Maya for Beginners Complete Guide to 3D Animation in Maya

Release date:2018, December

Author:Video School Online Inc, Lucas Ridley

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

1. Introduction to the Course 01. Course Introduction 02. How to Download a Free Trial of Maya

2. Maya Introduction 01. Interface Introduction 02. Manipulators and Camera Movement

3. 3D Modeling 01. Intro to 3D Modeling 02. Ghostbuster Trap 03. Insert Edge, Extrude, and Append 04. Bevel & Normals 05. Booleans 06. Knob Motion Path 07. Front, Merge Vertices 08. Front, Doors 09. Cord 10. Topology – Lineflow 11. Topology – Reducing Even Numbers 12. Topology – Reducing Odd Numbers 13. Bones – Imageplane Setup 14. Bones – Box vs. Edge Modeling 15. Bones – Make Live Tool 16. Bones – Sculpting 17. Bones – Eye Socket Edge Loops 18. Bones – Eye Attach 19. Bones – Nose 20. Bones – Cleaning Topology 21. Bones – Mirroring Head 22. Bones – Lattice Deformer 23. Bones – Spine Wire Deformer 24. Bones – Ribs Bend Deformer 25. Bones – Sternum 26. Bones – Right Side Body 27. Bones – Mirror

4. Look Development – UV, Shading, Texturing, Lighting 01. Look Development Introduction 02. UVs Intro & Planar Projection 03. UVs – Merge Borders & Cylindrical Projection 04. UVs – Straighten and Transfer 05. UVs – Final Ghostbuster Trap 06. UVs – Bones Head 07. UVs – Bones Body 08. Intro to Shaders 09. Lighting Shaders 10. Photographic Textures 11. Procedural Textures 12. Scene Adjustments 13. Hypershade Intro and Fractals 14. Brushed Metal and Bump Maps 15. OBJ File Format & Fix Bones 16. Bones 3D Paint Tool 17. Mix Rust Shader 18. GB Trap Finishing Touches 19. Fog Lighting 20. Bones Displacement Map 21. Bones Glass Material 22. Bones Lights 23. Bones Render Sequence

5. Rigging 01. Rigging Intro 02. Rigging QuickRig 03. Prop Rigging Parent Costraint 04. Prop Rigging Pivot Control 05. IK vs. FK 06. Bones QuickRig Skeleton 07. Bones Hands 08. Bones Joint Orientation 09. Bones Rotate Order 10. Bones Recreate Limbs 11. Bones Pole Vectors 12. Bones Hand Controls 13. Bones Reverse Foot Rig 14. Bones Foot Roll SDK 15. Bones Independent Toe 16. Bones Organize and Scale 17. Bones COG and Hips 18. Bones Spine Controls 19. Bones Shoulder and Fingers 20. Bones Hands To Shoulders 21. Bones Hand Spaces 22. Bones Head Spaces 23. Bones Skinning The Feet 24. Bones Moving Joints Fix 25. Bones Skinning Spine Weights 26. Pose Space Deformation 27. Bones Skin Body 28. Fix Forearm Twist 29. Bones Head Blendshapes 30. Bones Clean Up

6. Animation 01. Bouncing Ball 02. Graph Editor 03. Finishing Generic Ball Bounce 04. Squash and Stretch 05. Ball Exercise 06. Ball Exercise Review 07. Animation Scene Setup 08. Follow Through 09. Follow Through Polish 10. Antics, Contrast, and Overshoots 11. Constraints 12. Referenced Rigs 13. Walk Cycle Start 14. Walk Cycle Mirror Keys 15. Walk Cycle Breakdowns 16. Walk Cycle Finish Lower Body 17. Walk Cycle Upper Body 18. Walk Cycle Offsets 19. Walk Cycle Polish 20. Walk Cycle Off The Spot 21. Walk Cycle Polish More 22. Walk Cycle Motion Trail Wrists 23. Walk Cycle Motion Path 24. Wrap Up

7. Bonus: Animation Demonstration 01. Part 1 Demonstration 02. Part 2 Demonstration 03. Part 3 Demonstration

8. FX 01. Scene Scale 02. MASH Brick Wall 03. Bullet Simulation Intro 04. Bullet Shatter 05. Alembic Cache 06. nParticle Ground Shatter 07. Ground Bullet Simulation 08. Fix Sim 09. Fireflies Dynamics 10. Fireflies Dynamics Animated 11. nHair Rope 12. nCloth Banner 13. nCloth Vest 14. Bifrost Liquid 15. Bifrost Emitter 16. Bifrost Smoke 01 17. Bifrost Smoke 02 18. MASH Grass 19. Texturing 20. Render Setup 01 21. Render Setup 02

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