Agenda

In this workshop, we will cover 3D modeling and rendering in Maya 2016.

Maya

Maya is a powerful 3D graphics software that can model, animate and render. The workshop will use Maya 2016 student version which is available for students for free at http://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/maya.

In the workshop we will cover:

1. Getting Started
   • Maya GUI
   • 3-button-mouse usage
2. Modeling
   • Polygon, Subdivision surfaces, NURBS
   • Understanding different modeling methods create different aesthetics
3. Texture Mapping
   • Texture Mapping with Phong, Blinn, Lambert shaders
   • Understanding different texture and shading methods create different light reflection
   • Combining the model and texture mapping
4. Rendering
   • Rendering with cameras and lighting
   • Understanding different rendering engines and their specification
   • Saving rendered images

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