3D Medical Animation in Autodesk Maya
What you'll learn
- You will be able to create biologically accurate 3D representations.
- Have a great understanding of problem-solving in Autodesk Maya
- Use nParticles to create blood flow
- Use many different types of deformers to animate models
- Model varying shapes and structures
- Assign materials and shaders to objects
- Light and render inside of Autodesk Maya with Arnold
- Composite rendered images in Adobe After Effects
Requirements
- Some 3D knowledge will be helpful but not required
- Autodesk Maya (you can download a free trial to follow along)
- Adobe After Effects (if you want to follow along to the final render)
Description
If you learn best with projects and have always been interested in 3D animation, this is the course for you! If you're also in the medical field then this course will be even more beneficial.
This course is geared toward the beginner but there's something for everyone in this course including fairly advanced material. It's the kind of course you could start with and return to as you progress in your understanding of 3D.
I will not just show you what buttons to press but I explain why we're pressing them. We'll create a plan of attack for the most complex series so we understand why we're taking the approach we are and how other approaches wouldn't work and why.
I've divided the course into four sections (with a bonus section):
- Cell Division
- We'll create one cell dividing into two, and these two divide again
- Chromosomes
- Model in a modular way so we can leverage Maya's MASH motion graphics tools
- DNA
- There is a beginner and advanced section so we can show a simple and more complex approach
- Bloodflow (and heart bonus)
- Control a particle system with fields and animate blood flow
- We will also dive deeper into fields with a bonus series on creating the iconic heart shape with red blood cells
This is my most ambitious course I've made so far and I hope you enjoy it. I learned things creating it so I know you'll get something out of it as well.
Who Am I?
My name is Lucas Ridley and I work full-time as a professional 3D Animator on movies like Suicide Squad, Transformers, and Ready Player One. My work has contributed to Emmy-winning projects and has been nominated for several other awards like the Annie's. My freelance clients include LEGO, Braun, Nestle, and many others.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone interested in 3D animation who learns best on a project-based system
- Medical professionals
- Biotech Marketers
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Instructor
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- 46,481 Students
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My work has been featured in Annie-nominated, Emmy-winning, and Oscar short-listed short films. I'm an animator and commercial director and I've created content for brands like LEGO, Braun, Nestle, and Anhueser-Busch. I recently worked at the birthplace of visual effects, Industrial Light & Magic where I worked on films by Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg and most recently on the record-breaking Avenger's: Infinity War as an animator
I'm eager to share my professional knowledge that has allowed me to make a career out of creating content for big brands and big movies.