Just wanted to update that I'm still available as a freelance 3d modeller, renderer, or animator. I've been doing lots of freelance in my spare time! Check the link to my website for some recent work! ...

Hi! Sorry about the late reply! I hadn't checked this post in a while...

@jenalove, I don't hold an official position as an animator, so I don't know exactly what a full-time animator makes. I'm s ...

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Just to update, I'm in Austin now. Please contact me!

The world of 3D would not be what it is without Pixar. They have pioneered the field and pushed the limits. Nobody can deny that. I wonder if Pixar had never existed what the world of 3d animation wou ...

Okay, so I'm putting together my own short movie. The main (and almost only) character is a simple robot.

Basically, what I've done is, I've created a minimally detailed model robot, rigged him wit ...

You can make those with "particle effects". Most 3d programs have some kind of particle effects. It can be quite complex, though. Search for some tutorials on particle effects to learn the b ...

Hi, my name is Nick Hester. I'm a "hobbyist" 3d Animator/Designer wanting to become a "professional" 3d Animator/Designer.

I'm currently an English teacher in South Korea, bu ...

You can do everything in programs like 3ds Max and Maya, and Blender. All you really need from there is a video editing program. Some free ones like Windows Movie Maker or iMovie are probably already ...

sorry for the confusing web address, this site doesn't let you insert websites until you've posted enough times to be trustworthy, I guess.

This is just about the best tutoriwwwwwwal that I know of on modeling people. It's pretty clear. Good luck!
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This definitely sounds interesting. Let me know what kinds of jobs you'd like.

I could be wrong, but I think most people in the "volunteer"/non-paid section are going to be people who don't have 10 years of experience in the field...

It's all built into move versions of 3ds Max. Just check out some tutorials for using Reactor and "rigid body" dynamics.

Whatever software you choose, you should check out websites like
Lynda, Digital Tutors, and Gnomon for some really professional training for reasonable prices.

a model, like if you build a model airplane. It's just a shape or something in a 3d program.

Thus a 3d modeler is someone who makes 3d models.

I think you need to add more detail about the problem.

I just want to say that Greeble is awesome. I've used it a few times and it's so much fun to use (and time saving!)

I use it on my 3ds Max 2011 with Vista 32-bit, and I have not problems with it.

You can use your bump map with the displace modifier, but you'll have to probably increase the number of polygons dramatically using smoothing or tessellating modifier before you add the displace modi ...