New Training DVD from Allan McKay: FumeFx Essentials

(New Orleans, LA – January 30, 2008) - TurboSquid, home to the world’s largest collection of royalty-free 3D models, is pleased to announce FumeFX Essentials from Allan McKay, the newest training DVD on the FumeFX plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max.

Allan McKay is the director of Catastrophic FX, a highly acclaimed studio specializing in visual effects for Hollywood films. Allan created effects for Superman Returns, Blade Trinity, Asylum, Paycheck, Day Breakers, Scooby Doo 2 and dozens of others. Allan has also been a guest speaker at conferences around the world including Siggraph and Digital Media Festival, as well as teaching master classes to up-and-coming visual effects artists.

includes over 3 hours of training,

 focuses on these key features:

1. Introduction to FumeFX and how the system operates
2. Object interaction with FumeFX effects (Ground Breaking - low ground fog effects and pluming)
3. Burning Paper (materials, fume fire, animated burn patterns)
4. Campfire (fire and smoke look, and tweaking to achieve a specific effect)
5. Bubbling cauldron (falling dry ice-style gaseous smoke effects)
6. Explosions (tweaking the look and motion)
7. Advanced Fuel interactions