Entertainment Design with SketchBook®, Mudbox™, Maya® 2012, and mental ray®

Marcel de Jong
Sr. Solution Engineer/Concept Designer
Autodesk Media and Entertainment

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Class Summary
In this class, I will illustrate how to build concepts from 2D drawings to 3D renders. It includes
several steps from designing to constructing a realistic, futuristic motorcycle using some of the
latest tools in SketchBook, Mudbox, Maya 2012, as well as Mental Ray.

Image by Marcel de Jong

● Sketches (10 min)
● Preparing orthographic reference pics in PSD (5 min)
● Image planes in Maya (5 min)
● Basic blocking/modeling (10 min)
● Maya/Mudbox for textures (10 min)
● Maya/Mudbox for graphics + decals (10 min)
● Sculpting details with Mudbox (5 min)
● Mental Ray for surface dev (10 min)
● Filleting with Mental Ray nodes (5 min)
● Tires with Mental Ray bump (10 min)
● Q&A (10 min)

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Learning objectives
At the end of this class you will be able to:

● Define the process from sketch to design specification through 3D concept model
● Extend your toolbox by starting to integrate Mudbox for sculpting and painting
● Expand on realism by integrating additional rendering tricks

Image by Marcel de Jong

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Thank you!

Image by Marcel de Jong

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 Images by Marcel de Jong

For an overview of this material

http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/marcel

You can also find a higher resolution version (2560 x 1600, roughly
large enough for an 8.5 x 11 print) of the previous rendering on the
AU website under the class materials for my course (DG7260).

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 Images by Marcel de Jong

Bonus drawing of an Nvidia Fermi Pro Quadro FX 4000!!

We’re happy to be giving away a Nvidia Quadro 4000 to a lucky
winner. All those attending this presentation will have a chance to
win. Simply place your business card in the bowl at the beginning
of the class.

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 Images by Marcel de Jong

Bonus drawing of an Nvidia Fermi Pro Quadro FX 4000!!

The Quadro 4000 professional graphics solution drives a broad
range of design, animation and video apps. With Scalable
Geometry Engine™ technology, the Quadro 4000 can process up to
890 million triangles per second, enabling design, visualization,
and entertainment professionals.

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