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In this series of lessons we will be exploring the Substance procedural texturing system included with Maya.
With Substance, we no longer have to rely on the time-consuming process of acquiring and manipulating photographs to suit our texturing needs. Substance allows us to procedurally generate textures that are highly realistic and highly customizable. This course will cover essential topics such as applying and modifying Substance textures, understanding the limitations and potential complications you may run into when using Substance textures, and how we can work around these.

Taking into account that many of today's digital artists -- particularly 3D character animators -- lack foundational artistic instruction, this book teaches anatomy in a coherent and succinct style. A clear writing style explains how to sculpt an accurate human figure, starting with the skeleton and working out to muscle, fat, and skin. Insightful explanations enable you to quickly and easily create and design characters that can be used in film, game, or print, and allows you to gain a strong understanding of the foundational artistic concepts.

Allan_McKay, a well known Australian artist, returns with a new training DVD called Creature FX Volume 1 . The DVD is part of a series, aimed at building production FX for character and organic-oriented shots. In this first volume, Allan creates a disintegration effect sequence from scratch, which could be described as a vampire being hit by a bullet that turns him into a flaming torch and eventually into a pile of dust. It's similar to effects seen in movies such as ”Blade”.