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:: RESEARCH ::
Consult this section for various reference materials. Everything from tutorial sites to reference material - you'll find it all here. If you have a link that should be considered for this page (or if you find a broken link that needs to be fixed) please email me, Polygrinder, at eudy@sbcglobal.net

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:: WEB MAGAZINES/PORTALS/BLOGS::

www.cgchannel.com
Excellent 3d site for news, artists, tutorials, product reviews, etc.

www.cgtalk.com
Very good cg community that inspired the AAD forum. Awesome artists and forums, check it out now!

www.3dtotal.com
Excellent all-around 3d site. Lots of tutorials and 3D industry news.

www.3dlinks.com
Excellent all-around 3d site. Lots of tutorials and 3D industry news, tutorials, products and books.

www.southerngfx.co.uk
Excellent all-around creative web site. Concept art and sculpting included.

www.vfxtalk.com
This is a great site for current articles. Great articles and interviews about industry professionals.

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:: RESOURCES/TUTORIALS/DOWNLOADS/CLIP ART ::

www.3dcafe.com
Great general 3d site. Tons of tutorials, galleries, 3D model bank.

www.raph.com
Great resource for artist protfolios. Tons of tutorials, galleries,

www.tutorialguide.net
A web site dedicated to all kinds of tutorials.

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:: EFFECTS/COMPOSITING/MATTE PAINTING::

www.cinefex.com
The best magazine for industry news. Everything you want to know about the behind the scenes creation of movie effects. Everyone needs a subsciption to this magazine.

www.vfxblog.com
This is a great site for current articles on effects, green screen, matte paintings, compositing. Great articles and interviews about industry professionals.

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:: CONCEPT ART/ILLUSTRATION/PHOTOSHOP::

www.conceptart.org
With out a doubt the best resource for concept art. Great stuff here.

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:: CHARACTER ANIMATION/RIGGING/ACTING::

www.abunchofshortguys.com
Local character animation group. A must for character animators.

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:: 3D/MODELING/ANIMATION/3DMAX:

www.maxunderground.com
This is a great site to get current industry news with a focus on 3DMAX.

www.scriptspot.com
This site specilizes in action scripts for 3DMAX. Max Scripts can speed up your workflow. Check it out.

www.maxplugins.de
This site specilizes in plugins for 3DMAX. Plugins add functionality to 3DMAX and can speed up your workflow.

support.discreet.com
This is the official web site for support for discreet and Autodesk. You will need to register using your real name but then you can get excellent support through an online forum.

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