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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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Listen to VFX supervisor Adam Valdez talk about what it's like to work at MPC. Few careers combine the creative and technological mix in the way working as a VFX artist does. Also, check out the really nice breakdowns from...
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There's lots of action in the latest spot for Marvel Studios' Eternals, which comes to cinemas on November 5th. The film tells the saga of the Eternals, a race of immortal beings who lived on Earth and shaped its history and...
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Let's return to the world of Game of Thrones once again with the first teaser for House of The Dragons. The prequel series is set two hundred years before the events of A Song of Fire and Ice novels on which Game of Thrones...
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