CGAA Yr1: Maya Tutorial Submission 2014/2015

1)      Maya 1: Intro to Autodesk Maya

Modelling (NURBS and Polygon)

Character Part 1: Modelling

Common Shaders

UV Maps

Character Part2: Texturing and Shaders

Lights and Shadows

Character Part3: Lighting and Rendering

Animation Part 1: Using Rigs

Animation Part 2: Using Motion Paths

Animation Part 3: Using MEL

2)      Lighting & Rendering 1: Intro to Lighting

Exterior Lighting: Midday

Exterior Lighting: Sunset

Exterior Lighting: Romantic

Exterior Lighting: Night

Interior Lighting:Sunset

3)      Modelling 1: Digital Sets

Modelling

 UV Layout and TexturingPreparation

Lighting

Colour Maps

Bump and Specular Maps

Dirt Maps and Final Render

4)      Pre-Viz 1: Intro to Pre-Visualisation

CameraPart 1: Custom Camera Rig

CameraPart 2: Pan Shot

CameraPart 3: Roll Shot

CameraPart 4: Pitch shot

CameraPart 5: Dolly Shot

CameraPart 6: Crane Shot

CameraPart 7: Distance Shots

CameraPart 8: Coverage

CameraPart 9: Camera Shake

CameraPart 10: Contra-Zoom

5)      Animation 1: Intro to Character Animation

The bouncing ball part 1: On the spot

The bouncing ballpart 2: Travel and rotation

Pendulum Swing: Settle and Rest

Chain: Secondary action  overlap

Toadstool: Squash & Stretch

Arm: Anticipation & follow through

Walk Cycles: Mechanics

6)      Texturing 1: Intro to Texturing

Networks:Double Sided Shader

Networks:X-ray Shader

Networks: Faked Rim Lights

Networks: Transparency

Maya FurPresets & Attributes

Maya Fur:Santa Hat

7)      Rigging 1: Intro to Rigging & Constraints

Biped Rigging Part 1: Legs

Techniques Part 1: Pistons

Biped Rigging Part 2: Spine

Techniques Part 2:Eyes

Biped Rigging Part3: Arms

Techniques Part 3: Can exchange

Biped Rigging Part4: Neck & Head

Techniques Part 4: Tails

8)      Skinning 1: Intro to Skinning

SmoothBind: Edit Weights

Smooth Bind: Paint Weights

Smooth Bind: Influence Objects

Interactive Bind

9)      Visual Effects 1: Deformers

Non-LinearDeformers

BlendShapes & In Betweens

Creating Mirrored Blend Shapes

WireDeformers

Sculpt deformers

10)   Visual Effects 2: Render Layers & Compositing

Stereo Camera Rigs

RenderLayers

Depth of Field

Render Layers (Mental Ray)