This tutorial is more about the process of breaking the subsurface into render layers and compositing them in post, rather than how to use the miss_fast_skin_maya subsurface shader.

You can blend textures on the object surface using vertex color map, it works in conjunction stored vertex selections. In this tutorial we will explore vertex color map capabilities.

The use of textures in design are incredibly important in defining a surface. While we can not create actual tactile textures in digital design, we can create the visual illustion of 3D texture. This Tutorial aims to show you an easy way to do just that.

Modeling washbasing using Surface in 3dsmax. Detailed step by step tutorial.

Today's tutorial comes in response to a reader request, it comes from Tom and it won't be about lighting effects, glows, and sparks. Instead, I will show you how to create the brushed aluminum texture similar to the Apple products!

No painting required! I used CS3 for this, but lower versions also have displacement map filter, which is the key to creating an authentic looking picture painted on an uneven surface.

In this, the final installment of the haunted library tutorial, you will fill your shelves with books, reflect the bookcases in the floor to create a shiny surface and create the light effects that give the library atmosphere and real sense of depth.

Creating engraved logo in flat and wavy surfaces.

This tutorial will show you how to create a realistic engraving using a wood surface.

Quick guide to showing you how to make some simple sparks for a match moving across the surface of a matchbox, try playing with the settings a little, or adding more different colour lights.