Modeling & Texturing-I

The objective of this course is to teach users the commands and tools for Autodesk Maya. Create and manipulate 3D assets in the application.

Exercises based on 3D Modeling:

1. Working with Maya Objects                                                       [No. of Hrs. 24]
2. Modeling with Polygons

• Making Component Selections
• Creating a Polygon Mesh                                                          [No. of Hrs. 24]
• Using Bevel Tool
• Using Extrude Tool
• Using Quad Draw Tool
• Beveling Polygon Components
• Bridging Polygon Meshes                                                         [No. of Hrs. 24]
• Making a Polygon Mesh Smooth
• Reducing Polygon Count

Exercises based on Texturing:

1. Surface Materials – 2D & 3D Texture Placements               [No. of Hrs. 24]
2. UV Layout Texturing
3. Using Photoshop for Texture Creation
4. Applying Texture Maps (Texture Painting.Texture Mapping)
5. Subsurface Scattering (Fast, Simple Skin Shader Setup)

6. Unfolding UVs, Mirroring UVs, More UV Tools,                    [No. of Hrs. 24]
7. Arranging UV Shells,
8. Additional UV Mapping Considerations, Transferring UVs, Multiple UV Sets,
9. Bump mapping (Introduction of Normal Mapping and Displacement Mapping)
10. Converting Displacement to Polygons, Combined Displacement and Bump Maps,