T0542 - Digital Tutors - Maya - Introduction to Maya Paint Effects

Express yourself creatively and learn Maya Paint Effects with over 7 hours of project-driven training. Great for beginner to intermediate users.Popular highlights include:

• Toon Rendering


• Mesh Brush


• Optimizing Scenes


• Light Based Effects


• Control Curve Based Effects


• Secondary Animation


• Custom Brushes


• Paint Effects Overview

Lesson Outline:

1.	Introduction to the UI for Paint Effects	4:30
2.	Introduction to the Paint Effects Panel	5:10
3.	Paint Effects Tool	3:07
4.	Paint Effects Tool and Pressure Mapping	7:52
5.	Adjusting the Stroke Node	3:57
6.	Make Paintable and Get Brush Preset	6:28
7.	Template Brush Settings	4:48
8.	Flipping Tube Directions	3:45
9.	Painting on View Plane	5:10
10.	Transferring Settings to Existing Strokes	5:34
11.	Share One Brush	3:09
12.	Create Modifier	9:15
13.	Creating Cycling Animations	4:15
14.	Paint Effects Brush Springs	9:20
15.	Modifying the Stoke Path Curve	4:25
16.	Stoke Control Curves	7:53
17.	Using Existing Curves as Stroke Curves	4:55
18.	Creating Pressure Curves	5:01
19.	Auto-Painting Surfaces	9:18
20.	Random Auto Paint	3:45
21.	Paint Effects Globals	4:30
22.	Paint Effects Mesh Quality	5:21
23.	Converting Paint Effect to Polygons	3:54
24.	Blending Brushes	7:54
25.	Using the Visor for Blending	2:55
26.	Saving Custom Brushes	8:09
27.	Using the Paint Effects Panel	9:39
28.	Paint Effects Panel > Canvas Menu	5:18
29.	Brushes and Resolution	5:12
30.	Modifying Object Shading	3:54
31.	Using Paint Effects Panel as a Paint Tool	6:28
32.	Advanced Stroke Node	7:45
33.	Min / Max Clipping	4:41
34.	Pressure Scale Ramp	6:32
35.	Changing Brush Types	7:37
36.	Controlling Channels	2:15
37.	Adjusting the Brush Profile	9:28
38.	Mastering Twist	4:55
39.	Mesh Settings and Mesh Environments	4:41
40.	Thorns on Mesh Brushes	3:57
41.	Shading Attributes	6:46
42.	Texture Settings	17:31
43.	Illuminating Paint Effects	6:35
44.	Shadowing Paint Effects	8:19
45.	Working with Glows	4:16
46.	Overview of Tubes	15:06
47.	Mastering Branching	7:30
48.	Working with Twigs	11:09
49.	Paint Effects Leaves	12:41
50.	Paint Effects Flowers	11:58
51.	Displacements on Tubes	5:58
52.	Forces on Tubes	5:03
53.	Working with Turbulence	6:42
54.	Spiral and Bend Attributes	3:24
55.	Length Mapping and MEL Scripts	3:47
56.	Working with Gaps	5:59
57.	Animating Strokes with Flow	12:02
58.	Working with Render Globals	5:09
59.	Building a Potted Plant	14:03
60.	Adding Paint Effects to Toon Lines	2:46
61.	Building an Oak Tree	16:25
	Total Run Time:	6:57:00