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Digital Tutors – Exaggerated Facial Expressions in ZBrush and Maya

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Digital Tutors – Exaggerated Facial Expressions in ZBrush and Maya
English | Size: 693 MB
Category: Tutorial


Learn a production workflow to creating exaggerated facial expressions and blendshapes while maintaining appeal and clean topology using ZBrush and Maya. Contains over 2.5 hours of project-based training for artists creating facial expressions and blendshapes for use in Film and Games. Popular highlights include: Shaping Facial Features; Shaping with Move Brush; Utilizing 3D Layers; Creating Expression Libraries; Adding Normal Maps in Maya; Setting up Blendshapes in Maya; Key Framing Blendshapes; Creating In-betweens; Isolating Geometry with Masks; Manipulating Subtools with Polygroups; Exporting Geometry from ZBrush; Blending Shapes using Morph Targets; Sculpting Facial Expressions; Isolating Areas of Face; Moving the Teeth and Gums; Smoothing Geometry; Working with Subdivision Levels; Creating Phonemes; Creating Distinct Emotions. [Read more…]

Digital Tutors – Compositing CG into Live Action for Production in NUKE

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Digital Tutors – Compositing CG into Live Action for Production in NUKE
English | Size: 2.8GB
Category: Tutorial


In this NUKE tutorial, we’ll delve into compositing a production level shot. We’ll cover adding in fire elements and shadows using camera tracking and compositing over a live action shot.

By the end of this NUKE training, you’ll be able to relight your CG while interacting with its environment.

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Digital Tutors – Modeling Hard Surfaces with NURBS in maya

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Digital Tutors – Modeling Hard Surfaces with NURBS in maya
English | Size: 173 MB
Category: Tutorial


In this course we will use multiple NURBS techniques to build a skateboard in Maya.

Description:

NURBS geometry provides several advantages over some of the other types of building methods available, but the process for creating NURBS geometry is somewhat different from building polygon or sub-d models. In this course we will explore hard-surface modeling by using a variety of NURBS tools and techniques in Maya to build a skateboard. We’ll go over tools like lofting, fillets, and using the CV curve tool and, by the end of this project, you’ll have a taste of the NURBS building process and be able to use these tools to start building your own models. [Read more…]

Digital Tutors – Creating Loopable Animations for Games in 3ds Max and After Effects

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Digital Tutors – Creating Loopable Animations for Games in 3ds Max and After Effects
English | Size: 1,011.2MB
Category: Tutorial


In this 3ds Max and After Effects tutorial, we’ll be creating loopable animations with minimum possible keyframes and generating effective sprite sheets.
These animations and sprite sheets are ideal for mobile games, particularly in isometric style games. We’ll start by understanding important concepts
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Digital Tutors – Understanding and Compositing Deep Images in NUKE Tutorial-kEISO

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Digital Tutors – Understanding and Compositing Deep Images in NUKE Tutorial-kEISO
English | Size: 1.39 GB
Category: Tutorial


Throughout these tutorials we’ll begin to understand how deep samples work in the new EXR 2.0 and how we can use it to our advantage when compositing CG renders. We’ll analyze how deep images differ from our traditional single sample pixel RGBA renders. You will also learn how this will make your compositing of CG renders easier with better results.
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Digital Tutors – Sculpting a Stylized Axe in ZBrush

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Digital Tutors – Sculpting a Stylized Axe in ZBrush
English | Size: 1.1GB
Category: Tutorial


In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to sculpt a stylized axe.
We’ll prepare our axe to be sculpted by blocking it out in 3ds Max. We’ll then do some in depth sculpting on different materials such as cloth, wood and metal.
By the end of this ZBrush training, you’ll not only have your own axe asset but will be able to create a final presentation for your axe in KeyShot.
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Digital Tutors – Introduction to Houdini 15

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Digital Tutors – Introduction to Houdini 15
English | Size: 2.4GB
Category: Tutorial


In this Houdini 15 tutorial, you’ll develop the skills you need to get up and running.

You’ll get the most out of this course when you’re brand new to Houdini, but still have a basic understanding of general 3D concepts. We’ll start with the first time you ever launch Houdini and walk through creating an awesome effects shot.

Along the way, you’ll learn some of the most powerful aspects of this node-based software such as the key concepts of the Houdini user interface, basic geometry manipulation and polygon modeling. We’ll also explore how to import geometry, create custom user interfaces, apply materials and manipulate UVs.
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Digital Tutors – Daydreamer Production Pipeline Volume 5 Lighting and Rendering

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Digital Tutors – Daydreamer Production Pipeline Volume 5 Lighting and Rendering
English | Size: 3.2GB
Category: Tutorial


In this Maya and RenderMan tutorial, we’ll look at how the lighting and rendering were executed for a short we created for SIGGRAPH.
Our goal with this fast-paced tutorial is to show you how our scenes were lit, how the final render pass was setup and the AOVs that were used as well as several challenges or problems that were worked through for the project. [Read more…]

Digital Tutors – Introduction To Unity 5 [26 MP4, 1 ZIP]

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Digital Tutors – Introduction To Unity 5 [26 MP4, 1 ZIP]
English | Size: 1.76 GB (1,892,344,238 bytes )
Category: Tutorial


In this series of Unity tutorials you’ll discover how to use the core features of the software while creating your very first game.

You’ll start out by learning how to properly create a new project and how to manage our game assets. From there, you’re going to create a complete level using the terrain tools and you’ll also learn about set dressing. Now here’s where the super awesome fun stuff begins! [Read more…]