Photorealistic Shading and Rendering in Maya and modo
Pluralsight
Course Summary
This tutorial discusses the production of two shots of a CGI photorealistic firefly that can be a part of a movie or a commercial. Software required: Maya 2012, modo 501, Fusion 6.2, TopoGun 1.06, ZBrush 4.
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Course Description
This tutorial discusses the production of two shots of a CGI photorealistic firefly that can be a part of a movie or a commercial. While this series of tutorials is not a step-by-step guide, it does offer an in-depth look at the key aspects of production that go into creating realistic-looking shots, which would otherwise be difficult to shoot without the aid of computer graphics. These tutorials will cover everything from the concept sketches and visualization to modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, rendering, and final compositing of the photorealistic shots. While the tools used in this series of tutorials are primarily Maya and modo, the techniques discussed are easily applicable to other mainstream applications. Software required: Maya 2012, modo 501, Fusion 6.2, TopoGun 1.06, ZBrush 4.
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Course Syllabus
Introduction and Project Overview- 1m 21s
—Introduction and Project Overview 1m 21sPhotorealistic Shading and Rendering in Maya and MODO- 2h 57m
—Overview of the Tools 6m 27s
—The Importance of Concept and Reference 5m 9s
—Evaluating the Environment for the First Shot 8m 12s
—Modeling of the Elements for the Second Shot 7m 47s
—Detailing the Bug 5m 48s
—Shading and Texturing the Environment for the First Shot 18m 57s
—Shading and Texturing the Environment for the Second Shot 10m 19s
—Beginning the Shading and Texturing of the Bug 10m 1s
—Continuing the Shading and Texturing of the Bug 10m 4s
—Finishing the Shading and Texturing of the Bug 6m 15s
—Starting to Look at the Rig for the Bug 11m 14s
—Looking at the Expressions That Drive Connections 9m 4s
—Using Expressions to Procedurally Animate the Bug 15m 6s
—Exporting the Animation 8m 33s
—Rendering out the Passes 9m 7s
—Beginning the Compositing of the First Shot 12m 51s
—Finishing the Compositing of the First Shot 13m 52s
—Compositing the Second Shot 8m 10s
