Hey guys. Noob here =)

[Venomous]

Hey all,

I'm 28 and from the UK. I've had a long time interest in 3D Animation, and now I finally have the time in my life to actually learn.

I just brought (about ten minutes ago) 3Ds Max 10, ZBrush 3.5 and Photoshop CS4, so I'm extremly enthusiastic and keen to learn.

I'm sure I'll be asking a bunch of questions as I'm totally new.

I've been looking around on Google for some online courses for 3Ds Max, and come across some sites that look great, but of course because I'm new I'm not sure which one to pick, so if anyone has any suggestions that would be great.

I am in total awe at some of the work I have seen posted on 3dn3, and that is a huge inspiration for me.

I hope one day I'll be equally as good as some of the talent here.

Ven

[shashanks18]

Hey Venomous! Firstly, welcome to the 3D world! :)

I suggest , that as you're totally new to the softwares and stuff, go through the tutorials which focus on the basics. You'll find some good tutorials here on 3DM3 as well, no doubt. But also go through as many basic tutorials as you can, on other websites. You can also try this forum post here, in which many links to 3Ds Max tutorials were posted. It can prove useful

Links to 3ds max tutorials

Start practicing from the basics, and then progress in a maintained fashion.

And as for the queries, we're all ready to help each other here, buddy! :D

Cheers,
Shashank

[shadowhound]

i have also gotten started using 3Ds Max again and using the tutorials from the free section has made my last 2 ays amazing :) im telling you tho get used to each program in your own time and don't try and rush you will not learn it fully and remember the world is ur oyster :)

[Venomous]

Thanks for the welcome guys =)

Shashank, thank you for your ideas. I agree with you that I need to learn the basics before anything else. I've seen sooooo many basic tutorials and it can become overwhelming because everyone has their own style. I think that's why a good structured course would suit me because it will (or hoping it would be) consitant all the way through.

shadowhound, I agree about the "taking your time part". I don't think anything can be rushed. Espcially if I plan on becoming a good 3D artist like some of you guys here.

I'll be sure to check out the tutorials here.

Ven

[Bam]

Speaking of noobs... xD.Anyway welcome to 3dm3.Im sure that this site will be helpful because it helped me alot.I started from the really simple tutorials,which you can find in google.I dont wanna advertise another site but tutorialized (dot) com is a good one for new people.

[3d3immolater]

i reckon if you have the money to buy max 10, photoshop and zbrush, you would have enough to buy some killer tutorials from The Gnomon Workshop - Tutorials for visual effects artists, concept designers, sculptors and comic book illustrators and traditional artists using Maya, ZBrush, 3ds Max, Photoshop and Painter as well as traditional drawing and painting.

cheers!