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In this course, we look at the processes used in the film and tv industry to create reusable character models. If you have ever wanted to know how digital doubles are created in the movie industry, then this course will give you an insight into how it's done. This particular tutorial is specifically aimed at the more experienced Maya...
This tutorial at its core is an introduction to modelling real-world objects. Having issues with your modelling? Get halfway through a model and find it's an unworkable mess? Can't add edge loops where you need them? Can't subdivide a mesh properly? If any of this sounds familiar, then our course will take you through the fundamental techniques...
In this course we're going to look at something a little different, creating technically accurate 3D printed parts. Modelling techniques used for this kind of work differ from those we'd use for the entertainment industry. During this course we'll look at some of those techniques, and some of the pitfalls you will come across when...
In this tutorial we conclude our robot series, by integrating our 3D model along with a photograph to create a complete scene within Maya. To achieve this we look at making a very fast character posing rig with HumanIK. This rigging method is intended for posing any humanoid character. We continue with looking at how to export...
In this start to finish texturing project within Substance Painter we cover all the techniques you need to texture the robot character.
Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character. We'll cover the basics of UVing, UV organisation, and UV Layout. In the end we will have multi tile UV that gives us lots of texture space and is also easy to paint...
This tutorial contains a little bit of everything with modeling, UVing, texturing and dynamics in Maya, as well as compositing multilayered EXR's in Photoshop. We start by modeling the glass and UVing it, we then look at image based lighting and using Maya's sculpting tools to create the beer head. We look at displacement in Arnold and combining...
This course will look at the fundamentals of rendering in Arnold. We'll go through the different light types available, cameras, shaders, Arnold's render settings and finally how to split an image into render passes (AOV's), before we then reassemble it in Photoshop.
This course will look in the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. It's aimed at people that have some modeling experience in Maya but are having trouble with complex objects. You don't need to watch volume one if your comfortable jumping in at the deep end. You'll learn how to smooth objects, how to...
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Continuing the modelling which can be found here We look at some techniques to quickly UV an object in Maya. Scene file can be found
A tutorial on basic poly modelling in Maya 2020. This is a continuation of our getting started with Maya series and contains the information you need to make your first model in Maya. The reference image I used can be found
Continuing our getting started with Maya series we're going to walk you through the principles of UV mapping. If you've never done any UV mapping before this would be a good place to start.
Continuing our getting started with Maya 2020 series we create a custom shelf in Maya to speed up our workflow. We'll also show you a couple of scripts we use here at SimplyMaya all the time, along with how to add them to your own custom...
The first course in a series of tutorials designed to get you up and running with Maya. Aimed squarely at people with no 3D experience. Maya 2017 and up.
Learn how to create a turn table, render it out in Maya, and turn it into a movie sequence. We used Virtual Dub to put the frames together, you can download it here: http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net/.
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Watch this latest VFX breakdown from MPC with animated CG dogs, Cruella on fire, and other 3D effects. The clip includes some of the most iconic scenes from the Disney movie, which follows the early days of the notorious...
Industrial Light & Magic has shared a very interesting VFX breakdown from their work on Marvels' Loki. It includes 3D characters, environments, and effects with clouds, smoke, and lightning strikes. The TV series takes...
Following Maxon's acquisition of ZBrush at the end of last year, the sculpting software has updated its subscription policy. Perpetual licenses purchased after December 29th, 2021, will not receive free upgrades but only bug...
Check out the nice breakdown showreel from Cinesite which covers their work on The Addams Family 2. Cinesite was the sole vendor on the production and the crew consisting of 512 members created everything in the film from...
Take a look at how Nivellen from the second season of The Witcher was brought to life. The practical effects team built a suit on top of the actor's body leaving just the face to be dealt with as CG, with the facial...
Aardman Animations has shared a behind-the-scenes for the heartwarming Christmas story starring Shaun the Sheep. Lots of tiny lights were used on the film to illuminate the Christmas market set and the team faced challenges...
Learn more about the visual development for Disney's 2D cell-animated short Far From the Tree. This lovely clip shows some character art as well as watercolor background paintings. Far From the Tree played alongside the...
The magic is back. Return to the wizardy world of Fantastic Beasts with the new trailer for The Secrets of Dumbledore. VFX for the movie, which comes to cinemas in April 2022, is created by Framestore, Digital Domain, Rodeo...
Glitch, created by students at French animation school ESMA, tells the story of Benji whoäs getting ready for his first date with Lucy. Unfamiliar with these preparations, Benji grows clumsy and doubtful. What could Lucy...
Autodesk has released a new update for Maya which includes improvements to the Jiggle and Morph deformers, a new option to retarget animation from one character to another and the addition of quality-of-life sculpting...
German VFX studio Trixter has shared a making-of and an animation reel for an insight on the work that went into creating Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten rings. It includes vis-dev, background replacements, and some...
Goodbye Kansas Studios have released a VFX breakdown for the first season of the BBC series Vigil. It's a deep-sea thriller, which starts with the mysterious disappearance of a fishing trawler and the death on board a...
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