3DS Max Text explosion tutorial

Creating Lens Flares

Shoaib Khan teaches you how to create powerful lens flares using only 3ds Max.

Bullet Control

Model a gun, and use Particle Flow to control the bullets. Also, explore features like Find Target and Spawn. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3.

Exploring Mental Ray with MaxAfter.com

Explore texture mapping, lighting, and Final Gather for rendering in Mental Ray.

Creating the Wanted Bullet

Learn polygon modeling and texture mapping techniques by re-creating the detachable bullet from the movie "Wanted". Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4.

3d Multi Sub Object

Learn how to apply multiple materials to a single mesh object, through the simple, yet powerful, method of the multi sub object.

Growing 3d Boxes

Learn to create particles in 3ds Max with PF Source, and add text, blurs, and butterflies in After Effects.

Text Explosion

Learn how to create a text explosion effect, as seen in the promo for Video Copilot's "The Bullet".

DNA in 3ds Max

Learn how to model and texture some DNA, add text to your scene, and create a reflective plane.

Procedural Footprints

Make an object that leaves particles as it moves using Particle Flow, and create a mesher to affect the floor.

Reactor Pool Table

Learn how to animate a pool table scene with balls that react to one another using realistic physics. Part 1 Part 2

Turning Objects to Skittles

Create Skittles with Particle Flow, and apply multiple materials to a particle system, then composite the final animation in After Effects. Part 1 Part 2

Modeling a Tennis Racquet

Model a tennis racquet using splines and modifiers, and then texture it with Mental Ray.

3ds Max Reactor Basics