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Posted at May 22, 2005, 7:50 pm:

It'd be nice if this (or something like it) was made sticky. I'll try to shorten the list if I find some urls either don't work, or simply aren't very good.

Graphics Tutorials

Software
Anim8tor - http://www.geocities.com/elimar48/tutorials.html
3ds max - http://www.tutorialoutpost.com/3d-st...-tutorials.php
Milshape - http://www.psionic.pwp.blueyonder.co...y/mbasics.html
Maya - http://www.highend3d.com/maya/tutorials/
http://www.learning-maya.com/modeling.php
GIMP - http://www.wingimp.org/tutorial/
GIMPShop for Windows - http://blog.yumdap.net/archives/20-G...r-Windows.html
Blender - http://blender3d.org/cms/Tutorials.243.0.html

Complete tutorials
http://www.psionic.pwp.blueyonder.co...poly/zmod.html
http://www.psionic.pwp.blueyonder.co...poly/zuvm.html
http://www.psionic.pwp.blueyonder.co...oly/zskin.html
http://www.psionic.pwp.blueyonder.co...ly/zbones.html
http://www.psionic.pwp.blueyonder.co...oly/zanim.html
http://legion.gibbering.net/golem/tutorial_walls.html
http://www.webreference.com/3d/
http://www.joachimart.com/tutorial_char.htm
http://www.poopinmymouth.com/process...se_process.htm
http://www.gamemaker.nl/feldman.html

Modelling
http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorial...enmathis_1.asp
http://www.3dtotal.com/team/tutorial...t_pilot_01.asp
http://www.mtmckinley.net/tut9.html
http://www.loonygames.com/content/2.13/totb/index2.php
http://kangod_kid.tripod.com/gumshoes_own/id2.html
http://www.josh.ch/joshch/tutorials/...e,welcome.html
http://www.dosfx.com/tutorials/csgirl/default.asp
http://www.ghouseproductions.com/tut_head.html
http://www.geocities.com/elimar48/tu.../tutorial.html
http://www.webreference.com/3d/lesson61/
http://www.gamedev.net/reference/art...rticle1404.asp
http://www.geocities.com/elimar48/tu.../tutorial.html
http://www.psionic.pwp.blueyonder.co...y/mshouse.html
http://www.psionic.pwp.blueyonder.co...oly/msmap.html
http://www.psionic.pwp.blueyonder.co...oly/tmgun.html
http://www.psionic.pwp.blueyonder.co...y/auditut.html
http://www.psionic.pwp.blueyonder.co...poly/f360.html
http://www.psionic.pwp.blueyonder.co...wpoly/int.html

Texturing
http://www.gamasutra.com/gdc2004/fea...ninga_01.shtml - UV Mapping
http://www.gfxartist.com/features/tutorials/740 - creating tileable textures
http://staff.dc.lincoln.ac.uk/~mwher...s/Textures.doc - creating tileable textures
http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorial...textures_1.asp - creating skins for low-poly models
http://www.gfxartist.com/features/tutorials/14030 - skin tone & texture by Ron Lemen
http://www.gfxartist.com/features/tutorials/14033 - skin tone & texture by Ron Lemen pt.2
http://www.adobe.com/print/tips/phsd...hair/main.html - hair (digital)
http://gallery.artofgregmartin.com/t...tar_field.html - creating a starmap for skyboxes
http://gallery.artofgregmartin.com/t..._a_planet.html - planets for skyboxes
http://www.optidigit.com/stevens/cloudtut.html - painting clouds (digital)
http://www.gfxartist.com/features/tutorials/27609 - painting backdrops
http://www.gardenhose.com/tutorials.htm - trees
http://www.oddgames.com/daniel/graphics/tree-tut.jpg - more trees

Tilesets
http://legion.gibbering.net/golem/tutorial_tiles.html - isometric tileset creation (e.g. Baldur's Gate / Fallout)
http://pixeltutorial.cjb.net/ - sprites
http://web1.t43.greatnet.de/ - pixel art

Effects
http://www.gapingwolf.com/viewtopic.php?t=10 - skybox
http://www.gapingwolf.com/viewtopic.php?t=11 - lens flare effect
http://www.gamasutra.com/features/19981023/bell_01.htm - Creating skyboxes

Animation
http://www.3dluvr.com/
http://artofgaming.net/tutorialz/isomatutorial.html - animation for isometric games like Baldur's Gate & Fallout.
http://www.gamasutra.com/gdc2003/fea...hnitzer_01.htm - Article on cutscenes

Drawing
http://www.anticz.com/heads.htm - drawing heads by Ron Lemen
http://www.anticz.com/handtut.htm - drawing hands by Ron Lemen
http://www.cardesignnews.com/studio/...220/index.html - drawing and rendering cars (digitally)


Art (at Gamasutra)

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/art...php?category=8 - selection of gfx artists in the industry and articles on visual art.

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Postmortems - generally good reads.

World Building & Design http://www.

Goodwork man!!

A small addition to your list of free software: gimpshop: http://blog...

here's a good hammer site.

Great thread! Now stuck!

here is a good engine for anyone who wants to design a Myst style game...

Inkscape @ http://www.

Oh cool, I find an interesting thread and when I start reading, I disc...

Realy good work c-thru! Looks like if someone took me hard drive and p...

The gamasutra site is great to figure out what the industry needs righ...

Very nice list.


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