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SimplyMaya Architecture 101 [Maya]

SimplyMaya Architecture 101

This Maya 2008 tutorial will cover basic Polygon work-flow which includes the use of Split Polygon , Extrude , Insert Edge Loop and Bevel tools to get a new user comfortable with the many aspects of modelling architecture.

You will start off by learning how to set up image planes to assist you with the dimensions and characteristics of your building. Following this a quick lesson on creating a custom shelf for your modelling project.

Then we will start modelling using Polygon Primatives to rough out part of the Taj Mahal. As the Taj Mahal is symmetrical only one quarter of the main building structure is modelled to save time with the remainder of the building being a lesson in duplication and combining to complete the outer walls. Additional details such as the Domes and Manarets are also modelled seprately and added to complete your model.

SIMPLYMAYA COM INTERIOR SCENE MODELING-W3D [Maya]

SIMPLYMAYA.COM.INTERIOR.SCENE.MODELING-W3D [Maya]

The Living room tutorial is intended for intermediate Maya users. You will begin by setting up your reference image on an image plane and then start modeling the set, using both polygons and nurbs to block the correct shape, and size of the objects. Some of the tools used in the modeling section cover extrude face, cut face tool and split polygon to name a few. After the modeling section is complete we will switch gears and get into UV layouts, which is taking all the modeled geometry and converting it to a flat pintable map to apply textures on them in a painting program. You will learn how to assign color to the geometry to make planar maps as well as tools like move and sew uv's.

Texturing begins after all the uv's are laid out and have a flat map for painting. In a paint program you will learn how to use layers as well as many of the painting options to achieve the correct colors and textures of the objects in your scene. After we get the correct colors on our set we will start to add lights so we can see and understand how both textures and light affect each other. In this part of the tutorial you will learn texturing techniques like bump/spec maps, as well as how to use some of the built in shaders in Maya.

We then cover lots of different lights such as making a main light and fill light. After we have achieved a nice look on both our textures and first few lights we will start adding more light sources to really add all the true highlights and shadows. These light details will be done by using more point lights with decay as well some negative lights to fake shadows in certain areas which will be light-linked to only certain geometry. In the last few sections we go a bit more into the bump map for the sofa as well as creating a Paint effects tree for the final rendering.

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Making Of : Making Of I Am Legend

Making Of I Am Legend

I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence describes Robert Matheson’s critically acclaimed novel as “the quintessential story of one man against the world.” The latest film version of Matheson’s book finds Will Smith in the role of Robert Neville, a brilliant scientist who’s somehow immune to a virus that destroyed mankind. Desperate for contact with anyone who managed to survive, Neville spends his days sending out radio messages hoping for some kind of a response. But Neville’s not entirely alone… The ‘Infected’ are wandering the earth and Neville believes using his own blood as a vaccine might reverse the affects of the virus

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Making Of : Making of ICE AGE-I

Making of ICE AGE-I | 316.46 MB

Here is the Making of Greate 3D Animation Movie ICE AGE-I

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Making Of : The Making of Transformers

The Making of Transformers

Gnomonology: Nurbs Surface Modeling

Gnomonology: Nurbs Surface Modeling

Maya has the ability to construct multiple types of surfaces using a number of modeling tools and techniques. Maya's NURBS surface offer a clean technical approach to surface modeling. Starting from Photographic reference this tutorial demonstrates the entire workflow from images plane setup to curve layout to surface construction and detailing using Maya's surfacing tools in the construction of an organic bug.

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Gnomon Workshop : [MULTI] Techniques of Dylan Cole 2 Intro. to Cityscape Matte (2.5 Go)

Gnomon Workshop : [MULTI] Techniques of Dylan Cole 2 Intro. to Cityscape Matte (2.5 Go)

In this DVD, Dylan discusses the fundamentals of cityscape matte painting by demonstrating how to design a shot, both from a plate and from scratch. Intended for the beginning to intermediate matte painter, the quick studies in this lecture explore the necessary color and composition techniques for creating dynamic cityscapes. Learn how to lead the viewer’s eye through a composition by manipulating light, color and line. Establish accurate linear perspective by taking cues from the plate and learn to set up an accurate 3 point perspective grid from scratch. A variety of architecture and lighting scenarios are explored, from sunset to bright daylight, and science fiction to old world. Enjoy this inside look into the art of digital matte painting. Included in this DVD are the original layered Adobe Photoshop® files in addition to the original plate photography.

Topics covered:

* Composition

* Working with a Plate

* Choosing a Palette

* Creating a Visual Path

* Quick Digital Color Sketching

* Set Extension

* Realistic Lighting

* 2 Point Perspective

* 3 Point Perspective

* Atmospheric Perspective

Gnomon Maya Training Deformers 1-3

Gnomon Workshop Maya Training Deformers 1-3 | 12.7 GB

Deformers are intuitive and interactive tools used to sculpt surfaces into new shapes, circumventing the need to edit vertices one-by-one. Maya offers a large suite of unique deformers which can be used in conjuction with each other to yield complex effects. Whether you are rigging a character or designing a crashing wave, a thorough understanding of Maya’s deformers is crucial. Simple mistakes made early on can cause big problems down the road.

Clusters and Blendshape are two indispensible deformers which you will find yourself relying on over and over again. Clusters allow you to apply transform node functionality to multiple vertices, while Blendshape is a morphing tool. We examine the application of these deformers to NURBS, Polygons and Subdivision surfaces (including NURBS patch models), with a focus on higher-level workflow techniques.

Gnomon Maya Training Deformers 2: Sculpt, Lattice And Wrap | 4.2 GB

Sculpt deformers are spherical objects which create rounded deformations. They can be used to simulate effects such as liquid pumping through tubes, or a character chewing and swallowing food. Lattice and Wrap deformers are unique in how they allow you to deform surfaces with low-res shapes. The potential uses are therefore quite varied: a high-res NURBS patch-model can have facial expressions designed using just 40 points, a character can be animated squeezing itself through a keyhole, a dynamic simulation can have its performance quadrupled, and so on. This lecture addresses several examples with a focus on workflow and application.

Gnomon Maya Training Deformers 3: Wire, Wrinkle And Jiggle | 4.1 GB

Wires and Wrinkles are curve deformers, which are useful as both sculpting and effects tools. While a wire can be used to reshape or animate a character’s brow, they can also be used to create ripples, ocean swells or burrowing creatures.

Jiggle deformers are unique in that they do not deform surfaces via direct user manipulation. Their purpose is to create automated secondary shape animation (inertia-driven follow through). For example, a character’s thighs can exhibit the correct amount of wobble as he walks or a bird’s feathers can react naturally to the flapping of its wings. In this lecture we also discuss the pros and cons of Jiggle deformers vs Softbody dynamics.

Gnomon Workshop : Gnomon Workshop - Character Animation: Mechanics And Emotion

Gnomon Workshop : Gnomon Workshop - Character Animation: Mechanics And Emotion | 610.44 MB

This is Chris's second lecture in a series on character animation using Maya. Using the same character rig as in Character Animation: Fundamentals, Chris leads you down the twin paths of successful character animation: mechanics and emotion. Conjoining believable motion with believable acting is the holy grail of animation, and this duality is demonstrated by animating the bouncing man. Chris covers appealing poses, believable weight distribution, activation of limbs, use of gesture to demonstrate attitude, the aura of the character and effective utilization of the stage.

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Gnomon Workshop - Drawing Dinosaurs: Anatomy and Sketching with David Krentz

Gnomon Workshop - Drawing Dinosaurs: Anatomy and Sketching with David Krentz | 6 GB

Many of us drew dinosaurs when we were kids. Dinosaurs are beasts of paradox. They inhabited the world between monster and animal, imagination and science. For many, dinosaurs were the introduction to understanding the natural world. It is not surprising that many of the world’s leading paleontologists started out as artists themselves. In this DVD, David conveys a strong understanding of dinosaur anatomy mixed with the sheer joy of giving life, personality and motion to these inspiring creatures. He covers a wide range of topics from skeletal structures and muscles, to range of motion and the essential gestures of various body types. David focuses on capturing these elements in the form of quick sketches of both herbivorous and carnivorous dinosaurs.

Gnomon Workshop - The Techniques of Dylan Cole (Vol.1-3)

Gnomon Workshop - The Techniques of Dylan Cole (Vol.1-3) | 907 + 779 + 2814 MB

In this DVD, Dylan discusses the fundamentals of landscape matte painting by demonstrating how to design a shot, both from a plate and from scratch. Intended for the beginning to intermediate matte painter, the quick studies in this lecture explore the necessary color and composition techniques for creating convincing landscapes. Learn how to lead the viewerâ€™s eye through a composition by manipulating light, color and line. Six different paintings are created in a variety of locales and lighting scenarios. From snowy mountains to lush jungles, moody dusk to bright daylight, this DVD offers an exciting look into the art of digital matte painting. Included in this DVD are the original layered Adobe PhotoshopÂ® files in addition to the original plate photography.

The Gnomon Workshop - The Techniques of Dylan Cole: Introduction to Landscape Matte Painting

In this DVD, Dylan discusses the fundamentals of landscape matte painting by demonstrating how to design a shot, both from a plate and from scratch. Intended for the beginning to intermediate matte painter, the quick studies in this lecture explore the necessary color and composition techniques for creating convincing landscapes. Learn how to lead the viewerâ€™s eye through a composition by manipulating light, color and line. Six different paintings are created in a variety of locales and lighting scenarios. From snowy mountains to lush jungles, moody dusk to bright daylight, this DVD offers an exciting look into the art of digital matte painting. Included in this DVD are the original layered Adobe PhotoshopÂ® files in addition to the original plate photography.

The Gnomon Workshop - The Techniques of Dylan Cole: Introduction To Cityscape Matte Painting

In this DVD, Dylan discusses the fundamentals of cityscape matte painting by demonstrating how to design a shot, both from a plate and from scratch. Intended for the beginning to intermediate matte painter, the quick studies in this lecture explore the necessary color and composition techniques for creating dynamic cityscapes. Learn how to lead the viewerâ€™s eye through a composition by manipulating light, color and line. Establish accurate linear perspective by taking cues from the plate and learn to set up an accurate 3 point perspective grid from scratch. A variety of architecture and lighting scenarios are explored, from sunset to bright daylight, and science fiction to old world. Enjoy this inside look into the art of digital matte painting. Included in this DVD are the original layered Adobe PhotoshopÂ® files in addition to the original plate photography.

The Gnomon Workshop - The Techniques of Dylan Cole: Advanced Digital Matte Painting

Building upon the foundation of his first two DVDs, Dylan takes you through the entire matte painting process, from pencil sketch to color study to final rendering. He demonstrates many techniques he uses in production, from various types of photo manipulation to hand painting methods. Many challenges are addressed, such as skies, water, architecture, linear perspective and atmospheric perspective. You will also learn how to relight a painting as Dylan transforms a daylight scene into a sunset shot. As an added bonus, the original photo references and the final Adobe PhotoshopÂ® file are included in this DVD-ROM.

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Gnomon Workshop: From Speedpainting to Matte Painting

Gnomon Workshop: From Speedpainting to Matte Painting | 1.37 GB

In this DVD, Sebastien Larroude demonstrates the techniques that he
uses to create environments for the video game and entertainment industries,
using Adobe PhotoshopÂ®, Pixologic ZBrushÂ®, Autodesk MayaÂ® and EyeOn FusionÂ®.
Beginning with black and white sketches, Sebastien leads you through the creation
of a polished concept/CG matte painting. He specifically reveals the entire
pipeline to create a full CG Sci-Fi urban environment from speedpainting to mood lighting,
architecture design, textures and shaders, brush creation, modeling, sculpting and
compositing while discussing useful professional tips. Follow his original
methodology and personal approach for using the most popular software in the industry.

Digital Matte Painting - Techniques Tutorials and Walk-Throughs - Bass.T

Digital Matte Painting - Techniques Tutorials and Walk-Throughs - Bass.T | 2004 | PDF | 94 pages | 10.26 MB

Being in love with the art of Matte Painting, I collected these tutorials over one year from numerous onlineresources and eventually compiled them into this document. Originally intended for personal use only, I thought that maybe some people out there might be interested too, so I deceided to relase them to the public. No big thing, and defenitely nothing new â€“ I just gathered these tutorials to have them all in one place. And if any â€“ or all â€“ of these tutorials happen to be new to you â€“ even better! A great thanks goes out to all the artist who put a lot of their time and energy into the creation of these tutorials. Happy painting

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Gnomon Workshop - Matte Painting Production Techniques

Gnomon Workshop - Matte Painting Production Techniques | 2.5 GB

In this DVD, Chris Stoski demonstrates his techniques for creating a complex matte painting. He illustrates how a matte artist utilizes 3D modeling, texturing, lighting, photographic reference materials and digital painting to complete a beautiful and efficient matte painting. Throughout the lecture he describes his techniques and relates his experiences designing shots for feature films and executing them as final matte paintings. From painting and image manipulation in Adobe PhotoshopÂ® to 3D particle-system waterfalls and animated vegetation blowing in the wind, this DVD offers a complete spectrum of knowledge for the beginner to intermediate matte painter.

cmiVFX Fusion 3D Matte Painting

cmiVFX Fusion 3D Matte Painting | WMV (1152*864) | 211 MB

AKA Matte Painting Extraction. Learn how to take a 2d images and turn it into a full 3d set. We include several different methods in optimizing this process. FBX and Primitives are combined with a rich 2k layer based matte for your journey.

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Maya Techniques Understanding Fluid Effects

Maya Techniques Understanding Fluid Effects | 645 MB

With this Book you will:
1 Fluid Basics
2 Collisions
3 Texturing
4 Fluid Attributes
5 Wind Tunnel Effects
6 Pyrotechnic Effects
7 Height Fields
8 Atmospheric Effects
9 Open Water Effects

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3drender - Lighting & Rendering in Maya : Lights and Shadows

3drender - Lighting & Rendering in Maya : Lights and Shadows | 1.89 GB

Great lighting is the key to getting professional-looking output from Maya and Mental Ray. Now, for the first time, Pixar Technical Director Jeremy Birn shares his secrets, his settings, and his Maya scenes, in a Maya-specific training DVD.

This new DVD features over 3 hours of tightly edited demonstrations of professional lighting and rendering techniques using Maya and Mental Ray. Topics covered include:
Step-by-step lighting of full Maya scenes
Simulated radiosity style lighting for realism and speed
Every kind of Maya light and shadow explored in depth
Hacks, tricks, cheats, and creative uses for light attributes
Practical approaches to professional-looking color choices
Ray-traced shadows: how to optimize them and control their appearance
In-depth guide to fixing different kinds of shadow artifacts and light leaks
Mental Ray controls in lights, shadows, shaders, and render settings
Adjusting shadows in reflections, through transparency and fur, in real-time, and in other special cases

The DVD features 18 video lectures that you can play on your computer. The videos are high-resolution to show every pixel of the Maya interface in each demonstration. All the Maya scenes are included on the DVD as well, along with necessary textures, lights, and shaders to re-create each demonstration. Printable PDF course notes provide a quick reference guide to lighting and rendering functions in Maya.

Digital Tutors - Introduction to Maya 2009

Digital Tutors - Introduction to Maya 2009 | 2.4 GB

Software: Maya 2009 and up
Run Time: 9 hrs. 27 min., 4 discs

Discover over 9 hours of project-based training to learn the fundamentals of modeling, texturing, rigging, animating, dynamics, lighting, and rendering in Maya. Taught by four Digital-Tutors instructors, each teaching their core areas of expertise to provide an essential guide to utilizing the powerful tools available in Maya. Ideal for new and beginning artists.

ALIAS MAYA TECHNIQUES LEARNING MAYA RENDER LAYERS

ALIAS MAYA TECHNIQUES LEARNING MAYA RENDER LAYERS | 278.92 MB

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Digital Tutors - Maya Extreme Bundle Video Tutorials

Digital Tutors - Maya Extreme Bundle Video Tutorials | 23 GB

CD-ROM original | Run Time: 339 hrs. 45 min

The perfect companion for every Maya Artist! If you seek comprehensive training with interactive lessons, proven tips and tricks, and advanced techniques - look no further! Over 340 hours of training! Having our full Maya library means you can go from beginner to advanced in an accelerated timeline. This library is perfect for anyone looking to really learn 3D as a profession!

Included in this bundle:

* Introduction to Maya, 2nd Edition
* Non-linear Animation with Maya Trax
* Introduction to Maya Animation: Walk Cycle
* Introduction to Maya Paint Effects
* Introduction to Hypershade
* Introduction to MEL
* Rendering with Maya Toon
* Character Setup in Maya
* mental ray Nodes in Maya
* Soft and Rigid Bodies in Maya
* Mastering Maya Render Nodes
* Maya Unlimited: Fur
* Maya Unlimited: Fluid Effects
* Maya Unlimited: Cloth
* Maya Unlimited: Hair
* Facial Rigging in Maya
* Facial Animation and Lip Sync in Maya
* Body Mechanics and Animation in Maya: Lifting Heavy Objects
* Photorealistic Car Modeling in Maya
* Female Android Modeling in Maya
* Add-On: Street Racer Kit
* Shading Networks in Maya
* Ultimate Fluids
* Body Mechanics and Animation in Maya: Pushing Objects
* Body Mechanics and Animation in Maya: Pulling Objects
* Introduction to Modeling in Maya
* Maya Modeling Techniques: Werewolves
* Maya Modeling Techniques: Interiors
* mental ray Rendering Techniques: Interiors
* Urban Environment Creation in Maya
* Maya Modeling Techniques: Automotive
* mental ray Tips and Tricks
* The Artist's Guide to MEL
* Rigging Quadrupeds in Maya
* Animating Quadrupeds in Maya
* Creating Digital Humans Series
* Introduction to Lighting in Maya
* Creating Cartoon Characters in Maya
* Creating Cartoon Vehicles in Maya
* Cartoon Character Rigging in Maya
* Introduction to Dynamics in Maya
* Creating Cartoon Sets in Maya
* Python Scripting in Maya
* Introduction to Maya nCloth
* Set Dressing and Design in Maya
* Rigging Cartoon Vehicles in Maya
* Introduction to Animation in Maya
* Introduction to Rigging in Maya
* mental ray Workflows in Maya: Global Illumination
* Introduction to Maya Muscle
* Creating Stylized Females in Maya
* Modeling Next-Gen Characters in Maya
* HDRI workflow with Maya and Photoshop
* Animating Next-Gen Characters in Maya
* mental ray Workflows in Maya: Caustics
* Animating Cartoon Characters in Maya
* mental ray Workflows in Maya: Final Gather

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