About Us

About Us

The 3DGarage.com brand has become synonymous with high quality learning at a pace that's right for you. You won't be left guessing and you won't be put to sleep. Our training standards:

  • We take a one-on-one approach
  • We do not assume you know certain features, and nothing is left out of our training
  • Taught by an industry leader and author, Dan Ablan
  • Videos are high quality video and sound
  • 3DGarage.com is now 100% downloadable for instant learning
  • To have training shipped to you on DVD-ROM, please contact us

3DGARAGE.com has been the leader in full functioning LightWave 3D and modo 3D training for the past four years. Our courses are used around the world and have helped thousands get up to speed in a matter of days through our proven, comprehensive high quality video training. The courseware is project based, which means you learn by doing.

You'll see first hand, from start to finish how to model, texture, light, animate and render. This is a Beginner to Intermediate Level course. It is the online resource for affordable, next-step all in one LightWave, modo, Cinema 4D, Photoshop & Lightroom learning. The 3D Garage courseware is taught be leading 3D animation and author Dan Ablan. Dan is author of the popular "Inside LightWave" books from New Riders and Peachpit publishing, as well as many others such as Photoshop CS4 Studio Techniques. His latest upcoming tome is "Inside LightWave 10." Dan Ablan has trained people in LightWave all over the globe, from Australia, to Japan, to Greece, London, Russia, and of cousrse the United States. Who have we trained? How about NASA, CBS, PBS, FOX TV, US Military, Hallmark Cards, Reebok, Lockheed Martin, David Copperfield Tours, IGT International, and many hard working animators like yourself. These people do not have time to waste with other sub-par training courses, and neither do you.

With the Signature Courseware products from 3D Garage, as well as target training such as the modo 401 Dynamic Parenting course, you'll Learn the buttons, the panels, the workflow of the program. Training videos are jam packed with hours with high quality QuickTime movies for both Mac and PC. You'll be instructed on how to use & understand your software. No one has instructed more people on LightWave and modo than Dan Ablan. Period. Are you a teacher looking to learn your software? Perhaps you're a student who's tired of a confusing manual? Our courses are the best learning resource on the web! Why? Because it assumes nothing. It takes you from start to finish, rather than just dumping you into the middle of a complex, poorly explained project from a boring instructor. Who wants that? Our material has been used to teach both students, teachers, and professionals around globe. DO NOT be fooled by false claims and false promises from other online 3D training. Do you want to really learn? Then 3D Garage Courseware is your answer. You learn by doing - many students have said "it's like sitting next to Dan Ablan and getting your questions answered directly." Unlike other courses - 3D Garage support is free. Always has been, always will. People email Dan Ablan years after the course with questions, project collaborations, and so on. 

3DGarage.com brand is owned and operated by AGA Digital Studios, Inc. Credit card charges will appear from AGA Digital Studios, Inc.

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About Your Trainer

Dan Ablan is president of AGA Digital Studios, Inc., a 3D animation and visual effects company in the Chicago area. AGA Digital has produced 3D visuals for broadcast, corporate, and architectural clients since 1994, as well as post-production services in conjunction with Post Meridian, LLC. Recent work includes 3D animation for United Airlines, NASA, Lockheed Martin, as well as Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

Dan is the author of 14 international books from New Riders Publishing (Peach Pit Publishing Group), LightWave Power Guide (v5.0), Inside LightWave 3D (v5.5), Inside LightWave [6], LightWave 6.5 Effects Magic, Inside LightWave 7, Inside LightWave 8, Inside LightWave v9, and co-author of LightWave 8 Killer Tips. He also is the author of [digital] Cinematography & Directing, and served as technical editor for [digital] Lighting & Rendering. He was also a contributor to After Effects 5.5 Magic, from New Riders Publishing. Dan has also has two books, from for Thomson Course Technology on Luxology's modo 3D modeling software (v201, and v301), and another book from Wiley Publishing entitled "Digital Photography for 3D Animation." In 2010, he wrote the revision to Ben Willmore's Photoshop Studio Techniques for version CS4 from New Riders and Adobe Press. Dan's latest book is an update to the popular "Inside LightWave" series, for LightWave v10 from New Riders and Peachpit Publishing.

Dan is also the founder of 3D Garage.com (www.3dgarage.com), a website dedicated to LightWave 3D learning and LightWave 3D sales. 3D Garage is owned and operated by AGA Digital Studios, Inc. and offers high quality DVD-ROM based LightWave courseware. AGA Digital Studios, Inc. is a NewTek authorized LightWave training facility and reseller. Dan Ablan has written columns and articles for LightWave Pro magazine, Video Toaster User magazine, 3D Design magazine, 3D World magazine, and NewTek Pro magazine. Currently he regularly reviews software for Macworld. Dan has been teaching LightWave seminars since 1995 across the country, and at AGA Digital Studios, Inc., and now also teaches Luxology modo, Photoshop, and Photography. Some of the companies Dan has trained include Fox Television, ABC-TV New York City, CBS-TV Indianapolis, WTTW-TV PBS Chicago, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Hallmark Cards, and many others.

You can find Dan Ablan at www.Lynda.com with his first release, "LightWave 10 Essential Training" and more for other software products coming later this summer.

Additionally, Dan is an avid photographer, having studied photojournalism in college. He is a Certified Professional Photographer, something awarded to only 8% of photographers worldwide. Dan and his wife opened a retail portrait studio in June, 2009. 3DGarage.com is also home to DigitalPhotoGarage.com, resources for the up and coming photographer. In 2012, you'll find more products for sale include Photoshop training and Photoshop Textures. But what's different about these is that you'll learn how to use them and create your own. From there, you'll find Dan Ablan's excellent training skills push forward into the digital photography realm. Dan has been photographing since the age of 13, studying film and darkroom techniques throughout college. He's used photography throughout his professional 3D career and 2012 will see his imagery in the forefront.