What you'll learn

Create good facial topology
Eyes modeling
Nose modeling
Mouth modeling
Ear modeling

Course content

3 sections • 19 lectures • 2h 1m total length

Introduction1:02

Reference image setup in photoshop2:40
In this lecture I will show you how to edit and fix mismatch reference image in photoshop.

1. After completing this lecture you will be able to fix mismatch reference image in photoshop.
Importing reference image3:34
In this lecture I will show you how to import reference image in maya and some very useful tips about reference image setup.
1. After completing this lecture you will not only be able to import reference but also perfectly set them in maya.
Modeling the eye ball6:01
Eyeball is not round, I will tell you what it is in this lecture. I will show you the process to model a realistic eyeball. I have attached maya file with this lecture.

1. You will be able to create a realistic eyeball after completing this lecture.
blocking eye lid4:45
In this lecture I will show you a new and better way to create eye topology and eyelid area. I have attached maya file and a reference image for topology with this lecture. You can check those as well.

1. After completing this lecture you will be able to create eye topology and eyelid by using a new way.
blocking the mouth4:39
In this lecture I will show you how to block the lip area to get the topology correct. I have attached maya file and a reference image for topology with this lecture.
1. You will be able to create mouth topology and mesh very easily.
building the cheek area4:19
In this lecture I will show you how to block the cheek area to get the topology correct.

1. You will be able to create cheek topology very easily after completing this lecture.
blocking fore head and skull10:51
In this lecture I will show you how to block the forehead and skull area.

1. You will be able to create forehead and skull blocking after completing this lecture.
Blocking the neck3:52
In this lecture I will show you how to block the neck.

1. You will be able to create neck blocking after completing this lecture.
Blocking th nose6:50
In this lecture I will show you how to block the nose.

1. You will be able to create nose blocking after completing this lecture.

Refining lip7:33
In this lecture I will tell you how to refine the blocked lip for better realistic look.
1. After finishing this lecture you will be able to create realistic lip.
Refining the eye8:59
In this lecture I will tell you how to refine the blocked eye for better realistic look. I will also show you how you can create eye lashes for your character.

1. After finishing this lecture you will be able to create realistic eye with beautiful eye lashes.
Detailing the nose8:24
In this lecture I will tell you how to refine the nose for better realistic look.

1. After finishing this lecture you will be able to create realistic nose.
Blocking the ear12:00
Ear is a very complex organic shape. In this lecture I will tell you how to model an ear.

1. After finishing this lecture you will be able to create realistic ear for your character.
finishing the ear5:49
In this lecture I will finish the ear model.
1. After finishing this lecture you will be able to create realistic ear for your character.
Modeling mouth inside3:56
Mouth inside elements such as teeth, tongue are very important for an animated character. In this lecture I will create the inside base.

1. After finishing this lecture you will be able to create mouth inside base for your character.
Modeling teeth12:44
Mouth inside elements such as teeth, tongue are very important for an animated character. In this lecture I will tell you how to create teeth, gum and tongue.

1. After finishing this lecture you will be able to create mouth inside details such as teeth, gum and tongue.
Final clean up and conclusion10:50
In this final lecture I am going to tell you how to perfectly spaced polygons, and some more clean up concept. and finally I will tell you the quickest you to create hair for your character by using maya's built in hair examples.
1. After finishing this lecture you will be able to clean your mesh and you know how to use maya hair examples.
Bonus: What's next2:43

Requirements

You should know basic maya Interface and function.

Description

Explore the wonderful world of Autodesk Maya with this comprehensive introductory course. Maya is an industry standard 3d application used to create movies, games and graphics. In this course you will learn to create a character head.

Learn the fundamentals of character modeling

Basic blocking
Topology for animation
Refining face features
Modeling tools
Maya hair

Benefits of Learning Maya for Beginners

Maya is an industry standard application that is used by many high-end productions. By learning it you make yourself more employable. It has a flexible and wide toolset that can help you create high quality work quicker. This course is specifically designed to ease you into Maya, showing you the most common and powerful tools. It is a project based course that will teach you practical skills that you can use in your own work. This course comes with all the project files you need and work in progress files incase you get stuck.

Structure of this course

This course has three sections:

Introduction

In this section you will learn the course overview.

Blocking the head

In this section you will learn How to create the eyeball, nose, mouth, cheek, forehead and skull blocking.

Creating the topology for animation.

Refining the head

In this section you will learn How to refine lip

eyes

eye lashes

Refining nose

How to model realistic ear

How to use maya Hair

Who this course is for:

Beginner modeling artist or student.

What you'll learn

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 1min

Blocking the Head9 lectures • 48min

Refining the Head9 lectures • 1hr 13min

Requirements

Description

Who this course is for: