Creating Realistic Eyes in Photoshop and Maya
In this series of lessons, we will learn how to texture and render realistic eyes using Photoshop and Maya. Software required: Maya 2010, Photoshop.
What you'll learn
In this series of lessons, we will learn how to texture and render realistic eyes using Photoshop and Maya. When trying to create highly realistic, lifelike characters, the importance of the eyes is often understated. In fact, the eyes are one of the most important aspects to consider when creating characters that truly look and feel alive. During this course, we will learn how to create highly realistic eye textures from scratch using Photoshop, and in a way that gives us a high degree of flexibility and control over the textures' color variations and other details. Once the texturing has been completed, we will jump into Maya, where we will discuss shading and rendering techniques that can give the eye a highly realistic final look. Along the way we will be exploring many additional tips, tricks, and workflows that you will be able to use both in Photoshop and in Maya to help create more believable, realistic eyes for your characters. Software required: Maya 2010, Photoshop.
Table of contents
- Creating UV Snapshot for the Eyes Within Maya 7m
- Starting the Iris Shape in Photoshop 8m
- Building the First Layer of Iris Fibers Within Photoshop 9m
- Painting Additional Iris Details Within Photoshop 13m
- Altering Coloration of Various Iris Layers 7m
- Viewing Initial Eye Texture Within Maya 10m
- Painting Eye Veins Within Photoshop 7m
- Finalizing Eye Texture Within Photoshop 5m
- Creating a Realistic Eye Material Within Maya 9m
- Giving the Eye a Wet Appearance in Maya 13m
- Simulating Wet Tissue in the Corner of the Eye 9m
- Making Final Alterations to Our Scene Within Maya 12m
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