If you ever were challenged by the inherit complications of the 3ds Max material editor, raise your hand.  I imagine like many of us, the material editor’s incredible capability to provide infinite material combinations, is a bit overwhelming.  Let me introduce you to the MatManager.  MatManager is a Maxscript from Marco Brunetta which seeks to simplify the organizational...

My name is Viktor Fretyán and I work as an architectural visualization artist here in Hungary. I recently had the chance to work on the renders of a house by Satoshi Okada and although the final results were not that amazing (i had about 2 weeks for 9 images) after the deadline i decided to go on with the project and make a series of renders out of it that would appeal to me. this personal...

Genetica, now in its third release, from Spiral Graphics, Inc. is a stand-alone seamless texture maker that can be used with any number of rendering packages, web or game design or even just artistic expression.  The node based system is incredibly easy to understand and simultaneously updates as changes to the texture are made.    The software’s true power is leveraged...

Have you ever seen the section of most magazines deemed ‘resources’? It’s likely near the back and typically contains new products. I was looking through a recent copy of Catalyst and ran across this useful looking tool called the CadCARD. Following my interest, I found the website, did some homework and what I found was incredibly insightful and so I pursued a card myself. I was...

What would you say if I told you that you could control the viewing angles and pixel resolution of 3D models, all the while, working seamlessly within Photoshop? If that didn’t get your attention, consider the amount of applied entourage you use whether it is for three dimensional renderings or two dimensional plans and elevations. Or how cumbersome it is to setup a...

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V-Ray RT is now available in our store.  Orders taken prior to official release are considered pre-orders and will be processed using normal Chaos Group protocols on June 1.    Here is the link in your store: http://vizdepot.vismasters.com/catalog/products/vray-rt-vray-realtime-interactive_4543.aspx   In June we will do some promos bundling V-Ray and...

We have been running this promo within the main VisMasters store for the last month, and have decided to extend it for a limited period of time to our partner stores as well.  Please let your members and customers know that they can use the promo code “VMSAVE20” during the checkout process to save 20% off of any product in the store (excluding bundles and ArchVision All Access...