Useful sites get started with modelling, animating, UVMapn

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Programs and Program Resources:

Modelling
Milkshape 3D - http://www.milkshape3d.com/ Cost: Cheap

Discreet's 3D Studio Max - http://www.discreet.com/ Cost: Expensive

Discreet's GMax - http://www.discreet.com Cost: Free

Cinema 4D - http://www.maxon.net/ Cost: Expensive

Maya - http://www.alias.com/ Cost: Expensive

Softimage XSI - http://www.softimage.com Cost: Expensive

Softimage XSI Mod Tool - http://www.softimage.com/products/Mod/v4/ Cost: Free

Texturing
Bodypaint R2 - http://www.maxon.net/ Cost: Expensive

Photoshop - http://www.adobe.com/ Cost: Mid-Price

Paint Shop Pro - http://www.jasc.com/ Cost: Mid-Price

UV Mapping
Ultimate Unwrap 3D - http://www.unwrap3d.com/ Cost: Cheap

Animation
Character FX - http://www.insanesoftware.de/index.php\ Cost: Cheap

Landscape Generation *new*
Bryce 5.5 - http://bryce.daz3d.com/55index.php Cost: Mid-Price

Terragen - http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/ Cost: Free

Vue 5 - http://www.e-onsoftware.com/ Cost: Expensive

Modelling and General Tutorial Sites:
http://www.psionic3d.co.uk - Modelling, UVmapping, Texturing resource site.

http://halflife2.filefront.com/file/;43415 - My Very own barell skinning tutorial(shows in my sig)

http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials - Bursting at the seams with professional tutorials. Anything 'premium' will cost you 99 British Pence, anything not premium is FREE. (Variety of programs in there) Unless you're a subscriber to Computer Arts magazine, in which case theyre free.

http://www.dejawolf.com - Tutorials on skinning military vehicles and modeling - My old boss for eSim Games.

http://webdesign.templatemonster.com/ - MASSIVE 2D/3D/websdesign/Photoshop Tutorial website

http://www.quake3world.com/ubb/Forum11/HTM...1100.html\ - Massive thread on Quake World forums

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=48474\ - THREAD on CGTALK with loads of Cinema 4D stuff

http://www.totaltutorials.com/ - More Tutorials for various programs

http://www.bsmooth.de/BSolutions/ - Bryce 5 tutorials

http://www.jollup.co.uk/html/index.php?page=8 - Cinema 4D Beginner tutorials

http://well-of-souls.com/gallery/tutorials.htm - CG Art Tutorials

http://bbs.clandeadgoat.net/viewforum.p ... b33f912ee0 - Huge forum board on all things 3D - Includes video tutorials on skinning and animating.

http://3dbuzz.com - Massive 3DS Tutorial site, well worth a look

http://3dtotal.com - Maya and 3DS Resource and tutorial site

http://www.3dlinks.com/index.cfm - More Resources

http://www.highend3d.com/ - And yet more resources.

http://www.sourceblog.net/page.php?file ... t/textskin - Loads of texturing tutorials.

http://www.cgunderground.com - Professional designer's site with articles, tutorials, the whole cuboodle! [JR Featured on here]

Reference Pictures:

http://www.world.guns.ru - Weapons Reference site in both English and Russian

http://www.fineart.sk/ - Large human anatomy site for modelling reference. Warning: Some adult content!

http://www.suurland.com/blueprints_archive.php - Another Big site with plans/pics of all kinds of vehicles

http://www.swissquake.ch/chumbalum-soft ... eadid=8737 - Massive ref thread on Milkshape Forums

http://blueprints.onnovanbraam.com/ - General blueprints site.

http://www.google.com - Never underestimate this powerful site.

http://www.bigstockphotos.com - Premium photograph site. Costs money, but has a massive database of photos

http://www.3d.sk - Fineart's site listed above but for game developers, premium cost again. Warning: Some adult content!

http://www.mayang.com/textures/ - Great site full of very high resolution photographs aimed specifically at designers. Want to make your won textures? This is for you!

Game Development:

http://www.gametutorials.com/Tutorials/C++/Cpp_Pg1.htm - Games Programming, thanks Smi0200304!

http://www.codersworkshop.com/ - Excellent Programming resource site!!

http://www.blitzbasic.com/ - BLITZ 3D fast and powerful games dev language

http://darkbasic.thegamecreators.com/ - Dark Basic Pro, Another basic language with direct X 9 support, try it for yourself!!

http://www.thegamecreators.com - 3D Game Engine

http://www.gamemaker.nl - 3D Game Engine

http://www.realmcrafter.com - 3D Game Engine

http://www.cipherengine.com - 3D Game Engine

http://www.garagegames.com/makegames/ - Home of the Torque Game Engine, a cheap, powerful indie game engine


3D Sites or forums:

http://www.cgunderground.com - Cool 3D Site with tutorials!

http://www.cgchat.com/board/index.php - CG CHAT Some incredible inspiration and talent here...


More Photoshop:

http://www.pslover.com/ - Almost 5,000 PS tutorials, and links to more tutorial sites.

http://st.burst.cc/tutorials.htm - Skinning tutorial site.

http://www.mattepainting.org/

http://www.webclass.ru/top.php

http://www.eyeball-design.com/index3.htm

http://www.planetphotoshop.com/

http://rainworld.com/psworkshop/

http://www.thewebmachine.com/

http://www.deepspaceweb.com/modules.php?name=Sections

http://www.insidecg.com/ - high end GFX and tutorials

http://www.pslover.com/tutorials.php - more tutorials

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