Creating a Glorious Backdrop
Your main actor or central 3D model needs some supporting elements against which to perform. If your main actor is a wooden mannequin for instance, it may be appreciated more if placed on a terrain with a sky in ...
Using Bitmap Images as BackgroundsWhen you choose the Bitmap option in the Material/Map Browser, you can access any bitmap photographic or painted image you have on file, and use it as a background image. Using photographic images can lend cr...
Animated Bitmap BackgroundsAlthough Part VI of this book gives you the scoop on animation in 3ds max in detail, I considered it a good idea to cover the use of animated backgrounds here; we are dealing with all sorts of different backgrounds....