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This comprehensive Game Design Tutorial Video is an excellent training CD on Character Development and is unlike any other training video series we offer. As a project-oriented course, it helps you learn several applications at once and helps you develop your own personalized workflow. 3D Animation expert tutor Michael Ingrassia focuses on getting you familiar with industry-standard tools: expert tips on Photoshop, Maya and zBrush are all included in the training video. First showing you how to properly configure the programs for 3D and modeling work, he then takes users through the basics of building a rough character. The process is presented one step at a time so you can follow along at your own pace. Gradually, more complex development technique is worked in so that by the end of the tutorial video , users have seen the professional design process from end to end. Work files are included to make it easy to follow along. Offered online via subscription or on Training CD / DVD, this tutorial video course is an invaluable resource for anyone wanting to learn 3D modeling as it applies to the film or video game industry. The learning is self-paced, and the quality of instruction is unmatched. Watch it right from your own desk or from practically any computer..
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Introduction to Character Development
Maya Navigation & Customization
- Maya Quick Tour

- Saving / Exporting & Setting Projects

- Settings & Preferences

- Displays & Navigation

- Customizing the Tool Shelf

- Installing Scripts & Plugins

- Maya Hot Keys

- Most Used Tools & Menus video 1

- Most Used Tools & Menus video 2

- Setting up a Modeling Template

Basic Modeling Techniques
- Setting up the Weapon Template

- Basic Box Modeling - Extruding Faces

- Image Based Modeling video 1

- Image Based Modeling video 2

- Image Based Modeling video 3

- Cylindrical Box Modeling video 1

- Cylindrical Box Modeling video 2

- Adding Further Details

- Completing the Weapon Body

- Adding the Bullet Cartridge

- Adding the Grip Handle

- Creating the Pump Handle

- Adding the Trigger

- Model Cleanup

Basic UV Layout
- Intro to the UV Editor
- Using Planar Projection Maps
- Using Automatic Mapping
- Creating Shells with the Move & Sew Tool
- Checker Map Testing
- UV Set Assembly
- Cylindrical Projection Trick
- Organizing the UV Layout
- Creating the UV Snapshot
Basic Texturing
- Blocking Out the Basic Color Map
- Preparing the Basic Bump Map
- Preparing Maps for Transferring
- Using the Transfer Map Tool
- Generating a New Color & Bump Map
- Adding Dirt & Grunge Detail video 1
- Adding Dirt & Grunge Detail video 2
Additional Map Creation
- nVidia Normal Map with Photoshop Filter
- Generating a Specular Map
- Amb/Occ Shadow Map Creation
- Overlaying the Amb/Occ Map
- Texture Map Cleanup
- Final Thoughts
Understanding ZBrush
- Interface / Tools & Settings
- Navigation & Importing Mesh
- Divide / Crease & Sculpting video 1
- Divide / Crease & Sculpting video 2
- Brushes & Strokes
- Using Masks
- Using Alpha Masking Maps
- Creating an Alpha Mask MAp
- Using Polymesh & Subtools
- Sculpting with Symmetry
- Projection Master & ZApp Link
Character Modeling: Getting Started
- Mesh & Templates Overview
- First Stage - Blocking the Mesh
- First Stage - The Arm
- First Stage - The Hand
- Second Stage - Adding Mesh Divisions
- Third Stage - Attaching the Arm
- Third Stage - Building the Boot
- Extracting Mesh for Detail Modeling
Detailing the Body
- Collar Detail
- Chest & Back
- Waist / Hips & Legs
- Arms & Hands
- Boots video 1
- Boots video 2
Creating the Head
- Head Modeling
- Eye Cavity video 1
- Eye Cavity video 2
- Finishing the Face
- Cranial Mesh
- Adding the Neck
- Creating the Ear video 1
- Creating the Ear video 2
- Detailing the Cap & Respirator
- Finishing the Head
Mesh Prep & Advanced UV's
- Understanding Subdivision
- Subdividing the Arm
- Unwrapping the Arm UVs video 1
- Unwrapping the Arm UVs video 2
- Head UVs - Unwrapping the Cap
- Head UVs - Unwrapping the Face
- Head UVs - Unwrapping the Respirator
- Cleanup & Inspection
Character Sculpting in ZBrush
- Creating the Head Alpha Mask
- Creating the Skin Alpha Map
- Sculpting Underlying Muscles
- Skin Texture & Wrinkles
- Detailing Eyebrows & Skullcap
- Alpha Stamping Details
- Adding a Scar with 3D Layers
Texture Painting
- Using Polypaint
- Flesh Temperature Zones
- Detailing & Shadows
- Cavity Painting
- Burnishing & Highlights
- Finishing Details & Final Thoughts
Maps & Assembly
- Baking Polypaint to Textures
- Generating Normals & Exporting Mesh
- Shader Setup in Maya
- Assembling Final Mesh
Conclusion & Credits
- Course Wrap Up
- About the Author
About this Game Design Training CD
| Title : | Game Design |
|---|---|
| Tutor : | Michael Ingrassia
Other tutorials by Michael Ingrassia |
| Videos : | 110 Lessons- Video run time: 8 Hours |
| Availability : | Immediate Dispatch |
| Compatibility: | Vista, 2000, XP, Windows 7, Mac OS, OSX |
| Released | 2009 |
| Price US / Canadian Sales | $99.95 |
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