Course Description

This short course will introduce you to Maya and teach you how to install Maya for free. It will also cover how to navigate the interface, use basic polygon modeling and mesh manipulation tools to create and texture a Minecraft style character.

Director

Richard Pritchard

With over 10 years experience Richard works as a VFX Artist/Director. He has worked on a wide range of highend commercials and feature films including Happy Feet 1 & 2, The Great Gatsby, Prometheus and Mad Max: Fury Road.Richard has worked in many of Australia’s top film and animation studios including Sydney’s Animal Logic. He also worked for and with Australia's most awarded film director George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road) for six years.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    How to download Autodesk Maya

    • Welcome

    • How to download Autodesk Maya for Free
  • 2

    Introduction to Maya Modeling

    • Create a basic Maya character
  • 3

    Introduction to Maya texturing

    • Texture a basic Minecraft-like character

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