3DS MAX

Course Synopsis: Learn to use  3d studio max’s features &  tools for modeling and animating characters. You will receive hands-on training that addresses real world production issues. Learn the basics, and pick up a few new tips and tricks.

Who Should Attend: This class is designed for motion graphic designers, interior designers, animators and game creators who want hands-on learning experience with 3D Studio Max.

What You Will Learn:
• The User Interface
• Working with Files and Objects
• Transforming Objects
• Basic Animation Techniques
• Modeling
• Texture Mapping
• Setting Up Lights
• Camera Positions
• Rendering
• Scene Creation

Course Outline:

3dsMax Intermediate Level:

• Introduction to 3D Studio MAX
• 3D Studio MAX Hands-On Lab
• Basic 3D Studio Max Concepts
• Creation Methods
• Working in 3D Space
• Selecting Objects
• Transforming Objects
• Basics of Modifying Objects
• Basic Animation Techniques
• Creation/Transformation Lab
• Creating Shapes
• Basic Shape Editing
• Introduction to Lofting
• Building Lofts
• Shape/Lofting Labs
• Introduction to Materials Editor
• Basic Material Design
• Basic Material Lab
• Basic Mapped Materials
• Applying Mapped Co-ordinates
• Mapped Material Lab
• Introduction to Lighting
• Placing Cameras and Rendering
• Lighting Lab
• Introduction to Track View
• Building Simple Hierarchies
• Track View/Hierarchy Lab
• Creating Particle Systems
• Creating and Using Space Warps
• Particle Systems/Space Warp Lab

3dsMax Advanced+Vray:

INTRODUCTORY

• What is 3D visualization and its types
• How to become a professional
• Choosing software
• Choosing a Pc
• Correct scene element names
• Gamma
• “Hot” modificators and their settings
• Hotkeys
• User path
• Solving problems caused by bad geometry
• Layers
• Groups
• Proxy

TEXTURING

• Rules of applying textures
• Uvw mapping
• Texturing Concrete
• Texturing wood
• Texturing cloth

LIGHTING SETTINGS

• Main principles of setting the lights
• Vray sun+ Vray sky
• Vray Sun settings
• Day lighting
• Night Settings
• Sunsets
• Three types of lights

MATERIALS ADVANCED

• Principles of working with materials
• Finalizing your material work
• Tuning materials
• Fresnel reflection
• IOR
• Blin
• ward
• Mix
• Fallof
• Color correction
• VrayDirt
• Types of materials
• Blend Material
• Multi/sub object
• Vray Light material
• Сreating widely used materials
• Plaster
• Concrete
• Glass
• Marble
• Wood
• Grass
• Vray displacement mod
• Dirty Glass
• Old wood
• Parquetry
• Vray dirt
• Old Plaster

ADVANCED CAMERAS

• Main Principles of working with Vray Cameras
• Focal length
• Vignetting
• Custom Balance
• Shutter speed
• Iso
• Angles for artistic views
• Angles for commercial views
• Angles for Architectural views

RENDER SETTINGS

• Principles of Vray
• Common parameters
• Frame buffer
• Global switches
• Image sample Antialiasing filters
• Adaptive dmc
• Vray environment
• Color mapping
• Improving Global lighting performance
• indirect illumination
• Render preset
• Batch render
• Basic Photoshop skills
• Filters
• Render Channels
• Render ID
• Z- depth
• Reflection
• Mask
• Color correction
• Contrast and Brightness
• Stretching your picture
• Logic of Afterworking in Photoshop Gamma

Who is this course for:

• Architects
• interior designers
• 3d Visualizers
• Students