* Be introduced to modeling theories
* Learn how to use powerful tools like the Soft Modification Tool and the Split Edge Ring Tool.
* Learn how to create custom hotkeys and marking menus
* Import image planes and block out a character

* Create an Adobe Photoshop network
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Lynda: Photoshop CS4 for Photographers

Photoshop CS4 for Photographers is an essential course for any digital photographer who wants to master the software’s vast array of image enhancement techniques. Professional photographer and instructor Chris Orwig uses his own compelling images to demonstrate how the power of Photoshop can make photographers more passionate about their work. He covers many aspects of the application, such as working with RAW images, using curves and levels, making images snap, and enhancing bland photographs by converting them to black and white. Exercise files accompany this course.

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3D Content Creation with Autodesk? 3dsMax?, part of the MOD Your World? training series from Noesis Interactive?, focuses on teaching how to ?Build Your Character?. Learn the fundamentals of the Autodesk? 3dsMax? interface as well as professional techniques for polygon modeling, texture application, and more. Learn to generate props from scratch, and follow step-by-step instruction walking you through creating your own game-ready humanoid characters.
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Creator enables rapid development of compelling interactive 3D applications and content for an enormous range of applications but with a particular focus on Architecture, Education, Interactive Training and Product Presentation & Marketing. Significantly lowering the cost and time barriers associated with traditional tools for creating interactive 3D media, it is specifically designed for creative artists and media designers. With a rapidly increasing portfolio of Smart Objects? and Intelligent Materials? – drag & drop re-usable components that require no scripting or programming knowledge – users of Adobe Creative Suite, Autodesk 3DS Max or Maya, Google SketchUp and a host of other tools, will benefit from Creator’s workflow design. Continue Reading

Learn an artist-friendly workflow to creature rigging and a solution-based approach to building controls for faster animation in Maya. Contains over 6 hours of project-based training for setup artists learning new methods of rigging multi-limbed creatures.

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