3D Modeling, Rendering, and Animation

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Syllabus

Semester Listing

art314: 3D Modeling, Rendering, and Animation - Spring2016

Lesson 01: 3D modeling

Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Project 2 Statement Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Project 2 Final Submission Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 21, 2016
Project 2 Test Renders Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Project 2 Edited Playblasts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Project 2 Storyboards Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Project 2 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 8 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Thursday, March 24, 2016
Exercise 8 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Project 2 Assigned ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 7 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Exercise 7 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Exercise 6 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Rigging in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to rigging in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Exercise 6 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Animation in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to animation in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Project 1 Final Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Project 1 Final Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Thursday, February 18, 2016
Project 1 Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Project 1 Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Project 1 Lighting Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Project 1 Wireframes Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Maya Sculpting and Curve Modeling Tools ( agenda )
Let's take a look at some Maya sculpting and curve modeling workflows.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Project 1 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation

Exercise 5 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Modeling with Booleans and Rendering Masks ( agenda )
We will discuss boolean operations and masks.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Project 1 Assigned ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Displacement Maps and Project 1 Intro ( agenda )
We will discuss displacement maps, sun and sky lighting, and talk about Project 1.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Exercise 5 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Exercise 4 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

IBL and Mentalray Materials Rendering ( agenda )
IBL lighting and Mentalray materials.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Exercise 4 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

Exercise 3 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Lighting and Rendering in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to lighting and rendering in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Exercise 3 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Modeling in Maya Due ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Introduction to Texturing in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to texturing in Autodesk Maya.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Modeling in Maya Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Exercise 1 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to Modeling in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to modeling in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Exercise 1 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to ART 314 - 3D Modeling, Rendering, and Animation ( agenda )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.

   <h4><a href="/3d-digital-art-and-design--oer/lessons/lesson-02.html"><span class="lesson-title">Lesson 02</span>: <span class="lesson-subtitle">Texturing</span></a></h4>
   <p><article class="post">
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Project 2 Statement Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Project 2 Final Submission Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 21, 2016
Project 2 Test Renders Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Project 2 Edited Playblasts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Project 2 Storyboards Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Project 2 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 8 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Thursday, March 24, 2016
Exercise 8 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Project 2 Assigned ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 7 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Exercise 7 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Exercise 6 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Rigging in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to rigging in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Exercise 6 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Animation in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to animation in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Project 1 Final Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Project 1 Final Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Thursday, February 18, 2016
Project 1 Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Project 1 Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Project 1 Lighting Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Project 1 Wireframes Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Maya Sculpting and Curve Modeling Tools ( agenda )
Let's take a look at some Maya sculpting and curve modeling workflows.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Project 1 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation

Exercise 5 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Modeling with Booleans and Rendering Masks ( agenda )
We will discuss boolean operations and masks.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Project 1 Assigned ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Displacement Maps and Project 1 Intro ( agenda )
We will discuss displacement maps, sun and sky lighting, and talk about Project 1.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Exercise 5 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Exercise 4 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

IBL and Mentalray Materials Rendering ( agenda )
IBL lighting and Mentalray materials.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Exercise 4 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

Exercise 3 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Lighting and Rendering in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to lighting and rendering in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Exercise 3 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Modeling in Maya Due ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Introduction to Texturing in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to texturing in Autodesk Maya.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Modeling in Maya Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Exercise 1 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to Modeling in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to modeling in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Exercise 1 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to ART 314 - 3D Modeling, Rendering, and Animation ( agenda )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.

   <h4><a href="/3d-digital-art-and-design--oer/lessons/lesson-03.html"><span class="lesson-title">Lesson 03</span>: <span class="lesson-subtitle">Lighting and rendering</span></a></h4>
   <p><article class="post">
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Project 2 Statement Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Project 2 Final Submission Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 21, 2016
Project 2 Test Renders Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Project 2 Edited Playblasts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Project 2 Storyboards Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Project 2 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 8 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Thursday, March 24, 2016
Exercise 8 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Project 2 Assigned ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 7 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Exercise 7 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Exercise 6 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Rigging in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to rigging in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Exercise 6 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Animation in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to animation in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Project 1 Final Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Project 1 Final Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Thursday, February 18, 2016
Project 1 Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Project 1 Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Project 1 Lighting Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Project 1 Wireframes Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Maya Sculpting and Curve Modeling Tools ( agenda )
Let's take a look at some Maya sculpting and curve modeling workflows.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Project 1 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation

Exercise 5 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Modeling with Booleans and Rendering Masks ( agenda )
We will discuss boolean operations and masks.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Project 1 Assigned ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Displacement Maps and Project 1 Intro ( agenda )
We will discuss displacement maps, sun and sky lighting, and talk about Project 1.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Exercise 5 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Exercise 4 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

IBL and Mentalray Materials Rendering ( agenda )
IBL lighting and Mentalray materials.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Exercise 4 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

Exercise 3 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Lighting and Rendering in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to lighting and rendering in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Exercise 3 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Modeling in Maya Due ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Introduction to Texturing in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to texturing in Autodesk Maya.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Modeling in Maya Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Exercise 1 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to Modeling in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to modeling in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Exercise 1 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to ART 314 - 3D Modeling, Rendering, and Animation ( agenda )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.

   <h4><a href="/3d-digital-art-and-design--oer/lessons/lesson-04.html"><span class="lesson-title">Lesson 04</span>: <span class="lesson-subtitle">Camera</span></a></h4>
   <p><article class="post">
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Project 2 Statement Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Project 2 Final Submission Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 21, 2016
Project 2 Test Renders Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Project 2 Edited Playblasts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Project 2 Storyboards Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Project 2 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 8 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Thursday, March 24, 2016
Exercise 8 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Project 2 Assigned ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 7 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Exercise 7 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Exercise 6 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Rigging in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to rigging in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Exercise 6 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Animation in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to animation in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Project 1 Final Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Project 1 Final Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Thursday, February 18, 2016
Project 1 Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Project 1 Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Project 1 Lighting Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Project 1 Wireframes Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Maya Sculpting and Curve Modeling Tools ( agenda )
Let's take a look at some Maya sculpting and curve modeling workflows.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Project 1 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation

Exercise 5 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Modeling with Booleans and Rendering Masks ( agenda )
We will discuss boolean operations and masks.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Project 1 Assigned ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Displacement Maps and Project 1 Intro ( agenda )
We will discuss displacement maps, sun and sky lighting, and talk about Project 1.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Exercise 5 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Exercise 4 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

IBL and Mentalray Materials Rendering ( agenda )
IBL lighting and Mentalray materials.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Exercise 4 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

Exercise 3 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Lighting and Rendering in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to lighting and rendering in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Exercise 3 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Modeling in Maya Due ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Introduction to Texturing in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to texturing in Autodesk Maya.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Modeling in Maya Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Exercise 1 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to Modeling in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to modeling in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Exercise 1 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to ART 314 - 3D Modeling, Rendering, and Animation ( agenda )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.

   <h4><a href="/3d-digital-art-and-design--oer/lessons/lesson-05.html"><span class="lesson-title">Lesson 05</span>: <span class="lesson-subtitle">Rigging</span></a></h4>
   <p><article class="post">
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Project 2 Statement Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Project 2 Final Submission Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 21, 2016
Project 2 Test Renders Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Project 2 Edited Playblasts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Project 2 Storyboards Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Project 2 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 8 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Thursday, March 24, 2016
Exercise 8 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Project 2 Assigned ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 7 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Exercise 7 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Exercise 6 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Rigging in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to rigging in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Exercise 6 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Animation in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to animation in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Project 1 Final Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Project 1 Final Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Thursday, February 18, 2016
Project 1 Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Project 1 Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Project 1 Lighting Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Project 1 Wireframes Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Maya Sculpting and Curve Modeling Tools ( agenda )
Let's take a look at some Maya sculpting and curve modeling workflows.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Project 1 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation

Exercise 5 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Modeling with Booleans and Rendering Masks ( agenda )
We will discuss boolean operations and masks.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Project 1 Assigned ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Displacement Maps and Project 1 Intro ( agenda )
We will discuss displacement maps, sun and sky lighting, and talk about Project 1.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Exercise 5 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Exercise 4 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

IBL and Mentalray Materials Rendering ( agenda )
IBL lighting and Mentalray materials.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Exercise 4 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

Exercise 3 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Lighting and Rendering in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to lighting and rendering in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Exercise 3 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Modeling in Maya Due ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Introduction to Texturing in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to texturing in Autodesk Maya.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Modeling in Maya Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Exercise 1 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to Modeling in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to modeling in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Exercise 1 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to ART 314 - 3D Modeling, Rendering, and Animation ( agenda )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.

   <h4><a href="/3d-digital-art-and-design--oer/lessons/lesson-06.html"><span class="lesson-title">Lesson 06</span>: <span class="lesson-subtitle">Animating</span></a></h4>
   <p><article class="post">
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Project 2 Statement Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Project 2 Final Submission Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 21, 2016
Project 2 Test Renders Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Project 2 Edited Playblasts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Project 2 Storyboards Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Project 2 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 8 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Thursday, March 24, 2016
Exercise 8 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Project 2 Assigned ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 7 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Exercise 7 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Exercise 6 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Rigging in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to rigging in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Exercise 6 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Animation in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to animation in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Project 1 Final Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Project 1 Final Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Thursday, February 18, 2016
Project 1 Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Project 1 Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Project 1 Lighting Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Project 1 Wireframes Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Maya Sculpting and Curve Modeling Tools ( agenda )
Let's take a look at some Maya sculpting and curve modeling workflows.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Project 1 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation

Exercise 5 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Modeling with Booleans and Rendering Masks ( agenda )
We will discuss boolean operations and masks.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Project 1 Assigned ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Displacement Maps and Project 1 Intro ( agenda )
We will discuss displacement maps, sun and sky lighting, and talk about Project 1.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Exercise 5 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Exercise 4 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

IBL and Mentalray Materials Rendering ( agenda )
IBL lighting and Mentalray materials.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Exercise 4 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

Exercise 3 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Lighting and Rendering in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to lighting and rendering in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Exercise 3 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Modeling in Maya Due ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Introduction to Texturing in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to texturing in Autodesk Maya.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Modeling in Maya Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Exercise 1 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to Modeling in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to modeling in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Exercise 1 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to ART 314 - 3D Modeling, Rendering, and Animation ( agenda )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.

   <h4><a href="/3d-digital-art-and-design--oer/lessons/lesson-07.html"><span class="lesson-title">Lesson 07</span>: <span class="lesson-subtitle">Dynamics and simulation</span></a></h4>
   <p><article class="post">
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Project 2 Statement Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Project 2 Final Submission Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 21, 2016
Project 2 Test Renders Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Project 2 Edited Playblasts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Project 2 Storyboards Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Project 2 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 8 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Thursday, March 24, 2016
Exercise 8 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Project 2 Assigned ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 7 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Exercise 7 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Exercise 6 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Rigging in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to rigging in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Exercise 6 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Animation in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to animation in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Project 1 Final Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Project 1 Final Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Thursday, February 18, 2016
Project 1 Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Project 1 Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Project 1 Lighting Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Project 1 Wireframes Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Maya Sculpting and Curve Modeling Tools ( agenda )
Let's take a look at some Maya sculpting and curve modeling workflows.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Project 1 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation

Exercise 5 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Modeling with Booleans and Rendering Masks ( agenda )
We will discuss boolean operations and masks.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Project 1 Assigned ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Displacement Maps and Project 1 Intro ( agenda )
We will discuss displacement maps, sun and sky lighting, and talk about Project 1.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Exercise 5 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Exercise 4 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

IBL and Mentalray Materials Rendering ( agenda )
IBL lighting and Mentalray materials.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Exercise 4 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

Exercise 3 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Lighting and Rendering in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to lighting and rendering in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Exercise 3 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Modeling in Maya Due ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Introduction to Texturing in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to texturing in Autodesk Maya.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Modeling in Maya Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Exercise 1 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to Modeling in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to modeling in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Exercise 1 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to ART 314 - 3D Modeling, Rendering, and Animation ( agenda )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.

   <h4><a href="/3d-digital-art-and-design--oer/lessons/lesson-08.html"><span class="lesson-title">Lesson 08</span>: <span class="lesson-subtitle">Compositing</span></a></h4>
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Project 2 Statement Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Project 2 Final Submission Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 21, 2016
Project 2 Test Renders Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Project 2 Edited Playblasts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Project 2 Storyboards Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Project 2 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 8 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Thursday, March 24, 2016
Exercise 8 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Project 2 Assigned ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 7 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Exercise 7 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Exercise 6 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Rigging in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to rigging in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Exercise 6 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Animation in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to animation in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Project 1 Final Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Project 1 Final Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Thursday, February 18, 2016
Project 1 Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Project 1 Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Project 1 Lighting Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Project 1 Wireframes Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Maya Sculpting and Curve Modeling Tools ( agenda )
Let's take a look at some Maya sculpting and curve modeling workflows.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Project 1 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation

Exercise 5 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Modeling with Booleans and Rendering Masks ( agenda )
We will discuss boolean operations and masks.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Project 1 Assigned ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Displacement Maps and Project 1 Intro ( agenda )
We will discuss displacement maps, sun and sky lighting, and talk about Project 1.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Exercise 5 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Exercise 4 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

IBL and Mentalray Materials Rendering ( agenda )
IBL lighting and Mentalray materials.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Exercise 4 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

Exercise 3 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Lighting and Rendering in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to lighting and rendering in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Exercise 3 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Modeling in Maya Due ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Introduction to Texturing in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to texturing in Autodesk Maya.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Modeling in Maya Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Exercise 1 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to Modeling in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to modeling in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Exercise 1 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to ART 314 - 3D Modeling, Rendering, and Animation ( agenda )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.

   <h4><a href="/3d-digital-art-and-design--oer/lessons/lesson-09.html"><span class="lesson-title">Lesson 09</span>: <span class="lesson-subtitle">Scripting for 3D</span></a></h4>
   <p><article class="post">
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Project 2 Statement Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Project 2 Final Submission Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 21, 2016
Project 2 Test Renders Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Project 2 Edited Playblasts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Project 2 Storyboards Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Project 2 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 8 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Thursday, March 24, 2016
Exercise 8 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Project 2 Assigned ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 7 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Exercise 7 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Exercise 6 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Rigging in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to rigging in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Exercise 6 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Animation in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to animation in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Project 1 Final Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Project 1 Final Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Thursday, February 18, 2016
Project 1 Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Project 1 Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Project 1 Lighting Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Project 1 Wireframes Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Maya Sculpting and Curve Modeling Tools ( agenda )
Let's take a look at some Maya sculpting and curve modeling workflows.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Project 1 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation

Exercise 5 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Modeling with Booleans and Rendering Masks ( agenda )
We will discuss boolean operations and masks.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Project 1 Assigned ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Displacement Maps and Project 1 Intro ( agenda )
We will discuss displacement maps, sun and sky lighting, and talk about Project 1.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Exercise 5 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Exercise 4 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

IBL and Mentalray Materials Rendering ( agenda )
IBL lighting and Mentalray materials.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Exercise 4 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

Exercise 3 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Lighting and Rendering in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to lighting and rendering in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Exercise 3 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Modeling in Maya Due ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Introduction to Texturing in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to texturing in Autodesk Maya.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Modeling in Maya Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Exercise 1 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to Modeling in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to modeling in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Exercise 1 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to ART 314 - 3D Modeling, Rendering, and Animation ( agenda )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.

   <h4><a href="/3d-digital-art-and-design--oer/lessons/lesson-10.html"><span class="lesson-title">Lesson 10</span>: <span class="lesson-subtitle">Realtime rendering</span></a></h4>
   <p><article class="post">
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Project 2 Statement Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Project 2 Final Submission Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 21, 2016
Project 2 Test Renders Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Project 2 Edited Playblasts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Project 2 Storyboards Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Project 2 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 8 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Thursday, March 24, 2016
Exercise 8 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Project 2 Assigned ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 7 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Exercise 7 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Exercise 6 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Rigging in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to rigging in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Exercise 6 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Animation in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to animation in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Project 1 Final Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Project 1 Final Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Thursday, February 18, 2016
Project 1 Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Project 1 Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Project 1 Lighting Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Project 1 Wireframes Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Maya Sculpting and Curve Modeling Tools ( agenda )
Let's take a look at some Maya sculpting and curve modeling workflows.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Project 1 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation

Exercise 5 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Modeling with Booleans and Rendering Masks ( agenda )
We will discuss boolean operations and masks.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Project 1 Assigned ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Displacement Maps and Project 1 Intro ( agenda )
We will discuss displacement maps, sun and sky lighting, and talk about Project 1.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Exercise 5 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Exercise 4 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

IBL and Mentalray Materials Rendering ( agenda )
IBL lighting and Mentalray materials.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Exercise 4 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

Exercise 3 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Lighting and Rendering in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to lighting and rendering in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Exercise 3 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Modeling in Maya Due ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Introduction to Texturing in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to texturing in Autodesk Maya.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Modeling in Maya Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Exercise 1 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to Modeling in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to modeling in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Exercise 1 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to ART 314 - 3D Modeling, Rendering, and Animation ( agenda )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.

   <h4><a href="/3d-digital-art-and-design--oer/lessons/lesson-11.html"><span class="lesson-title">Lesson 11</span>: <span class="lesson-subtitle">Digital fabrication processes</span></a></h4>
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Project 2 Statement Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Project 2 Final Submission Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 21, 2016
Project 2 Test Renders Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Project 2 Edited Playblasts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Project 2 Storyboards Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Project 2 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 8 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Thursday, March 24, 2016
Exercise 8 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 8 Documentation

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Project 2 Assigned ( project )

Project 2 Documentation
Project 2 Dropboxes

Exercise 7 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Exercise 7 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 7 Documentation

Exercise 6 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Rigging in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to rigging in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Exercise 6 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 6 Documentation

Introduction to Animation in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to animation in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Project 1 Final Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Project 1 Final Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Thursday, February 18, 2016
Project 1 Statement Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Project 1 Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Project 1 Lighting Renders Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Project 1 Wireframes Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
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Maya Sculpting and Curve Modeling Tools ( agenda )
Let's take a look at some Maya sculpting and curve modeling workflows.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Project 1 Concepts Due ( project )

Project 1 Documentation

Exercise 5 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Modeling with Booleans and Rendering Masks ( agenda )
We will discuss boolean operations and masks.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Project 1 Assigned ( project )

Project 1 Documentation
Upload a doc with a link to your Project Folder here (Only do this one time total, not for every milestone submission!)

Displacement Maps and Project 1 Intro ( agenda )
We will discuss displacement maps, sun and sky lighting, and talk about Project 1.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Exercise 5 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 5 Documentation

Exercise 4 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

IBL and Mentalray Materials Rendering ( agenda )
IBL lighting and Mentalray materials.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Exercise 4 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 4 Documentation

Exercise 3 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Lighting and Rendering in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to lighting and rendering in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Exercise 3 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 3 Documentation

Modeling in Maya Due ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Introduction to Texturing in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to texturing in Autodesk Maya.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Modeling in Maya Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 2 Documentation

Exercise 1 Due ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to Modeling in Maya ( agenda )
Introduction to modeling in Autodesk Maya.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Introduction Presentation ( presentation )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.
Exercise 1 Assigned ( exercise )

Exercise 1 Documentation

Introduction to ART 314 - 3D Modeling, Rendering, and Animation ( agenda )
Introduction to the course. We will discuss the syllabus, Autodesk Maya's interface, and introduce the first assignment.