mental ray Nodes Reference Library: Contour
In this series of tutorials, we'll be taking a detailed look at each of mental ray's contour nodes. Software required: Maya 2008 and up.
What you'll learn
In this series of tutorials, we'll be taking a detailed look at each of mental ray's contour nodes. Each video is a self-contained tutorial centering on one of mental ray's nodes. This means that these tutorials can be viewed in any order you wish, allowing you to jump straight to the content that is most relevant to you. Over the course of these tutorials, we'll learn how each node works and best practices to utilize for attaining desired results while saving time. Software required: Maya 2008 and up.
Table of contents
- Contour_contrast_function_simple Node 5m
- Contour_composite Node 5m
- Contour_only Node 6m
- Contour_ps Node 5m
- Contour_shader_combi Node 6m
- Contour_shader_curvature Node 4m
- Contour_shader_depthfade Node 6m
- Contour_shader_factorcolor Node 6m
- Contour_shader_framefade Node 3m
- Contour_shader_layerthinner Node 6m
- Contour_shader_maxcolor Node 3m
- Contour_shader_silhouette Node 3m
- Contour_shader_simple Node 3m
- Contour_shader_widthfromcolor Node 4m
- Contour_shader_widthfromlight Node 7m
- Contour_shader_widthfromlightdirection Node 4m
- Contour_store_function Node 2m
- Contour_store_function_simple Node 2m
About the author
Kyle was one of the first authors for Digital-Tutors, now a Pluralsight company. and has been a part of the team for over 10 years. Kyle began his career in computer graphics education as a college instructor and worked as a Digital-Tutors rendering tutor and curriculum manager since 2002. Kyle has contributed to many of the most popular projects and helped the Digital-Tutors team win awards throughout the company's history. Kyle has had the honor of having his art exhibited at the New York ... more