Adobe Maya 5.0

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Duration: 3 Day (10 am to 5 pm with one hour lunch break)

Cost: $ 1199 + HST

Course Overview

Art, Model, and Character animators work in 3D, 2D, as well as other media, using
their imagination to create characters with realistic motion of everyday life. This creativity is "where the rubber meets the road." The animation process is an artful vision blended with the right technology.

With this workshop, you can begin your career in the 3D Gaming Profession fully equipped with a solid foundation in art and animation using Maya 5.0. You will also learn skills in computer graphics, animation, and audio/video techniques. The goal of this workshop is for the student to have a digital portfolio that showcases your imagination, your creativity, and your skills that make it all come to life.

In the second part of theworkshop, you will learn how to model, texture, animate, and render an environment using Maya 5.0.

Course Objectives

• To facilitate your professional growth into the world of video game development as an animator.
• To equip the student with the technical knowledge and skills vital for success in vocational endeavors.

Course Prerequisites

Software & application knowledge: Windows, FTP, Files & folders, Email, Chat, Windows media, PowerPoint Skill-sets: Students should have basic PC skills, knowledge of computers, and a better than average understanding of the Internet.

 

Course Outline

Maya 5.0 Fundamentals Finding Your Way Around Points, Polygons, Primitives, and Splines Tour of the Interface Introduction to the Main Screen Working with Viewports Creating and Using Promitives Creating and Extruding Text 2D Modeling and Spline Editing The Boolean Function Using Channels Transforming Objects Setting Up UV Working with Splines as the Basis for Modeling Geometry Using the Grid to Position Objects Accurately Modifying 2D Geometry into 3D Geometry Painted v. Procedural Maps Lighting Types Ambient, Direct, and Indirect Lighting Shadows Rendering

Character Animation Introduction to Game Development Maya Review Project Overview and Studio Production Process Maya Interface and Navigation MEL Modeling Formats Modeling Methods Modeling Sets, Props, and Characters Layout Node Based Architecture Particles and Dymanics Character Animation Rigging Characters Shading Lighting Rendering

 

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