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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Get the essential training you need to create high-quality 3D models and animations in Maya 2018. Learn core Maya skills such as modeling, texturing, rendering, and animation.
Learn to create high-quality 3D models and animations in Maya 2018. This course covers the core Maya skills—modeling, texturing, rendering, and animation—within a real-world, project-based workflow. The techniques you'll learn here translate equally well to film, motion...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Take a deep dive into 3D character animation and rigging in Autodesk Maya.
When it comes to bringing believable 3D characters to life in Autodesk Maya, there's always more to learn. In this weekly series, get practical tips that can help you enhance your 3D animation and rigging workflow, as well as generally work smarter in Maya. Instructor George Maestri covers how to mimic stop-motion techniques using replacement animation, write scripts to speed...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Teaches simple steps to creating exaggerated cartoon animation in Maya, using principles such as squash and stretch, exaggeration, follow-through, and overlapping action.
Now that you've rigged your characters, it's time to make them move. Starting from where Modeling a Cartoon Character in Maya left off, George Maestri teaches five simple steps to creating exaggerated cartoon animation in Maya. Using the rig developed in the previous course, he...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to rig your 3D characters for realistic motion and animation with 3ds Max.
3ds Max is a powerful 3D application with great rigging tools. This course covers the complete workflow for rigging characters for realistic motion and animation. Author George Maestri shows how to prep your model, draw a skeleton, and add controls: foot and leg controls, hip and spine controls, and controls that allow the animator to toggle between inverse and forward...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Build your Unreal Engine skills in your spare time. Tune in each week for expert tips and techniques on everything from lighting to interactivity.
Want to learn more about Unreal Engine, but don't have time for a lengthy, in-depth course? In this series, instructor George Maestri shares expert techniques tailored for artists and developers looking to build their Unreal Engine skills in their spare moments. George shares tips on everything from geometry...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.
All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to use Midjourney, Firefly, DALL-E, and other AI image generation tools to create assets for composites created in Photoshop and other tools.
It's easy to think of generative AI tools as being suited only for creating fully realized scenes. But illustrators and designers can employ these tools to create assets that are intended to be part of compositions being created in Photoshop and other tools. Backgrounds, characters, individual objects—generative...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Find out how you can use 2D and 3D assets to add humans to an architectural scene in 3ds Max.
By themselves, architectural visualization projects can seem stale. Adding people to the renderings adds personality and a sense of realism to the images. In this course, George Maestri shows viewers how to work with 2D and 3D assets to add humans to an architectural scene. George steps you through the process of creating and rigging a character in 3ds Max...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Bring your Unity projects to life. Learn how to add motion with Cinemachine cameras and animate visualizations with the Timeline.
Unity is a great tool for 3D modeling and visualization-especially for architecture. But what if you want to add animation to your renderings, without having to keyframe? Luckily, Unity has two features that allow designers to animate visualizations in just a few steps. This course shows how to use the Timeline to animate...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Learn to create immersive 3D architectural visualizations with Twinmotion and 3ds Max.
Twinmotion is a real-time visualization tool for the AEC and product design world that enables photo-realistic, real-time renders for a variety of platforms. In this course, George Maestri shows the workflow between Twinmotion and 3ds Max for creating architectural visualizations. He starts with the basics of Twinmotion, detailing the interface and setting up preferences,...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Create high-quality renders of building exteriors using V-Ray for 3ds Max. Learn how to create both daytime and nighttime lighting and composite your renders in Photoshop.
Make your projects even more impressive by learning how to create high-quality, photorealistic renders with V-Ray for 3ds Max. In this hands-on, project-based course, instructor George Maestri shows how to best approach lighting, rendering, and compositing exteriors scenes and...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to use Unity scripting, animation, and UI tools to enhance the interactivity of your AEC designs.
Interactivity is key to seeing how architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) designs will perform in the real world. Unity provides a powerful toolset for adding interactivity and making AEC visualizations more dynamic. Join George Maestri in this course to learn how to use Unity scripting, animation, and UI tools to enhance the interactivity...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Create custom materials for your architectural renderings and visualizations with 3ds Max, Substance Designer, V-Ray, and Bitmap2Material.
Anyone who presents architectural renderings and visualizations to clients knows the importance of realistic materials. Physically accurate materials add impact to any design. This course helps you build custom materials for texturing the exterior of residential buildings with 3ds Max 2019, Substance Designer,...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Learn the basic physics and motion principles that lie behind your 2D or 3D world, and time-tested techniques for bringing your animations to life.
Dig into the roots of animation in this course for animators, motion graphics artists, and visual effects designers of all levels. Author George Maestri reviews the basic concepts of animation and what makes things move—and the features you'll find in almost every animation package, including X, Y,...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to use cinematic camera techniques in 3ds Max to showcase your architectural projects.
Every building tells a story. Adding a little motion helps it come to life. This course shows how to use cinematic camera techniques in 3ds Max to showcase your architectural projects. George Maestri demonstrates how to set up compelling camera angles and movement that will show 3D architectural renderings in their best light. Learn how to create, place,...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to create beautiful residential interiors with custom materials built in 3ds Max, Substance Designer, and V-Ray.
Learn how to create beautiful residential interiors with custom materials built in 3ds Max, Substance Designer, and V-Ray. This training course is part three of instructor George Maestri's residential modeling series, which started in SketchUp with a concept drawing for a single-family home. Here, George explains how to furnish...
17) Learning KeyShot
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Create fast, accurate, and stunning visuals with KeyShot, an interactive 3D renderer for several CAD and 3D packages. Learn how to create a render work with materials and more.
With a simple user interface that provides numerous options for advanced visualization—and no workflow-impeding clutter—KeyShot is both powerful and easy to use. This 3D renderer features a real-time workflow that helps you see your renderings and animations take shape...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Learn to create high-quality 3D models and animations in Maya 2022. Learn core Maya skills—modeling, texturing, rendering, and animation—in a real-world project-based workflow.
Learn to create high-quality 3D models and animations in Maya 2022. This course covers the core Maya skills—modeling, texturing, rendering, and animation—in a real-world project-based workflow that translates equally well to film, motion graphics, and game design....
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to use Maya to model a simple cartoon character that can be later rigged and animated in the program of your choice.
Learn how to model a simple cartoon character in Maya, and get the skills to create your own cartoon creatures, great and small. In this course, author George Maestri reviews the basics of character design, and shows how to model the body, arms, and legs of a character and add details such as facial features. He also details...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Enhance your Unity skills at your own pace. Get practical techniques for lighting, scripting interactivity, creating materials, and much more.
Looking to deepen your Unity skills in your spare time? If so, then this weekly course is for you. Instructor George Maestri shares practical tips and techniques that can help Unity artists and developers work smarter with this powerful 3D development tool. Discover practical techniques for lighting, scripting...
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