Lectures

• Syllabus & Assignments
• Maya Introduction to Interface Notes
• Intro to Animation (04.05.05)[ppt (with animations)][pdf]
• Modeling Notes
• Shading (week 3)
• Texturing (week 3)
• Cameras (week 3/4)
• Lighting (week 3/4)

Schedule

     June 2005
 S  M Tu  W Th  F  S
          1  2  3  4
 5  6  7  8  9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25  week 1
26 27 28 29 30        week 2

     July 2005
 S  M Tu  W Th  F  S
                1  2
 3  4  5  6  7  8  9  week 3
10 11 12 13 14 15 16  week 4
17 18 19 20 21 22 23  week 5
24 25 26 27 28 29 30  week 6 (Final week)
31

• Week 1: Introduction to Maya & Modeling
  • Proj0 due Monday of Week 1
  • Proj1 model sheet assigned and due Wed
  • (Optional) Read Chapter 1 and 2
  • Read Chapter 3 and 4 before class on Tuesday (quiz)
• Week 2: Shading and Lighting
  • Proj1 due Monday Lecture on Shading Monday
  • Read Chapter 6 and 9 before class on Monday
  • Quiz this week on previous reading
  • Lecture on Lighting and Camears Wed
  • Bring Proj2 reference material to class on Wednesday
• Week 3: Lighting
  • No Class this week
  • Read Chapters 7 and 8
  • Read http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/siggraph_courses/s96_course30.pdf
• Week 4: Character Modeling
  • Proj3 due before class on Monday
  • Read Chapter 10 and 11
  • Quiz on texture mapping and Lighting (Wednesday)
  • Read John Lasseter's SIGGRAPH '87 paper
• Week 5: Introduction to Character Animation
  • Project on Key Framing character
  • Project on Inverse Kinematics character Animation
• Week 6: Character Animation
  • Proj4 due before class on Monday
  • Read Chapter 12 (Chapter 13 is optional)