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Creating Realistic Eyes in Photoshop and 3ds Max

by Kyle Green

In this series of lessons, we will learn how to texture and render realistic eyes using Photoshop and 3ds Max. Software required: 3ds Max 2010, Photoshop.

What you'll learn

In this series of lessons, we will learn how to texture and render realistic eyes using Photoshop and 3ds Max. When trying to create highly realistic, lifelike characters, the importance of the eyes is often understated. In fact, the eyes are one of the most important aspects to consider when creating characters that truly look and feel alive. During this course, we will learn how to create highly realistic eye textures from scratch using Photoshop, and in a way that gives us a high degree of flexibility and control over the textures, color variations and other details. Once the texturing has been completed, we will jump into 3ds Max, where we will discuss shading and rendering techniques that can give the eye a highly realistic final look. Software required: 3ds Max 2010, Photoshop.

About the author

Kyle was one of the first authors for Digital-Tutors, now a Pluralsight company. and has been a part of the team for over 10 years. Kyle began his career in computer graphics education as a college instructor and worked as a Digital-Tutors rendering tutor and curriculum manager since 2002. Kyle has contributed to many of the most popular projects and helped the Digital-Tutors team win awards throughout the company's history. Kyle has had the honor of having his art exhibited at the New York ... more

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