Intro to Maya: Lesson 10 / 10 - Finishing your rocket
Channel: Maya Learning Channel
Date: 2020-07-28

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In this lesson, we graduate to beginner-intermediate level material to put the finishing touches on our rocket scene.  These include:

00:00 - Intro
01:50 - Creating your own custom deformer 
05:25 - Grouping and re-timing animation into clips using the Time Editor 
12:20 - Creating control curves using the Node Editor 
18:40 - Setting up camera shots using the Camera Sequencer 
29:50 - Adding a cloud and smoke trail using Bifrost FX 
37:05 - Exporting the animation to a video / images

Some other videos referenced for further learning include:
- Non-destructive animation editing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-B4jtTf3Co)
- Nodes and connections in Maya (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzpz2vksI7Q)
- Rendering a complex scene (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8hZ6hQCGHMW_4jNxt4zaYW_XzPA6y0sI)
- Bifrost quick tutorials (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8hZ6hQCGHMWxLHm2jTk2ZYxjUnX1yO6G)
- Creating a smoke trail using Bifrost (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTP45zdPQTI)
- Quick rigging for beginners (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c538zkwxgTQ)
- Motion Graphics for Maya (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GQK29ctz0A&list=PL8hZ6hQCGHMUn5NdkAQpWBG7xxGFP480q)

The IBL used is courtesy of: https://hdrmaps.com/freebies
Other files used: https://areadownloads.autodesk.com/wdm/maya/htm_maya101_gs_finale.zip

Check out the whole series! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD8E5717592CF5C26

Created in Maya 2020