
THE PALACE TUTORIAL LIBRARY
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638 free, watchable video lessons and 42 original tutorial sets from the 3D Palace archive and current work. Historical videos keep their original dates so you know which tools and interfaces you are seeing. New to this? Pick a starting route →
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Long project courses and individual techniques for mechs, robots, cars, boats, spacecraft, props and mechanical models.
Browse subtopics →104 lessonsUnreal EnginePractical Unreal Engine lessons across UE5, UE4 and UDK: building worlds, materials, gameplay systems, PCG and performance.
Browse subtopics →85 lessonsEnvironmentsBuild places: architecture, interiors, modular levels, terrain and world building for games and visualisation.
Browse subtopics →45 lessons3D fundamentalsStart with the tools, then follow practical projects and asset workflows into more ambitious work.
Browse subtopics →22 lessonsMiniature paintingA preserved Warhammer 40K Ork painting course: preparation, colours, shading and finishing by 350kilotonnes.
Browse subtopics →21 lessonsMaterials & renderingLearn to unwrap, texture, shade and render, with historical lessons in 3ds Max, Quixel, V-Ray, Arnold and more.
Browse subtopics →9 lessonsAnimation & effectsAnimation, particle effects and visual effects lessons from the 3D Palace archive.
Browse subtopics →7 lessonsCharacters & creaturesCharacter modelling lessons from historical 3D Palace project courses, including the Minion build.
Browse subtopics →Long projects, small steps.
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40k Venerable Dreadnought Set – Part 31: Some animation tests
The Venerable Dreadnought Set 4
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40k Venerable Dreadnought Set – Part 30: Creating the banner
The Dreadnought Tutorial, Chapter 2
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40k Venerable Dreadnought Set – Part 29: Rigging the powerfist
The Dreadnought Tutorial, Chapter 2
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40k Venerable Dreadnought Set – Part 21: Splines and emblems
The Dreadnought Tutorial, Chapter 2
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40k Venerable Dreadnought Set – Part 19: Optional ammo feed ik
The Dreadnought Tutorial, Chapter 2
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40k Venerable Dreadnought Set – Part 20: Hoses ammo belt
The Dreadnought Tutorial, Chapter 2
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40k Venerable Dreadnought Set – Part 22: Overdetailing the powerfist arm
The Dreadnought Tutorial, Chapter 2
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40k Venerable Dreadnought Set – Part 24: The forevault 02
The Dreadnought Tutorial, Chapter 2
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40k Venerable Dreadnought Set – Part 23: The forevault 01
The Dreadnought Tutorial, Chapter 2
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40k Venerable Dreadnought Set – Part 26: Finalising the vault
The Dreadnought Tutorial, Chapter 2
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40k Venerable Dreadnought Set – Part 27: Finishing up 01
The Dreadnought Tutorial, Chapter 2
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40k Venerable Dreadnought Set – Part 28: Finishing up 02
The Dreadnought Tutorial, Chapter 2
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40k Venerable Dreadnought Set – Part 18: Shoulder bolter magazine
The Dreadnought Tutorial, Chapter 2
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Creating the generic piston for the tool library
Kitbashing a spider machine in 3ds max.
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Kitbashing a spider machine in 3ds max. – Part 03: Creating the spider chassis
Kitbashing a spider machine in 3ds max.
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Kitbashing a spider machine in 3ds max. – Part 02: Creating the spring rigged piston for tool…
Kitbashing a spider machine in 3ds max.
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40k Venerable Dreadnought Set – Part 14: Finger sliders
The Dreadnought Tutorial, Chapter 2
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40k Venerable Dreadnought Set – Part 13: Knuckle mounts
The Dreadnought Tutorial, Chapter 2
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