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Hard Surface Modelling in Maya (Udemy.com)

Model hard surface objects inside of Maya with proper topology and edge flow.

Created by: Nexttut Education Pvt.Ltd.

Last updated June 2023

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What you will learn

  • Hard Surface Tools and Techniques
  • Subdivision workflow
  • Edgeflow control
  • Proper Topology
  • Material Setup
  • Studio Lightning
  • Rendering

How it compares

Against the other 545 rated Udemy courses in 3D Modeling on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 75% of them
  • Reviews486#166 of 546 by number of reviews
  • Length16.7 hourslonger than 82% of them
  • Last updatedJune 2023more recently than 56% of them

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Course Description

Do you find it difficult to model hard surface objects inside of Maya? If that is the case then I welcome you to  Hard surface Modelling in Maya course.

WHY SHOULD YOU LEARN FROM ME:

My name is Abraham Leal and I have 11 years of experience in the industry. I have been teaching 3D for the past 7 years while managing my own studio in Mexico.


BENEFITS :

By the end of this course,

  • You'll be able to model hard surface objects inside of maya with proper topology and edge flow.

  • You will be able to tackle complex shapes and simplify them using the necessary workflow for subdivision modelling.

  • You will be able to create professional looking renders to present your hard surface models.


WHAT WILL I LEARN:

  • Hard Surface Tools and Techniques

  • Subdivision workflow

  • Edgeflow control

  • Proper Topology

  • Material Setup

  • Studio Lightning

  • Rendering


COURSE PROJECTS:

The project is divided into 6 chapters, the first chapter will serve as an introduction to the most important concepts and tools. The next chapters will each focus on common objects you might have to model while in a professional project. These projects will show specific elements and techniques that can be applied to a variety of props. At the end we will prepare renders for all of our objects and present them in a professional way.


IS THIS COURSE RIGHT FOR ME:

  • I have designed this course for beginner level students who want to learn the proper way to model and create hard surface models inside of Maya.

  • This course is also designed for anyone who wants to polish their workflow and discover new ways to approach complex objects inside of Maya.


WHO IS NOT THE IDEAL STUDENT:
This course is for beginners and not for advance users. If you are looking for advanced complex hard surface modelling then this course is not for you.


WHAT SHOULD I KNOW OR HAVE FOR THE COURSE:

  • A basic understanding of the Maya interface is expected

  • You should have Maya installed with its latest update along with Arnold (included in Maya)

  • You need a software called Pureref to view the reference images. This software is free.


    Join me! And start creating amazing Hard Surface Models ready for production inside of Maya.

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Instructor Details

Nexttut Education Pvt.Ltd.

Welcome to Nexttut Education, Myself Nalini Kanta Jena, I am the founder and director of Nexttut Education. I have been teaching and working in the game industry since 2008.

I have been teaching here on Udemy since 2017 and have created few bestseller courses. student seems to love my work and I love them as well. Everything was fine but except one problem and that is student's growing demand to create various courses for them. I realize that I can never fulfill such massive number of request to create different courses so that is when Nexttut Education took it's shape.

We only create courses with highly talented professionals who has at least 5+ years off experience working in the film and game industry.

The single goal of Nexttut Education is to help students to become a production ready artist and get jobs wherever they want. We are committed to create high quality professional courses for 3d students. If you are a student learning from any local institution or a 3d artist who has just started working in the industry or an artist who has some years of experience, you have come to the right place.

We love you and your feedback. Please give us feedback on how we can make better courses for you and how we can help you in any ways.

thank you for reading :)

Regards,

Director

Nalini kanta jena

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Reviews

4.7

486 ratings on Udemy

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By Kaleb Leathem on 6/29/2024

Made it to the toaster and has been really informative also learn some new tools that I have not use before while using maya. There some optimization methods he could have used to if he wanted to keep poly count low, but that was not necessarily his goal as much as it was mine.

By Yolanda Demetrius on 6/30/2023

came here from another courses also taught by Abraham, I love this course, it's very detail, very engaging, keeps me motivated. I learn lots of new tricks but for some reasons, even after several tries, the Mash tricks didn't work well for me. overall, this course is great, newcomers, don't hesitate to take this course. thank you Abraham for teaching.

By Yashwanth Kumar on 5/12/2023

Very detailed explanation on each of the chapters and so many approaches to solve the problems have been covered. Definitely improved my modelling skills and improved my understanding on how to analyze and approach a model. Absolutely recommend the course ! Thanks a ton to the instructor who put so much effort to make this course so understandable and easy to follow along.

By Jeffery Argyle on 11/28/2022

I'm on Section 2 of this course and I'm having a blast! I love the attention to detail the instructor provides and all the neat little tricks I'm learning along the way. The only reason I left it at 4 stars instead of 5 is because the instructor talks so fast I have to slow the video down at times to catch on to what he says as he's doing things. Other than that one complaint, I am impressed with the knowledge he brings to the table and can't wait to continue!

By Andrés Contreras on 9/2/2022

Para este curso tienes que saber varios shortcuts y saber moverte alrededor de Maya, porque no se explican muchas operaciones, y las operaciones son muy rápidas, no lo recomendaría a alguien que apenas está aprendiendo.

By Maksim Gorokhov on 7/1/2022

Wow! I just finished the course and I want to say big thank you to Abraham and his team for very well designed material and all those little details and insights how to model hard surfaces. The course is 'must have' if want to be good at modeling

By Learning How To Learn on 6/27/2022

Great course from a great instructor. I really appreciate that he leaves in the mistakes and takes the time to go back and do it correctly because when you're on a job it never goes perfectly like a polished tutorial. This way you get to see how to deal with some issues that will arise on the job. Anyone can follow along to a tutorial but can you learn how to problem solve on the fly? These types of courses are much more beneficial IMO.

By Zachary S Pritchard on 6/26/2022

This was such a great course. I've taken a lot of Udemy/tutorial videos learning more about ZBrush and Maya at this point, and this ranks in the very top echelon. The instructor showed every step of the process, did it quick, but not too quick, and he somehow made it fun enough to keep pushing on. I wouldn't say this is a course for absolute Maya beginners, but if you have a rudimentary understanding of how to navigate around Maya this course will definitely improve your confidence and capabilities.

By Aviel Hernandez on 6/15/2022

The pace at which these lessons go are great and very informative. Most of the learning is going to come from modeling on your own but it's helpful to learn techniques and resolutions to common issues that come along the way. This course provides a nice progression from a simple soda can to an impressive chainsaw by the end of it. Very much recommend this course.

By Satish B on 3/30/2022

Wonderfully structured course. I have around 15 years of experience teaching Maya. I lost touch during the Covid lockdown as I did not have a high-end computer at home. This course helped me refresh my memory and learn all the tools again. Thank you Abraham. Just one thing. The certificate could have been designed a little better.

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