T0559 - Digital Tutors - Introduction to Lighting in Maya

Learn an time-saving workflow to lighting and essential techniques for adding greater realism when rendering in Maya. Contains 3 hours of project-based training - Ideal for new and beginning artists.Popular highlights include:

• Overview of Maya Light Types


• Setting up Depth Map Shadows


• Utilizing Raytrace Shadows


• Light Decay Rates


• Creating Custom Light Intensity Curves


• Controlling Render Statistics for Geometry


• Creating Volumetric Lighting Effects


• Building Shaders to Simulate Visible Light Sources


• Adding Environment Fog to Scenes


• Simulating Realistic Camera Effects with Light Glows


• Light Linking


• Creating Gobos and Projectors


• Practical Lighting Exercises and Scenarios

* For your convenience, we included a start file for Maya 7. Lesson Outline:

1.	Introduction and project overview	1:28
2.	Overview of Point, Spot, and Area lights	4:49
3.	Overview of Ambient, Directional, and Volume lights	4:55
4.	Controlling a light's color, intensity, and decay rate	10:37
5.	Exploring the unique lighting properties of Ambient lights	7:45
6.	Understanding the essential attributes of the Spot light	8:37
7.	Using Barn Doors to alter the Spot Light's beam	5:31
8.	Using Intensity Curves to control light decay	8:23
9.	Using Color Curves to change light color based on distance	11:21
10.	Understanding the unique properties of Volume Lights	7:44
11.	Detailed overview of Depth Map shadows	13:23
12.	Incorporating Raytraced Shadows into your scenes	8:59
13.	Adjusting the Render Stats of objects in your scene	8:09
14.	Using shaders to mimic a visible light source	6:58
15.	Incorporating Light Glows for realistic camera effects	10:46
16.	Exploring the use of Light Fog to create volumetric lighting effects	11:37
17.	Using Light Linking and Shadow Linking	10:47
18.	Using Gobos to create complex shadow patterns	9:34
19.	Practical lighting exercise (part 1)	10:55
20.	Practical lighting exercise (part 2)	16:59
	Total Run Time:	2:59:17