4 hrs. 12 min. | Released on July 11, 2007 Required Software: RenderMan for Maya 2.0
Project Files Included (81 MB)
Give your work a visual edge. Learn production tested techniques and begin creating cinematic-quality imagery using Pixar's award-winning technology. Contains nearly 6 hours of project-based training. Perfect for new and intermediate artists.
Popular highlights include: Rendering Displacements; Lights and Shadows; Reflections and Refractions; Motion Samples; Bokeh; Caustics; Point Cloud Based Occlusion; Depth of Field Effects; Global Illumination; Color Bleeding; Creative Uses for CSG; Rendering Fur; Sigma Hiding; Curve Rendering; Image Based Lighting; Sub-Surface Scattering; RenderMan Texture Baking; Custom Passes; Custom Shaders.
3 hrs. 3 min. | Released on February 15, 2006 Required Software: Maya 7, RenderMan for Maya 1.0 or higher
Project Files Included (40 MB)
Learn to create cinematic-quality imagery and give your work a distinctive visual edge with 3 hours of project-driven training. Perfect for beginner to intermediate users.
Popular highlights include: Displacements; ZBrush Displacements; Normal Maps; Camera Motion Blur Settings; Depth of Field Effects; Controlling Reflections with Sets; Global Illumination; Color Bleeding; Image Based Lighting; Sub-Surface Scattering; Pixar's Deep Shadow; Deep Shadows with Maya Fur; Passes and Outputs; Maya Paint Effects and Post Processes; Custom Shaders; RenderMan Overview.