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The Gnomon Workshop – Creating Key Art Illustration for Film and Games

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The Gnomon Workshop – Creating Key Art Illustration for Film and Games
English | Size: 663.1MB
Category: CBTs


In this tutorial, Senior Concept Illustrator Alex Nice demonstrates his process of using 2D and 3D tools to compose an illustration of key artwork for film by creating a dynamic action scene from the ‘War of the Worlds’. Alex begins with a mixture of photo-bashing and 2D sketching in Photoshop. In this phase, he covers efficient layer management, composition, design and establishing mood. [Read more…]

The Gnomon Workshop – Combat Animation for Games

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The Gnomon Workshop – Combat Animation for Games
English | Size: 3.8GB
Category: CBTs


This tutorial teaches how to create dynamic and exciting combat animations in a step-by-step method that is used by many professional animators. The core foundations of combat are covered such as strong posing, aggressive timing and appeal. Riot Games’ Senior Animator Jason Shum shares his process from the initial idea stage to final polish. He begins with an introduction to the Gnomon Bounty Hunter rig in Maya, followed by a lecture on the concepts of successful combat including personality, energy and flow. He then works through generating a good idea and executing it via first, second and polish passes. [Read more…]

The Gnomon Workshop Anatomy of a Short Film Vol 1-iNKiSO

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The Gnomon Workshop Anatomy of a Short Film Vol 1-iNKiSO
English | Size: 521 MB
Category: CBTs


In this lecture, director Aristomenis (Meni) Tsirbas begins a special series that chronicles the process of creating a short film from scratch. This first volume reveals the crucial initial steps for getting a short film off the ground. From early character studies to the creation of all the rough storyboards, Meni candidly explains his creative process throughout in a way seldom captured on video. Since most films never get past the early stages of development, Meni shows how to push through and complete this essential step, and in doing so give the project its best chance at reaching the finish line. This is a rare opportunity to see how an acclaimed short filmmaker gets his movies done. [Read more…]

The Gnomon Workshop – Cloth modeling pipeline with Marvelous Designer

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The Gnomon Workshop – Cloth modeling pipeline with Marvelous Designer
English | Size: 9.8GB
Category: CBTs


In this in-depth tutorial Paul Liaw shares his industry proven techniques for the creation of digital clothing with Marvelous Designer. It is a common misconception that there is only one best program or technique for making clothing. In this course, Paul explains how to make clothes with Marvelous Designer while demonstrating how to push it to the next level with Maya and ZBrush. He starts by teaching the fundamentals of Marvelous for new users, showing how to manipulate fabric and the core functions of Marvelous, before showing how to make a ‘sloper’ (generic fitting shirt/pants). He then demonstrates how to alter the sloper into custom garments. The next phase of the course dives into pushing the fabric through the pipeline.
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The Gnomon Workshop – Creature Rigging for Production

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The Gnomon Workshop – Creature Rigging for Production
English | Size: 6.0GB
Category: Tutorial


Character rigging is a process that starts the moment the design of a character is established. To get the most out of a character it involves a lot of communication between the modeler, the rigger and, whenever possible, the animator. This tutorial begins by working with the basic blockout ZBrush file from Ben Erdt’s tutorial “Creature Modeling for Production” to start generating the skeleton. The rig is set up in several components, divided by the limbs, and aims to create a fully functional body rig before the modeler is done creating a clean topology. The components make use of IK, FK and Spline-IK systems with blending where necessary. [Read more…]

The Gnomon Workshop – Character Modeling for Production

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The Gnomon Workshop – Character Modeling for Production
English | Size: 4.2GB
Category: Tutorial


In this title, Krystal Sae Eua covers her essential tips and workflow for a character artist in the film and commercial VFX industry. She demonstrates the time-management techniques she uses on a day-to-day basis as a Modeling and Texturing Lead. She also delves into her personal workflow for creating a production-ready asset that is clean and suitable for rigging and texturing. Krystal discusses body proportions, anatomy, sculpting, and retopology. She then covers costume modeling workflows from Marvelous Designer to Maya [Read more…]

The Gnomon Workshop – Introduction to Maya 2017

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The Gnomon Workshop – Introduction to Maya 2017
English | Size: 21.8GB
Category: Gnomon


Duration 17h 51m Project Files Included MP4

Maya is the leading 3D Application in the game, visual effects, commercial, and broadcast industries. Maya’s feature-rich toolset expands with every version and has been reorganized in this latest release. Whether you are new to using a 3D Computer Graphics package, are migrating from another 3D application or you are an experienced user who wants to see the newest features in action, the demonstrations in each chapter of this title will bring you up to speed on Maya 2017. Veteran visual effects artist and instructor, Eric Keller, takes Maya through the paces giving you in-depth descriptions of the interface and tools. Special emphasis is placed on modeling, texturing, animation and rendering while the demonstrations illustrate how the tools are best used in a professional workflow. Maya 2017 introduces many new tools including robust sculpting tools, Maya workspaces, the Arnold rendering plug-in, MASH motion graphics tools, advanced render set up, redesigned graph editor, and enhanced non-linear animation editing tools, just to name a few. Eric Keller has created lessons designed to help you integrate these tools into your Maya pipeline. The project files included in this series can be used to follow along with the lectures or for your own deconstruction. In addition to exploring Maya’s powerful toolset, you will also learn how to optimize your workflow through interface customization.
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The Gnomon Workshop Comic Book Illustration Phil Noto

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The Gnomon Workshop Comic Book Illustration Phil Noto

English | Size: 668.90 MB (701,396,953 Bytes)
Category: Tutorial


In this DVD, Phil Noto shows you his illustration techniques for creating comic book covers and pinups. Using a completely digital workflow, you will see how he goes from a preliminary sketch to finished art. He demonstrates how he uses Adobe Photoshop® for sketching and coloring, and Smith Micro Manga Studio™ for inking the art, while discussing the benefits of each program’s toolset. Phil covers topics such as line quality, silhouette, proportions, Photoshop layer and channel management, color palette, brush selection, lighting and texture. Throughout the lecture Phil shows how he balances line, light, color and details to refine his illustration. Instructor for this title: Phil Noto [Read more…]

The Gnomon Workshop – Creating a Sci-Fi Alleyway Detailed Environment Techniques with Devon Fay

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The Gnomon Workshop – Creating a Sci-Fi Alleyway Detailed Environment Techniques with Devon Fay
English | Size: 4.7GB
Category: Tutorial


In this lecture, senior environment artist Devon Fay takes you through his process of creating complex and believable CG environments. He starts at the very beginning with the development of an idea with research, reference and exploration. Devon then discusses how to expand on your ideas with clear steps towards working efficiently and creatively. Topics include reference gathering, blocking-out scenes through effective layout techniques, modeling, lighting, texturing, painting, rendering and the exploration of new tools. Through this project, Devon demonstrates how to get the full benefits of programs that include Maya, VRay, Photoshop, ZBrush, and others. As his science fiction inspired alleyway is full of narrative detail, Devon explains the importance and application of composition, set dressing, storytelling, realism and the final post techniques that create an immersive environment. By the end of the lesson and demonstration, artists should have a clear idea of how to approach detailed environment work for production. [Read more…]

The Gnomon Workshop – Create an Epic Matte Painting Shot Advanced Techniques with Igor Staritsin

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The Gnomon Workshop – Create an Epic Matte Painting Shot Advanced Techniques with Igor Staritsin
English | Size: 5.4GB
Category: Tutorial


In this lecture, Igor Staritsin takes you through the entire process of creating an epic matte shot. He starts by painting a few thumbnails while discussing the fundamental principles of successful environment art. Igor then begins painting the compositional sketch while establishing the mood. Maya is then used to create a base model for the architectural pieces and then the process proceeds in Photoshop to create a detailed environment using a broad range of advanced techniques. Finally, Nuke is used to set up camera projections and to establish the final comp. Along the way, Igor covers necessary aspects of what it takes to be a successful matte painter, what should be taken into account when dealing with landscape paintings and what should be avoided to ensure that a painting is enjoyable to the audience. He also shares several technical aspects of a matte-painters’ job and demonstrates how to use them in order to be more efficient. This thorough lecture and demonstration, by a leading industry artist, will aid artists of all levels interested in achieving professional results in their work. [Read more…]