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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

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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 create a Dalek assault claw, covering a variety of hard surface modeling techniques in Maya. Topics include curves, extrusions alo...

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Points of interest in this tutorial:

• Modeling with curves
• Repurposing smooth geometry
• Contour rendering in Maya

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: Headus UVLayout

In this tutorial we cover Headus UVLayout. We UV four objects from our scene, and take a look at the different techniques of UV mapping. The main ...

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Points of interest in this tutorial:

• UV layout for interiors
• Bringing UV's from Headus to Maya

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

Other tutorials in this series:

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