Katana Essentials
Pluralsight
Course Summary
This course introduces Katana, the look development and lighting tool from The Foundry. You'll learn about the interface, scene structure, and workflow, and end the course ready to start using Katana. Software required: Katana 2.0.
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Course Description
This course will introduce you to Katana, The Foundry's tool for look development and lighting. You will learn how to create scenes from scratch, how to work with existing scenes, and to modify materials for your shots. By the end of this course, you will become familiar with the interface, the scene structure, and workflow so that you can comfortably begin using it for your projects. Software required: Katana 2.0.
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Course Syllabus
Introduction and Project Overview- 1m 1s
—Introduction and Project Overview 1m 1sKatana Essentials- 2h 18m
—Creating the Scene 6m 7s
—Adding Materials to Geometry 7m 53s
—Implementing Light 7m 30s
—Applying an Asset to the Scene 8m 12s
—Discussing the Nodegraph Tab 9m 57s
—Exercising the Monitor Tab 8m 27s
—Applying Parameters Tab 5m 29s
—Discussing the Scenegraph Tab 6m 14s
—Looking at the Viewer Tab 6m 49s
—Focusing on the Catalog Tab 8m 20s
—Discussing the Attributes Tab 6m 9s
—Prepping the Alley Scene 1m 28s
—Exploring Curves and Expressions 6m 39s
—Creating Groups and Backdrop Nodes 10m 12s
—Creating Collections 7m 1s
—Implementing Render Filters 9m 6s
—Introducing Look Development 9m 16s
—Modifying Materials 9m 35s
—Prune and Isolate 4m 4s