Gnomon Master Classes: CG Survival Kit

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Video Training|Rapidshare|1.02GB
Instructor: Jeremy Cook
Working hard and working smart are not the same thing. This lecture is geared towards intermediate to beginner audiences. We'll cover how to make artists work more efficiently and make smarter decisions.
Learn to work smart in a small and generalist pipeline, with speed in mind and making decisions based on your final output and time allowed. Knowing when and where to cut corners is a vital skill as most people over-build, over-think and over-work. There's no such thing as cheating when you're up against a deadline.
General Topics
Conceptualizing, layout strategies and keeping your final output in mind
Planning your shot
Keeping your 3D models simple with low poly counts
Digital matte strategies
Rendering passes for compositing in Photoshop
Polishing your final image
Modeling Topics
Saving time by only modeling what's in view
Working holistically
Keeping your details to scale
Using junkyards
Organization planning
Texturing and lighting Topics
Starting simple and adding complexity as needed
Rendering in Passes: The Basic 3 (Gobal Illumination, Diffusion and Specularity)
Photoshop Topics
Using passes
Painting in the passes
Painting with images
Color balance
Photo effects

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