This DVD offers an in-depth overview of the rendering plug-in Brazil 2 for Autodesk's 3d Studio Max. In this title Sebastien covers in detail all the different materials, shaders and texture maps included with this amazing tool from Splutterfish. He also demonstrates how to create and manage materials in a simple scene in order to reproduce a photorealistic image in 3D. This DVD contains an extensive custom library which has hundreds of resources in a simple browsable interface. The library includes materials, textures, references and links to everything you need to enhance your scenes and to enable you to create new materials on your own.

409 Minutes of Lecture

TOPICS COVERED

* Working with Brazil to Achieve Great Materials
* Toon Materials
* Experimenting with Displacement Maps
* Reproducing a Scene from a Photograph Using Simple Materials

Browsable Library Includes:
100 materials
150 tileable textures
400 reference pictures

CHAPTERS

01: Introduction
02: General Overview of Brazil 1
03: General Overview of Brazil 2
04: General Overview of Brazil 3
05: Brazil Base Shaders: Synthetic Shaders
06: Brazil Base Shaders: Organic Shaders
07: Brazil Materials: Glass, Chrome, Toon and Utility
08: Brazil Texture Maps
09: Displacement Mapping
10: The Material Library
11: Brazil Tools
12: Still Life Practical Example