In this series of lessons, we will be taking a detailed look at each of the commands found in Maya's Proxy menu.
Each video in this course is a self-contained lesson centering on one of the commands found in the Proxy menu in Maya. This means that these lessons can be viewed in any order you wish, allowing you to jump straight to the content that is most relevant to you. Over the course of these lessons, we'll take a detailed look at each of the Proxy commands and how each of them can be used to speed up our workflow.

In this series of lessons, you will be provided with the foundations of working inside of MotionBuilder. In this series of lessons, we'll learn the foundations of working inside of MotionBuilder. We'll begin by familiarizing ourselves with MotionBuilder's interface and how to load in files and other assets. We'll learn how to move objects in 3d space and learn how to work with its Transport Controls for playing back animation.

In this series of lessons, we will be taking an introductory look at the MoGraph toolset found in CINEMA 4D. We will begin by learning how to utilize Cloners, which we use to populate our scenes with a variety of objects. From there, we will learn how to use effectors for controlling the behavior of clones and other objects, we will learn how to control the color and shading of our various clones, we will learn how to incorporate dynamics into our MoGraph objects, as well as many other topics that will help you to become familiar with MoGraph and give you a glimpse into some of the creative possibilities this tool provides us.

In this collection of lessons we will learn the foundations of rigging characters in CINEMA 4D. This course will provide you with a foundation for rigging characters in CINEMA 4D. We will take a step-by-step approach, constructing a control rig that is solid and animator-friendly.

In this collection of lessons we will study the of light on color while painting a night scene. Throughout the process of painting this color concept, we’ll focus on various aspects of light and color at night. After we’ve spent a little time setting up or composition, we’ll get things started by choosing the colors for the sky in our image. Here we’ll learn why colors change so much at night. We’ll also learn about choosing both key and fill lights for our scene. Some of the other topics we will address while working through this painting are things like atmospheric perspective, reflected light, cast shadows and form shadows as well as the interaction between colored lights. After completing this course, you should have a better idea of how to choose color for a night time image.

This course covers a large scale architectural visualization project using V-Ray. In this course, we will create a large scale arch-viz project using V-Ray. We go from start to finish, modeling to final while learning the principales of V-Ray along the way. Learning how to set up global illumination, creating proxies and learning their benefits, V-Ray's material system and other important aspects of V-Ray which in the end will give you the knowledge to go and create your own realistic renders using V-Ray.

In this collection, we will tackle a lighting challenge with small-scale production needs in mind. Intended for small-scale productions, this series of lessons walks through one lighting and rendering workflow that introduces new tools, techniques, and workarounds. We will exploit the environment-sampling power of portal lights, build a fake GI solution with projected light fields, and use MEL scripts to automate tedious tasks. These methods won't work for every scenario, but they can be very useful tools for the guerilla CG filmmaker.

In this series of lessons, we will be taking a detailed look at each of the commands found in Maya's Normals menu. Each video in this course is a self-contained lesson centering on one of the commands found in the Normals menu in Maya. This means that these lessons can be viewed in any order you wish, allowing you to jump straight to the content that is most relevant to you. Over the course of these lessons, we'll take a detailed look at each of the Normals commands and how each of them can be used to speed up our workflow.

Using Particle Flow alongside some basic animation principals, we are going to put together a scene from concept to finish. Dabbling into the some special effects using pflow fundamentals, forces, and operator overview. Then, we will put together all the elements into a scene.

In this course we will cover some production tips and concepts to think about when building CG military vehicles. This course was designed to help develop your workflows, and give you some concepts to keep in mind as you go through the process of modeling military vehicles. The objectives for this fast-pace, course include looking at several different workflows and techniques for modeling a military transport. We won't be going step by step through building a specific project, but rather talk in broad terms about some of the situations you will encounter and what options you have for dealing with those issues. Before we start, it is recommended that you have experience using Maya as we cover a lot of information in a shorter span of time. If you’re an artist new to Maya the Beginner's Guide courses are a perfect place to start. From there you can check out any of the intermediate step-by-step project based courses that will take you through the entire process.

In this series of lessons, we will be exploring the core tools and features of mental ray in Softimage. Having a solid understanding of the features of mental ray is a crucial step toward becoming an efficient and productive rendering artist in Softimage. We will begin our training by learning several methods for simulating realistic indirect lighting in Softimage, such as global illumination, final gather, as well as Importons and Irradiance Particles. We will also explore the use of caustics to simulate the light patterns created as light passes through refractive surfaces.

In this series of lessons, we will help you get a strong understanding of Maya and how it works. You'll get the chance to work with many of the Maya instructors here at Digital-Tutors who will show you how to use some of the major components of Maya.

In this collection of videos we learn several modeling techniques in 3ds Max 2012. These videos will delve in such modeling techniques as spline modeling, polygonal modeling, and sub divisional surfaces. Through these techniques we are going to create a highly detailed steam locomotive model. We will also be exploring some of the graphite modeling tools and their functionality while modeling. All the while keeping an emphasis on the importance of scene management in a production environment.

Description:
Welcome to the Professional Series for Texturing Military Vehicles in MARI, an advanced learning guide for skilled artists brought to you by Digital-Tutors, the world’s largest online CG training library. This course was designed to help develop your MARI workflows, and give you some concepts to keep in mind as you go through the process of painting texture maps for your military vehicles. The objectives for this fast-paced course include looking at several different workflows and techniques for texturing a military transport. These concepts include using a layer-based approach to add flexibility to your textures and using snapshots to create variation. We won't be going step by step through an entire project, but rather talk in broad terms about some of the best ways to work and options you have for dealing with issues that may come up.

This course explores an efficient, easy to work, and forgiving method for taking a drawing to a finished color painting.
We will cover and implement a multitude of things that are common practice in the professional production art world - composition, tangents, value structure, color theory / temperatures, final touch-ups, and creating a stress-free painting set-up throughout. These methods and concepts have served me well in my career. And after you're done watching, I hope they'll give you what you need to get started on your illustrative journey!

This course explores an efficient, easy to work, and forgiving method for taking a drawing to a finished color painting And In this collection of lessons we will learn about different tools and techniques that can be used to manipulate a stock photo into a completely new image.

In this collection of lessons we will study how multiple colored light sources react when illuminating a subject.
To get things started we will learn about an alternate workflow in digital painting which separates value decisions from color decisions. Using this workflow we will first learn how to apply a quick base color to our value study using color layers. Initially the colors we choose will be simple and based on a neutrally lit environment however over the course of the next few lessons we will learn how to bring in two different colored light sources to illuminate our subject. Throughout this process we will learn how the color of each light changes based on the area it is illuminating. Along the way we’ll also learn some tips for using various blend modes as well as incorporating textures into our image. After finishing completing this course, you will have a good understanding of how multiple colored light sources work together to influence how we see color.

Learn a fundamental workflow to Polygon, NURBS, and Splined-based modeling and time-saving techniques to creatively utilizing the robust tools available in 3ds Max.
Contains nearly 4 hours of self-paced training for artists new to modeling in 3ds Max and experienced artists seeking a refresher.