Training Materials for the 3D Animation Lab

(last update date: May 14, 2007)

 

trueSpace Training

This series of training is excellent and covers far more than using the trueSpace software. The training videos are a good learning tool for all those working in 3D software since you can learn the basic concepts here. Consider these tutorials no matter what software you use.


            Architecture course
            Character animation
            Character modeling
            Designing with NURBS
            Getting Started I + II
            NURBS modeling
            Organic modeling
            Polygonal modeling
            Texture creation
            HDRI in trueSpace version 7
            Illustrating products
            Introduction to 3D for 2D illustrators
            Introduction to scripting
            Introduction to widgets
            Making of South Park reloaded
            Multi-pass rendering
            Music machine
            Procedural animation
            Product illustration course
            Real-time shaders
            Rendering emotions
            Scripting follow-up
            Shaders course
            Simulating the world
            V-ray for trueSpace ver. 7

 


VTC online training (418 courses)

            10 concurrent licenses [planned for Fall semster]

 


Lynda online training (292 courses)
            10 concurrent licenses [planned for Fall semester]

 

The Gnomon Workshop Series

Gnonom titles vary considerably. Some a for specific products. Most are videos which showcase digital artists and their working methods. Topics are often general (e.g. "Visual Storytelling", character design) and give background information for many areas of 3D work.


The Gnomon Workshop (all analog titles)

(Available only from DMS Service Desk)


Concept Design, 1 - 4
Feng Zhu, Volume 1 - 3
Ryan Church, Volume 1 - 5
James Clyne, Volume 1 - 2
Harald Belker, Volume 1-5
Carlos Huante, Volume 1 - 2
Visual Storytelling with Iain McCaig 1-4
Originality in Design
Creature Design Illustration
Drawing the Adult Male Head
Painting the Adult Male Head: Mono.
Puddnhead, Volume 1-**2
Intro to Corel Painter
Dinosaurs: Anatomy and Sketching
Character Design Techniques
Creature and Environment Rendering
Scott Robertson, all 6 DVDs
Mark Goerner, Volume 1 - 2
Neville Page, Volume 1 - 4
DUSSO, Volume 1 - 2
Syd Mead, Volume 1 - 4
Sculpture, 1 - 5
Christian Lorenz Scheurer Intro and Adv.
Dylan Cole Intro and Adv. (3 DVDs)
Painting the Adult Male Head: Color
How to Render Matte Surfaces Vol. 1-3
From Speedpainting to Concept Art
Creating a Faery Figure
J.P. Targete Vol. 1-3
Comic Book Pencilling with Stephen Platt


All Gnomon Workshop digital titles

(Available from DMS Service Desk only)


Intro to Maya
NURBS Modeling, 2 - 3
Organic Modeling, 1-2
Rendering 4
Deformers, 1 - 3
Kinematics, 2 - 4,
Mental Ray (all 3 DVDs)
Spherical Panoramic Photography
Image Based Modeling 1,2
Creature Design with Aaron Sims, 1-2
Photoshop® for Digital Production
Texture Painting (2 DVDs)
Expressions, 1 and 2
Dynamics, 2 - 14 (except #9)
Digital Environment Workflow
Character Animation for Games
Modeling the Human Head
Automotive Modeling Techniques
Polygon Modeling 101
Creature Head Modeling
Humanoid Modeling
UV Mapping 101
Character UV Mapping
Maya Cloth 101
Maya Fluid Effects (3 DVDs)
Paint Effects (2 DVDs)
MEL Series (3 titles)
Digital Sets, 1-4
ZBrush Production Pipeline
ZBrush for Illustration
Introduction to Fluid Dynamics
The Secrets of Organic Modeling
The Digital Maquette, Volume 1
Creature Building Using ZBrush
Digital Sculpting: Human Anatomy
Head Sculpting and Texturing
Modeling for games (2 DVDs)
UV Mapping for Games
Global Illumination:Exteriors
Global Illumination:Interiors
Detailing Characters: ZBrush Alpha
NUKE 1-2
Matt Linder's Shake DVDs (4)
Houdini 101
Houdini: Rigid Body Dynamics
Visual Effects Compositing Fund.
Matchmoving 101
Boujou 1 and 2
Product Design Rendering Essentials
Tim Dobberts 3 Matchmoving DVDs
Vue: Interface and Workflow
Environment Creation for Production
Environment Lighting for Production
Character Modeling for Production
Character Texturing for Production
Creature Modeling for Production
Creature Detailing for Production
Creature Texturing and Rendering for Production
Maya Dynamics: Outer Space Env.
Maya Dynamics: Underwater Env.
Matte Painting Production Techniques
3D Matte Painting and Camera Mapping
Set Extension and Lighting Effects
Camera Projection Techniques in Maya
Pipelines for Video Game Animation


asileFX Training (primarily for Vue Infinite)
            What's new in Vue 6i
            Getting started in Vue 6i
            Advanced custom plant creation


Dog Waffle Tutorial Collection
            Discovering Dog Waffle Tutorials (24 tutorials)
            The Art of Dog Waffle (30 tuorials)


3DS Max Tutorial Collection
            Get into 3DS Max with Derek Nugent
3DS Max 9 Training DVD (Technical Animations and Video) (7 videos)
Introduction, User Interface
Modeling 1-3
Putting it Together, Materials, Lighting
Animation, Rendering, Modifier Panel
Text Shapes, XForm modifier, Advanced Modeling
Material Editor
Set Key Animation, Reactor, Mental Ray, Cloth, Hair & Fur
Procedural Texturing in 3DS Max with James Haywood


             Poser Tutorial
An Introduction to Poser (eFrontier)


             Photoshop CS
Photoshop Training DVD set