Good Reading for Game Artists

Very nice! I really like the Illustrator to Maya one of Level Design. [Btw, spelling error there; you missed the last "l" on level. ;)]

I'm sure a mod will agree that this thread deserves a sticky, especially if more articles can be dug up.

Thanks for telling me about that typo Shankar
*fixes typo*

sometime i'll dig up some more stuff to post up here...

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Original post by destron Thanks for telling me about that typo Shankar *fixes typo* sometime i'll dig up some more stuff to post up here...

Oh, you want more stuff? Here you go [smile]

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Tutorials
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Gnomon Online -- http://www.gnomononline.com/information.php
A web based service launched by the Gnomon School of visual effects.
Gnomon Online offers video tutorials for Maya.
Head modeling tutorial -- http://www.thehobbitguy.com/tutorials/polymodeling/index.html

3D Studio Max tutorials
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http://maxrovat.sns.hu/subdiv/
http://www.3dmaxer.dk/tutorial.asp?ak=777&type=max
http://www.tutorialoutpost.com/3d-studio-max-modeling/
http://www.3d-resources.com/
http://www4.discreet.com/3dsmax/3dsmax.php?id=399
http://www.huntfor.com/3d/tutorials.htm
http://www.web3dservice.com/3d_tutorials.html
http://www.3dlinks.com/Links.cfm?categoryid=13&subcategoryid=105&subsubcategoryid=44
http://www.the3dstudio.com/default.aspx

Blender 3D
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www.blender3d.com

http://www.be3d.org/
The most updated tutorial list -- http://www.elysiun.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4624
Tutorial on armatures -- http://mmaigrot.free.fr/didac-blender/ikas/ikas-eng/ik-intro.php
Tutorials on BlenderWars -- http://www.blenderwars.com/tut.php?module=index
Tutorial on texturing -- http://www.geocities.com/woodsmith102000/Tutorials1.html?
and part 2 of the above tutorial -- http://www.geocities.com/woodsmith102000/Tutorial2.html?
The good places to learn about RVks:
-- http://download.blender.org/documentation/html/x4939.html
-- http://membres.lycos.fr/bobois/Tuts/VertexKeys/rvk1.htm
-- http://membres.lycos.fr/bobois/Tuts/VertexKeys/rvk3_2.htm
A big list of Blender tutorials -- http://membres.lycos.fr/bobois/Liens_Links/big_list.html
A tutorial on making clothes in Blender -- http://www.free-webspace.biz/sonix/BlenderTutes/QuickClothTute.html
A basic tutorial -- http://www.fanfilmengine.com/Blender0001.html


Video Tutorials
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http://www.bl3nder.com/tutorials/
http://www.letwory.net/tutes/edgefaceloops.htm

UV -- http://www.ibiblio.org/bvidtute/mytut/uvtut.avi

SubSurf -- http://www.ibiblio.org/bvidtute/mytut/subdiv.avi

Duplivert -- http://www.ibiblio.org/bvidtute/mytut/duplivert.avi

Small examples -- www.weirdhat.com
for sfx with
blender

Modeling a stargate -- http://www.fanfilmengine.com/Blender0003.mov

Atutorial for beginners -- http://www.fanfilmengine.com/Blender0004.mov
on widgets



Character Modeling
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Character Process -- http://www.poopinmymouth.com/process/character_tutorial/character_process.htm

A full procces character -- http://67.15.36.49/ffa/tutorials/max/joanofarc/joanmenu.asp
modeling tutorial

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Hope this is helpfull...

-Fenryl

[Edited by - Fenryl on August 30, 2006 5:39:33 AM]

Ooh extremely helpful. This should be added to the sticky tutorial thread.
LINK::
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?whichpage=1&pagesize=25&topic_id=257345
This sticky has 100+ sites for tutorials, downloads etc.

Here's one I use often:
www.3dquakers.com <- extremely helpful (I used one of their free videos, really nice.) A lot of paid stuff too, but expensive.

[Edited by - D Shankar on June 25, 2006 9:38:53 PM]

One more:

http://www.tutorialized.com/
Lots of CG stuff. Photoshop, Flash, Max, Blender, Bryce. You name it!

hey guys... i really appreciate all the links and stuff you've given me but i was trying to focus this section on design, rather than "cut-and-paste" tutorials. i might post the gnomon workshop link up there and maybe some of the other ones, but i'm afraid i'm gonna leave out most of the tutorial links.

[Edited by - destron on June 27, 2006 5:46:15 PM]

I agree on that last point. Its easy enough to find tutorials and whatnot on those generic sites... the design articles are alot harder to find and gather.

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Original post by destron hey guys... i really appreciate all the links and stuff you've given me but i was trying to focus this section on design, rather than "cut-and-paste" tutorials. i'm gonna post the gnomon workshop link up there and maybe some of the other ones, but i'm afraid i'm gonna leave out most of the tutorial links.

Oh, sorry [oh]

These articles give more information about the 'design' of level design
(hope this is a little bit more helpfull then my last post [smile])

www.gamasutra.com/resource_guide/20010716/index.shtml

www.gamasutra.com/features/20030603/licht_01.shtml

www.gamedesign.be/Hourences/articles.htm
EDIT:
The website has changed. New site: http://help.hourences.com/

You can find the old tutorials on this site: http://phalanx.planetunreal.gamespy.com/tutorials.htm
/EDIT

www.gamedesign.net


-Fenryl

[Edited by - Fenryl on November 19, 2006 5:32:14 AM]

Yea sorry. I didn't realize your goal with this thread was design only ;). EDIT: And I'm glad this got a sticky. It'll really help designers and cg artists alike.

COOL! This thread got stickied!

anyway...
thanks for understanding, guys.
and for you, fenryl (as well as for understanding), thanks for those few design links. ima go put those up! the one from gamedesign.be looks especially cool...

[Edited by - destron on June 27, 2006 4:44:54 PM]

"Creating Good Game Art When You’re Not An Artist" is broken (404).

blogs you might find interesting:

http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.de/
http://muddycolors.blogspot.de/


books I highly recommend both for beginners and advanced:

Gregg Kreutz - Problem Solving for Oil Painters: Recognizing What's Gone Wrong and How to Make It Right
James Gurney - Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter
Ian Roberts - Mastering Composition: Techniques and Principles to Dramatically Improve Your Painting


book I recommend for complete beginners (neither "talent" nor knowledge required, if you can write your name with a pencil you have all you need to work with this):

Betty Edwards - Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
(there are at least 4 editions of the book, but I don't know which one is best, nor do I think it makes a big difference.)

wow thank you guys

Thanks for sharing!

posted in 2006? I didn't know they had the internet back then :p

Wow this is super informative! How long did it take you to put all this together?

necro. locking.