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by David James Software: Maya 2016, Nuke 9

In this tutorial we take a look at render passes and layers in Maya 2016. We then move on to Nuke to composite both the still shot and the animation. ...

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Points of interest in this tutorial:

• Ambient occlusion and volume fog
• Render passes in Maya
• Compositing in Nuke
• Animating backgrounds in Nuke

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Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 1

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 2

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 3

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 4

by David James Software: Maya 2016, Mari 2.6

In this tutorial we cover the texturing and materials for the main house. The bulk of the texturing happens in Mari where we create color, bump, spec,...

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Points of interest in this tutorial:

• Mari basics
• Materials and textures in Mari
• Curvature, displacement, bump and ambient occlusion maps
• Materials in Maya

Other tutorials in this series:

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 1

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 2

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 3

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 5

by David James Software: Maya 2015

In this tutorial we take a look at creating the UV maps and the environment for the Spach-Alspaugh House. We cover many topics like UV mapping and bak...

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Points of interest in this tutorial:

• Creating trees, bushes and grass in Maya with Paint FX
• UV mapping and baking displacement
• Particle systems
• Ivy generation

Other tutorials in this series:

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 1

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 3

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 4

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 5

by David James Software: Maya 2015

In this tutorial we take a look at creating the Spach-Alspaugh House. We use a variety of modeling techniques with polygons, NURBS and curves to creat...

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Points of interest in this tutorial:

• Cutting up architectural blueprints
• House modeling in Maya with polygons, NURBS and curves
• Roof tiling

Other tutorials in this series:

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 2

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 3

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 4

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 5

by David James Software: Maya 2015, Vray 3

In this tutorial we cover the shading, lighting and rendering of the bedroom scene in VRay. We look at how to create realistic materials, using the VR...

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Points of interest in this tutorial:

• VRay Global illumination
• VRay Materials
• VRay Render elements
• Volumetric lighting

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Interiors and Furniture - Modeling and Cloth

Headus UVLayout

by David James Software: Maya 2015

In this tutorial we cover the shading, lighting and rendering of the bedroom scene in Mental Ray. We take a look at a couple of different lighting sce...

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Points of interest in this tutorial:

• Daytime lighting
• Nighttime lighting
• Render Passes
• Volumetric lighting

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Interiors and Furniture - Modeling and Cloth

Headus UVLayout

by David James Software: Maya 2014 / Marvelous Designer

Join us as we take you through the creation of interiors in Maya and Marvelous Designer. This tutorial focuses on teaching a variety of techniques...

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Points of interest in this tutorial:

• Arch-Viz in Maya
• Modeling furniture in Maya
• Cloth simulation in Marvelous Designer

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Headus UVLayout

Shading, Lighting and Rendering the Bedroom in MR

VRay 3 Shading, Lighting and Rendering the Bedroom

by David James Software: Maya 2014 / Marvelous Designer

In this two hour tutorial we take a look at creating some very common cloth types for use in your interior scenes. We use Maya in this tutorial, but y...

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Points of interest in this tutorial:

• Creating drapes
• Draping chairs and cushions
• Messy bed sheet and duvet