All Maya classes include
Free retake
Detailed curriculum
Live instructor
Flexible rescheduling
Certificate of Completion
Small class sizes
Course recording
Key topics covered in this advanced Maya course
- Use realistic object modeling techniques
- Model curved surfaces
- Advanced Maya workflow
- NURBS modeling techniques
- Organic models
- Using advanced shading networks
- Using 2D and 3D materials
- Working with render layers
- Advanced Maya and Arnold render engine techniques
- Understand advanced lighting models
- Advanced animation workflows
- Creating a render pipeline
- Create depth of field
- Output final composites for editing
Please call 800-851-9237 or 781-376-6044 to schedule a course.
Advanced Maya Class Topics
- Learn to assemble source materials and align image planes in Photoshop
- Discover realistic object modeling techniques for use in commercials, sets, and props
- Find out how to model surfaces with corners and bevels
- Learn to model curved surfaces
- Discover advanced UV Unwrapping techniques
- Explore advanced Maya workflow
- Learn new 3D Type capabilities
- Gain an understanding of complex model workflows
- Learn NURBS modeling techniques and organic models
- Find out about advanced shading networks
- Learn to use the HyperShade editor
- Understand the different applications of layered texture and shader
- Find out how to create realistic materials and shaders including wood, metals, and glass
- Learn to use both 2D and 3D materials
- Find out how to create both wrapping and tie textures
- Discover how to manage multi UV sets to create advanced textures
- Gain a solid understanding of render layers
- Master both the Maya and Arnold render engines
- Learn to use Arnold shaders
- Gain an understanding of Arnold ambient occlusion and global illumination
- Learn HDRI and Final Gather for IBL Environment textures
- Gain an understanding of multiple lighting models
- Learn to use Viewport 2.0 and Arnold
- Find out about the MASH toolset
- Learn motion graphic tools
- Discover advanced animation workflows
- Find out about dynamic simulations
- Gain an introduction to nCloth
- Learn advanced rendering and render setup
- Find out how to create a render pipeline
- Learn real time fine tuning of shadows, reflections, specular highlights, and lighting passes
- Discover how to create depth of field
- Master the process of outputting final composites for editing
- Explore compositing in After Effects
Maya course instructors
AGI instructors are Maya professionals and skilled teachers. You'll learn from a live Maya professional that brings years of experience that will help you learn Maya quickly and easily.
Sean
Art Institute of Philadelphia, Video Production
Author, Premiere Pro Digital Classroom
Author, After Effects Digital Classroom
Adobe Certified Instructor
Alex
BA, Film & Communications
Video producer
Animator
RJ
BA, Dual degrees
Certificate, Film making
Extensive professional experience
Drake
BFA
MFA
Professor, Keystone College
Custom and private Maya classes
This Maya course is available as a private class. Curriculum can be customized for your specific needs. Maya classes can be delivered at your location, online, or in our classrooms. For more information, call 781-376-6044 to speak with a training consultant or contact us.
If attending this advanced Maya class online, you will need the Maya software app before starting this class. The fully functional free trial of the Maya app can be used for the class. You can download Maya here.
You will receive a comprehensive course manual for this class developed by the certified instructors at AGI that teach this course. AGI instructors have created many of the official training guides and books for applications vendors. This advanced Maya class is led by an Autodesk Maya Certified Instructor.