Maya & Modeling Workshop
You'll learn how to make your own props, create simple sets, and remove the mystery of all of those tools and buttons in the polygonal model tool set. We'll review simple and easy to learn methods that will open up even more of your creative potential. So come, grab a soda or a cup of coffee, sit down and let's get to work so you have more of the creative freedom you desire.
Workshop Length: 11 weeks
Price Per Workshop: $999
What to expect in this Workshop
- Week 1 - Welcome & Base Skill set refresher with project based assignments to teach essential tools.
- Week 2 - Two workflow based assignments to teach modeling hard surface objects with angular edges and custom texture.
- Week 3 - Spherical and cylindrical hard surface modeling and UV layout strategies.
- Week 4 - Workflow example and demo using all skills to date to build our first prop: 'the guitar'
- Week 5 - Workflow example and demo using all skills to date to build our second prop: 'the Assault Rifle'
- Week 6 - Using NURBS to create organic models. Project: Modeling 'the Human Hand'
- Week 7 - Animation Tools: Timeline, Graph Editor, Dope Sheet and other tools.
- Week 8 - Sets & Set Design, Virtual Sets, and map paintings. We will also review Shadow and reflection renders for composting.
- Week 9 - Set a logo design using reference images and curves from CAD files.
- Week 10 - Lighting: 1pt, 2pt, 3+pt lighting models, Global Illumination, Ambient Occlusion, and Wireframe render passes.
- Week 11 - the Pipeline, Render Layers, Render Passes, Composting the Final Shot, and the Final Output of our projects.
