SimplyMaya - Sand Speeder

Welcome to the first SimplyMaya.com showcased tutorial we hope to release one of these per month. This one is brought to you by Jason Edwards author of the popular internet 3D comic strip Outlaws Tales. Luckily for us Jason has just finished a series for the Discovery channel and has kindly consented to spend some time working with SimplyMaya to bring us a series of new tutorials the first of which we present to you in our new Hi Definition video format.

Simply Maya brings you this brand new 14 part hardsurface modelling and texturing tutorial in conjunction with Outlaws Tales. The tutorial is aimed at people who have an understanding of the fundamentals of Maya , Photoshop and Zbrush.

The project begins by setting up image plains in Maya to use as a reference guide for the start of the model, then gets straight to business by blocking out the basic forms using polygons. The following chapters then take you through an overview of a modelling process to help you finish the vehicle off. Techniques such as looking at real world references, path extrusion, radial placement and mesh extraction of objects are covered here as well as the standard modelling tools of Maya.

Once the majority of modelling is over its time to begin setting up the model for texturing and how to set up a uv map and optimise it in Maya’s Texture editor. On completion of the uv map the next chapters look at creating texture maps to help give the model a more realistic look. As well as using Photoshop for this process, you’ll be introduced to Zbrush. Using both programs separately and also in unison, you’ll see how to quickly achieve good looking textures.

In the final chapters the textures are placed onto the model ready for rendering in a scene using just a 2d image as a background and a ground plane for shadowing. Then, rendering using Mental Rays Final Gather and a few spotlights, an overview is given showing how to make the Vehicle ‘fit’ into the 2d backdrop, similar to techniques used in motion pictures and television.
Size : 2.18 GB Download :
http://rapidshare.com/files/195034091/SMSS.part01.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/195052105/SMSS.part02.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/195052384/SMSS.part03.rar
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http://rapidshare.com/files/195053011/SMSS.part23.rar

The Gmonon Workshop - The Techniques of Syd Mead (Vol.1-4)

Volume 1: Thumbnail Sketching and Line Drawings.
Syd’s first DVD introduces the student to the principles of creating thumbnail sketches and subsequent line drawings in the process of creating a successful composition. Topics illustrated include establishing value using only shades of black, and then using those shades to identify levels of detail in the composition, including vehicles, architecture, people and foliage. He guides the viewer through the process of choosing appropriate camera angles, and determining the geometry of the image. Syd goes through the process of defining proportion, the horizon line, the vanishing point, perspective and the ground plane, resulting in a series of sketches ready for further development.

Volume 2: Value Sketching
The second DVD in the Syd Mead series, this lesson introduces the viewer to the process of creating the Value Preliminary. Using a series of grey to black markers, Syd shows you how to illustrate your image once you’ve determined the picture composition and sketch views. He guides the artist through a step-by-step process of choosing the best view and, using only a series of nine grey markers, he shows how to create a value system for your illustration, explaining that the more you establish your value range at this stage, the more you ensure the visual sense of your final picture. Using felt tip markers of varying values, Syd guides the user through the process of creating detail, blocking shadows, indicating highlights and defining the detail on the Value Preliminary.

Volume 3: Creating the Color Preliminary
Using the value study prepared during the previous DVD, the artist is ready to create a color version of the Value Preliminary. Using a prepared line drawing, Syd guides the artist through the physical creation of a gouache miniature color preliminary of the scene. He details how this part of the process helps the artist experiment, determine his color needs and show the client a good representation of the final product before producing the larger illustration. Syd shows the viewer how to prepare cold press finish board, mix paint samples and create a custom color palette in preparation for completing the final rendering.

Volume 4: Final Gouache Rendering
In this final DVD, starting with a piece of blank cold press illlustration board, Syd takes the viewer through the process of creating the final gouache rendering of his initial composition. He talks about how to create and prepare a transfer sheet in order to trace down and block in the original line drawing. Once the illustration is transferred, Syd uses the color preliminary as a guide and demonstrates how to use the pre-mixed custom color palette to add detail to the illustration one area at a time. Using this method, he adds detail from background to foreground, retracing at each stage, re-establishing detail areas and completing the illustration.
Size : 676.68 + 664.56 + 665.09 + 657.67 MB Download
Volume 1: Thumbnail Sketching and Line Drawings
http://rapidshare.com/files/194115973/Gnomon_SydMead_Vol1ThumbnailSketchingAndLineDrawing.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/194117816/Gnomon_SydMead_Vol1ThumbnailSketchingAndLineDrawing.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/194118026/Gnomon_SydMead_Vol1ThumbnailSketchingAndLineDrawing.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/194118031/Gnomon_SydMead_Vol1ThumbnailSketchingAndLineDrawing.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/194118256/Gnomon_SydMead_Vol1ThumbnailSketchingAndLineDrawing.part5.rar
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http://rapidshare.com/files/194118376/Gnomon_SydMead_Vol1ThumbnailSketchingAndLineDrawing.part7.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/194118038/Gnomon_SydMead_Vol1ThumbnailSketchingAndLineDrawing.part8.rar

Volume 2: Value Sketching
http://rapidshare.com/files/194116073/Gnomon_SydMead_Vol2ValueSketching.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/194118726/Gnomon_SydMead_Vol2ValueSketching.part2.rar
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http://rapidshare.com/files/194118549/Gnomon_SydMead_Vol2ValueSketching.part6.rar
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Volume 3: Creating the Color Preliminary
http://rapidshare.com/files/194116108/Syd_Meadvol3ColorPreliminary.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/194118640/Syd_Meadvol3ColorPreliminary.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/194118812/Syd_Meadvol3ColorPreliminary.part3.rar
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http://rapidshare.com/files/194118840/Syd_Meadvol3ColorPreliminary.part6.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/194118880/Syd_Meadvol3ColorPreliminary.part7.rar

Volume 4: Final Gouache Rendering
http://rapidshare.com/files/194116153/Gnomon_SydMead_Vol4FinalGouacheRendering.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/194119012/Gnomon_SydMead_Vol4FinalGouacheRendering.part2.rar
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http://rapidshare.com/files/194119145/Gnomon_SydMead_Vol4FinalGouacheRendering.part7.rar

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