Lighting & Rendering with Maya

Just as in live action cinematography, lighting is an important 3D skill. Our Introduction To Lighting and Rendering Tutorial shows you how to produce realistic lighting effects within Maya.

From replicating fog to creating an evocative film noir atmosphere using contrasting light and shadow, you’ll learn how to control light sources and render creatively for maximum visual depth and impact.

Key techniques covered include Render Layers, Depth of Field, Camera Mapping, Photon Mapping, Reflections, Caustics and Ray Tracing. At the end of the course you’ll produce a final shot to a brief, lighting a scene to achieve a specific look and feel.

Course Breakdown

• Lighting and Shadows
• Ray Tracing and Depth of Field
• Final Gather and Image Based Lighting
• Render Layers and Compositing
• Photon Mapping and Caustics
  
  

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Our Online Courses use our brilliant social eLearning platform. It’s a virtual classroom where you can access the courseware,
download source files and read background notes, all through a single easy-to-use web-based app.
The platform is also your gateway to the Escape Studios social network. Talk to fellow students on your course, post your work for feedback, check out what other people have produced and generally get involved and be inspired. There’s no more exciting or effective way to learn 3D online.

Specifications

• There is no schedule to our self-directed training and you have unlimited access to all tutorials during your 12 months access
• Training material is streamed directly through our website and is not downloadable
• Maya files containing supporting scenes and assets are all downloadable
• Software is not included. UK residents can purchase student licenses for Autodesk Educational Creative Suite, ZBrush, PFTrack and more from our Technology Store. Residents of other countries can purchase student licenses directly from software manufacturers.