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VodunV
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VodunV
Hi there,

I'm brand new to these forums but am very excited to get started on 3D modelling.

I have 3Ds Max 2010 and Maya 2010.

What I would like to know is, does anyone know of the BEST places to get tutorials?

I would love to get into environment modelling most specifically.

Thanks, and keep up the good work!
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  • DrunkShaman
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    DrunkShaman polycounter lvl 15
    umm...Whats your brand? oO.

    jks jks

    Welcome to the polycount, I hope you enjoy your stay here.

    If you wish to get started with tutorials you should start with these websites.

    http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=132

    http://www.free3dtutorials.com/

    and many others if you Google. You can find them for free.

    Here is how I am learning them.

    www.digital-tutors.com

    This website pretty much covers everything that you need to know about the 3d modeling tool you are working with.

    You have to pay like $45.00 per month for Digital Tutors but its more than worth it.

    Enjoy.
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  • Bigjohn
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    Bigjohn polycounter lvl 11
    The Wiki here on Polycount is also an awesome resource. If you ever run into an issue, or try to figure out something, there's a good chance it's covered there.
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  • VodunV
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    VodunV
    Awesome, thanks for the quick replies guys.

    Hopefully I will be ready to upload the very first thing I have made shortly.

    It's a simple passage way scene, kinda has an old mine cart feel too it. I won't give too much away but I'm excited to get something uploaded so maybe some of you can tell me if I'm starting on the right foot!
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  • rrcplus
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    rrcplus
    Good luck with it. We look forward to seeing some of your work!
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  • Mark Dygert
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    Mark Dygert mod
    3dsmax has some great tutorials included in the help files (Main Menu > Help). Also The Area has some good content but you have to register and log in. Outside of that I would ignore 99% of whats on youtube, stick to sites like http://www.3dtotal.com/

    Good luck on the simple passage way, even the visually simple ones can be technical nightmares when you're starting out. It's good you're starting simple so that's good.

    Be open to what people have to say, the chances that you're doing something wrong are pretty high if you're just starting out. The biggest stumbling block to a new person learning what they need is their own ego. If you can keep that in check then you'll probably pick things up really fast =)
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  • Purplepaint
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    Purplepaint polycounter lvl 8
    Welcome to Polycount, Digital tutors has great tutorials especially for beginners, asw ell as eat3d and thegnomonworkshop if you don't mind paying. However if you don't want to pay there is many free tutorials out there, there is a whole bunch of good ones on 3d-total.com in there tutorial seciton
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