Certificate in Maya

This course includes in - depth fundamentals and Advanced Specialization in Maya software which is the most widely used software in the Animation Industry, Gaming Industry, Visual Effects Industry, Films, etc.

Content Topics

Intro. to Maya

• User Interface, Concept of Maya

Modeling

• Clay Modelling, NURBS tool, Polygon tool, Organic & Inorganic modeling

Lighting, Texturing & Rendering

• Types of light, Three point light concepts, UV mapping, Rendering

Rigging

• Deformers, Constrains, Joints & hierarchy, FK & IK , Skinning

Animation

• Animation Interface, Animation Principles, Animation using Graph Editor

Dynamics

• Particles, Fluid effects, Soft & Rigid Bodies, Hair, Fur & Cloth & Crowd Stimulation

Specialization in Maya in one of the below

Modeling

• Concepts of Anatomy sketching
• Clay model
• In-organic modeling
• Organic modeling
• Human character modeling
• Quadruped model

Lighting, Texturing & Rendering

• UV unwrapping & texturing
• Exterior texturing
• Human texturing
• Concepts of Mental ray interior lighting
• Concepts of caustic & global illumination
• Creating Glass & Metal material
• Layer rendering & render passes

Animation

• Introduction to character animation
• Character jump with body mechanics
• Walk cycle
• Constrain animation
• Character acting with lip sync
• Detailing of animation