Udemy – Maya 2018 VFX – Learn to create Visual effects using Maya

In this intermediate level course, you will be taken through a VFX shot from start to finish by creating a crashed spaceship complete with CGI smoke!

Start by matching the movement of your real camera in the computer using Autodesk Matchmover which is available for FREE.

You will then model your spaceship using the industry standard Maya 2018 and unwrap the objects UVs so you can create textures.

You will then go on to light your shot to match the background using the industry standard Arnold renderer which is included in Maya 2018.

Finally you will output render passes using Arnold AOVs and Maya render setup, and composite them together using the industry standard compositor Nuke to make your final shot.

This course is designed to give you as much information as possible for you to create your own shots using the same workflow.

Take this course today to start creating photorealistic VFX shots!

What are the requirements?

Students should have a good basic knowledge of Maya before taking this course
A minimum of 16 gb of ram for smoke simulation and rendering
Maya 2018 or 2017
Download latest version of Arnold version 2.1.0.1 or above
What am I going to get from this course?

Learn the VFX pipleline for a shot
Matchmove or track a cameras motion in Matchmover
Basic hard surface modeling
Look development using Maya and Arnold renderer
Composite using Nuke
What is the target audience?

Anyone who wants to add a model made in the computer to video footage
Anyone who wants to create smoke in Maya
Anyone one who wants to get into the VFX industry
Anyone who wants to composite Computer graphics into live action footage