Maya is the leading 3D animation program used in some of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters. This intensive hands-on course is designed to give you a solid introduction to the world of 3d animation with Maya.

What will be covered

• Understanding Maya’s user interface
• Creating models using primitives, curves and surfaces
• Editing and animating using Maya’s construction history
• Creating and applying shaders and textures using Maya’s Hypershade panel
• Setting keyframes to animate objects then editing the results in Maya’s Graph editor and Dope sheet
• Applying deformers to surfaces then animating the results
• Rendering still images using Maya’s IPR and animations using Maya’s batch renderer
• Adding particles into a scene that are influenced by forces, such as gravity, and collisions

Who should attend

This course is for anyone interested in learning 3d animation using Maya 6. Prior experience in animation is not a prerequisite.

Prerequisites

To benefit from this course, participants should have completed PCCI's 3D Animation Fundamentals seminar or have equivalent experience

Presentation method

Class time will be divided between instructor-led presentations and hands-on exercises. Classes will be limited to five students, with an individual computer workstation and Wacom graphics tablet for each student to use during the course.