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Youtube tutorials: Paco 3d Art Intro to Maya

@paco3dart YouTube channel offers a number of video tutorials for introductory beginners to learn 3d tools such as Maya. 

In a near future I will include other tutorials such as Zbrush, Substance Painter, Arnold and Marmoset Toolbag

Intro to Maya - Link for list

First start with "What is Maya?" Lesson

  1. Intro to Maya - Lesson 1: User Interface
  2. Intro to Maya - Lesson 2: Setting up projects in Maya
    1. From here on you need this Maya project Structure: Maya Project Set up
  3. Intro to Maya - Lesson 3: Navigating and Selecting in Maya
  4. Intro to Maya - Lesson 4: Movement, Rotation and Scale
  5. Intro to Maya - Lesson 5: Creating Primitives
  6. Intro to Maya - Lesson 6: Snap Tools
  7. Intro to Maya - Lesson 7: Pivot points
  8. Intro to Maya - Lesson 8: Soldier Materials
  9. Intro to Maya - Lesson 9: Components
    1. For this Lesson on you need this Maya project: Intro to Maya components
  10. Intro to Maya - Lesson 10: Painting Selection

Next to come: Lesson 11 Pivot and accurate component movement. 


Intro to Zbrush - Link for List

  1. Intro to Zbrush - Lesson 1: UI and Palettes
  2. Intro to Zbrush - Lesson 2: 2.5 to 3D changing with Edit Mode
  3. Intro to Zbrush - Lesson 3: Subdivisions and Clay Brush 
For any links that need to be updated or not working, please send me a message at pc AT paco3d.art
Thank you!

Paco Casares AIE Students Showcase

Artstation Collection

There are some of my student's works that I have cultivated in the past years. I use this to showcase what AIE Game and VFX students can achieve after that they study here in first or second year. I am very proud of the work that they do, and I like to showcase this collection to demonstrate what you can achieve if you work hard and adhere to feedback. Most of these projects are made within AIE while completing their subjects. 

Useful Links

Instead of overloading my bookmarks with too many links, I'll put it here to share with all of you cool kids. Send me any valuable recommendations! If we are good friends I can put you up here too. 

Community

Flipped normals - Lots of tutorials and tips on how to do 3D art

Poly Count - 3D forum site that focuses on comunity helping to make art for games

80.lv - Site with technology news and software

Formalizer - Restructure writing with a professional tone

IGDA - Australian game developers

Resources

Maya Animation Graph Editor - Really useful amazing tips on how to make the best out of your curves. By create3dcharacters

Certified Digital Artist - Professional standards to get a job in the industry

Mark Van Haitsma - Hard Surface kit bash

Ornament Kitbash - Jonas Ronnegard

Refractive Index - To get accurate values on light spectrum values for accurate realistic texturing

Pawel Lyczkowski - Texturing and Tools Resources

Substance Painter Live Link - Texture and preview assets in real time

Michael Vicente Orb - Zbrush brushes designed to make environments with a Warcraft style in gumroad

Software + Pluggins

fSpy - still image camera matching software

DJV - Professional review software for VFX

Kinematic Lab - 3D Max tools

o3de - Open source game engine

Autodesk Bonus Tools - 2020-2024 - Additional Autodesk scripts to add some tools. 

Akeytsu - 3d animation software made simple

Malcolm 341 Scripts - One of the best scripts creators that I have encountered. Highly recommended. He updates frequently. Get the MEGA PACK while you are at it. 

Human Zbuilder - create quick humanoid templates to start sculpting with ease. 

Tutorials

Anton Tenitsky - 3D Concept artist with 3d Coat

Houdini-Course - Some really neat tutorials on Houdini

Give some interesting shapes - X thread to give some interesting forms and shapes. 

CG Cinematography - Some really great resources and all free


Foundamentals

Draw a Box - The foundation of fundamentals. Start by becoming comfortable with every pencil stroke. 

The struggle of improving our skills

Making art between the lines

Design Theory, Big Medium Small

Pose Space - Some poses to practice sketching

Paco 3d related pages and sites

paco3d.art Galleries 

paco3d.art Branding

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