Importing transparent props into Muvizu…
Category Archives: Tutorials
Eyebrow raising
Dreeko’s dog explains how to add animated eyebrows to Muvizu characters, for basic facial expressions…
Take Muvizu for a spin
New tutorial, on how to get spinning propellers working in Muvizu by using AVI video files with transparency…
Of course!
Coming in 2013, free online courses from the Stanford University spinout Udacity, in HTML5 Game Development (Google), and in Interactive Rendering: introduction to 3D Computer Graphics (Autodesk).
Learn 3DS Max
A vast number of well-made and well-organised tutorial videos on getting to grips with 3DS Max 2011 (although the software is now 3DS Max 2013).
Those in the USA and Canada can now officially get 3DS Max on a cheapie $199 licence — but it only lasts three months.
A WeeBit of an iClone tutorial
WeeBit Studios has a new video tutorial on importing parts of a 3D Warehouse model to iClone, using 3DXchange, so they can be animated…
Invasion of the Monster Tutorial Videos…
Even more tutorial videos for Monster Workshop for iClone 5…
* Quick Lip-sync and Expressive Animation:
* Combining Avatar Toolkit and Body Animation Tools:
Monster Creation and Customization
More tutorial fun with iClone 5′s new Monster Workshop…
1. Monster Creation and Customization, Part 1:
2. Monster Creation and Customization, Part 2:
Monster Workshop tutorial videos
Video tutorials for the new iClone 5 Monster Workshop…
1. Monster Workshop Tutorial – Intro to Avatar Toolkit UI & Basic Assembly (15 minutes):
You need the Avatar Toolkit to animate the Puppet Parts, but it appears (at 7:54 in the video) that this is included in the Monster Workshop Kit.
2. Monster Workshop Tutorial – Facial Animation Fundamentals:
Sketchizu
New official Muvizu tutorial, on getting Sketchup files to Muvizu, using a free plugin for Sketchup… specifically on importing them with collision properties…
Creating Custom Motions – iClone tutorial video
New iClone tutorial video: Creating Custom Motions with the Look At and Path Tools…
New Warlord video tutorial
New iClone starter iClone 5 tutorial from Warlord, on “apply, save and collect motions”…
Building robots with iClone
Building robots with iClone, by Wolf (of Wolf & Dulci fame)…
Take note
Cathy has kindly plugged eight months worth of updates into the iClone Wiki, and has also put a bounty out for tutorials…
Get in on the action
Warlord’s basic start guide to making an action scene using iClone…
iClone Wiki
Cathy’s iClone Wiki returns from the grave, with only a small amount of twitching and gibbering 
Curiosity
Bionic, on creating a detailed 3D model of the Mars Curiosity rover, from visual references…
There is a hugely expensive 3d model of this on sale now, although sadly not for our own iClone. Your best bet for having Curiosity in iClone is to get the excellent Renderosity model of Curiosity for $15, and then use DAZ Studio and the Decimator to get an .fbx suitable for bringing into iClone.
Silhouette lighting in iClone
Warlord’s handy new video guide to doing silhouette lighting in iClone…
