Character and Scene Development in ZBrush
An in-depth guide to sculpting, texturing, and rendering final compositions.
Create polished characters and more appealing scenes.
Work creatively using a step-by-step approach to character and scene development in ZBrush and a time-saving workflow to character interaction,
sculpting, texturing, composition, lighting, and rendering. Contains nearly 6 hours of self-paced training for artists using ZBrush and Maya.
Digital-Tutors Fundamentals of Maya: Mastering Render Nodes
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Enhance the visual quality of your work with over 2 hours of project-driven training.
Ideal for beginner to intermediate users.
Digital Tutors : Digital Tutors – Mental Ray Nodes In Maya
Learn the fundamentals of mental ray nodes in Maya and add visual depth to your work. Contains over 4 hours of project-based training. Perfect for intermediate artists.
Simply Maya – Ball throw animation
Description:
The ball pick up and throw is intended to help break new Maya users into the world of keyframe animation.
You will learn how to set up your character in a starting pose then work your way through key framing individual
joints to start making the model move in the desired way.
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Autodesk? 3ds Max? CAT software is a character animation plug-in for Autodesk? 3ds Max? and Autodesk? 3ds Max? Design software. CAT is designed by animators, for animators to take the tedious technicalities out of 3D character animation. Its complete toolset enables easy character rigging, non-linear animation, animation layering, motion capture import, muscle simulation, and more. CAT is fast, stable, simple, and packed with cutting-edge features that give artists an easier way to animate characters in 3ds Max. Continue Reading
digital tutors – The Artist’s Guide to Mel (Full CD)
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.
Digital Tutors – Render Passes in Maya 2009 | RS
Software: Maya 2009 and up
Run Time: 2 hrs. 3 min., 1 discs
Learn a production workflow to the completely updated Render Pass feature set in Maya 2009. Gain precise control over render outputs and learn time-saving techniques to optimizing the interoperability with Maya and compositing applications such as Toxik. Contains 2 hours of project-based training.
PAL | Frame Rate: 25 | Total Files: 30 | Total Length: 355:14
Average Length: 11:21 | Field Rendering:Progressive | MOV
This collection offers both loopable, lockdown timelapse footage shot over many months
depicting the change of seasons at various scenic sites, and individual clips of natural settings
portraying seasonal conceptual images. From the first spring sprouts beneath the snow to the
warmth and wildflowers of summer, the glorious colors of fall to the bleak frost of deep winter,
this footage will fill your need, whatever the season. Continue Reading
If you’re interested in animation then you’ll love the Robot Animation tutorial
It will take you though the steps used to get him moving around on screen.
We begin by importing a fully rigged character and will spend some time getting familiar with his controls,
like selecting control handles. Once we have a feel for moving him with his controls we will set him up for the animation.
Starting off with a basic walk pose we will learn how to key frame our robot so that he begins to move forward and eventually tries to open a door.
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Digital Tutors – Stereoscopic 3D In Maya (4 parts in full CD)
– Create audience excitement and interactive experiences.
– Learn practical workflows to making stereoscopic 3D imagery with Maya 2009.
– Gain total control over the camera, characters, and environments
to create one of the most powerful effects in cinema.
– Contains over 2 hours of project based training and step-by-step examples for any artist.
