Complete 3ds Max and Chaos Corona Course from Scratch (Udemy.com)
The most complete course for high end rendering with 3ds Max and Chaos Corona from zero to hero
Created by: Christian López
Last updated September 2023
What you will learn
- Create realistic high end architectural renders
- Move around 3ds Max confidently
- Model efficiently with 3ds Max
- Model any type of exterior or interior architectural scenes
- Create PBR textures with Chaos Corona
- Lighting setup for exterior and interior scenes
- Camera settings with Chaos Corona
- Render settings for top quality visuals
How it compares
Against the other 545 rated Udemy courses in 3D Modeling on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 75% of them
- Reviews755#102 of 546 by number of reviews
- Length14.9 hourslonger than 80% of them
- Last updatedSeptember 2023more recently than 60% of them
Course Description
On this course you will take your architectural visualization skills to the next level by learning the industry's most powerful software (3ds Max and Chaos Corona). Knowing how to create high end realistic renders can increase your chances of winning competitions, sell your designs and will also let you escalate the overall quality of your projects.
Your traning will start with modeling in 3ds Max where you will go through several tasks until you get very comfortable with the software, next, you will model an interior scene in order to understand the efficient ways of producing interior spaces. Once the modeling section is over it will be time for you to learn the correct workflow about interior lighting and creation of PBR materials (realistic materials).
Within the exterior phase of the course you will be taught how to master the different types of lighting there is to these specific scenes and how you can create any type of terrain.
The course is designed for you to make your very own portfolio with the purpose of finding a job as a 3d artist or for personal use.
The lectures will not only let you model and render interior and exterior spaces, but also let you understand the general workflow on creating furniture and it's materials by using advanced methods for extra details which can then be applied differently to your scenes.
Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
755 Reviews
Christian López
Architect with more than 10 years of experience teaching architectural softwares and arch viz. Founder of Emunarq Studio based on architectural design and construction. Design Leader, Graphics Director, and Instructor. Advanced Computational Designer with Rhino's Grasshopper algorithms. Honorable Mentions in Urban Rehabilitation and Airport designs from the International SEK University.
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Reviews
By Abdulrahman Khedr on 6/11/2026
I loved the way he explains everything without underestimating the audience. Everything seems like it could work on other applications and I like the variety of examples used. I think the only thing I would have added upon the course was a more in depth approach to the exterior as was done to the interior. But overall great experience.
By Neha Zt on 4/4/2026
Second half review: The last few episodes felt like he was running through them super fast. It would have been nice to have one interior/exterior scene using plans, from scratch to exporting them as a render. Would have been really helpful as a beginner. Apart from that it was a really good course, overall. The first half was very informative. So was the second, but, just to feel confident about my overall workflow and just in case I got lost somewhere, missed a step, I was expecting one full tutorial, beginning to end. However, Thank you Christian, Im gon keep practising until I get things right. Will come back to this course again, if I need something. ✨It was really nice learning from you.
By Kinga Szepielak on 1/24/2026
Yes, I think this course is good for me. In this course I saw a lot of tools for modelling in 3ds max. I believe this course let me doing a beautiful visualization. Good voice, good explaining, a lot of tools, good examples.
By Marija Đorđević on 9/3/2025
The lectures are pretty good for now. The thing that I was missing until now is the lecture on how to upload AutoCad drawing and render from it. The concept of the lectures is very informative, I will see until the end of the course.
By Mikaeel Stewart on 4/19/2025
Class has been extremely informative. Rendering with 3DS Max has always been a challenge for me, but the instructor does a great job at really helping you learn the program from scratch.
By Miguel Vieira da Silva on 1/29/2025
Possibly the best course I have been a student of. It is very well structured, and gives a very detailed explanation about everything. I do think, though, that it is very fast paced and sometimes hard to keep up with. This may be because English is my second language, but nevertheless it ends up not being a problem thanks to the playback speed setting. Other than that minor (personal) inconvenience it gave me the tools to start making high quality renders when I am only in the middle of the course. It overcame my expectations. I look forward to keep learning with this course, and I definitely recommend it to everyone who wants to develop their rendering skills.
By Mark Larkworthy on 10/17/2024
3DS Max has changed a little since this was recorded. Gamma & LUTs are now found in the Colour Management tab. Had to Google how to and what to select to apply the same effects. For the most part the processes remain the same however a lot of the program and suggested asset sites have changed their terms.
By Di̇lara Ertas on 6/13/2024
I started the course after finishing a beginner tutorial from someone else. This tutor is great and I would love to buy another course from him, however I believe if you learn the most basic things (creating objects and detailed user interface) before this course it would be helpful.
By Svetlana Mladenovic on 5/27/2024
The promise "from zero to hero" does not disappoint. Even if you have no knowledge on 3D modeling at all, this course will easily teach you more or less everything you need to know to get started at full blast.
By Ezekiel Otieno on 12/11/2023
The course boasts clear and concise explanations that will leave you feeling confident and knowledgeable.
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Overall Score : 94 / 100







