Intro To 3d

Intro to 3D Computer Graphics.

Course Overview

This is an introductory course on how to navigate and utilize Autodesk Maya. Students will learn both Polygonal and Nurb based techniques of modeling to create their 3D hard surface and organic objects. From there students will learn how to create and apply textures to those objects in Maya through the use of ZBrush and Photoshop. Finally, students will learn how to take those objects, place them in a scene or animate them within Maya. Finally finishing up by learning the basic of rendering techniques to achieve a quality finished piece.

Winter 2019 Google Drive Repo https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Vuo8i5uP_1bMGrP8XiYfOAD882zGgTuU

Midterms

Completed Model of your choosing (Design to be approved by Instructor). Fully textures and rendered as a portfolio image.

Finals

Rendered Sill Life/ Environment OR a Short Animated Sequence/ Demo Reel (~15 seconds)


Beginner Resources

[to 3D Cheat Sheet.pdf]

Maya Official Support

Tutorial Providers


Maya Basics


YouTube Channels



MODELING/ UVs/ TEXTURING



Modeling

UV's

Texturing



RIGGING & ANIMATION RIGGING & ANIMATION RIGGING & ANIMATION



Rigging

Animation

12 Principles of Animation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDqjIdI4bF4
The Animator's Survival Kit (Book/ PDF) https://www.the-flying-animator.com/
How Graph Editor Works https://animationapprentice.blogspot.com/2016/03/how-does-graph-editor-work.html

Free Rigs

Tutorials



LIGHTING & RENDERING



Arnold

Arvid Schneider (youtuber) https://www.youtube.com/user/URsProductions/featured
Tutorials https://youtu.be/Aog3KDgQN00
Learning Scenes https://support.solidangle.com/display/AFMUG/Learning+Scenes
My Oh Maya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8eFvIYzFuc
Tutorials https://support.solidangle.com/display/AFMUG/Tutorials

Materials

Layers/ Misc Render Techniques

Lights

Camera

Understanding Depth of Field https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZJXntQuURc

Render Settings

Removing Noise https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/ARP/Removing+Noise


MISC GOOD STUFF/ TIPS & TRICKS



Additional Scripts and Plug-ins

Typically found at > https://www.creativecrash.com/maya/


Other 3D Packages

Sculpting

Surfacing

Fabric

Rendering

3D Packages

  • Vray/ Blender/ 3DS Max/ MODO

Game Engines


Inspiration / CG Communities

Misc Resources

Sketchfab Models

Instagrammers

https://www.instagram.com/zbrushtuts
https://www.instagram.com/flippednormals/
https://www.instagram.com/motiondesigners
https://www.instagram.com/rawandrendered
https://www.instagram.com/artstation3d
https://www.instagram.com/80.lv
https://www.instagram.com/stylizedstation
https://www.instagram.com/polygonrunway
https://www.instagram.com/quixelofficial
https://www.instagram.com/anatomy4sculptors
https://www.instagram.com/theantropus

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