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Learn how to light and render interior scenes and environments using V-Ray for 3ds Max.
Explore the lighting and rendering features of V-Ray for 3ds Max with this hands-on, project-based course. Instructor George Maestri explains how to generate high-quality renderings of interior scenes and environments—a necessary skill for residential and commercial building design, animation, and gaming. Find out how to create realistic daytime and nighttime...
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Learn techniques for rigging mechanical objects, machines, and other inanimate objects in Maya.
Learn techniques for rigging mechanical objects, machines, and other inanimate objects in Maya. George Maestri shows how to rig complex objects such as piston engines, cams, rocker arms, gears, and pulleys, and combine them all into a mechanized conveyor belt. These Maya tutorials are perfect for animators who want to rig mechanical interactions, vehicles,...
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Build your Unreal Engine skills in your spare time. Tune in each week for expert tips and techniques on everything from lighting to interactivity.
Want to learn more about Unreal Engine, but don't have time for a lengthy, in-depth course? In this series, instructor George Maestri shares expert techniques tailored for artists and developers looking to build their Unreal Engine skills in their spare moments. George shares tips on everything from geometry...
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Demonstrates how to use MatchMover, Toxik, and Backburner with Maya's existing powerful feature set to create engaging 3D animations.
One of the most powerful 3D applications on the market, Maya 2010, now includes three complimentary bundled applications: MatchMover, powerful camera matching software; Toxik, a node-based compositor; and Backburner, a network rendering manager for Maya, 3ds Max, and Toxik. In Maya 2010: Getting Started with MatchMover,...
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Shows how to animate 3D characters in Maya utilizing the basic principles of animation.
Watch as author George Maestri employs the basic principles of animation to bring to life simple 3D characters in Maya. Starting with an overview of the character rig, this course provides guidelines for arranging stock characters into strong poses and explains how to generate locomotion between poses in a modular fashion. The course includes step-by-step instructions...
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Learn how to use Midjourney, Firefly, DALL-E, and other AI image generation tools to create assets for composites created in Photoshop and other tools.
It's easy to think of generative AI tools as being suited only for creating fully realized scenes. But illustrators and designers can employ these tools to create assets that are intended to be part of compositions being created in Photoshop and other tools. Backgrounds, characters, individual objects—generative...
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Bring your Unity projects to life. Learn how to add motion with Cinemachine cameras and animate visualizations with the Timeline.
Unity is a great tool for 3D modeling and visualization-especially for architecture. But what if you want to add animation to your renderings, without having to keyframe? Luckily, Unity has two features that allow designers to animate visualizations in just a few steps. This course shows how to use the Timeline to animate...
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A quick introduction to Maya's MEL (or Maya Embedded Language) scripting, which can help speed up repetitive tasks and give you access to advanced features.
Scripting is a time-saving skill that can mean the difference between a successful project and a dismal failure. This short course provides an introduction to Maya's MEL (Maya Embedded Language) scripting, which can help speed up repetitive tasks, as well as give you access to features that aren't...
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Make your animations "look" right by creating smooth motion, with these software-agnostic tricks from animation expert George Maestri.
Getting animation to look "right" is an exercise in timing. In this course, you'll look at various ways to create smooth motion. Author George Maestri shows how to manage animation curves, animate along a path, understand the mechanics of smooth rotations, smooth with motion blur, and create smoother cycles—introducing...
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Learn how to rig facial features for natural movement and expression. Discover how to use blend shapes, joints, constraints, skinning, and more tools for character rigging in Maya.
Rigging is a crucial step in character development and animation. A rig is the interface that dictates how your character moves and acts. And nowhere is this more important than the face: the window to your character's inner life. This course teaches you how to rig facial...
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Create custom materials for your architectural renderings and visualizations with 3ds Max, Substance Designer, V-Ray, and Bitmap2Material.
Anyone who presents architectural renderings and visualizations to clients knows the importance of realistic materials. Physically accurate materials add impact to any design. This course helps you build custom materials for texturing the exterior of residential buildings with 3ds Max 2019, Substance Designer,...
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Learn how to use Maya to model a simple cartoon character that can be later rigged and animated in the program of your choice.
Learn how to model a simple cartoon character in Maya, and get the skills to create your own cartoon creatures, great and small. In this course, author George Maestri reviews the basics of character design, and shows how to model the body, arms, and legs of a character and add details such as facial features. He also details...
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Learn Arnold rendering in Maya for architectural exteriors. Instructor George Maestri shows how to set up, light, render, and composite shots for daytime and nighttime.
Learn how to use Arnold rendering in Maya to improve your shots of architectural exteriors. Instructor George Maestri walks you through the entire process, from setting up a scene and environment to compositing the final shot in Photoshop. George provides an overview of the scene...
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Learn the essentials of SketchUp 2017, the free and easy-to-use 3D drawing, design, and rendering program.
SketchUp is a free and easy-to-use 3D drawing, design, and rendering program. SketchUp 2017 offers faster performance, intelligent tools such as smart offsets and inferencing, and more customization options than ever before. Learn the essentials of the latest version of SketchUp in this course. George Maestri covers navigating around the interface,...
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Learn how to transform SketchUp models into presentation-worthy concept drawings with Photoshop.
Learn how to transform 3D models into presentation-worthy concept drawings by adding Photoshop to your SketchUp workflow. The course shows how to export SketchUp layers for Photoshop, and switch to this powerful image editor to enhance shadows, line quality, color, texture, and depth. Instructor George Maestri also shows how to add water effects and foliage,...
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Create and animate highly controllable characters using After Effects.
Learn to create and animate highly controllable characters using After Effects. In this course, author George Maestri covers every step on the way, from designing the characters in Photoshop or Illustrator, or drawing them straight from After Effects; assembling characters with hierarchies; making realistic deformations with the Puppet tool; automating rigs with expressions; creating...
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Become comfortable with the basic features and techniques of Discreet 3ds Max 6.
Learning Discreet 3ds Max 6 with George Maestri is a movie-based workshop developed to help users become comfortable with the basic features and techniques of the Windows-based software and to build a strong foundation in the principles of designing in 3D. The title begins by introducing 3ds max's interface and application workflow and advances to cover important features...
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Reviews the major enhancements to Trimble's free, user-friendly 3D modeling software.
In SketchUp 7 New Features, George Maestri reviews the major enhancements to Trimble's free and user-friendly 3D modeling software. One of the most exciting changes is the addition of Dynamic Components, and George takes an in-depth tour of their features, including built-in animation and the ability to scale without distortion. He also reviews the new point-and-click...
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Learn how to create more compelling 3D models using the advanced features in SketchUp Pro.
SketchUp Pro may offer "3D for everyone," but that doesn't mean it's light on professional tools. Learn how to create more compelling 3D graphics using the advanced features in SketchUp Pro. Author George Maestri introduces solid modeling with the Boolean operations and Trim and Split, adding and manipulating cameras, and creating terrains from contours and...
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Learn how to bring your 3D ideas to life with SketchUp Free, a browser-based 3D modeling and visualization tool that Trimble offers as a subset of the powerful SketchUp Pro.
Are you a 3D artist with abundant ideas and a less-than-abundant budget? SketchUp Free offers a subset of the features found in the powerful SketchUp Pro, but, as the name suggests, it’s free. In this course, instructor George Maestri introduces you to what you can do with...