My 2 Cents

I have various thoughts and opinions on various subjects that I come across every day. From time to time I take the time out to put these random thoughts on paper (or a reasonable facsimile), they are obviously contained below.

 

Rants (warning you might be offended)

There are no rants at this time.

 

Cool 3DS Max (and Max Related) Books

3DS Max R3 Professional Animation by Angie Jones and Sean Bonney - This is one of the few Max books that I have found on the market which actually goes into some intermediate and advanced topics concerning characters, particles, cameras, and lighting.

Modeling a Character in 3DS Max by Paul Steed - A simply outstanding monster of a book which outlines how Paul Steed creates and textures a character that he designs for a game.

Digital Lighting and Rendering by Jeremy Birn - In my opinion this is the book to get if you wish to advanced your knowledge of how to setup better lighting and rendering for your 3D scenes.

3DS Max FX & Design by Jon A Bell (All versions) - All three books that Jon Bell has written about doing FX work and tricks with 3DS Max are simply oustanding. If you can, I recommend that you find all three of these books and add them to your collection.

Photoshop 5 3D Textures FX & Design by Geoffry Smith - One of the better books out there when it comes to advancing your Photoshop skills to help create believable textures and images for your projects.

 

Other Cool Stuff

zMatrix - a cool little program that runs under Win2k/XP and gives you a matrix style scrolling effect on your windows desktop. Written by my friend Zousar Shaker.