51 Tutorials for Creating 3D Animations and Artworks

3D animations and artworks are becoming increasingly popular as a subject for digital artists, largely due to the improvement in the power and work flow of computer software. These days, even home-based users can create animations worthy of a Pixar film, and the 3d artworks around the web are astounding in detail and composition.

We’ve gathered up 51 tutorials for creating 3D animations and artworks, for a variety of software including Blender, 3D Studio Max, After Effects, Cinema4D and Maya, so whichever program you use, you’ll find some tutorials to get you started, from beginner to expert.

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Blender

Making of Princess of Madness

Pawn in a Hurry Animation Tutorial

Make a Shaky Camera Effect in Blender

Create a Photorealistic Kitchen in Blender

Blender Model Spaceship Tutorial

Lighting in Blender

A Ride Through the Mines

Oven Baked Pretzels

Rendering with HDRI

Sears Roebuck Dairy Barn

After Effects

Youveelizer

Coming Soon – Dark Knight Effect

Create a MoGraph Urban Jungle

3D Motion and Position of Text Characters in After Effects

Energetic Titles Tutorial

3D Light Casting

Colorful Universe Tutorial

3D Ball in After Effects

Lightning Explosion Tutorial

Advanced Track and Clone in After Effects

Cinema 4D

Rolling Red Carpet Animation Tutorial

Little Planet Tutorial

“Hand Drawn” Car Animation Tutorial

Zebra in Cinema4D Tutorial

UV Dirtmap Baker Tutorial

Working with Procedurals to Make a Screw

Modeling a Lightsaber

Explosive Typography in Cinema4D

Introduction to Dynamics

Create a Floating Balloon Animation

3D Studio Max

Create an Awesome Sci Fi 3D Tunnel in 3D Studio Max and After Effects

Modeling a Cartoon Duck

Young Rodeo Tutorial

Making of Bugatti

Compositing for Production in Max and Mental Ray

3DS Max and V-Ray Time Is Running Tutorial

3D Magic Illustration in 3D Studio Max

Particle Dispersion in 3D Studio Max

3D Future City Tutorial

Rendering Objects using v-ray

Making of Autobot, Transformers

Maya

Create a Low Poly Character in Maya

Create a Dynamic Mud Effect using Maya

Understanding Light in Maya

Model, Texture and Animate a Bee in Maya

Growing Flowers Animation in Maya

Stormy Ocean Animation in Maya

Model a Rocket with a Particle Trail in Maya

Collision Particle Emission Tutorial

Destroy a Wall Animation in Maya

Create a Photorealistic Green Frog for Animation