>>Studio RULES and resources - read before posting!<<

[Bad Waffle]

Resources

• 3d02
• CGtextures
• SPUNK (just cool to look at)
• A few shaders for max
• A large amount of Photoshop tutorials
• Lightmaps Study
• Wavelength
• 3dbuzz
• Findsounds
• CGSociety
• Ballistic Publishing

Tutorials

• Modeling
  • Introduction to Normal Mapping
  • Quick Overview of Model Workflow w/GOW Inspired cement cover
  • Organic Modelling
  • Modelling/UVing/Texturing a Lowpoly Character

• Texturing
  • Creating Tileable Textures
  • Baking Ambient Occlusion Maps
  • Creating a Texture Workflow (not for beginners, but a good look)
  • Hard Surface Texturing
  • Removing Color Casts
  • Ambient Occlusion in Maya
  • Making your own brushes

[legionaire45]

The proper URL for "Baking Ambient Occlusion Maps" should be: http://www.game-artist.net/forums/vb...e&articleid=37

Good collection . Couple more that might also be good are:

Texturing:

Texturing Hard Surfaces (uses Ambient Occlusion for a nicer effect)
Building Texture Maps for Material Shaders (ex. the whole shebang - diffuse, spec and bump)

3DS Max Modeling/Rendering:

The two most important tutorials on earth.
Modern Firearms (Great for weapon reference pictures)
Your rendering tutorial (I liked it =3)

[DEEhunter]

http://game-artist.net/ is a good site full of modelers and texturers. They also have speed modeling and speed texturing contests. And http://www.poopinmymouth.com/ is a good resource also.