Creation of 3D Scenes from Scratch in Maya

Start the course by meeting Albert, who tells you a little bit about him, about his professional career as a 3D artist, and the different reasons why he has been successful in his career. He also shows you artistic references and his main audiovisual influences.

Albert talks to you about the most important thing before creating a scene: the idea. Learn about different sources of references and how to plan the project. See the basic concepts of composition and make the first sketch of your scene, which is fundamental before starting.

Let's get to work! Using essential tools, block out or model in low poly to visualize and modify your scenario, adjusting the scale, volumes, and proportions.

Then, build the assets of the environment. See what the set dressing technique is and the importance of choosing the right style, level of detail, and creation of libraries to optimize your modeling work. Also, see how to reuse already modeled objects to create new ones and prepare all the assets for production.

Continue to build your scenario. Use the previously created set dressing library and learn how to interpret blocking like a professional. Add props to the scene and visualize your character to achieve a perfect dressing before the files are ready for textures.

Finally, complete your scene with the rendering, apply some basic lighting and rendering concepts with your own style and then, with Adobe Photoshop, finish your stage and leave it ready to publish in your portfolio.