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Maya MASH: Motion Graphics

by Florian Girardot

This course will teach you how Maya is a powerful tool to create motion graphics. Even if you don't have any modeling or animation knowledge, this course is made for you. Software required: Maya, After Effects, NUKE, Illustrator.

What you'll learn

In this course, Maya MASH: Motion Graphics, you'll learn how Maya is a powerful tool to create motion graphics. First, you'll go through the workflow of a practical shot starting by creating the geometries using SVG import and the Type tool. Within a couple of minutes, you can import Illustrator or any vector files to create great geometries. Then, using the outstanding MASH tools, you'll learn how to animate the objects. You,ll then render the shot with Arnold and finish the project in After Effects or NUKE. Finally, you'll discover how to use vectors to generate 3D in Maya, using MASH to create animations, rendering using Arnold, and comping the Shot using either NUKE or After Effects. By the end of this course, you'll be confident using Maya to create stunning motion graphics. Even if you don't have any modeling or animation knowledge, this course is made for you. Software required: Maya, After Effects, NUKE, Illustrator.

About the author

Florian Girardot is an artist specializing in computer graphics, compositing, video projection, and photography. He is also director of several short movies and a visual effect teacher. He worked for several companies in the world on major feature films (Puss in Boots, Madagascar 3, Despicable Me 2, Godzilla 2014 and more). Florian’s leitmotif is always to find the perfect balance between art and technologies, just to amaze people.

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