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Intro to Maya

In this popular course, you will learn the basics of modeling, lighting, texturing and animation using Maya, one of the most popular 3D software packages in the industry. Students will gain an understanding of the interface and capabilities of Maya, as well as basic principles of animation, modelling, lighting, rigging, and texturing.

Part-Time Course - ONLINE

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Course Info

This course is run entirely on Zoom, and can be taken from anywhere. Please note the sessions are in Vancouver's Pacific Time zone, so students outside this area will need to adjust schedules accordingly. Classes must be attended live and will not be recorded. Students provide their own computers and backup media, and are responsible for archiving their projects.

A few days before the course starts, VanArts will provide registered students with a confirmation letter to obtain a temporary student license of Maya, in case this is needed.

Minimum-to-approximate computer requirements are as follows:

FOR DESKTOP – CPU Intel i5, 16GB Memory, Video Adapter NVidia Geforce 970, Hard Drive 1TB

FOR LAPTOP – CPU Intel i5, 12GB Memory, Graphics Adapter w/ 1GB memory, Hard Drive SSD 250

All classes run Thursday evenings 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Pacific (Vancouver) Time.

Prerequisites: None
Number of Classes: 12

Upcoming Course Dates

May 13th, 2021

September 16th, 2021

Class Outline

Class 01: Maya Interface and intro to 3D modeling
Class 02: UVs and Booleans
Class 03: Deformers and Nurbs
Class 04: Shaders and Lights I
Class 05: Shaders and Lights II
Class 06: Lab time to work on the class project.

Class 07: Intro to Rigging
Class 08: Controllers Set up and Connections
Class 09: Animation and FX I
Class 10: Animation and FX II
Class 11: Lab time to work on the class project
Class 12: Personal final review

MARIA FERNANDA ZEGERS

Fernanda is a graduate of the Game Art & Design diploma program at VanArts, and currently works as a lighting artist at Waterproof Studios. Before coming to Vancouver, she worked as a production artist at several studios in Chile, creating motion graphics, 3D models, and compositing for television commercials.

Tuition and Registration Information

Canadian

$695.00 CAD

International

$695.00 CAD

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Please note that letters of acceptance are not issued for part-time courses, and that the course may be cancelled if student enrollment is low.

As this is an online course, international students may register and take the course from their home country. Please note that the course runs in the Pacific Time zone for Vancouver, so all students outside this area must consider their own time zone before registering.

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