Autodesk offers tons of great resources and throughout the year host a number video webcasts demonstrating key skills and techniques. They are awesome and worth checking out. This session look very cool; it walks you through the design process from a sketch to final render. See you there. See you there.
– Cornell
Entertainment Design with SketchBook, Mudbox, and Maya 2012
Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PDT
This webcast, presented by Autodesk Technical Specialist Marcel de Jong, illustrates how to realize concept designs from 2D sketch through 3D rendering. It entails the design and construction of a realistic sci-fi motorcycle of photographic quality using the latest tools and concepts in Autodesk® SketchBook®, Autodesk® Mudbox™, mental ray®, and Autodesk® Maya® 2012 software, also highlighting the interoperability between these products.
Some of the concepts discussed in this session are image plane construction in Sketchbook for Maya, base modeling in Maya for Mudbox, detailing in Mudbox, HDR lighting in Maya (IBL's), and rendering a design project with mental ray. This project speaks to both entertainment and design customers.
Registration is free, but you'll need to register to gain access to the webcast.
