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Concept Vehicle Design in 2D and 3D Using Sketchbook, Maya and Mudbox
Marcel de Jong is a visionary when it comes to his concept vehicle designs. His inspired designs simply state, ‘what if?’ and ‘why not?’ From his ‘Maasai’ motorcycle that Batman would drool over, to his ‘futuristic’ bomber that looks like…well, [...]
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Join us for motion+connect!
Concept Vehicle Design in 2D and 3D Using Sketchbook, Maya and Mudbox
Marcel de Jong is a visionary when it comes to his concept vehicle designs. His inspired designs simply state, ‘what if?’ and ‘why not?’ From his ‘Maasai’ motorcycle that Batman would drool over, to his ‘futuristic’ bomber that looks like…well, not like any plane we’ve ever seen, you’ll have the opportunity to take a peak at how Marcel creates his magic.
In this motion+connect session, he’ll walk you through a simplified version of his workflow process in creating these amazing concept vehicles – from sketch to matte painting to render – using Sketchbook, Maya and Mudbox.
Beginning with Sketchbook, we’ll take a look at its functionality that accommodates storyboarding as well as the initial design process when laying out early vehicle concepts.
Next, Marcel will demo some basic exercises he uses to build and lay out the base model in Maya that then gets exported for detailing and texture paint in Mudbox.
Finally, all data will end up in Maya for animation setup or final rendering.
Along the way, we’ll get a healthy dose of inspiration from witnessing Marcel’s genius.
Marcel is an award-winning concept designer, a highly regarded digital effects consultant for clients like DreamWorks, Digital Domain, Pixar, and Sony Pictures Imageworks, and a favorite speaker at motion events. His feature film credits and production experience include Inspector Gadget, Sphere, Mortal Kombat, Armageddon, and Batman Returns. His work has been widely published in an array of publications including, ID Magazine, Popular Mechanics, CGW and Innovation. He is co-founder of Gnomon School of Visual Effects and is currently a Senior Solution Engineer at Autodesk Media and Entertainment Division.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
online:
time: 7:30 – 9:00 PM {MST | UTC-7}
url: http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/motionconnect/
user name: your real name (i.e., anna mae). This is required to be eligible to win prizes.
password: not required
in ABQ:
time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
UNM ARTS Lab
131 Pine St NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
overview:
7:30-8:20 PM: Concept Vehicle Design in 2D and 3D
8:20-8:30 PM: Q&A
8:30-8:40 PM: Managing Fonts for Motion Graphics
8:40-8:50 PM: Beauty Box: Skin Retouching in After Effects and FCP
8:50-8:55 PM: reels@motion
8:55-9:00 PM: software giveaways
*all times are MST | UTC-7
RSVP to be eligible for software giveaways. Must be present (in person OR online) to win.
Animators, motion graphic artists, visual effects artists, screen designers, title designers – here’s your chance to show the world your work.
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March 1st, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Can you please make this available at any time or download kind of fasilities instead of static time 7.30 – 9.00 PM?…please?
March 1st, 2010 at 11:54 pm
@lobhvati Thanks for your comment. Stay tuned for the all new motion.tv coming soon. All motion+connect sessions will be online for your viewing.