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CGschool Print Books Clearance

brianz — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:29:25 +0000

Print Book Prices Reduced to $29.95 + Free Shipping*
(All CGschool Print Book Shipments End Feb. 28, 2013)

CGschool Print Books Clearance – Save Up to 70% Off

CGschool will no longer offer their print books after 2/28/13. Below are the books that qualify for the offer:

3ds Max 2011 One Project From Start to Finish
3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization Advanced to Expert
ispirato: A Collection of Fine Visualization Artists of the World – Vol. 1
3ds Max 2008 Architectural Visualization Beginner to Intermediate

*NOTE: Due to customs and shipping costs overseas, free shipping only applies to U.S. residences.

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Reminder: 3ds Max Advanced to Expert E-Book Chapters at $2.99

CGschool is offering our lowest pricing on your choice of chapters – all without any additional shipping costs. This offer applies worldwide.

Tablets: MORE INFO
No Tablet: MORE INFO

CGschool E-Book and Chapters Starting at $2.99

brianz — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:38:13 +0000

You Choose – Entire Book or Individual Chapters
CGschool is offering our lowest pricing on your choice of chapters or entire book – all without any additional shipping costs. There are two ways to purchase:

E-Book with a Tablet Reader (Kindle, iPad, etc.)

Available worldwide, download both the entire book or individual chapters directly to your Kindle or from the Kindle App on your favorite tablet. MORE INFO. Prices start at $2.99.
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Alternatively, you can download individual chapters from Apple (all chapters coming soon), Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo, and Diesel.

E-Book without a Tablet

- For those who do not have a tablet, you can purchase all our e-book chapters HERE.
- To view your E-Book, we suggest using Kindle for PC or MAC.

Purchase Options
Tablets: MORE INFO
No Tablet: MORE INFO

3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization (Advanced to Expert)A collection of self-contained chapters, written by dozens of industry experts. The goal of this book is to take readers from an advanced level to an expert level by providing a straight-forward discussion of difficult subject matter not available anywhere else.

Part I – Color and Composition
Chapter 1 – Color Management (53 pages)	Jeff Mottle
Chapter 2 – Composition (30 pages)	Ernest Burden

Part II – Materials
Chapter 3 – Advanced mental ray Shaders (29 pp)	Joep van der Steen
Chapter 4 – Advanced Unwrapping (28 pages)	Lukas Dubeda
Chapter 5 – Texture Painting (28 pages)	Leigh van der Byl
Chapter 6 – Physically Based Materials (25 pages)	Pierre-Felix Breton

Part III – Lighting
Chapter 7 – Lighting Analysis tools (30 pages)	Tod Stephens
Chapter 8 – Render to Texture (41 pages)	Louis Marcoux
Chapter 9 – Advanced mental ray lighting (35 pp)	Darren Brooker

Part IV – Animation
Chapter 10 – Reactor (30 pages)	Mir Vadim
Chapter 11 – Particle Systems (48 pages)	Pete Draper
Chapter 12 – Rigging (27 pages)	Michele Bousquet

Part V – Workflow
Chapter 13 – Revit Integration (34 pages)	Scott Rosenbloom
Chapter 14 – Advanced Poly Modeling (32 pp)	Todd Daniele
Chapter 15 – Managing Large-scale Projects (19 pp)	Spine 3D
Chapter 16 – MAXScript (64 pages)	Markus Boos

Part VI – Post production
Chapter 17 – 3D Tracking (38 pages)	Mike Merron
Chapter 18 – Green Screening (26 pages)	Smoothe
Chapter 19 – Compositing (34 pages)	Gary Davis
Chapter 20 – Video Editing (37 pages)	Kim Lee

Entire Book + Bonus (726 pages)
Appendix A – Cloth Modifier	Danny Jones
Appendix B – Gallery

P.S. Read our book? Please choose a chapter / book and click “write customer review”. We would appreciate it.

3ds Max System Resources + (Free) Onyx Trees Videos Ready for Viewing

brianz — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:31:42 +0000

CGschool announces two webinars from Brian Smith. 3ds Max System Resources will help you learn to manage your file sizes, manage RAM consumption, object optimization, and which components have a greater impact on rendering. The Onyx Trees webinar covers the latest version of the 3ds Max plugin OnyxTREE STORM, Onyx2Max and OnyxGRASS.

3ds Max System Resources

A frustrating reality of working in any 3D program is waiting on the computer to process information. Someday, when computers are powerful enough, you may never have to worry about how complex your scenes become, but for the foreseeable future, you should employ practices and procedures that keep your wait time to a minimum. So what are the attributes of a scene that affect the amount of time you have to wait on your computer and what can you do to minimize your wait?

NOTE: Video is Professionally Edited (Cleaner Audio, & Voice Re-Recorded)

More Info:

Onyx Trees

(Free Video)In this webinar you will learn how to use the latest version of the 3ds Max plugin OnyxTREE STORM, Onyx2Max and OnyxGRASS. Learn how to craft vegetation (trees, grass, etc.), apply realistic materials and animate your creations to suit your project needs.

FREE:

CGschool
+1 (800) 244-3182 (Toll Free USA & Canada)
cgsupport@thecgschool.com

Buy 2, Get 1 Free Promotion
For a limited time, you can now purchase two individual recordings and get the third recording for free! Use Promo Code CGS342 to receive the discount.
Click here for a listing of all of our recordings.

Up to 30% Off Select CGschool Books (NO PROMO REQUIRED)

brianz — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:30:48 +0000

CGschool Book Sale
Due to popular demand, CGschool is offering up to 30% off with our Autodesk authorized Architectural Visualization books. No promotional code is required.

	3ds Max 2011 One Project from Start to Finish: The intent of the book is to show in great detail, each step of the visualization process, as applied to one very unique visualization project and every facet of the design and creation process will be illustrated.
	3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization (Advanced to Expert)is a collection of self-contained chapters, written by dozens of industry experts. The goal of this book is to take readers from an advanced level to an expert level by providing a straight-forward discussion of difficult subject matter not available anywhere else.
	Ispirato – A Collection of Fine Visualization Artists of the World: CGschool announces the production of a unique new book designed to showcase some of the best 3D visualization talent on the planet. ’ispirato‘, features the incredible artwork of 43 artists from 17 different countries, selected by a panel of judges from 5 different companies within the industry.

REMINDER: CGschool Recordings Sale

Buy 2 CGschool Videos and Get the 3rd Free

brianz — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:41:05 +0000

Buy 2, Get the 3rd Free Promotion

For a limited time, you can now purchase two individual recordings and get the third recording for free! Use Promo Code CGS342 to receive the discount.

Included are the current recordings available for the promotion:

3ds Max Beginner

3ds Max Intermediate

3ds Max Advanced Modeling

Internet Marketing for Arch. Visualization

Photoshop Beginner to Intermediate

For More Information:

Photoshop Advanced

mental ray

V-Ray for 3ds Max – Beginner to Intermediate*

V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max (Advanced Session 1)

V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max (Advanced Session 2)

*Includes 3.5 Hours of V-Ray 2.0 Training for Free ($99 Value)

New CGschool Book for 3ds Max Intermediate Users Now Available

brianz — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:40:40 +0000

Due to popular demand, CGschool is now shipping 3ds Max Design Architectural Visualization for Intermediate Users. It is the updated version to the popular 3DATS book 3ds Max 2009 Architectural Visualization Intermediate to Advanced.

Key Features
• How to read, clean, and prepare architectural drawings for use in 3ds Max
• How to build efficient 2D and 3D sites, as well as the structures placed on them
• How to manage an animation project from start to finish
• The essentials of the ever-improving mental ray render engine
• Production tips, marketing strategies, and business tools

Description
Learn time-saving techniques and tested production-ready tips for maximum speed and efficiency in creating rofessional-level architectural visualizations in 3ds Max. Move from intermediate to an advanced level with specific and comprehensive instruction with this collaboration from nine different authors from around the world. Get their experience and skills in this full-color book, which not only teaches more advanced features, but also demonstrates the practical applications of those features to get readers ready for a real production environment. Fully updated for the most recent version of 3ds Max.

For More Information:

35% Off Select CGschool Books

brianz — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:01:30 +0000

CGschool Book Sale
CGschool is offering 35% on our Autodesk authorized Architectural Visualization books.

Sale Ends Thursday, October 27th at 11:59pm EDT

Use code cgav35off to receive 35% off. Click the links below for more info and ordering:

	3ds Max 2011 One Project from Start to Finish: The intent of the book is to show in great detail, each step of the visualization process, as applied to one very unique visualization project and every facet of the design and creation process will be illustrated.
	3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization (Advanced to Expert) is a collection of self-contained chapters, written by dozens of industry experts. The goal of this book is to take readers from an advanced level to an expert level by providing a straight-forward discussion of difficult subject matter not available anywhere else.
	Ispirato – A Collection of Fine Visualization Artists of the World: CGschool announces the production of a unique new book designed to showcase some of the best 3D visualization talent on the planet. ’ispirato‘, features the incredible artwork of 43 artists from 17 different countries, selected by a panel of judges from 5 different companies within the industry.

Don’t Forget: Use Code cgav35off to Receive the 35% Discount

Sale Ends Thursday, October 27th at 11:59pm EDT

CGschool Acquires 3DATS + V-Ray Bundle Discount

brianz — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:22:27 +0000

After publishing six books, teaching hundreds of classes and five wonderful years in business, I am excited to announce the acquisition of 3DATS by The CGschool, the world leader in architectural visualization training. With this acquisition, CGSchool becomes the only company in the world that provides Autodesk Authorized books and training dedicated to architectural visualization, with instructors and staff who simultaneously work full-time in visualization production. The addition of the 3DATS book series to the CGschool training portfolio will further enhance the learning experience of all CGschool students. Likewise, we are excited that our former customers will now have access to the best professional training in the industry at the CGschool.

CGschool’s mission is to provide the highest quality training for 3D Architectural Visualization. With its recent growth and this new acquisition, CGschool renews its commitment in providing the 3D visualization community unparalleled industry resources, including free training and user content.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that has supported 3DATS over the years and ask for your continued support of CGschool so that it can bring the best 3D resources to our community.

All 3DATS books will now be available for purchase through the CGschool website at: www.thecgschool.com/cgbooks

Kind Regards,

Brian Smith

CGschool (formerly 3DATS)
+1 (800) 244-3182 (Toll Free USA & Canada)
cgsupport@thecgschool.com

P.S. To mark this occasion, CGschool is offering a special discount on world’s most comprehensive V-Ray training for 3D visualization artists with its ’V-Ray Bundle’ – over 50 hours of V-Ray training for visualization. For more information, click here.

Two FREE Online Classes: 3ds Max System Resources + Onyx Trees

brianz — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:25:01 +0000

July 28th, 2011 – CGschool announces two new free webinars from Brian Smith of 3DATS. 3ds Max System Resources will help you learn to manage your file sizes, manage RAM consumption, object optimization, and why you should be using a 64-bit machine. The Onyx Trees webinar covers the latest version of the 3ds Max plugin OnyxTREE STORM, Onyx2Max and OnyxGRASS.

Register for: 3ds Max System Resources

A frustrating reality of working in any 3D program is waiting on the computer to process information. After you complete this webinar, you will know the answers to these and countless other questions related to system resource management:

• What happens to the operands of a compound object when the final object is created?
• What has a greater impact on file size; the total vertex count or polygon count?
• When should I create copies, instances, XRefs and proxies?
• Do modifiers increase file size and/or memory consumption? Why or why not?

Learn to manage your file sizes, manage RAM consumption, object optimization, and why you should be using a 64-bit machine.

Date: August 22nd, 2011, 1PM EST
Length of time: 2 hours with Q&A Afterwards
Cost: Free
Availability: REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED
Teacher: Brian Smith, 3DATS

Register for: Onyx Trees

In this webinar you will learn how to use the latest version of the 3ds Max plugin OnyxTREE STORM, Onyx2Max and OnyxGRASS. Learn how to craft vegetation (trees, grass, etc.), apply realistic materials and animate your creations to suit your project needs.

Date: September 13th, 2011, 1PM EST
Length of time: 1 hour
Cost: Free
Availability: Anyone can register.
Teacher: Brian Smith, 3DATS

Buy 2 CGschool Recordings, Get a 3DATS Book for Free

brianz — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:25:27 +0000

CGschool and 3DATS Discount
July 7th, 2011 – CGschool and 3DATS are committed to bringing the best quality of training to the visualization community. Whenever you purchase any two (2) CGschool recordings, you can pick any (1) 3DATS book for free (includes shipping).

Included below are suggestions (or you create any bundle you wish):

	Suggestion #1: Purchase the CGschool V-Ray Recordings, get the “One Project from Start to Finish” 3DATS book – a great combination for anyone wishing to advance their knowledge of 3ds Max & V-Ray.
	Suggestion #2: Purchase CGschool’s 3ds Max Intermediate & Advanced Modeling class, get the “3ds Max Advanced to Expert” 3DATS book – advance your 3ds Max modeling, animation and materials.
	Suggestion #3: Purchase any two CGschool recordings and get the 3DATS “ispirato” – get creative inspiration on your next 3d project from fine visualization artists around the world.

To redeem this offer,

To learn more about our visualization classes in 3ds Max, V-Ray, mental ray, Photoshop & more, please go to http://www.thecgschool.com/recordings/. To learn more about the 3DATS books, please go to http://3dats.com/products.asp. This offer ends Friday, July 21st at 5pm EDT.

CGschool

CGschool Print Books Clearance

Print Book Prices Reduced to $29.95 + Free Shipping* (All CGschool Print Book Shipments End Feb. 28, 2013)

CGschool Print Books Clearance – Save Up to 70% Off

CGschool E-Book and Chapters Starting at $2.99

E-Book with a Tablet Reader (Kindle, iPad, etc.)

E-Book without a Tablet

3ds Max System Resources + (Free) Onyx Trees Videos Ready for Viewing

Up to 30% Off Select CGschool Books (NO PROMO REQUIRED)

Buy 2 CGschool Videos and Get the 3rd Free

New CGschool Book for 3ds Max Intermediate Users Now Available

35% Off Select CGschool Books

CGschool Acquires 3DATS + V-Ray Bundle Discount

Two FREE Online Classes: 3ds Max System Resources + Onyx Trees

Buy 2 CGschool Recordings, Get a 3DATS Book for Free

Print Book Prices Reduced to $29.95 + Free Shipping*
(All CGschool Print Book Shipments End Feb. 28, 2013)