3D Animation & Modeling Master Class | Beginner to Advanced

Explore how to optimize 3d models by adjusting material layers, removing backface visibility, and reducing specular highlights, while organizing geometry into layers for safer modeling.

Refine the body side view by adjusting vertical positions and symmetry, using a solid reference to guide perspective and shaping across front, top, and side views.

Learn to model spider armor plating through mesh cutting, extruding, and material assignment, using multi cut, duplicate, and mirror techniques to create cohesive armor and helmet details.

Model head armor by adjusting vertex positions, cutting and extruding sections with a multi-cut tool, duplicating and mirroring pieces, and refining geometry for a complete plate armor.

Model the spider's face fangs by building cylinders and rectangles, adding bevels, scaling, mirroring, and combining parts into a cohesive fang assembly.

Refine the face geometry by tweaking the mouthpiece and eyes, using cut and extrude tools to shape a space for the teeth while adjusting transparency for clean topology.

Set up reference planes for one spider leg, hide unnecessary geometry, create layers, and apply front, top, and side blend materials to guide leg modeling.

Model the leg from a reference, starting with circular joints and a rotation piece, bevel edges, adjust segments, and reproduce hydraulics and metal arms to complete the design.

Model the leg by assembling circles and pieces, then use an edge loop and extrusion to form the u-joint.

Learn to model a leg by creating polygon geometry, extruding for depth, duplicating parts, filling holes, and assembling cylinders and spheres with proper pivots and materials.

Replace the side and bottom views with reference images of the armor plating, apply the plane's material and color, and begin modeling each armor piece from side and top perspectives.

Develop leg armor modeling skills by creating polygons and extruding shapes. Apply bevels and adjust scale and thickness to refine armor pieces.

Duplicate and align existing pieces, adjust scale, then use vertex, edge, and face tools to extrude, bridge, and merge into a complete spider leg armor.

Apply orange metal material to armor plates and spider body to establish the warm color, then blend dark metal and silver accents on bolts for contrast.

Soften the spider model by smoothing its geometry and edges, set up directional and ambient lights, adjust shadows and specular highlights, and render from multiple angles in Maya.

Set up a basic root node for the spider, create a central controller, and parent body, feet, and eyes to the main rig for unified skinning and animation.

Walk animation 3 teaches building a walking cycle with keyframes every 10 frames, pulling and returning limbs, and syncing opposite legs for a smooth, lifted motion.

Learn to create 3ds Max primitives in 3ds Max using the Create tab's geometry panel, drag to size, and edit or delete objects in the Modify tab.

Master transforming objects with move, rotate, and scale using the transform gizmo; adjust along x, y, z axes, apply angle snapping, and use shortcuts e, r, s.

Master viewport shading and lighting to switch between wireframe, realistic shaded, edge facing, and clay modes, adjust shadows, ambient occlusion, and background colors.

Learn to use the material editor to assign materials and textures to scene objects. Adjust diffuse, ambient, and specular colors, toggle wireframe, two-sided rendering, opacity, and self illumination.

Master UVW mapping by placing textures on a model, then use the editor and modifiers to flatten, rotate, scale, and skew UVs for accurate texture placement.

Learn render basics by constructing a scene with primitives, applying materials and textures, arranging copies, and configuring render settings and output sizes to save final images.

Animate a spear and target within the scene by setting and copying keyframes, adjusting curves in the graph editor, and refining rotation to hit and stick.

Explore in-depth polygon editing by selecting vertices, edges, borders, polygons, or elements on a box, using the Poly modifier and transform gizmo to move, scale, delete, and reshape parts.

Explore edge modes for advanced modeling, including insert vertex, remove edge, split, extrude, weld, and chamfer, then bridge edges, create shapes, and manage edge loops and segments.

Explore polygon mode tools for 3d modeling, including inserting vertices, extruding and beveling edges, insetting geometry, bridging two shapes, and capping borders to create new geometry.

Model the drone body from a single view, extruding and chamfering edges to add depth. Use the poly modifier, edge mode, and weld together motors with cylinders.

Render a multi-frame drone animation by setting an active time segment from frame 0 to 550, saving 640 by 4 avi frames to a file location, with lighting and shadows.

Polish and tighten the object geometry by cleaning edges, adjusting edge loops, and controlling subdivision to prep for unwrap and material application.

Rotate the character on a turntable, enable autokey, keyframe from frame 0 to 60, render with configured output and save, and prepare the scene with reflective materials and lighting.

Create a basic idle pose and looped animation by anchoring feet, setting a starting pose, keyframing all bones, and refining subtle motion across frames to define your character's attitude.

Download and install Moneybox from Autodesk, sign up or sign in, and choose the free trial or student version to start Moneybox 2015 for 3D modeling and painting.

Explore the Moneybox user interface for sculpting, texturing, and rendering high-poly 3D models, with layers, tools, view cube, and community resources.

Create and arrange objects in a 3d scene by using mesh tools, adding a cube, and applying translate, rotate, and scale to position and shape them.

Explore how polygons and subdivision affect a 3d model by subdividing a plane to increase polygons, boost detail, and improve resolution for modeling projects.

Explore painting textures on a 3D model using paint tools, brushes, channels, and stamp or stencil projections, with diffuse color, normals, and UV mapping insights.

Create and manage paint layers to build detailed textures, using diffuse and specular maps, multiple layers, and brush tools; control stacking, transparency, and lighting to refine the look.

Learn advanced techniques for sculpting detailed alien armor figures, shaping semi-organic forms, refining eye sockets and facial wrinkles, and layering geometry and color for crisp, expressive 3D models.

Add a painting layer to your character, block basic diffuse tones using symmetry, then explore colors, stamps, and war paint to refine shading and prepare for rendering.