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Learn from master trainer Ted Boardman the original guru of 3D.
Learning from Ted you will become a natural at using 3ds max / VIZ.
He unlocks the secrets and reveals the magic combination for beautiful images and great animation.
Whether your a first-time animator or a seasoned professional,
Ted will deliver the scoop on the worlds most popular and powerful 3d animation program for the desktop!

Does onsite training work? Here's a recent client email:
Hi Murph,
We are very busy right now….thanks to VIZ (onsite training). Seriously, we landed 2 very large accounts mostly due to showing them their products in a very nice rendering. ....... doing very well. We certainly will have Ted for more training .....
Thanks again, Roger novadai http://www.novodai.com/

We strongly recommend that clients reserve dates with us as far in advance as possible.
Ted Boardman is currently on the road more than 200 days a year and is often booked solid at least 3-4 months in advance.

Available Training Dates are:
2008 =July 28-30th is currently available2008.

Max / VIZ Training with Ted Boardman
Book 3 Days with Ted Boardman onsite at your facility! Go to Schedule:
Enhance your productivity with 3ds Max / VIZ Today!
Learn from master trainer Ted Boardman the original guru of 3D.
Become a natural at using 3ds max / VIZ. Unlock the secrets and Discover the magic combination for beautiful images and great animation. Whether you are a first-time animator or a seasoned professional, Ted will deliver the scoop on the worlds most popular and powerful 3d animation program for the desktop!
Ted is available to teach at your facility. Onsite classes are 3 days in length and cost only ¹$3995.⁰⁰Mr. Boardmans schedule is always very busy so PLEASE CALL TODAY! You must book in advance.
Call (920) 437-3898 today to book your Special Ted Boardman Class.
Classes must be paid in advance.
^1. Due to differing locations and air fares instructors expenses must be billed for separately.

If your company is interested in Mr. Boardman doing an onsite class also bear in mind
that Air Fare's get more expensive the closer you book your plane ticket to your actual flight date.
Therefore the sooner we hear from you the less expensive those billable expenses will be for your organization.
Thank you for this consideration. James M. Murphy - Virtual Partners Training -

Training - Ted Boardman Master Instructor
Mr. Boardman is one of only two Certified Master Level Instructors in the US by Autodesk Inc.

Contact murph@virtualpartners.com

You will leave with additional knowledge, experience, capabilities, and enthusiasm that makes it feel like you purchased a completely new software package. Ted’s expertise is only surpassed by his talents for teaching MAX, on any level appropriate for his audience. Class members identify topics they would like to have addressed, which Ted weaves into the fabric of his class via real world examples, while demonstrating new techniques and “not to be missed” features of the latest release of MAX.

A word about Teds Fundamentals Class:
As Murph says, it really pays to start with the Fundamental class because I cover things that are difficult to pick up when working on your own.
The Intermediate class picks up were that one leaves off, so if you don't have the fundamentals down pat it's much more difficult to keep up.
The Fundamentals isn't the same thing as a “ basic ” class, we don't spend any time on the interface or those things that are easily self-taught, but jump right in to workflow and production techniques.
Hope to see you soon
Ted

These most recent email exchanges could stand as a standard starting point for you to start working with Ted.

Could you give me an idea of what you think is slowing your production down at this point? As Murph says the definition of fundamental and intermediate are moving targets, depending on what you already know about max or viz. Many people doing excellent work for years, but they are working much too hard at it because they are missing a few fundamental (not basic) tools or concepts in max or viz.

If you don't mind, let's see if we can start a dialog about what types of things you'd like to be able to do or improve your skills on.

Thanks

Ted

Another Starting point:

>Before I spend extra money on a training software I was wondering how advanced does this set go?

If not to advanced then is there an advanced training set available? I have a Maya background but my current school teaches 3ds Max/VIZand I have already exhausted the instructors abilities :<<

Well, I'm not sure if what we cover is advanced or not, but it is extremely important topics that will help you get the first 80% of your work done more quickly, efficiently, and with more flexible editing capability.

I help you take advantage of some of the more obscure, but critical, methods of utilizing max to the fullest. For example, you need a complete understanding of how the coordinate systems function to be able to use any of the alignment tools or even transform objects. You need to understand how to make full use of 2D shapes and the workflow of the modifier stack to create controllable, efficient models.

A good knowledge of the coord. systems and 2D then allows you to make full use of Lofting in max which not only has modeling benefits, but also allows you to do things with materials that other modeling techniques don't allow.

We work on making lighting (Standard) both efficient and convincing and how to create materials that will interact with that lighting and be flexible for quick changes.

I'm quite certain you will leave here with a much better understanding of how max actually works so that the buttons and tools make more sense. Very few educators have had much production experience so that they can show you how max functions and why you might choose one method of working over another. They show you where the buttons are, primarily.

Hope that helps some, Richard, and hope to see you in class.

Ted

Talk to Ted Boardman tedb@tbmax.com

from Ted Boardmans December 2005 class

A word from Patrick Attie'
Vice - Dean - Unv. - Haiti
"Excellent day - Make sure you have some knowledge of 3ds max before you get to the class
and you are able to find everything very quickly. This class saved me a lot of time by
considerably improving my learning curve. Ted is an excellent instructor, very patient and
with a great capacity to clearly answer any question very quickly."

A word from Matt McCauley -
Graphic Designer Epic Systems - Madison Wisconsin

"I started with no 3D experience, and left
feeling ready to tackle it head on."

A word from Josh Byers -
Multimedia Specialist - Trans-Lux Fair Play - Des Moines -

"I have never felt more welcome or comfortable for a training session."

A word from Ted Parisee -
TSB of Canada - Ottawa Ontario -

"The training here goes hand-in-hand with the
concept that you can never learn enough.
Knowing how to work in the software actually lets you know how
little you actually do know. Thanks Ted Parisee."

Attend Class and receive Teds latest released book on 3ds max ^r8 ATTENTION!
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Max 8 book now available
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www.tbmax.com                 Yes, we do cover VIZ 2005 / 2006 / 2007

Here is a letter from someone who took our advise and contacted Ted Boardman about this upcoming class.

>>I have been reading the info on the site about the upcoming class and it says that the ... max/viz class is an intermediate to advanced level class. I am not quite sure what that means.<<

Hi Manny,

Each class's level is adapted to those in the class as everyone has different needs and what might be intermediate for you might be advanced for someone else (and even fundamental for some users).

In the intermediate classes it's presumed that people are already producing work and need to learn the things that make their current renderings look much better and, at the same time, faster.

Modeling, materials, and lighting are the focus topics with animation or effects thrown in when someone in the class requests it. Modeling is new combinations of modifiers, box modeling, and intermediate lofting, while materials gets into masking and blends/composites, again for flexibility and speed. Lighting covers topics of efficiency with shadows and reflections and photometric lighting.

Those complex scenes on the website aren't part of the class because too much time would be spent waiting for the renders, but you learn the techniques necessary for that type of work.

The only thing we often cover in the class not related to viz is a little reactor dynamics as a modeling tool, but there are plug-ins that will do similar things in viz, so it's good to know about. Cloth objects is a good example.

The class parallels the book in somethings, but because I can customize the class it's more personal for you, perhaps. Both are extremely valuable, of course!! :)

Hope to see you there, Manny, who's the instructor that told you about the class? Thank them, in any case.

Ted

Here is a very nice email we just received regarding our latest Ted Boardman Max / VIZ 2005 ADVANCED Class:

Murph.

I wanted to email you and Ted today thanking you both for a great time as well as an educational one, so please accept my gratitude for both!

This is the 3^rd class I have taken at the Virtual Partners facility, with Ted Boardman instructing, and it certainly will not be my last. Each time I leave with additional knowledge, experience, capabilities, and enthusiasm that makes it feel like I purchased a completely new software package. Ted’s expertise is only surpassed by his talents for teaching MAX, on any level appropriate for his audience. Class members identify topics they would like to have addressed, which Ted weaves into the fabric of his class via real world examples, while demonstrating new techniques and “not to be missed” features of the latest release of MAX. Jim’s facility is a wonderful example of an atmosphere set up to optimize this type of hands on class in a way that really makes you feel welcome and comfortable. My only complaint is that the days just go by to quickly.

Jim Gempeler A.I.A. is a licensed practicing architect and co founded GMK Architecture inc. in 1984. I have used 3d studio MAX/VIZ for my main design tool since the initial release. My use of 3d design visualization was featured in the CADENCE magazine may 2000 issue. Examples of our work and visualizations can be viewed on our web site: www.gmkarch.com

Thanks again for a really great 3 days of MAX and your hospitality!

Jim

Also attending this Advanced Class:

Hi Jim,

I wanted to thank you and Ted Boardman for another excellent training session on 3D Studio Max.

Virtual Partners Training Center and Ted Boardman continue to provide an atmosphere conducive to the studies of 3d Studio Max. I have a great deal of appreciation and respect for Jim and Ted's dedication to the 3d visualization community. As an illustrator, the quality of training I receive is invaluable. Ted's approach to teaching is as personable as it is technical. Whether eating breakfast at a local diner or exploring tutorial techniques.....the language spoken is Max. "Borrowing geometry and drinking coffee is a great way to spend a training session."

Eric Silvis is an architectural illustrator for Water Technology, Inc., an aquatic design firm located in Beaver Dam, WI. Examples of our work can be seen at www.watertechnologyinc.com

[Eric Silvis]

1 920 437-3898
email murph@virtualpartners.com

RM Design Studio, Ltd. Note: RM is a key account of ours and we are proud to present this example of their work. - Murph' JMC Inc. & Virtual Partners Training Inc.     Read more

RM Design Studio, Ltd, an eight-year-old Chicago firm with about 20 employees, uses 3ds max® software to create photorealistic 3D stills and animations that builders and developers use to sell new single-family homes, apartments, townhouses, and condominiums.
Customer Story
Buying a home is a big decision. By relying on 3ds max software as its design visualization tool, RM Design Studio makes that decision easier for prospective home buyers, while decreasing costs and increasing sales time for builders and developers. Builders and developers use 3ds max imagery provided by RM Design Studio with one or two model homes to represent the entire line of home styles available for buyers to choose from. In some cases, RM Design Studio’s clients forgo the model-building process altogether and rely solely on the 3ds max imagery to help them sell. Read more.

        Previous Ted Boardman 3ds max class!                                                                  Here are some Quotes:

It was a Great Class. Ted is a Great Instructor. It was Great to be able to bounce ideas off of Ted and the other students. At the End of the day, You'll wished you had brought a computer (for the hotel room , you have your own station in class--murph note: ) so you can start to use the information you just learned. - Jim Olson - Multimedia specialist - Westra Construction - Waupun Wisconsin.

Training with Ted, (Beginner or Advanced), opens your eyes and imagination to be more creative in a simple and managable workflow. - Chris Agner - animator / Videographer - National Oilwell -Houston Texas.

Jim & Ted - You made this class extremely fun and easy to learn. thanks! This course opened up a whole new world for me. Thanks for this opportunity. - Cuong Nguyen - Graphic Designer Epic Systems Corp. - Madison, Wisconsin

I'd come to one a month if I could. I'll be BACK! - Al Fiterman - Teledyne Brown Engineering - Huntsville Alabama -

Ted Rocks! - Val, (Valerie Hodgson) Art Director - Epic systems Corp. Madison Wisconsin.

Here's More:

Hi Jim,
I've been wanting to let you know again how much I enjoyed Ted's class - it was even better than I had anticipated, which is saying a lot!
Hope all is well with you - thanks for your help. Marian Nemeth

Hi, it's Pete Anderson from your last Green Bay class. Just wanted to thank you for a great learning experience. I tried a couple of the polygon reducing concepts you taught us. Man was I modeling the wrong way. I cut a single render time from 18min to 2min. What a help for animations."
On his Evaluation form Pete also wrote: "Having used 3D Viz for about 4 years I wasn't sure what to expect from this class. Ted covered a wide range of material and I learned a lot. Not only new techniques but also lots of important time saving techniques."   Pete Anderson Inter Architect / 3D-Designer - Wahlgren-Schwenn Inc.

Brent Burkitt - Siemens Demetic - Grand Rapids, Mi. "When I was told about being signed up for this class I was a little worried because of not being on the software that long. But now after taking the class I feel like I will be able to work in the software with confidence and look forward to working with the software."
Also attending from Siemens - CAD SUPERVISOR - Don Steketee whom has constantly given us the highest praises and promotes our training at Siemens because of the great increases in productivity they have seen sending folks to classes here at Virtual Partners on a yearly basis.

John and Robert Cummins - Hart Housing Group, Inc. Wakarusa IN. - We received the highest marks from both Jon and Robert whom also commented " I've recently started working with Viz 4 and don't have extensive experience in 3D modeling. This course has instilled a LOT o Confidence in using many of the functions Needed to be Productive. Bob Cummins

Jeff Head - KSU faculty - Dir. Collage of Architecture, Planning & Design Kansas State University - "Ted is very knowledgeable...not only in 3D MAX but in a wider context of fine arts concepts." Jeff also volunteered to give us a perspective on the classes after working in the program several weeks upon his return to KSU. We look forward to the follow up.

Learn from master trainer Ted Boardman the original guru of 3D. Learning from Ted you will become a natural at using 3ds max 7 and Viz 2005. He unlocks the secrets and reveals the magic combination for beautiful images and great animation. Whether your a first-time animator or a seasoned professional, Ted will deliver the scoop on the world's most popular and powerful 3d animation program for the desktop!



"Ted Boardman is considered by industry veterans as the number one certified Instructor for Max & VIZ, and is the most sought after instructor by both power users as well as those wishing to become instructors for these programs." There is no better Training Available anywhere at any price. This is not an idle boast this is the plain truth, our clients have told us so. - James Murphy Center Director

Customer Story

A picture may be worth a thousand words. But when it comes to digital architectural design, the picture must be dimensionally accurate to be of value. That’s why KDLAB relies on Discreet’s 3ds max® software as its primary 3D modeling and animation tool. “3ds max can be as accurate as we need it to be,” says Joseph Kosinski, a partner, along with Dean Di Simone, at KDLAB. “3ds max is a very fast and fluid modeler. So when we’re not worried about being exact with our dimensions, we can quickly mock up formal ideas that are fairly complex. On the other end of the spectrum, this software allows you to work in real units—feet, inches, centimeters, and so on. And from an architecture point of view, this is very important.” Read more.

Additional coverage:

"This max session intermediate experienced user will learn modeling techniques that will enhance productivity by quickly producing efficient models with flexible editing capabilities. Included will be Lofting techniques and Spline based Patch modeling of objects and characters.

Attendees will also learn to use material types such as Multi/Sub-object and Shellac in conjunction with map types such as Falloff and special features of Gradient Ramp to enhance the look and control of materials.

Animation topics will include Path Constraints and Ease Curve/Multiplier Curve controls and you will be introduced to unique modifiers such as Vol.Select and Linked Xform to be used with animation controllers like Waveform and Link
Constraint.

These classes fill up really fast! Want to know why?
Read Below:
"It was an EXCELLENT MAX class. I learned a lot more than I expected to. It was Great because the class was not delivered as a "do step one, then step two" .... It was Better in that Ted Taught Me the TOOLS to Create. And an Understanding of what I was doing. I feel much Better now and more confident that I will be able to deliver when a difficult Project comes my way." - Shane M Longdin - Interior Systems Inc. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. April 2001 Class.

"Ted Did An Excellent Job. Information Was Plentiful But Easy To Digest. He Used Realistic Examples And Had A Solution For Every Situation. Murph's Training Facility is Top Notch. He even Rearranged The Furniture For Us. Good Snacks Too. Now, Back to The Diet. Good Job Guys. SeeYa, Jeff - Jeff Laurich - Instructor - Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton Wisconsin. April 2001 Class.

"Larry and I agree about the (MAX & VIZ) training. We learned more in..... ( Teds Class ) than we had in the 2+ years we have used the software. Ted is a great teacher and I hope we can train with him again. Really enjoyed the class, we both miss the biscotti. Charlie" ....Charles Turner LA Darling Company Texas.

"Excellent (VIZ) class for anyone interested. Trainer and equipment provided gives you a very wide range of experience."...Don L. Steketee - Rapistan Systems, Grand Rapids, Mi.

"LOVE new computers, monitors and desks. Much better arrangement facing front." Jill Bernhardt - Taylor Tech. Hartland Wi.
Note: we've also added additional NTSC Monitors between the workstations that show what's being projected on the big screen upfront for those of you wanting just a glance to the side of their own monitors to see what the instructor is doing.

"Ted Boardman is "THE" INSTRUCTOR for VIZ & MAX. He knows so much about the software it would be impossible to absorb in 10 classes." Charles A. Turner - Design Reflections Paragould AR.

" (VIZ/MAX) Classes at Virtual Partners are first rate!" ... G. Calhoun, Creative Director - Allison Research Technologies, Atlanta GA.

Publications


Attend Class and receive Teds newly released book on 3ds max ^r8 tedb@tbmax.com

www.tbmax.com

Ted Boardman specializes in 3d studio max training worldwide with emphasis on efficient low-polygon modeling, lighting, and materials applications. Intensive three or four day custom training sessions cover many work methods and techniques that are not obvious to the self-taught user, including:

Modeling techniques that give the user flexible editing capabilities
Lighting methods for a high degree of control and efficiency
Compound materials for simulated geometry
Modifier combinations for fast, efficient modeling
Animation methods with velocity control Ted's training and production client list is very diverse including the following from the entertainment/gaming fields:
Asiadata Television - Manila
Kuwait National Television - Kuwait City
QVC Home Shopping Network - Philadelphia
NBC Television - New York
Ensemble Studio - Dallas
WFRV-TV-CBS Inc - Green Bay
The Iona Group
Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge CD-ROM Ted has co-authored Inside 3d studio max r3: Modeling, Materials, and Rendering and Inside 3d studio max r2: Modeling and Materials for New Riders publishing and several other books and training manuals on 3d studio max.

Ted Boardman Information Sheet

Services offered:

·         3D Studio Max/VIZ fundamental through advanced training

·         3D Studio Max/VIZ tutorial development and authoring

Personal

·         Doing business as tbdesign since 1975

·         Architectural background with emphasis on Post and Beam construction

·         Extensive European employment, residence, and travel

·         Authorized Discreet Training Specialist

·         Co-author KnowledgeWorks VIZ2 Update and Fundamentals

·         Co-author Inside 3DS Max2 Vol 2, Modeling and Materials

·         Co-author Inside 3DS Max2 Vol 3, Modeling, Materials, and Rendering

·         Co-author Inside VIZ3

·         Cadence magazine bi-monthly VIZ column

Partial Client List

·         Price Waterhouse, LLP

·         Deloitte and Touche, LLP

·         QVC-Home Shopping Network

·         Perkins-Will, Architects

·         Ellerbe Becket, Architects

·         HTNB, Architects

·         Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge CD-ROM

·         ImaginAsia - Manila, Philippines

·         Boeing/McDonnell-Douglas

·         VirtualPartners

·         Kuwait National Television

Seminars/Memberships

·         University Speaker

·         President, Boston Area 3D Studio User Group

·         Past Vice President, Greater Boston AutoCAD User Group

·         Past AUGI Multimedia SIG Chairman

Special classes for those of you who have a group or animation team that wish to fly in for an extended period of time.
Attention international clients! Do you need to train two or more animators?
We will custom build a course to meet your specific needs.
for consultation regarding Instructor and Classroom fees.

Phone 1-920-437-3898 voice email is murph@virtualpartners.com

Phone is 1-920-437-3898