Set Dressing and Design in Maya
Learn a production workflow layout, set dressing, and time-saving techniques for modeling, texturing, and scene development. Software required: Maya 8 and up (2008 required for project files).
What you'll learn
Learn a production workflow layout, set dressing, and time-saving techniques for modeling, texturing, and scene development. Contains over 3 hours of project-based training and guides artists step-by-step through a proven approach to story-telling with set dressing, designing with art direction, and processes of building natural sets and environments as seen in animated feature films. Popular highlights include: Using References in Set Design; Creating a Natural Layout; Story-telling Through Layout; Working with Art Direction; Creating Foliage with Paint Effects; Placing Models with geometryPaint; Displacing Geometry with Height Maps; Working with Issues of Scale; Rigging Props; Animating Props; Modeling Natural Objects and Props; Adding Procedural Texture; Adding mental ray Shaders; Painting Placement/Texture Guides; Importing Artwork; Scene Management. Software required: Maya 8 and up (2008 required for project files).
Table of contents
- Blocking in the Island and Coastline 9m
- Adding an Ocean Plane 13m
- Adding Mid Ground and Back Ground Hills 7m
- Sculpting the Beach with Artisan 11m
- Painting a Layout Guide Onto the Island 9m
- Building a Palm Tree 12m
- Working on the Palm Leaves 15m
- Finishing the Palm Tree Model 7m
- Rigging the Tree for Interactive Deformation 8m
- Arranging the Trees on the Beach 11m
- Building Rocks 10m
- Adding Texture Procedurally 6m
- Placing Rocks Using Geometrypaint 6m
- Building a Vine with a Bend Deformer 8m
- Placing Vines 5m
- Creating a Natural Layout with Plants and Bushes 8m
- Adding Grass to Transition Areas; Breaking up Lines 7m
- Placing the Hut and Modifying Terrain 6m
- Creating a Sense of Scale 5m
- Adding Props to Create a Story 12m
- Painting the Beach Texture 10m
- Finishing the Beach Texture 8m
- Adding Foliage to the Mid Ground Hill with Paint Effects 9m
- Displacing the Background Hill with a Height Map 5m
- Adding a Sky 3m
- Adding the Ocean Shader and Environment Fog; Conclusion 8m
About the author
Justin thrives as a lead modeling author at Pluralsight. Growing up, Justin found a deep interest for the computer graphics industry after watching movies like Jurassic Park, Toy Story, and The Abyss. His ambition would lead him to work at Sony Imageworks in Los Angeles on movies like Monster House and Surf's Up. Justin has also had numerous articles, tutorials, and images published in 3D World and 3D Artist. As an author, Justin enjoys collaborating with fellow authors, especially on project... more