Cool 3d Links

2d graphics and video: * the gimp - the gnu image manipulation program http://www.gimp.org/~tml/gimp/win32/ * irfanview - the freeware imageviewer (like acdc) http://www.irfanview.com/ * virtualdub - video capture/processing http://www.virtualdub.org/index * dogwaffle - inexpensive natural media paint program http://www.squirreldome.com/cyberop.htm * camstudio - capture video from screen activity. http://www.rendersoftware.com/products/camstudio/ * lives - video editor (linux) [url]http://www.xs4all.nl/~salsaman/lives/[/url * cinelerra - video editor/compositor (linux) http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php3 * cuisine - video editor (linux) http://cuisine.bigasterisk.com/home * dvdrhelp-a site with many tools for video http://www.dvdrhelp.com/ executable tools: * iconart-make customicons for your game .exe http://www.conware.org/products/ia/about.php * icon replacer - for custom .exe icons http://www.8ung.at/s_w * setup2go and installer2go-installer creators http://www.dev4pc.com/products.html * autoplay generator - make your .exe start when you insert your cd http://www.technologismiki.com/hackman/index.html * quickmenubuilder-create executable menus http://www.quickmenubuilder.com/menu.php * resource hacker - lets you extract/replace resources (icons, etc) from any exe file. kool little util. http://www.users.on.net/johnson/resourcehacker/ * fmv-ed - use real movie files (avi's, mpeg's etc) as cut-scenes in your games!! http://www.blender4ever.wcj.net/resources.shtml * bglauncher - provides a gui for launching blender games with the publisher runtimes and allows you to take in-game screenshots (stand-alone version is also available) http://www.8ung.at/s_w/ * inno setup - a very good free installer. http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php * istool - inno setup uses a script language, but if you don't want to do so much writing you can download this extension to help you create the scripts (very powerful!): http://www.istool.org sound: * findsounds-search the internet for sounds for your game http://www.findsounds.com/types.html * a site with tutorials on making sound for games http://www.planetquake.com/voxfeminae/

textures: * http://www.i-tex.de/gallery.htm/ * http://www.noctua-graphics.de/english/fraset_e.htm * http://www.mayang.com/textures/ * http://www.3dgate.com/freeware/textures/packs/000120/ * http://www.ilschaft.com/txtpics.html * http://www.fantastic.ukart.com/6textures/index.htm * http://perso.club-internet.fr/lemog/ * http://www.animax.it/# * http://www.boogaholler.com/weekly/texture/arc2002.html * http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~pbourke/texture/ * http://art.net/~jeremy/photo/public_texture/index.html * over 3000 great reference pics to make textures with (free for both commercial and noncommerical use). http://www.imageafter.com/ * shadegen - shadegen is a free tool to generate shade maps and shaded colour maps from height maps. http://users.0800dial.com/rowan/download.htm * texture creation program http://www.atomixbuttons.com/ * wally - game texture editor http://www.telefragged.com/wally/ art how-to: * http://www.makart.com/resources/artclass/ * http://tutorials.xxdz.com/graphics/colors/ * a great step by step of a cool painting http://www.imphead.com/about/blendboywip/bb1.html * some really nice art tutorials, great site to check regularly http://www.gfxartist.com/features/tutorials * concept art technique http://www.cardesignnews.com/studio/index.html * painting lessons (photoshlop) http://www.gorblimey.com/tutorials/ * some great how-to draw http://www.drawthrough.com/tutorials/index.html * nice painting stuff http://div.dyndns.org/ek/tutorial/ * storyboarding http://www.ffranceschi.com/midima/tutoen07.html 3d graphics * wings3d - sub-d poly modeling http://www.wings3d.org/ * milkshape 3d - shareware, exports to almost any game format imaginable http://www.swissquake.ch/chumbalum-soft/ * crossroads - 3d converter, doesn't support textures http://home.europa.com/~keithr/crossroads/index.html * accutrans - 3d converter, supports full materials and textures, shareware http://www.micromouse.ca * the converter's paradise. if i want to convert something to another format,

i look here first. www.converters.tk * ftblender: blender bitmap text tool. http://www.blendergames.com/downloads/ftblend_win32.zip modeling tutorials * modeling a 5 minute car harn12_24.htm * modeling a low-poly head http://www.saunalahti.fi/~ops/tutori...ad/lowhead.htm * another technique for modeling a low-poly head http://webreference.com/3d/lesson52/ * low-poly terminology http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.18/totb/ * low-poly modeling tips http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.18/totb/ * a low-poly creature modeling tutorial http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.9/totb/ * a low-poly monster modeling tutorial http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.13/totb/ (part 1) http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.14/totb/ (part 2) http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.16/totb/ (part 3) texturing tutorials * texturing rusted metal http://www.planetquake.com/polycount...s/metals.shtml (part 1) http://www.planetquake.com/polycount...als/rust.shtml (part 2) http://www.planetquake.com/polycount...orrosion.shtml(part 3) * texturing cloth and fabric http://www.planetquake.com/polycount...th/part1.shtml(part 1) http://www.planetquake.com/polycount...th/part2.shtml(part 2) http://www.planetquake.com/polycount...th/part3.shtml(part 3) * game character texturing tutorials http://www.planetquake.com/skindom/tutorials/ * more character texturing tuts http://planetunreal.com/identitycris...ls/index.shtml * a generic texture painting tutorial http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.19/gc/(part 1) http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.23/gc/(part 2) * a low-poly character texturing tutorial http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.4/totb/ * heres an excellent tutorial on fixing textures, getting rid of annoying repeating patterns, using a high pass filter: http://www.3dgate.com/techniques/200...0625hajba.html * how to make a few metal surfaces http://www.planetquake.com/hfx/tutorials.html * how to paint various natural textures http://div.dyndns.org/ek/tutorial/ * photoshop tutorials http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/photoshoptutorials/ * more photoshop stuff http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/pho...yles/index.htm

animation tutorials * a walkcycle animation tutorial http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.22/totb/ * preston blair animation book online(this one is awesome!) http://www.freetoon.com/prestonblair/intro/frame.html

office software * abiword-text editor http://www.abisource.com/ * openoffice-office suite http://www.openoffice.org/

general game development * game dev tools and utilities at gamehippo.com http://www.gamehippo.com/gamedev/tools.shtml http://www.gamehippo.com/gamedev/utilities.shtml * a huge list of game resources, tutorials, and tools http://www.quake3world.com/ubb/forum11/html/001100.html * loonygames - game dev info. there's lots of great stuff there, unfortunately finding it is very difficult because their pulldown menus of archived articles are no longer working. http://www.loonygames.com * game development search engine http://www.gdse.com/servlet/gdse.main * a very good site with tutorials and other resources http://xu1productions.com/3dstudio/

crystal space - opensource game engine http://crystal.sourceforge.net/drupal/ a general repository of 3d tutorials http://webreference.com/3d/ free software site http://www.webattack.com/freeware/