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“I've watched Alex Alvarez's
training DVDs on Dynamics... and they are
amazing! I've learned so much from the lectures, they have
helped make me a better visual effects artist. I started
using Maya for effects animation when I joined Square USA
for the film "Final
Fantasy" about
4 years ago. I wish I had these DVDs then. Well, better
late than never. ”
- Andy Chen
Effects Animator
Dreamworks Feature Animation
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Sculpt deformers are spherical
objects which create rounded deformations. They can be used
to simulate effects such as liquid pumping through tubes, or
a character chewing and swallowing food.
Lattice and Wrap deformers are unique in how they allow you to deform surfaces
with low-res shapes. The potential uses are therefore quite varied: a high-res
NURBS patch-model can have facial expressions designed using just 40 points,
a character can be animated squeezing itself through a keyhole, a dynamic simulation
can have its performance quadrupled, and so on. This lecture addresses several
examples with a focus on workflow and application.
Product Code: DEF02
Sculpt
Lattice
Wrap
NURBS
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Polygons
SubD Surfaces
Deformation Order
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 01:
Introduction
02: Sculpts
03: Fluid Pump
04: Eye Bulge
05: Lattices
06: Dynamic Lattice
07: Deformation Order
08: Wrap
09: Animating Base Node
10: Credits
Click here to
view a sample clip from this DVD. Note that while this
clip is 640x480 the actual movie size is 720x480 with
higher quality compression. View the stills to the right
to see the actual resolution.
Alex is founder and director of The Gnomon Workshop
and of Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood. Alex has been published
in industry magazines, websites, and books - plus he has taught courses
at several major trade conferences. His character animation projects
have appeared on many computer graphics websites, on the cover of the ‘Maya
Character Animation’ book published by New Riders, and his 'Zufuhr'
project was commissioned by Alias for their Siggraph stage presentations.
Alex is president of the Los Angeles Alias Users Group and sits on the
Advisory Board for Highend3D.com. Prior to Gnomon, Alex worked for Alias,
as a consultant and trainer for studios in the Los Angeles area. Alex
is an alumni of the Art Center College of Design and the University
of Pennsylvania.
For more of Alex's work, visit:
www.alexalvarez.com.
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