This is a very common effect used for concept art. It gives 3d models a clay-effect and it's quite nice! Also good if you want to make promo-material for your games using your already made character models etc.
Making Clay Renders 3D Studio Max / Modeling
This simple tutorail will show you how to create a "clay rander" using your default 3D Studio MAX rendering engine without spending any extra cash for any extra plugins.
Steam Tutorial (3ds max & After Effects) 3D Studio Max / Special Effects
In this tutorial I will offer the 3ds max user a cheat to creating a steamy effect quickly and effectively with little rendering time. This tutorial will show you how to create the effect while the application is up to you.
Caustics in 3ds Max 3D Studio Max / Compositing
This is a tutorial on how to create caustics for 3ds Max using mental ray. It covers the materials, settings, and a hastily put together glass to test the caustics on.
Vray tutorials -Studio & light setup - Part2_Test Render HDRI 3D Studio Max / Rendering
Advance V-Ray studio lighting tutorial from www.renderray.com that explains the creation and setup for the studio lighting, and the usage of vray physical cameras within 3d Max. Here in this second part, we will assign vray render, we will adjust the render settings by explaining the parameters to make some test render and we will create an HDRI environment.
Smoke 3D Studio Max / Special Effects
Well done, complete tutorial showing you how to create smoke, clouds, and the like in 3DS Max!.Amazing Smoke tutorial for 3ds MAX. It's made for users of all levels of experience and finished project is available for download from this site...
Smoke Material in 3DS Max 3D Studio Max / Compositing
In this tutorial, I will try to explain how to make a smoke like material only using standard 3ds max and how to properly use it with particle systems. This material can easily be used for all sorts of smoky effects and objects.
Light Tracer 3D Studio Max / Miscellaneous
3ds max 5 has new Advanced Lighting features such as the Light Tracer. In this exercise, you'll use a Skylight and Light Tracer to add realism to an outdoor scene. This is an intermediate level tutorial. You should be familiar with standard lights and shadows in 3ds max before doing this exercise.