Introduction to Maya Paint Effects
Pluralsight
Course Summary
Express yourself creatively and learn Maya Paint Effects with over 7 hours of project-driven training. Software required: Maya 7 or higher (recommended for project files).
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Course Description
Express yourself creatively and learn Maya Paint Effects with over 7 hours of project-driven training. Great for beginner to intermediate users. Popular highlights include: Toon Rendering; Mesh Brush; Optimizing Scenes; Light Based Effects; Control Curve Based Effects; Secondary Animation; Custom Brushes; Paint Effects Overview. Software required: Maya 7 or higher (recommended for project files).
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Course Syllabus
Introduction and Project Overview- 4m 31s
—Introduction to the UI for Paint Effects 4m 31sIntroduction to Maya Paint Effects- 6h 41m
—Introduction to the Paint Effects Panel 5m 10s
—Paint Effects Tool 3m 7s
—Paint Effects Tool and Pressure Mapping 7m 52s
—Adjusting the Stroke Node 3m 57s
—Make Paintable and Get Brush Preset 6m 28s
—Template Brush Settings 4m 48s
—Flipping Tube Directions 3m 45s
—Painting on View Plane 5m 10s
—Transferring Settings to Existing Strokes 5m 34s
—Share One Brush 3m 9s
—Create Modifier 9m 15s
—Creating Cycling Animations 4m 15s
—Paint Effects Brush Springs 9m 20s
—Modifying the Stoke Path Curve 4m 25s
—Stoke Control Curves 7m 53s
—Using Existing Curves as Stroke Curves 4m 55s
—Creating Pressure Curves 5m 1s
—Auto-painting Surfaces 9m 18s
—Random Auto Paint 3m 45s
—Paint Effects Globals 4m 30s
—Paint Effects Mesh Quality 5m 21s
—Converting Paint Effect to Polygons 3m 54s
—Blending Brushes 7m 54s
—Using the Visor for Blending 2m 55s
—Saving Custom Brushes 3m 13s
—Using the Paint Effects Panel 9m 39s
—Paint Effects Panel - Canvas Menu 5m 18s
—Brushes and Resolution 5m 12s
—Modifying Object Shading 3m 54s
—Using Paint Effects Panel as a Paint Tool 6m 28s
—Advanced Stroke Node 7m 45s
—Min / Max Clipping 4m 41s
—Pressure Scale Ramp 6m 32s
—Changing Brush Types 7m 37s
—Controlling Channels 2m 15s
—Adjusting the Brush Profile 9m 28s
—Mastering Twist 4m 55s
—Mesh Settings and Mesh Environments 4m 41s
—Thorns on Mesh Brushes 3m 57s
—Shading Attributes 6m 46s
—Texture Settings 17m 31s
—Illuminating Paint Effects 6m 35s
—Shadowing Paint Effects 8m 19s
—Working with Glows 4m 16s
—Overview of Tubes 15m 6s
—Mastering Branching 7m 30s
—Working with Twigs 11m 9s
—Paint Effects Leaves 12m 41s
—Paint Effects Flowers 11m 58s
—Displacements on Tubes 5m 58s
—Forces on Tubes 5m 3s
—Working with Turbulence 6m 42s
—Spiral and Bend Attributes 3m 24s
—Length Mapping and MEL Scripts 3m 57s
—Working with Gaps 5m 59s
—Animating Strokes with Flow 12m 2s
—Working with Render Globals 5m 9s
—Building a Potted Plant 14m 3s
—Adding Paint Effects to Toon Lines 2m 46s
—Building an Oak Tree 16m 25s