This tutorial examines using ZBrush?s ZProject Brush to quickly capture our model?s texture from photographic reference. We look at ways to capture texture information from the canvas as well as from SubTool to SubTool. We also look at how to use ZAppLink to mirror a texture.
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If you guys are a fan of LOTR then this is just the project for you! Remember the awesome looking Oliphant? Well you to can now follow through this step by step tutorial and model it yourself!
Kurt takes you right from the very start – setting up your image reference planes – to your modeling and final render. We continue the Oilphant Modeling by laying out the UV?s using strips of color which we will use to planar map as well as automatic map to achieve flat Uvs. Once we have our creatures UV?s underway we will use tools such as move and sew UV?s, as well as cut UV?s, to combine and reshape to create a nice flat combined UV map. After our UV map is created its time to learn how to create a UV snapshot to import into a paint program like Photoshop so we can begin to hand paint both the skin color as well as the bump textures of the character. You will learn how to use layers and colors in Photoshop as well as different brush settings to build up skin color. Near the end of the project we will do some prodedural texturing using some of the built-in Maya materials and textures to texture the rigging on our characters back. Continue Reading
ED209 Game Development Masterclass for 3ds Max, Photoshop and UT3 |Rapidshare|Megaupload (4 DVD)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DVD 1
Scaffold Mesh Building – creating a surrounding approximation mesh that allows us to make sure that everything is going to be built to scale and the right shape and that all the major shapes of the model will lie correctly whilst also allowing us to ascertain what the basic shapes that make the piece are.
In this DVD, character rigger Carlo Sansonetti demonstrates the rigging process from research to completion. Carlo covers creating the skeleton and rigging the spine, arms, hands, legs, head and neck. He discusses the core concepts of rigging, including joint orientation and understanding rotation order, as well as some more advanced techniques like stretchy limbs, forearm twist without volume loss, and connecting attributes with Hypershade. This DVD is for students who are new to rigging as well as for professional riggers who are looking for different approaches to rigging their characters
Discover creative alternative uses for MEL. Learn Maya Embedded Language (MEL) with an artist-driven approach and add greater flexibility in your workflow. Contains over 4 hours of intuitive project-based training. Ideal for artists new to MEL.
Christophe Desse shows us his workflow for the creation of his sketch and cell rendering in maya 2009. Beside setting up the shaders and rendering in maya , he also shows us the compositing and finaling in photoshop cs.
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Easily learn Python and begin utilizing the powerful capabilities with creative projects, practical examples, and a fun and easy approach to learning object-oriented programming. Ideal for artists interested in tool development, creating rapid applications, and adding efficiency to workflows. Contains over 3 hours of intuitive project-based training.
Software Used: Autodesk Maya
Favorite Tools and Installation Overview
Smooth Binding
Deformers and Deformation Order
Shapes Approach for Deformation Correction
Secondary Deformation
Indirect Skinning
Deforming Cloth
Digital-Tutors Texturing with Zbrush3
Popular highlights include:
Importing Geometry into ZBrush
Working with Morph Targets
Image-based Texture Painting
Hand-painting Texture Maps
Sculpting on Multiple Subdivision Levels
Controlling Stroke Attributes
Creating Custom Alpha Brushes
Utilizing Layers to Localize Detail
Using Stencils for Sculpting Details
The Refinery Project is a four chapter tutorial that demonstrates, in real-time, how to bring a static image to life in seven hours. Starting with a static photo of an oil refinery, Alex integrates 2D and 3D elements using Maya, After Effects and Photoshop.
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