• In this workshop, Victor Navone, Supervising Animator at Pixar Animation Studios, reveals the art of facial animation for feature films using a style similar to Pixar. Learn how to animate a shot from start to finish and discover Victor’s workflow tips, guidelines, and essential tools for creating appealing, feature-quality facial performances for CG-animated characters.
• Victor has been animating at Pixar since 2000, starting on Monsters, Inc. and working on every feature film as well a number of shorts, including the “SparksShorts.” In this three-hour workshop, he discusses what exactly “appeal” in animation means as well as how to apply it to your animations. The importance of asymmetry is covered including how to use lines of action when developing rhythm in expressions. The lessons also delve into facial anatomy and how to push exaggeration in animation for appealing results, as well as how to stylize — and even cheat — expressions to make them look great for a specific camera view.
• The lecture begins with warm-up expression exercises and an introduction to the character model from Long Winter Studios, detailing how to utilize drawings and model sheets by great animation artists to interpret 2D drawings into 3D expressions. Lessons continue into planning out a complete shot using dialog to animate to, teaching the animation block-out stage for the face and body, before covering the brow mechanics and how to animate the eyes and lips. To conclude this detailed and informative start-to-finish tutorial, Victor ends with the final touches that polish off a facial performance scene suitable for a feature film.

Language: English | Duration: 107 Lectures ( 21h 3m ) | Size: 20.5 GB

https://www.udemy.com/course/master-blender-3d-with-wild-west-environments/

Learn Stylized Environment Design in Blender 4 – From Greyboxing to Geometry Nodes & Final Renders

 Language: English | Duration: 13 Lectures ( 5h 36m ) | Size: 4.6 GB

https://www.udemy.com/course/designing-stylized-3d-characters-tutorial/

From a sphere to final render

Language: English | Size: 1.25 GB | Duration: 2h 7m

https://www.udemy.com/course/style3d-atelier-beginners-garment-workshop/

Beginner's Garment Creation in Style3d Atelier

• Nuke is an incredibly powerful tool. You can create 3D camera tracks, particle systems, composite images and even create point clouds and 3D models. So as matte painters and beginners to the software, where do we start!?
• Stefan is our Nuke expert, with over 5 years experience as a compositor and several years as a matte painter, he knows Nuke inside and out. In this series he will cover the most useful nodes in Nuke for matte painters. He covers some example uses for each, as well as best practices and general guides.

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Master the art of crafting hyper-realistic rock surfaces using Houdini's Rigid Body Dynamics system with this comprehensive training designed for environment artists and FX technical directors working in film, games, and visualization.

Skillshare - Mini-Class: Create a Ferrofluid Material Animation in Blender 3D

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Discover how to streamline your Houdini workflow with this advanced Python-based asset management system, designed specifically for technical artists and pipeline developers working in production environments. This comprehensive tutorial teaches you to build a robust multi-asset loader that will revolutionize how you handle complex projects.

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In this professional training video, you will learn how to leverage Python scripting within Houdini to efficiently convert absolute file paths to relative paths - an essential skill for maintaining portable project files and streamlined pipeline workflows.

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Discover how to craft breathtaking, production-ready volumetric effects and intricate patterns using Houdini's powerful VDB workflows – the ultimate guide for creating stunning procedural cookies that will elevate your FX and environment work to professional standards!

Language: English | Size: 3.23 GB | Duration: 4h 1m

https://www.udemy.com/course/geometry-nodes-for-blender/

Learn Geometry Nodes in this Beginners Course.

Language: English | Duration: 24 Lectures ( 4h 10m ) | Size: 1.75 GB

https://www.udemy.com/course/electric-vehicle-ev-infrastructure-and-charging-systems/

Master EV charging systems, site planning, ROI models, V2G, policy, fast charging & wireless tech for real-world use.

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"Transform heightfields into breathtaking landscapes with professional VDB techniques!"

Udemy - Game Development with Unreal Engine