Spine 3D animation studio

This is a website for a company called Spine. They are a 3D modeling and special effects company that specializes in 3d landscapes. They have multiple videos with greenscreen and live interaction and fully rendered environments. Click the title to go to the site or here is the link.

http://www.spine3d.com/?gclid=CJeY4oSR5I4CFR8ZIwod4Rz9Uw

Great Simple Little Animation

Hey everyone,
This is a little animation that has been floating around and is on youtube.
I think this movie is really simple and touching.
The scenery doesn't look very complex but I think its an interesting exercise in story and character.

here is the link again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs

-Jerad

Particle Systems and more..

Hi,

This video is a sample of some possibilities offered by maya particle systems and some more tools that we can use..



Best,
Julio

Space Maya

Hi, I found this space done in Mayan and me was made very interesting see as they are applied the materials and as it is managed to create objects and to cause that they are real.

Gladys Villar

Render documentary

This clip is awesome!! All modeling was done on Maya and realistic renders were achieved from Renderman Running on Visual Fx HDRI's..PLEASE WATCH IT!!

sketchup modeling

this shows you how to modelate a female character... its interesting and esay

Kiwi!!!

Hi! I liked this video and it's all made with Maya from a student at The School of Visual Art in New York, it's a small animation it last around 3 minutes, I hope you enjoy it.

Alejandra Elias

i feel good

Maya dance animation.

Elizabeth Martinez Wagner

female character

here shows you how to create Female Character of a sket up modeling...

Maya Spaceship Tutorial - 3D Modelling

This tutorial, talks about a spaceship,I dont think the final result looks like a spaceship, but its cool though!!

Nissan 350 z Render

The Cathedral

A movie short made by the polish studio Platige. Created by Tomek Baginski it was nominated for Oscar in 2003 in Short Animated Category, and a winner of Best Animated Short at the SIGGRAPH

The Female Head (Part 2)

Elizabeth Martinez Wagner

MAYA MODELING

THIS VIDEO SHOWS HOW TO USE SOME TOOLS FOR MODELING EASY AND QUICKLY, VERY INTERESTING...(GABRIEL TREJO)

The Female Head (Part 1)

This is a video about how to do a female head, wich is similar to the polyman tutorials, but a little more detail. It is dificult, but the tutorial is really good.

Elizabeth Martinez Wagner

Glass Bottle Demo

This is a tutorial for how to create a great looking glass bottle. But because I forgot to post earlier I haven't fully checked it out. I will do this and modify this post to make it a bit more useful.
-Jerad

Non-linear Deformers

This is a short tutorial on how to tweak out simple geometry into really cool forms using a non-linear deformer like we use in class, He use the bend tool alse and he shows how can we deform a plane. It will make modeling some shapes 100% easier for anyone.

Alejandra Elias Foyo

suspension ringa in maya

this is a tutorial that esplain the way that a suspension ring can move.. its interesting...

Modeling Skeleton hand

Hi, I found this great video for modeling a skeleton hand.

It's very interesting see all the things you need for do this, it's amazing!!!!!!

Gladys Villar

Maya Modeling Tutorial - Knurl

this tutorial shows you how to model a specific part of a knurl..

Toon Button (Cont'd)

Hey everyone, I want to show another example of a game that has made good use of the toon button feature.

The image you see on the left is from DragonQuest VIII. A very popular game that came out for the Playstation 2 console last year. Oddly enough, the characters on this game were created by the same artists that made the characters in the previous game I posted on this blog.

The one major difference between the two modeling types, is the thickness of the line that outlines the characters he created. The toon button on Maya allows you to control the thickness of the black line border. This is a great tool for making models that come from previous drawings that deal with the Anime or Manga styles. Texture can go along way at making a low poly figure look real complex even with the use of the toon button.

If you want to check out more screenshots of the game, check out the galleries here: http://media.ps2.gamespy.com/media/496/496303/img_2214371.html

Later~

Roddy

Maya Transform Component Tool

Michael Ortiz

Extruding Text/Curves in Maya Manually

A extrusion tutorial for those who haven't got it very well...=)

ZBrush

Hi,

ZBrush is a really powerful modeling tool that has become very widespread in the film making and videogame industries. It allows you to model in 3d like a "traditional sculptor" and is very interesting when trying to create organic models.

Here you can find its history en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZBrush
The company who created it is www.pixologic.com

And, here is a little basic tutorial



Best,
Julio

3DLinks.com

This is an interesting site I've been looking at for a while that I think all of you should be interested in. It serves as a place for artists to register so they can submit pieces to the site gallery, post tutorials, and similar things. Its been around for a while so it has become a pretty solid resource for inspiration, tutorials, and for getting an idea of what other amateur artists are producing. Enjoy!

Maya Toon Button potential

Hey its Roddy from Maya1

I've been playing around with Maya and figured out how to use the Toon button to make my models look similar to the characters in the Dragonball Z Budokai games. I'm not saying they look all perfectly professional and whantot when I try it, but with good practice one can figure it out a little.

If anybody out there is looking to make any kind of "cartoony" models on Maya, you may benefit from this tool. Here's a look at the end results if done correctly. (Image above)

If you want to see more, check out the screenshots at this site: http://media.wii.ign.com/media/824/824078/imgs_4.html

I know the Anime style may not be everybody's cup of tea, but they are a great way to make a low poly figure that looks interesting. Be sure to check out this game for the Wii console. I recently purchased it and really liked the interactivity of it all. Games of the same title in the past have really let a lot of people down because they have been formulaic and get boring really quickly, but Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2 has a lot of neat features that will keep your interest for a while. People can do thigns like customize their characters, play a storymode, tournaments, ect.

In the end I found the style of the game really interesting and hopefully I can try to do something similar for my final. Try out the toon feature even if you dont think you'll end up using it anytime soon. Who know? It could come in handy someday!

Flowers inside Maya 8.5

For whenever we start animating in maya, check it out, it's interesting!! very simple but helpful for beginners...

MODELING WITH POLYS TUTORIAL!!!

Hi, i've found this really nice video about modeling a screw with this particular head,, you have to check it out!!!!!! ;)
Michael Ortiz

maya 8.5

this is a video of how they modelling a T-REx in Autodesk Maya.. it isnt a esplained tutorial.. but you can have an idea of how to do something similar

3D model heads

Maya video

Hi, I found this interesting videos about the simulation dynamics in objects.
Gladys Villar

Maya tutorial

In this tutorial , you will add a fat belly to the character by using two new functions in maya 8.5
Profile Curve & Sculpt tool

Gladys Villar

Useful websites

Hi,

These couple of webs are plenty of useful resources related to 3d: interviews, makings of, models, forums...etc.

http://www.cgchannel.com/
http://www.3dtotal.com/

Best,
Julio Obelleiro

Modeling Tutorials

In this video you can find several examples of the things that we can do in Maya, In the same video just click on menu to see the differents tutorials.

Alejandra Elias Foyo

Maya animation artist Philip Child

This is an interview of Philip Child, and some photos of his work.
In the same page you can find some other examples of people who work with maya and their work.

Alejandra Elias Foyo

Polyman

This is something I noticed while doing the polyman tutorial for the homework:

The tutorial is done using an older version of maya and some of the menu names are different. The big ones that I noticed so far have to do with modeling. In the top left of the maya screen, under "File", there is a drop down box that controls your menu sets. In the tutorial, when doing a boolean operation, you will be instructed to make sure you have the modeling menu set selected. In Maya 8.5, there is no modeling menu set. To do the polygon boolean operation, you need to select the "Polygons" menu set and look under the "Mesh" menu. Also, if he asks you to go to the "Edit Polygons" menu, you need to go to "Edit Mesh" instead.

As a final FYI, the menus and shortcuts for working with NURBS are in the Surfaces menu set and the Surfaces shortcut tab.

-Dave Mathews

Fantasy Female Tutorial

Over the summer I needed a tutorial to help me create a female body so that I could create some dresses for my history of fashion class. I found on Simply3Dworld.com a really outstanding tutorial and I went ahead and dropped the $85 to buy it. I decided to make it available to everyone in the class so I put it in the student added tutorials folder, in a folder called FantasyFemale-from-Simply3DWorld. The tutorial is pretty advanced and REALLY long, but it doesn't assume any knowledge of maya. The guy who walks you through it is very careful about explaining things and whenever he uses a new tool he points out where he got it from. The tutorial goes from absolutely nothing to a fully modeled AND textured hi-res character. It has 25 parts, each one is an AVI, and most of them are about 25-30 minutes long. I haven't gone through the whole thing myself yet, but I hope to have it finished in a couple weeks. If you want to go through this whole thing yourself, expect to put in alot of hours. Using this tutorial will teach you about modeling with NURBS, Polys, and SubDs, and the differences between them. It will also go through UV mapping and building UV textures in photoshop. Anyway, I'll shut up about it now. If you're looking a challenge that will really push your skills to a new level, check this tutorial out. -Dave Mathews

Student License for Maya 8.5

Hi Everyone,
Here is a link to a great website for purchasing software at educational rates.
They have the complete Maya 8.5 for $289.00
Academic Superstore.com Maya 8.5
All you need to do is send them a scan of your student ID to qualify.
-Jerad