Today we are going to rundown some really interesting Autodesk 3ds max tutorials found around the web. These rundown is a mix of tutorials for beginner and the intermediate Autodesk 3ds Max users.

Autodesk 3ds Max has been an industry standard for creating 3D models and images. It is often used by movie studios, video game developers, television studios as well as architectural studios. Many of the recent films like James Cameron’s Avatar, X-Men: First Class and Sucker Punch are made with the aid of Autodesk 3ds Max. Apart from creating computer graphics in television and movies, Autodesk 3ds Max is also used for previsualization and creating and developing concept artworks.

Before we go down to the tutorials here’s a really awesome video of the Avatar presentation at Autodesk University.

1. Create An Animated Clock

2. Create Realistic Looking Rocks with V-Ray

3. Make Realistic Grass with VRayProxies

4. Anatomically Correct Arm Bulge

5. 3D Waving Flag Animation using 3ds Max

7. Wireframe Rendering Techniques

8. Animating a Traffic Light Using Texture Animation

9. Create a Simple Teddy Bear

10. Create a Beautiful Sunset Scene using Dreamscape & 3ds Max

11. Make Muscle and Bones 

12. Create a Awesome Samurai Warrior using 3ds Max & ZBrush

We hope that you guys enjoyed our list of Autodesk 3ds Max tutorials! If you guys made a really neat 3d image don’t be afraid to share it to us. Also do tell us what do you guys think at the comment sections below! Do check us out in Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+! And lastly do not forget to subscribe to get the daily dose of news, freebies and illustration in your feeds for your inspiration!

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Note: Just click on the image and you’ll be redirected to the tutorial page.

Circle Navigation Effect

The circle navigation effect provides a nice touch to your website’s hover buttons and image navigation. It’s an ideal feature that you can place on a photographer’s or graphic designer’s portfolio.

Draggable Image Boxes Grid

Another ideal feature that you can use on an image heavy website, the Draggable Image Boxes Grid tutorial allows you to create a web page that doesn’t need scroll bars for you to navigate along. Instead it allows you to use your mouse’s left click button and just drag away and navigate through your page.

Blur Menu

The blur menu tutorial allows you to add some character to your webpage – may it be an image heavy web page or a corporate website. The tutorial will provide you with different styles and applications for the blur menu effect.

There you have it – you can now start building your website or be creative and experiment more with the scripts provided by the tutorials. Enjoy using these CSS3 tutorials and let us know if you’ve built a website through the comments section!

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In our efforts to find out ways on how to stop procrastinating, let us review some interesting facts about procrastination to further deepen our understanding about it. One fact is that there are about 20% of Americans who are admittedly chronic procrastinators. Other than that procrastinators are often the best liars especially with themselves. They often lie about the importance of task deeming it as unimportant and easy which makes it not too difficult for them to reason out why they are just going to do it the next day. Last interesting fact is that there are three types of procrastinators according to Joseph Ferrari Ph. D., one is the Arousal type, these are the type who get the rush when cramming on a task. Second are the Avoiders, these are the types who fear failing and would rather excuse themselves in doing a task. Lastly is the Decisional, they are the ones who cannot decide which task should be tackled first or how how will they tackle the task at hand.

In this edition of Tutorial Tuesdays, we will move a bit from the usual tutorial rundown to showcase to you guys some amazing and insightful videos that can help you combat procrastination and turn it around with these amazing videos.

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We have covered some of InDesign’s capabilities in the How To Make A Simple Music Festival Poster tutorial before and that is why for today we are listing down the best tutorials we found around the internet. Here are some of the best tutorials to help you guys in further understanding Adobe InDesign and it’s processes adding another arsenal in your creative toolbox.

To get things rolling let’s start off with:

10 Things Beginners Want To Know How To Do

Terry White demonstrates 10 things that beginners should know and how to do it in InDesign CS6.
 

1. Working with Tools

Get to know the various tools in Adobe InDesign with Kelly McCathran.
 

2. Mastering InDesign Preferences

Customizing InDesign’s preferences not only helps you to suit your need but it also helps in streamlining the work process.
 

3. Work with type in InDesign

While Photoshop and Illustrator are known for their image and graphic making capabilities, InDesign takes text formatting to a whole different level.
 

4.  Working with Frames

Everything in InDesign is in a frame, let it be a text or an image learning how to master frames is a must.
 

5.  Working with Graphics

Kelly McCarthran show us the ropes of  the basic know how in working with graphics and also teaching us how to work with different image formats.
 

SEE ALSO: 30 Awesome 2013 Movie Posters

6. Mastering the Page Tool

Multiple pages within a document is one of InDesign’s arsenal. Neshantheny Kumana teaches us how to manipulate, create folds and adding a spine using a fake magazine layout.
 

7.  Alignment in InDesign CS6

Hasten your workflow by mastering the alignment tool with Jeff Witchel.
 

8.  Clipping Paths with InDesign CS6

Joe Luxton shows us how to work on and manipulate clipping paths without breaking a sweat.
 

9.  Understanding Liquid Layouts

Liquid Layouts is one of InDesign CS6′s newest feature. This tutorial shows us a brief tour of the said new feature.
 

10.  Using Glyphs in making a Typographic Poster

Jo Guilliver showcase us how to use glyphs in making an amazing typographic poster.
 

11. Make a Grid Based CV in InDesign

Using a grid system in your layout does not only make your design aesthetically pleasing but it also helps speeding up the work process.
 

We hope that you guys enjoy this humble list of tutorials that we have for you guys and be sure to drop some comments below if you have anything in mind and would like to share it to us. If you are a seasoned InDesign user looking for a library of print templates look no further! We have a huge collection of print templates here and it is absolutely free!  Do check us out in Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+, do not forget to subscribe to get the latest news, tutorials and awesome design works for your inspiration!

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That is why today we here at You the Designer are providing you, our dear readers some of the most amazing vector portrait tutorials both old and new that we have found all over the Internet to fill your noggins of knowledge and inspiration. Let’s get crackin’ shall we?
 

1. How to Create a Self Portrait in a Geometric Style
A simple and yet fun exercise that will turn your portrait into a Picasso-inspired piece that you can do in a few hours using Adobe Illustrator.
 
 

2. Texture Effects for Vector Portraits
Instead of making a regular portrait why not turn your portrait in to a sort of map. This amazing tutorial also teaches you how to put textures in you work.
 
 

3. How to Create a Zodiac-Themed Portrait in Adobe Illustrator CS5
Big fan of Zodiac signs? Try turning yourself into one! This tutorial is great for those who have learned the tricks and quirks of the pen tool.
 
 

4. Layer up Vectors for unique Effects
If you think you are savvy enough maybe you should try and add some twist to your portrait by using a dripping effect.
 
 

5. Vector Portraits
Danielle Caballero shows us how to turn ordinary photos into amazing illustrations by using Adobe Photoshop.
 
What do you guys think? Share your thoughts below at the comments section and if you have tried using any of these awesome tutorials do share to us what you guys have done! Looking for the perfect print template? We’ve got them here and its free! Just hit the jump here. Check us out in Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+. Lastly don’t forget to subscribe to get the latest in everything design and awesome!

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Today’s creative session will teach you how to create a set of stunning Alphabet Photoshop Brushes. By following the series of steps below and applying your own creative ideas, we’re sure that you can make your own designs and discover something in you that can be used in your next design projects.

This tutorial will just show you how we come up with the set of brush. We don’t encourage you to duplicate the work but instead apply your own creative touch as we go on along with the series of steps. So enough with the chatter and lets get ourselves ready for a creative outburst!

STEP 1 | Preparing the Document and the Reference

Open Adobe Photoshop and set the document with the details below.
 

On the blank canvas, type letter “A” at the center. Use the Type tool with the following properties:
 

Select the text layer on the Layers Palette. Right click > Blending Options > Color Overlay. Use white as the fill color.

 
Blending Options > Stroke. Set the size to 3 and choose black as the fill color.
 

You now have a black outlined “A” text. This layer serve as the reference for the next step.

STEP 2 | Drawing the Letters

 
Create a new layer right above the text layer.

 
Select the Brush tool. Set the brush size to 5 and black as the fill color. On the new layer you just created, start drawing some curve lines and doodles following the pattern set by the text layer. This is the most interesting part so experiment on using different lines and strokes.
 

 
The dimensions of the strokes must not be limited within the outline of the text layer. Go beyond it but not too much. To complete this stage, I used an Intuos drawing tablet (an amazing life saver). But if you are confident enough with your drawing skills, you can actually do this by just using your mouse. Here’s my letter “A”:

Note: You can also reduce or increase the brush size to achieve your desired design for the letter.

STEP 3 | Adding Effects 

 
Once you finished the swirls or drawing your own design, it is now ready to be transformed it into a Photoshop brush. But before we do that we need to apply some certain effects on the letter.
 
Hide all the layers except the one containing the drawn design.

I will add some glow and an outline of the letter with a bigger stroke using the blending options. But observe that the spaces within the strokes are empty so the glow and stroke will also apply inside these spaces. So to avoid this, we have to fill in those empty spaces. Create a new layer just below the design. (I named the layer as “base”) Using the paint bucket tool, color the layer with white.

The spaces within the swirls are not anymore empty so we can proceed with adding the outline and some glow effect. For adding the glow: Select the layer > Right click > Blending options > Click Outer Glow. Set the properties as indicated below:

For adding the outline: Select the layer > Right click > Blending options > Click Stroke. Set the properties as indicated below:
 

Click OK and you’ll achieve the following effect on your letter. (Show your Background layer to see the result clearly.) The outer glow gives the design the floating effect while the stroke makes it more solid and highlighted.

STEP 4 | Saving the Brush

Hide all the layers except the drawn design. In the menu, click Edit then select Define Brush Preset. A dialog box will pop-up, rename the brush then hit OK.

The new brush preset will now be saved to your brushes collection. To view and try it, click the brush tool and select the newly added brush in the collection.

Test the brush.

You finally created your own alphabet brush. Just follow steps 1 through 4 for the other letters. Don’t forget to group the layers for each completed letter to properly organize and manage the whole process.

 
After finishing all the letters, you can now export the brushes and save it as an ABR file. This will allow you to compile the collection and share them. Click on the brush tool. Open the brush preset picker then click the small arrow at the top right corner of the menu. Select Preset Manager.

The Preset manager dialog box will open. Select all the alphabet brushes by clicking each brush and pressing Ctrl simultaneously.  Click Save Set. Then hit Done when finished.

So that’s it guys! Creating your own set of alphabet brushes is as easy as that. Hope this simple tutorial at some point helped you not just in creating a brush set but in giving you some creative ideas and techniques you can use in your next project. :)

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