Maxon's Bodypaint 3D Training

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BodyPaint 3D Release 2 will revolutionize the way you texture your 3D models. Regardless of how you've textured before, 3D texturing has never been easier. BodyPaint 3D makes painting by vectors as easy as painting by numbers.

If you have been thinking about purchasing BodyPaint 3D 2, this video will give you a incredible preview of the software but we assure you that BodyPaint will fit right into your workflow. If you recently bought BodyPaint 3D 2 and would like a well rounded introduction to the software, this video is for you as well.

3D Fluff Training for CINEMA 4D Volume 6 - Animation in R10

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Cinema 4D R10 is out and the Timeline has been overhauled, so it seemed fitting that we make our next DVD on how to use and navigate the animation features. 'Of Bees And Flowers' is a complete project for you to follow from start to end.

THE GNOMON WORKSHOP: Digital Sets 2: Lighting and Texturing

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Formats: Mac or PC only DVD-ROM

Over 2 1/2 hours of lecture

This series introduces the essential techniques for creating digital sets and backgrounds, an area of visual effects growing in prominence. In this second disc of a series of three, visual effects designer Eric Hanson covers the global illumination revolution, reviewing lighting principles specific to digital sets. He then leads into direct lighting techniques for both exteriors and interiors.

TOPICS COVERED:

Exterior Direct Lighting,Light Domes,Optical Effects,Interior Cubic Arrays

Fill Shadow Technique,Weathering Surfaces,HDRI Lighting,GI with Mental Ray and RenderMan

Digital Sets 1: Design, Modeling and Camera

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Formats: Mac or PC only DVD-ROM

Over 2 hours of lecture

This series introduces the essential techniques for creating digital sets and backgrounds, an area of visual effects growing in prominence.

TOPICS COVERED:

Architectural Design,3D Tracking Issues,Worldspace Issues,Multi-node Camera Setup

NURBS Technique,Polygon Technique,Perspective Correction,Camera Projection

THE GNOMON WORKSHOP:MAYA FLUID EFFECTS:Pyrotechnics

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Formats: Mac or PC only DVD-ROM

Over 2 hours of lecture.

In the third DVD of this series on Maya Fluid Effects, effects animator David Schoneveld reveals the numerous methods he uses to create and control fluid explosions, covering dynamic, non-dynamic and texture-based effects.

TOPICS COVERED:

Basic Flame Construction,Density Field Controlled Explosions ,Temperature Controlled Explosions

Non-dynamic Explosions, 2D Explosions,Creation of Dynamic Lava

THE GNOMON WORKSHOP: CHARACTER MODELING FOR PRODUCTION

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Formats: Mac or PC only DVD-ROM

270 Minutes

BEHIND THE SCENES (BTS) is a new and exciting DVD series developed to showcase the creation of a game cinematic sequence. The series follows a team of artists as they demonstrate their production techniques from concept phase to final rendered animation.

TOPICS COVERED

Efficient Polygonal Modeling Workflow,Acquiring Reference Via Photoshoot,Creating a Proxy Model,Working with Art Director and Concept Designer,Creating a Detailed Full Character,Sculpting Additional Details in ZBrush,Making Art Directed Revisions,Preparing the Final Model for Production

THE GNOMON WORKSHOP: MATCHMOVING:Object Tracking in Production

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Formats: Mac or PC only DVD-ROM

135 Minutes of Lecture

In visual effects work, it is common to have an element in the live-action footage that needs to be tracked. This is often the case when you need to add an effect to an actor's face, attach a CG object to a moving vehicle, or even add lip sync to an animal's performance.

TOPICS COVERED

Object Tracking,Automatic Object Tracking,Moving Cameras/Moving Objects

Fitting and Evaluating Object Motion,Inverting Object/Camera MotionTesting and Troubleshooting