SSS simulates light scattering under the surface of an object. Done right, it can have very convincing effects on many materials such as skin, stone, milk, etc. The downside is that it can be very expensive to render and takes a bit of tweaking to get right. If SSS is too expensive, there are multiple ways to fake the effect.
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Creating and Animating a Flying Logo In this tutorial, you’ll learn to create a flying logo for a fictitious company named Worldwide Designs. Using shapes, modifiers, lighting effects and Video Post, you produce an animated logo. Files for This Tutorial The files for this tutorial are in the \tutorials\worldwide_designs folder. Note: All the necessary files to do the tutorials can be found on the Tutorial Files CD that ships with 3ds Max 8. Before doing the tutorials, copy the \tutorials directory from the CD to your \3dsmax8 local installation.
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