T0353 - Digital Tutors - Product Visualization in Maya

Learn a design-oriented workflow to product visualization and production techniques to designing with aesthetic and usability constraints, studio lighting, and photorealistic rendering. Provides 5 hours of project-based training on modeling, lighting, and rendering topics for use in product visualization. Ideal for intermediate and experienced artists.Popular highlights include:

• Solutions to Design Challenges


• Establishing Scale and Volume


• NURBS Modeling Workflows


• Trimming Surfaces


• Lofting Surfaces


• Adding Realism with Detail


• Polygon Modeling Workflows


• Converting Geometry Types


• Effective Boolean Techniques


• Projecting Curves onto Surfaces


• Simulating Studio Lighting


• Creating Bounce Cards and Light Diffusers


• Light Setup and Placement


• Recreating Real-world Materials


• Architectural Materials


• Indirect Illumination with Final Gather


• Camera Placement for Composition

Lesson Outline:

1.	Introduction and Project Overview	1:38
2.	Creating initial geometry for the headset	5:11
3.	Creating the rounded corners for the headset	5:56
4.	Converting to polygons and closing geometry	9:22
5.	Cleaning and redirecting edge flow	8:00
6.	Rounding corners and creating bevels	8:05
7.	Shaping the headset and converting to NURBS	8:44
8.	Trimming holes for the side buttons	6:16
9.	Using Fillets to add surface thickness	8:06
10.	Creating the side button for the headset	5:25
11.	Building the power switch recess	5:48
12.	Modeling the power switch geometry	8:04
13.	Separating various sections of the geometry	8:32
14.	Creating main button for the headset	9:18
15.	Building the geometry for the headset's holes	12:55
16.	Punching the holes into the front of the headset	14:50
17.	Blocking in the geometry for the earpiece	11:16
18.	Finalizing the earpiece geometry	7:58
19.	Modeling the ear hook for the headset	9:42
20.	Creating the charging pin connectors	6:51
21.	Adding geometry for the charging base	9:54
22.	Final modeling of the charging base	12:54
23.	Building a backdrop for studio lighting	6:59
24.	Positioning cameras and lights for reflections	10:10
25.	Continuing initial light setup	12:54
26.	Building matte plastic material for headset body	6:44
27.	Creating brushed metal materials	7:17
28.	Adding rubber materials to the earpiece	7:29
29.	Creating blurry plastic material for the base	10:22
30.	Brushed metal with a custom anisotropic pattern	9:57
31.	Adding textures to mental ray materials	10:03
32.	Building speaker mesh material for earpiece	8:34
33.	Making an illuminated LED material	14:48
34.	Adding glossy backdrop to the final render	8:22
	Total Run Time:	4:57:06