What you'll learn

Learn a production workflow for creating 3D cartoon characters, look development, and a multitude of time-saving techniques for modeling, UV layout, texturing, and shader assembly. Contains over 7.5 hours of project-based training for artists learning the artistic processes of creating stylized cartoon characters as seen in animated feature films. Popular highlights include: Look Development; Adding Appeal; Exaggerated Proportions; Adding Detail Strategically; Creating Useful Topology; Modeling for Animation; Simplifying Shapes; Working from Limited Reference; Troubleshooting Edge Flow; Working with Multiple Pieces; Working with Multiple Geometry Types; Creating the Illusion of Detail; UV Layout; Creating Stylized Textures; Generating Color Maps; Generating Bump Maps; Generating Specular Maps; Alternative Methods to Generating Textures; Shader and Material Setup. Software required: Maya 8 and up (2008 required for project files).