And now for the good news...

Hello from us at Letterbox Animation Studios.

You may be aware that Joe Saltzman's website; 3dtutorial.com, is unfortunately no longer selling the xsi training that he produced.

We here at Letterbox saw a great loss at their ending. To read why it happened visit 3dtutorial.com.

Being pro-active, and valuing education, we contacted Joe and with his kind permission and with mutual understanding, not forgetting lots of hard work by TJ here at Letterbox, we are going to host them. It would be remiss of me not to include all of the xsibase members who helped us realize this goal. A sincere thank you, from me.

So we are pleased to say, and I am sure you'll be pleased to read, that this xsi training is now going to be free. That's right. Free.

The way we are organizing it is like a magazine subscription. Either bi-monthly or monthly there will be new downloads, all free.

This also gives you time to learn and practice your newfound knowledge, a very important thing to do, as practice does surely make perfect.

We know and understand that there are many young people who are very keen to learn, and all credit to you. But we also realize that you don't necessarily have the funds to purchase each and every tutorial. So I hope that these go a long way in helping you achieve your dreams.

The date of the first subscription will be November 10th.

And the website specifically created for this excellent xsi training material is here, downloads are at http://www.Redi-Vivus.com

And just for fun. If you can explain in detail and with sound reasoning, why I chose that Latin motto specifically, the best and/or most original answer may well get you a Christmas surprise. Ensure the subject of the Contact Us form is Latin motto. Free email addresses in this case are ok.

I wish you all the best in your current / future career.