Maya 3D Unlimited en León

UNIDAD 1 Introduction to Computer Graphics and 3D

• Art?
• Computer Graphics
• The Stages of Production
• The CG Production Workflow
• Core Concepts

UNIDAD 2 Jumping in Headfirst with Both Feet

• You Put the U in UI
• The Preproduction Process: Planning
• The Production Process: Creating and Animating the Objects
• Maya Object Structure
• The Solar System Resumed
• Outputting Your Work

UNIDAD 3 The Maya 2009 Interface

• Navigating in Maya
• Maya’s Layout
• Panels and Frequently Used Windows
• Customizing Maya

UNIDAD 4 Beginning Polygonal Modeling

• Planning Your Model
• Polygon Basics
• Poly Editing Tools
• Putting the Tools to Use:
• Making a Simple Hand
• Creating Areas of Detail on a Poly Mesh
• Modeling Complex Objects:
• The Classic Steam Locomotive
• Suggestions for Modeling Polygons

UNIDAD 5 Modeling with NURBS,

• Subdivisions, and Deformers
• NURBS!
• Using NURBS Surfacing to Create Polygons
• Converting a NURBS Model to Polygons
• Editing NURBS Surfaces
• Patch Modeling: A Locomotive Detail
• Using Artisan to Sculpt NURBS
• Modeling with Simple Deformers
• The Lattice Deformer
• Animating Through a Lattice
• Subdivision Surfaces
• Creating a Starfish
• Building a Teakettle

UNIDAD 6 Building the Red Wagon

• Beginning the Project
• Using Reference Planes
• Modeling the Side Panels
• Modeling the Wagon Body
• Inserting the Handlebar
• Modeling the Wheels
• Modeling the Wood Railings
• Adding Extra Details

UNIDAD 7 Maya Shading and Texturing

• Maya Shading
• Shader Types
• Shader Attributes
• Texturing the Axe
• Textures and Surfaces
• Texturing the Red Wagon

UNIDAD 8 Introduction to Animation

• Keyframe Animation—Bouncing a Ball
• Throwing an Axe
• Replacing an Object
• Animating Flying Text
• Rigging the Locomotive, Part One
• Animating a Catapult

UNIDAD 9 More Animation!

• Skeletons and Kinematics
• Skeletons: The Hand
• Inverse Kinematics
• Basic Relationships: Constraints
• Basic Relationships: Set Driven Keys
• Application: Rigging the Locomotive

UNIDAD 10 Maya Lighting 437

• Basic Lighting Concepts
• Maya Lights
• Light Linking
• Adding Shadows
• Raytracing Soft Shadows
• mental ray Lighting
• Lighting Effects
• Lighting the Red Wagon
• Further Practice
• Tips for Using and Animating Lights

UNIDAD 11 Maya Rendering

• Rendering Setup
• Previewing Your Render:
• The Render View Window
• Reflections and Refractions
• Using Cameras
• Motion Blur
• Batch Rendering
• Rendering the Wine Bottle
• mental ray for Maya
• Render Layers
• Final Gather
• Ambient Occlusion
• HDRI
• Rendering the Red Wagon

UNIDAD 12 Maya Dynamics and Effects

• An Overview of Dynamics and
• Maya Nucleus
• Rigid and Soft Dynamic Bodies
• Animating with Dynamics: The Pool Table
• nParticle Dynamics
• Emitting nParticles
• Animating a Particle Effect:
• Locomotive Steam
• Introduction to Paint Effects
• Toon Shading

UNIDAD 13. DESARROLLO DE PROYECTO

• Desarrollo de Proyecto guiado por el Instructor