation that looks hand drawn and one that clients do...

18. Artist Spotlight - Hipólito Alcobendas
(Artist Spotlight/3D Designer)

... Another of my big passions is the photographs, mainly the nature photograph and the portrait, the good ones instantaneous for my, they are fascinating, the photograph, has become trained many th...

19. Exterior fake GI
(Tutorial/Tutorial - 3D Software)

... not realy know. Do not scale scene to much cause you will get result like QMC skylight effect which is good, but quite slow. (Scaling down scene cause more density in dark areas of dirtmap). A...

20. Interview with Roberto Sacco
(Interviews/Interview - Artist)

...ulty of Architecture. I love to create 3d models, both in CG and in clay or balsa; sketching, listen to good music, read frequently and write something by myself. TheAllusionist: I think you have ...

21. Interview with Chen Qingfeng
(Interviews/Interview - Artist)

...htscape is brought into play. About texture, I always set color bleed value to 0.25-0.4. I think it has good effect to get a nice reflection. TheAllusionist: It seems like a piece is never fi...

22. Discussion with Diego del Castillo
(Interviews/Interview - Artist)

...3d mindset. I still know many architects that need to see their ideas in plan to understand if they are good ideas or not. CG has allowed me to understand all that before starting to draw; it has help...

23. Maxwell Render Review
(Reviews/Review - Software)

...on of a program folder and adding numerics after the rendered image so that you don’t overwrite a good rendering by accident (You don’t think I am speaking from experience, do you?), maybe...

24. Add Us to your Site
(Static Content)

We work hard to create a place for artist to show off their work, exchange ideas and knowledge and participate in a positive environment. If you like what we are doing and would like to help us grow a

25. Charrette #11 - Modern House Part One - Exterior
(Archived/News/News)

After a while 3D Allusions back with new challenge.we decided to make this a regular event at 3DA, a quarterly challenge

26. The Digital Eye
(Archived/News/News)

The Digital Eye: CIS' New Global Footprint

27. Frantic VFX
(Archived/News/News)

Frantic Films Integrates with the Prime Focus Family

28. Virtual Revolution Continues
(Archived/News/News)

RTT and Their Professional 3D Visualization Solutions Are Leading the Industry

29. 3DA Moves to New Dedicated Server
(Archived/News/News)

3DAllusions LLC has moved it's sites from the current 'Speak-n-Spell' server they were previously on to state of the art dual core facilities.

30. Charrette#10 - Livingroom Challenge
(Archived/News/News)

3DAllusions Forum - Livingroom Rendering Challenge No. 2: Let's end the year and start the new one off right with another charrette!