Maya Jumpstart Zero to Hero

Description
The Maya Jumpstart ‘zero to HERO’:

Academy Class focuses on the basics of 3D computer graphics with Autodesk Maya. Students are introduced to the Maya interface, the Maya philosophy, 3D modeling, texturing, lighting and rendering. over the five days we will show you how to use the tools within Maya and how they are put to use in the film, television and game industries.

Prerequisites
Anyone interested in using maya

Assumed Knowledge
Attendees require only a very general knowledge of 3D and its concepts although a basic understanding of computer hardware and software is essential. Knowledge of other digital media packages is an advantage but not a necessity.

Skills
Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to: work in a production environment, understand the mechanics of Maya, be able to create 3d models using a variety of techniques, work with materials to texture you models, understand how to light a scene, be able to create animations, stage a scene and understand cinematography and know how to create output for use in post production.

• Course content

  Course Content
  Essentials

  Setting Your Project
  Views / Panels
  Hotbox
  Viewing Geometry
  Channel Box
  Layer Box
  Attributes Editor
  QWERTY Navigation
  Working with the Camera
  MEL
  User Interface
  Outliner / Hypergraph
  Grouping / Parenting
  Shelf
  Marking Menus
  Modeling

  Curve Tools / Snapping
  Revolving
  History
  Duplicating
  Working with NURBS
  Detaching Surfaces
  Grouping / Duplicating
  Working with Polygons
  Combining Polygons
  Subdivisional surfaces
  Split Polygon Tool
  Lofting
  Extruding
  Animation

  Lattices
  Clusters
  Set Driven Keys
  Set Driven Key advanced
  Joints / IK Handles
  Lightning Dynamics
  Keyframing / Time slider
  Attach to Path
  Secondary Animation
  Cycle Curves
  Playblasting
  Rendering

  Hypershade
  Materials, Apply Materials
  Making Shader Networks
  Combining Ramps
  Layered Textures
  Intro to lights
  Making Bump Maps
  Working with Shadows
  UV Mapping
  Moving UV’s
  Specular Maps
  Paint FX
  Render View
  Camera Settings
  Render Globals