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Game Character Creation in Maya

Game Character Creation in Maya

with Chris Reilly

 


Get a thorough overview of techniques for creating characters for video games or real-time rendered applications. Author Chris Reilly covers low-poly modeling, texturing and animation, using 3D model and texture assets created in Maya and Adobe Photoshop. The course also includes an overview of Unity 3, including importing characters and making interactive animations with the Script Editor.
Topics include:
  • Optimizing, extruding, and sculpting geometry
  • Modeling a character's head and body
  • UV-mapping the head and body
  • Mirroring and texturing
  • Setting up the skeleton
  • Rigging the head and body
  • Skin binding & weight painting
  • Controlling animation with scripts in Unity

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author
Chris Reilly
subject
3D + Animation, Modeling, Character Animation, Game Design
software
Maya 2012
level
Intermediate
duration
2h 58m
released
Sep 15, 2011

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Chris Reilly

Chris Reilly

Chris Reilly is a Los Angeles-based artist, writer, and teacher. Chris received his BFA with a focus on New Media from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2006. Since 2003, Chris has shown work in solo and group art exhibitions in the US and Europe. His media of choice include modded video games, virtual/augmented reality, scripting/programming, kinetic sculpture, robots, and digital prints. Chris wears many hats professionally: mobile game developer, web programmer, digital fabrication specialist, small business owner, and open-source hardware/software developer.
Course Title   Level   Duration   Released  
Game Character Creation in Maya Intermediate 2h 58m 09/2011  {8}

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