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▓ Creating Trees in Maya Onyx Forests Techniques ▓
▒░ ▄▄ ▀ The Gnomon Workshop ▀ ▄▄ ░▒
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▓▓ ░ This DVD explores how to incorporate the Onyx Tree suite of ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ programs into a Maya and Mental Ray workflow, while ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ demonstrating scene layout and rendering techniques that ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ apply to any artist interested in natural environments. We ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ begin with Onyx Broadleaf, an invaluable tool for quickly ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ creating a diverse library of physically accurate trees. ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ The user interface is explained while demonstrating how to ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ export geometry to Maya, including wind animation and a ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ custom Gnomon mel script for importing Onyx animation. ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ Beyond Onyx animation, we also look at how to use softbody ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ lattices to manually animate tree leaves for quick ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ turnaround animation. A thorough demonstration of physical ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ sun/sky, final gather and miaMaterials for trees is then ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ provided including a detailed review of how to create ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ custom leaf textures from scans. Broadleaf techniques ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ culminate in the creation of an overgrown Highway scene ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ with a final 4k composite in After Effects that includes ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ beauty, Zdepth, fog passes and post-process effects with ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ the Lenscare, Magic Bullet and Sapphire plug-ins. Moving ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ on, we then explore Onyx Conifer, Palm and Bamboo in equal ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ detail discussing library and rendering techniques for each ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ type of tree concluding with a photorealistic bamboo forest ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ that introduces final gather techniques for deep shadow ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ environments. We wrap up the DVD with a demonstration of ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ Mental Ray proxies, allowing environment artists a ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ methodology for populating scenes with billions of ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ polygons. Suited to both students and professionals, Alex ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ shares his in-depth knowledge hoping to inspire artists to ░ ▓▓
▓▓ ░ delve further into the world of natural CG environments. ░ ▓▓
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