What is the best way to learn to use 3D?

Trytostaydead · Post by **Trytostaydead** » 2004-02-13 04:22pm

I'm fairly good with Poser, got a few awards over at Renderosity even for my amateurish simple works.. but I REALLY want to learn 3DS Max.. anyone know the best way to learn? I don't think I can afford a class..

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-02-13 05:42pm

play round with it. get a few books.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2004-02-13 07:23pm

3ds max comes with a whole bunch of tutorials. they´re good.

if you need more there´s always books you can buy. don´t be cheap when buying books. you might find a really thick 10$ book but it´s most likely going to be crap. spend 30 - 50 dollars on a max book and you´ll get something decent. the cheap one´s are usually just a waste of money.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2004-02-13 09:03pm

There's lots of online tutorials as well, though personally I don't use Max much. Playing around with it helps too.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2004-02-14 03:14am

I found looking at other people's work helps. Play around with settings, experiment.

Btw, Shinova, that's a great Aruceid avatar you have there