Maya: Creating Robo
Maya: Unedited Walk Through Tutorials

See the concepts of the Generalist Intermediate Course put into practice with this production ready character modelled, UV’d, animated, rigged, lit and comped in this real time walk through designed for those that enjoy slow full featured tutorial demonstrations.
1. Model Blocking (1:25hrs)
2. Applying Lighting And Shaders (21mins)
3. Head Modelling Detail (2:27hrs)
4. Torso Modelling Detail (56mins)
5. Feet Modelling Detail (56mins)
6. Mesh Cleanup And Rig Preparation (52mins)
7. Rigging Deformation (1:05hrs)
8. UVs, Rig Clean (1:55hrs)
9. Rig Update, Poses And Pipeline Project Setup (1:09hrs)
10. Renderman Studio Lighting (1:06hrs)
11. Renderman Shader Setup, AOV and Render (1:36hrs)
12. Compositing And Grading in After Effects (0:51mins)
13. Animation Preparation (0:39mins)
14. Animation Block (1:00hr)
15. Animation Polish (2:28hrs)
16. Final Render And Output (1:24hrs)
Please refer back to the Generalist Intermediate Course for clarification on topics as this walkthrough is a demonstration of the concepts taught in those classes. The Generalist Intermediate Course teaches you how to build your own characters.
Running Time: 20:18 hrs
Software: Maya 2017
Renderman v21
After Effects 2017
Instructor: Andrew Silke
1. Blocking The Model (1:25 hrs)
2. Viewport 2.0 Shader Setup (21 mins)
3. Modelling Head Details (2:27 hrs)
3.2 – Head Details 02 (1:24 hrs)
4. Modelling The Body Details (56 mins)
5. Feet Details (58 mins)
6. Mesh Cleanup And Rig Preparation (52 mins)
6.2 – Tech Clean Check (26 mins)
7. Rigging Robo (1:05 hrs)
7.2 – Skinning (10 mins)
7.3 – Controls And Rebuild (25 mins)
8. Robo UVs (1:55 hrs)
8.2 – Head Unwrap (20 mins)
8.3 – Torso/Feet UVs (23 mins)
8.4 – Extras/UV Layout (43 mins)
8.5 – Import Skin Weights (10 mins)
9. Rig Update, Poses And Pipeline Project Setup (1:09 hrs)
9.2 – Pipeline 2 Setup (23 mins)
9.3 – Saving Pose Clips (37 mins)
10. Renderman Studio Lighting (1:06 hrs)
10.2 – RMan Scene Setup (16 mins)
10.3 – Rman Lighting (38 mins)
11. Renderman Shader Setup, AOV and Render (1:36 hrs)
11.2 – Tweak Lights Shaders (17 mins)
11.3 – Render Passes, Rendering (31 mins)
11.4 – Final Frames AE Setup (13 mins)
12. Compositing And Grading in After Effects (51 mins)
12.2 – Glows and Custom Masks (22 mins)
13. Animation Preparation (39 mins)
13.2 – Anim Scene Ref Setup (17 mins)
14. Animation Block (1:00 hrs)
14.2 – Mirror Animation (6:36 mins)
15. Animation Polish (2:28 hrs)
15.2 – Polish Pass 02 (1:11 hrs)
15.3 – Final Tweaks (8:28 mins)
16. Final Render And Output (1:24 hrs)
16.2 – AE Composite Run (21 mins)
16.3 – Vimeo/Youtube Publish (9:33 mins)
16.4 – .gif Animation Facebook (11 mins)
16.5 – Wireframe Showreel Renders (11 mins)
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I am not able to find a reference image of a robot.
HI Balaji, I’ve updated the page now to include those images, you can now download those at the bottom of the top info section, and in the modeling video notes for the first hour.
Hi Andrew, Just dont know where to start on various issues. Any advise greatly appreciated. Cosmas
Feel free to email me at info@create3dcharacters.com