Intro to Maya: Lesson 10 / 10 - Finishing your rocket
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In this lesson, we graduate to beginner-intermediate level material to put the finishing touches on our rocket scene. These include:
- Creating your own custom deformer (1:50)
- Grouping and re-timing animation into clips using the Time Editor (5:25)
- Creating control curves using the Node Editor (12:20)
- Setting up camera shots using the Camera Sequencer (18:40)
- Adding a cloud and smoke trail using Bifrost FX (29:50)
Some other videos referenced for further learning include:
- Non-destructive animation editing (
- Nodes and connections in Maya (
- Rendering a complex scene (
- Bifrost quick tutorials (
- Creating a smoke trail