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Welcome to my site, my name is Sam Taylor. I am a visual effects artist based in the UK. The main software packages I use are 3ds Max, Maya, Houdini, Eyeon Fusion and After Effects. The purpose of this website is to help you guys out as much as I can with tutorials, to showcase some of my own work and to post up day-to-day 'cool stuff'. If you have any queries, requests or general comments, please feel free to email me at samtaylorsfx@gmail.com or just leave a comment on my posts.
Showing posts with label Tutorials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tutorials. Show all posts

Thursday, 28 July 2011

New Tutorial: Creating A HDRi For Use In A 3D Package - Photoshop & HDRShop

Its finally here! I apologize for the delay on the tutorial I have been incredibly busy recently, but here it is.

The tutorial takes your through the process of capturing and creating a HDRi (High Dynamic Range Image) for use with a 3D modelling package such as Maya, Cinema 4D, 3Ds Max...etc. These images are used to add realistic indirect light to your scene and can also be used for reflections on your geometry. Being able to capture/create these images will help massively with scene matching your models as you are essentially capturing the light of the actual place then wrapping it around your scene.

If you have any questions please leave a comment or feel free to send me an email. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel and the site. Thanks for watching.





Friday, 10 September 2010

Quick Tip: How To Render In Sony Vegas and After Effects

Here is a quick tutorial going over how to render your projects created in After Effects or Sony Vegas, ready for burning to a DVD or uploading to the web. I also show how to burn a project directly from Sony Vegas to a DVD.

Tuesday, 7 September 2010

New Tutorial "Matrix Bullet Trail Effect"

Here is STFX Studios latest tutorial, which takes you through creating a bullet and matrix style trail in Cinema 4D and will then go on to show how this can be composited in After Effects.

If you have any questions, requests or general comments please feel free to email me or just leave a comment. Don't forget to subscribe to the site and the youtube channel.




Matrix Bullet Trail Effect

 Cinema 4D & After Effects Tutorial


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Saturday, 28 August 2010

The First Tutorial!

Here is STFX Studios first ever tutorial which takes you through Basic Projection/Camera Mapping and integrating CGI into a live action photograph. For best results make sure you watch the videos in HD.

If you have any questions please leave a comment or feel free to send me an email. Don't forget to follow the site/subscribe. 


Cinema 4D Basic Projection/Camera Mapping & 3D Integration Tutorial







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Final Result