Introduction to Maya - Rendering in Arnold
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 i
New Challenge! The theme is based on egg photography. The subject of the shot must be egg, however, you can model props and build your scene from...
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by mastone
05-08-2012|02:44 PM
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The Art of Brave, looks really nice! http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Mz0nNTIsL._SS400_.jpg
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by Nilla
04-07-2012|10:37 AM
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Please post your final entries for the flying challenge here before the end of April 15th. Cheers and good luck, Nilla
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by Nilla
17-04-2012|06:33 PM
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Time for a new challenge, the theme this time is things that fly so it can be mechanical flying machines or any other things found in the sky....
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by Nilla
07-03-2012|01:19 PM
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Please add your finals for the robot challenge here before the end of January 12th, add as many images as you like and a link to the WIP thread,...
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by Nilla
17-01-2012|01:13 PM
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http://simplymaya.com/images/tutorials/large_images/miscellaneous/robots_challenge One of our instructors on SimplyLightwave said a few months...
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by Nilla
01-01-2012|02:15 PM
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Please post your final entries for the challenge in this thread. We noticed that there's a few things left to do for a lot of you and as we're...
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Nilla 05-10-2011|03:21 PM
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Please post your final entries for the May/June challenge in this thread. As it's a bit late and summer holidays are on we decided to give you until...
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by Acid44
05-08-2011|04:58 PM
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Challenge This time we'd like to see you create your perfect office space complete with gadgets and knick-knacks! It can be something realistic or...
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by Nilla
03-08-2011|08:29 AM
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So finally, we have the pleasure of announcing the challenge winners at last :) On behalf of SimplyMaya & SimplyLightwave we want to say thank you...
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by jonamar
01-08-2011|01:37 PM
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The theme for this challenge is favorite toys and you can make any sort of toy you like. It can be a classic toy from your childhood or something...
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by THX1138
29-06-2011|08:23 PM
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Well its clobbering time again for the challenge!! There were some really good entries and a fair few participating which was great!! I pretty...
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by mastone
03-05-2011|01:43 PM
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Hey All Place your final images or vids in here, once the bell tolls!! Can you put your final poly counts in too cheers!! good luck to all ...
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skippyk39 02-05-2011|07:16 AM
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Hey all despite not announcing a winner as yet for the March challenge until more entries are in, I thought I'd launch the April challenge. So......
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by Chirone
27-04-2011|09:36 PM
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This month you can win a hardback copy of "The Ballad of Rango". Looks like an excellent book to me, the movie was great :)
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by Nilla
10-04-2011|10:18 AM
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Hey all Well its time to announce the March winner, but before I do, thanks to all who entered even if you didnt pass the finish line, it was a...
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by Gen
04-04-2011|04:57 PM
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Hey All well the end of the March challenge draws to a close in a day or two. Looks like some serious work has been going on too and those...
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Jay 02-04-2011|11:01 PM
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Well you all wanted it by the look of it, so you got it!! :D Yep time to go let loose those imaginations boys and girls, so go an create an...
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Jay 10-03-2011|04:44 PM
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So I thought to post up a prize a bit earlier this month :redface: For March we decided to go with a book from another great movie for the winner -...
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by Jay
09-03-2011|09:39 PM
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The prize for the challenge winner this month will be a book on one of the great movies last year; "The Art of How to Train Your Dragon" :)
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by Dango77
28-02-2011|07:24 AM
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Ladies n gents start your engine(s)....... This months challenge is called Speed Machine and its purely modelling. The idea is to model a...
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by Jay
27-02-2011|12:22 PM
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is.............................. Honest Dom!!!! Well done dude, it all looks really good. Really well done. It was excuted just right with...
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Jay 12-02-2011|04:09 AM
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Okay dudes The Grim Reaper is in the building - time to give up your work for judgement!! If you could each put the before and after images in...
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by THX1138
03-02-2011|09:59 PM
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Hi All, Please place your final images in this thread, with a link to your WIP so everyone can see the development of the models. Remember the...
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Hey guys, let’s get a challenge going! Clallenge Theme - Horror Model and texture a character that would be seen in a horror film or game,...
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gster123 19-08-2010|08:40 AM
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Super Villain Challenge Let's get back to doing some character-based challenges and let's do Super Villains! You can make an existing character!...
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mtmckinley 01-09-2009|11:31 AM
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Post your final entries here! Keep the images a manageable resolution (no 1600x8000 portraits or anything). Feel free to post wireframes and textures...
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by Dango77
17-08-2009|11:52 PM
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I'm not sure if I'll be able to finish before the 30th but I couldn't pass up a challenge in which I bring objects to life; I have also worked with...
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by Gen
13-09-2012|09:03 PM
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I like the idea of the challenge, so I'll be entering and focusing primarily on lighting. My eggs are huddled around a tealight campfire on a...
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by Nilla
13-09-2012|11:11 AM
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The Egg Challenge has come to a close and we have a winner(well duh :giggle:)! Kudos to all the people who entered and finished but there can be only...
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capnmich 10-09-2012|01:25 PM
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Think maybe I'll give this a go too since I haven't done anything semi-decent in Maya for a while
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by Chirone
31-08-2012|01:47 AM
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Hi I finally decided about what I want to do in this challenge. The idea is still raw but interesting. My idea is animating some eggs that want...
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by Chirone
30-08-2012|09:27 PM
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Almost half way through August, just a quick heads up, well that and to possibly light some fire under your tails :P. I hope there are no crashes,...
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by Gen
14-08-2012|04:53 PM
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Hi my dear friends :) I am back gain. :) i can see many same participants from the "My fav: toy challenge" and me too ;) .. again its...
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AquaLife13 24-05-2012|01:45 AM
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My fake invisible robot "LAWN-BOT"http://vimeo.com/34258124
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john8 09-02-2012|08:53 PM
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I used to collect and paint war game figues, I have not found the exact war elephant I painted but will still look but for the mean time here is one...
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daverave 03-07-2011|11:00 PM
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Since nobody is doing this one, I might as well give it a go. I'm going to do the 1984 vintage optimus prime figure.
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by THX1138
03-07-2011|10:20 PM
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Ok so my favourite Toy is bumblebee from Transformers movie (I got one for me but couldnt justify a grown man buying toys to my wife so i "gave" it...
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by murambi
03-07-2011|07:03 PM
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Hi friends. From last two weeks i was in dilemma as what to model. Since my childhood i always liked one of my favorite toy and famous fictional,...
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puneet.3d 03-07-2011|01:39 AM
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Hi,everyone i would like to participate to this challenge, my Favorite toy is that way back 30 years from now,my uncle did for me a toy car. and I'm...
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by Nilla
01-07-2011|03:31 PM
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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/477599/robosapien.gif Robosapien 6 Different Kung Fu moves, heh. My apologies if anyone has already selected Robosapien,...
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joshpurple 01-07-2011|02:55 PM
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Hey Guys, For My Challenge , I am Going To Model A German Panther Tank. Hope U All Like It.
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by Nilla
01-07-2011|02:13 PM
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Here is my work in progress images as well as my final outcome. As for my overall polycount, I ended up with: Verts: 106, 287 Edges: 210, 869...
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by Nilla
01-07-2011|02:11 PM
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this toy that i will do ) it was my favorite toy in 7-8 years . little dirty :D http://i.piccy.info/i5/91/68/1496891/DSC05188_240.jpg...
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by iv01
30-06-2011|09:26 PM
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Hello everyone, I finally found my favorite toy on what I'm going to work. Told me what you think. Thank you!... :)
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by mayayoo
30-06-2011|04:10 PM
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hi Im planning to model this but in a toy kinda looks...
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by snl678
30-06-2011|02:48 AM
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I really had to think and then choose from two candidates when deciding. I really really love Buzz Lightyear and the toy soldiers from Toy Story -...
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by Daveido
29-06-2011|08:21 PM
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I found this challenge when surfing the net. I think the idea is fun so i'm going to enter the competition. Stitch Solar Powered Toy is my choice. ...
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by Illuzt
29-06-2011|12:27 PM
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Hello, i'm happy that i came across with this challenge. I will try to model and texture a toy train table because i love trains, who doesn't?! :)
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CostyCypryan 28-06-2011|10:53 PM
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Hey hey, ..and good morning to all who just wake up... For my challenge I will do Helicopter toy (last toy that I bought)... ...
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serzz 28-06-2011|08:33 AM
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Ok Im in......I didnt really have toys as I have said BUT I do remember my dear Nanna buying me a Scalextric set for my 12th birthday. I was so badly...
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bullet1968 27-06-2011|12:30 AM
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HI folks. Id like to partake here if that's ok?... I've been zbrushing alot lately and would like to practice some more with it and the whole...
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ben hobden 02-05-2011|10:54 AM
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