http://3dessentials.com Best Illustrations, Tutorials and Resources for the 3d community. Mon, 21 May 2012 22:26:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-beta4 http://3dessentials.com/tutorials/how-to-render-an-underwater-scene-with-3ds-max-and-mental-ray/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-render-an-underwater-scene-with-3ds-max-and-mental-ray http://3dessentials.com/tutorials/how-to-render-an-underwater-scene-with-3ds-max-and-mental-ray/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 07:58:30 +0000 mainAdminAnt http://3dessentials.com/tutorials/how-to-render-an-underwater-scene-with-3ds-max-and-mental-ray/ ]]> In this 3ds Max tutorial we’re going to create a deep blue sea under a wavy water surface. We’re going to create fog, light rays, and bubbles underwater.

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