Category: Tutorials

3D Industry

Material Attributes & Properties

Base Material Properties A 3D material is a collection of attributes that aim to simulate the visual ‘physical properties’ of real-world or imaginary objects.  Each attribute determines how the light bounces off a surface for a specific method for reflecting light (diffuse, specular, reflection, sss).  Any attribute can be colored, parametrized, textured or painted in 2D or 3D, inside or outside the shading software. Understanding how material attributes function are important for the texture artists […]

Computer Hardware

Recommended Computer Builds for 3D & CGI

Computer Hardware Recommendations for this Year We have created this guide to help you select each computer component with ease, but in this article we’ve gathered our recommendations into 3 builds.  These 3 sets are for you to choose from depending on your budget, but they can all do 3D work, from modeling to rendering.  All the proposed builds have different price points within the the mid-to-high or ‘mainstream’ category.  This range, from 1000$ to 3000$ […]

Computer Hardware

What is the Best Processor (CPU) for 3D Rendering

The Central Processing Unit (CPU) The processor or CPU is arguably the most important component of your computer.  It is the main chip involved in every calculations needed for any electronic device to function.  This little bit of genious calculates all the outputs you are expecting a computer to do. Not only can it calculate Excel spreadsheet results, but it also directs what every other component in the computer does.  Therefore, it also connects you […]

3D Industry

How to Unfold UV Maps for 3D

UV mapping UV mapping is the process of wrapping a 3D object with a 2D image over its surface.  It is similar to the opposite actions of gift-wrapping a present or making garments in real life.  Instead of taking a flat roll of cloth and making it a human-shaped piece of garment, you cut the 3D object on its seams to make it flat again. This process is required before texturing to preprepare 3D models […]

Computer Hardware

How to Choose a CPU Fan for Overclocking

The CPU Fan The CPU fan’s role is exclusively to cool down your processor,.  There are two components to the fan assembly: the heatsink one or more fans It is an essential component for any computer because no computer processor can function properly without it.  The CPU fan is entirely dependent on the type of socket you choose for your CPU and it’s needs for heat dissipation. The CPU fan usually adjusts its speed to […]

Computer Hardware

How to Choose a Good Computer Case & Fans

The computer Case The computer case is the recipient of all the internal components of your computer. It also allows you a physical interface to interact with the internal devices in a few ways. Power, reset, turbo and/or LED buttons Front Panel connectors (audio jacks, USB) Back Panel (depending on your motherboard) Internal device connections (GPU, wifi card, NVMe, PSU, Hard Drives, Optical Drives…) A good case will make your life much easier when you build your […]