Learn to Create Blendshapes in Maya for Animation in Games

🎓 Course Title: Learn to Create Blendshapes in Maya for Animation in Games

Headline: Combine 3D animations with ease for game and film using Blendshapes in Maya

Course Description:

Dive into the world of facial animation and character deformations with our comprehensive online course, "Blendshape Creation in Maya," led by industry expert Chad Robert Morgan. This course is a treasure trove for 3D artists looking to master the art of blendshapes within Autodesk Maya, an essential tool for animators and modelers in both game development and film production.

🚀 What You'll Learn:

• Creating Blendshapes Nodes: Understand the fundamental building blocks of facial animation by learning how to create and manipulate blendshape nodes effectively.
• Adding New Targets: Discover the process of adding new targets to your blendshapes, ensuring a wide range of expressions for your characters.
• Target Creation: Learn the ins and outs of creating targets in Maya, which serve as the end points of your blendshape deformations.
• Common Pitfalls & Efficient Workflow: Identify common mistakes that can break your blendshapes and how to avoid them. Gain tips for streamlining your workflow so editing blendshapes becomes a breeze.
• Integrating Blendshapes with Skinclusters & Joint Animation: Explore the seamless integration of blendshapes with skinclusters and joint animations, achieving a more dynamic and lifelike character movement.
• Ordering Inputs: Understand the importance of input ordering to ensure your blendshapes function correctly and efficiently.
• Mudbox Integration: Learn an optional method for creating blendshapes as sculpt layers in Mudbox, and how to link them with Maya using OneClick.
• Using Paint Blendshape Weights Tool: Master the Paint Blendshape Weights tool to fine-tune the influence of a blendshape and even split one target into multiple blendshapes for more complex expressions.
• Advanced Techniques: Get pro tips such as using wrap deformers to create mirror shapes, and discover extra Maya tools from Autodesk's Bonus Tools for creating corrective blendshapes.
• Updates & New Tools in Maya 2016: Explore the latest updates from Maya 2016 that allow for the creation of blendshapes without target meshes, keeping you at the forefront of 3D animation technology.
• Exporting Blendshapes: Learn how to export your blendshapes via FBX and import them into game engines like Unreal 4, ensuring compatibility and ease of use across different platforms.

📚 Additional Resources: (Students - please look under Section 1 / Lecture 1 downloads for the source files associated with the lesson.)

About the Instructor: Chad Robert Morgan is a seasoned professional in the field of 3D animation, with a career that took off at LucasArts where he worked alongside industry legends. His journey through the world of gaming and animation has included contributions to renowned titles such as "Obi-Wan Starfighter" and "Gladius." With experience stretching across various studios like ReelFX and Double Helix, Chad has been involved in projects like "G.I. Joe – Valor vs. Venom," "Strider," "Killer Instinct," "Front Mission: Evolved," and "Silent Hill: Homecoming."

Currently, Chad operates as a freelance technical artist, while also developing his own independent game and video titles under Spectral Ink Productions. His passion for teaching and sharing knowledge has led him to contribute to Autodesk Master Classes, publish articles in 3D World magazine, post tutorials on YouTube, and now collaborate with 3dmotive to bring you this course. Chad's expertise and real-world experience make him an ideal guide for anyone looking to master blendshapes in Maya for animation in games and film.

Ready to take your 3D animation skills to the next level? Enroll in "Blendshape Creation in Maya" today and join a community of artists who are shaping the future of 3D character animation! 🖥️🎬🚀