Learn Arnold – Fundamentals of Shading and Lighting

Learn the fundamentals of Arnold

• Apply the knowledge to any other software package like 3DsMax, Maya, Cinema4D, Katana using Arnold.
• Understand the most important shading nodes, like Curvature, Noise, Occlusion, Surface and a lot more.
• Be able to use best practices in terms of stylized photographic lighting.
• Create physically correct shaders, which look appealing and render efficiently.
• Setup complex shading networks with advanced light rigs.

What this course is NOT

• Not teaching how to work within Autodesk Maya.
• Not about modelling, texturing or animation.Not providing source files.

Who this course is for :

• Students, industry beginners or mid level artists who are willing to go the extra mile and stand out.
• Students who are always looking for a new challenge and want to improve their skill set to become more versatile in the industry.
• Students who want to learn from an industry expert with more than 10 years of professional VFX experience.

Course content :

• Introduction
• Introduction to shaders
• Introduction to lights
• Materials
• Light setups
• Shading and Lighting
• Rendering
• Bonus Lectures