Welcome to tbdesign
This website is designed to introduce Ted Boardman, an award winning 3ds max trainer and author based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. My training sessions focus on helping visualization artists from all backgrounds and experience levels develop a better understanding of the core concepts and workflow necessary to produce efficient and flexible 3D projects.
What is fundamental training?
Fundamental training is not the same as basic training although they may overlap.
Advanced techniques in 3ds max or 3ds max Design are often just combinations of fundamental steps that require a knowledge of how 3ds max was designed; efficient use of modifiers and the modifier stack, alignment of objects and work surfaces, or masking techniques in materials, for example.
These fundamental concepts and workflows are not always obvious to self-taught 3ds max users who are facing deadlines, but once learned will become an integral part of your daily workflow, allowing you the time for tweaking and adjusting your renderings. To use an architectural analogy; a house that is built on a bad foundation is difficult to finish or maintain: the same holds true for 3D visualization.
My three day training class will introduce you to or help refresh your understanding of many of the important modeling, materials, lighting, and animation methods from which you can streamline your production for more efficiency and productivity. Each class emphasizes process and workflow and is adapted to the users in the class.
E-mail me for training pricing and scheduling .
Video Training: Now on DVD and online
Three modules of 3ds Max and VIZ video tutorials Modeling, Materials and Lighting, Animation and Scene Assembly from CADLearning.com.
A sample can be found on YouTube
Where am I...what's up?
I'll be in my office for a while.
Note: The "Where's Ted" button to the left is now linked to Microsoft Live 3D beta, you may need to download the viewer and then click on Aerial and Bird's Eye for a full view. Very cool!
Also: There are 2 new diners at the end of the Diners page.
Video: Peter Casey has created a great character animation of me for the credits of a US First Robotics entry. Check it out on YouTube
Access Free Video Tutorials
Visit my blog by clicking the button to the left to see the latest free video tutorials for download. These tutorials are to showcase my training style and as an example of the topics I feel are important for productivity.
