This "making of" demonstration and lecture began with the decision to create a new still image and record the entire process. Using Maya, UVlayout, ZBrush and Photoshop, "Smile" was created in ten hours over the course of a couple evenings. Observe and listen as Alex shares his workflow, thought process and techniques, covering everything from creating a base mesh and laying out UVs to creating a final comp in Photoshop.

Dynamic Effects Maya Techniques with Alex Alvarez
Size : 3.75 GB
When objects impact the ground, such as bullets or footsteps, one often expects to see an effect such as a puff of dust (dust hit) or a burst of debris. This four part tutorial demonstrates how to create dust hits and debris from bullets hitting the ground, fired by an animated jet fighter composited into a live action background.

The Gnomon Workshop – Deformers02 in Maya – Sculpt Lattice And Wrap With Alex Alvarez Rip
Author: Alex Alvarez
SW: Maya
Lang.: English

This is the second DVD from 3 DVD tutorial series for using Deformer Tools for Modeling and Animating in Maya. Support Files included. Sculpt deformers are spherical objects which create rounded deformations. They can be used to simulate effects such as liquid pumping through tubes, or a chewing and swallowing food.