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December 18th, 2002
So the moment has finally arrived... the entire Gnomon
Workshop library is now available in the DVD format! And just in time
for Christmas! (whew).
This last batch consists of four titles, two of which are brand new additions
to our library by renowned 3D artist Jeremy Engleman. Alex Alvarez and Jeremy
have spent the last 12 months redesigning the Gnomon School's 10 week Lighting
and Rendering course. These two titles represent the first in a series of rendering
DVDs, with new titles to be released in the first quarter of 2003 (as well as
many other exciting titles currently in development!).
Also new with this release is a Two-Disc set! 'Introduction to Maya' has been
completely re-recorded with over four hours of lecture, split across two DVDs
shipped in a nifty two-disc case.
As always, the DVDs include scene files and lecture notes. Details are available by following the link below:
Introduction to Maya: Interface and Workflow
Rendering 1: Lighting Fundamentals
Rendering 2: Shadows
Constraints 1: Character / Object Interaction
December 9th, 2002
Three DVDs on deformers are now shipping! These lectures are 100% new recordings,
full of many new topics and examples. While the previous Deformers titles focused
almost exclusively on character facial deformations, these new lectures also
delve into a myriad of alternate applications.
As always, the DVDs include scene files and lecture notes. Details are available
by following the link below:
Deformers 1: Clusters, Blendshape
Deformers 2: Sculpt, Lattice, Wrap
Deformers 3: Wire, Wrinkle, Jiggle
December 3rd, 2002
New rendering tutorial added on 'fog density'.
December 2nd, 2002
Five new DVDs on texturing and kinematics are now shipping! These lecture upgrades
include all the benefits of the DVD/DVD-ROM format including scene files and
special features. The texturing titles were not only rerecorded by Darrin Krumweide,
but delve deeper into Hypershade. What was two videos has now become six hours
of lecture spread over 3 DVDs.
Details are available by following the link below:
Texture Mapping 1: Materials
Texture Mapping 2: Textures
Texture Mapping 3: Projections
Kinematics 3: Inverse Kinematics
Kinematics 4: Arms and Legs
November 16th, 2002
A project begun in May, we have finally finished upgrading
all of our lectures to DVD! This process has involved
rerecording 90% of the material to incorporate new features
in Maya 4.5. The new lectures are full of new examples
and subject matter in order to best illustrate the various
topics. As is the case with our currently available
titles, all new DVDs include scene files and bonus material,
with some titles reaching 150 minutes of lecture! Between
now and the end of the year, new DVDs will become available
every 7-14 days.
We are also very excited to welcome Jeremy A. Engleman to the roster of Gnomon
Workshop instructors! Jeremy has produced two new DVDs on Rendering, which will
be available mid-December.
Immediately available are four DVD lecture upgrades which focus on modeling and
kinematics. The NTSC/PAL videos for these titles have been discontinued and will
appear in the bargain basement next week.
Details are available by following the link below:
Polygon Modeling 1: Basics
Polygon Modeling 2: Subdivision Surfaces
Kinematics 1: Skeletons
Kinematics 2: Forward Kinematics
October 18th,
2002
Gnomon Director Alex Alvarez has been featured on Apple's
website; discussing the importance of Maya moving to the Mac. Just
as the 3D industry gradually moved from IRIX to Windows, OS-X could
be the next paradigm shift.
For the full story, click on the 'Creative' link from
Apple's home page, or click here for a direct link.
October
3rd, 2002
We have decided to discontinue the VHS versions of all
titles which are available as DVDs, as we move towards a DVD only library.
So what to do with the remaining inventory? It would be ashame to toss
them, so how about a sale? The following NTSC & PAL videos are
available in our online store for $20 - a 60% discount! Quantity is
limited.
Videos for $20:
NURBS Modeling, I
Organic Modeling, I
Organic Modeling, II
Skinning, I
Skinning, II
Skinning, III
Skinning, IV
Dynamics, I
Dynamics, II
Dynamics, III
Dynamics, IV
Dynamics, V
Dynamics, VI
Dynamics, VII
September 18th, 2002
The Gnomon Workshop is proud to announce that nine
new DVDs are available for purchase. Produced by Alex Alvarez, Darrin
Krumweide and Andrew Orloff, these titles cover modeling, expressions
and dynamic effects.
Details are available by following the link below:
NURBS Modeling 1: Intro to Curves and Surfaces
NURBS Modeling 2: Form Development
NURBS Modeling 3: GTP Racecar
Expressions 1: Intro to Particle Expressions
Expression 2: Particle Expressions In-Depth
Dynamics 8: Intro to Softbodies
Dynamics 9: Softbody Effects
Dynamics 10: Softbody Lattices and Curves
Dynamics 11: Spring Effects
August 10th,
2002
Nine brand new titles are on the way! Scheduled for
late September release, the titles have been mastered and are currently
in the DVD authoring stage: four titles by A.Alvarez, three by D.Krumweide
and two by CG supervisor and Gnomon instructor Andrew Orloff. What
are the titles? Unfortunately, we have to keep this a secret for a
little longer.
We are also getting many inquiries as to when we will finish the conversion of
older titles to DVD. These are currently scheduled for mid-Fall release.
July
16th, 2002
The Gnomon Workshop is happy to present 20 Maya Projects
and Scene files by Alvarez! Ranging from character models to dynamic
rigs, these should come in handy for those who like to save time
by dissecting (or incorporating) 'off-the-shelf' resources. For more
information, check out the Scenes page.
July
8th, 2002
So here they are... DVDs!
After many requests for this format, we had a team
of professional UI designers and DVD authors, headed by Alex Alvarez,
spend many weeks converting and updating almost half of the Gnomon
Workshop library to DVD.
We are extremely happy with the interactivity, special
features and bonus material we have been able to include on the
DVD discs.
All DVD titles have interactive menus with chapters, lecture notes, resource
spotlights (40 minutes), bonus material and, on DVD-ROM equipped PCs/Macs, students
can access a maya project directory with scene files and sourceimages such as
textures and imageplanes.
Of course, eventually the entire library will be converted, but for now we are
busy in production of several brand new titles to be released in the Fall.
Pricing: DVDs are available for $79 per title. Videos will remain at $59.
Upgrade Policy: If you have already purchased a video and would like to get the
DVD, you are eligible for discounted pricing. See the FAQ page for more information
on upgrading.
We hope these DVDs are received well, as we feel they are by far the best training
products available for Maya. Whether you are just getting started with 3D, or
a professional looking to learn new techniques, we are here to make the learning
process smoother and faster. Good luck with Maya.
Details are available by following the link below:
Organic Modeling 1: Head Surfacing
Organic Modeling 2: Head Patching
Skinning 1: Smooth Binding with Wrap Deformers
Skinning 2: Smooth Skin Weighting
Skinning 3: Head Skinning and Rigging
Skinning 4: Smooth Skin Influence Objects
Dynamics 1: Create Emitter
Dynamics 2: Emit from Object
Dynamics 3: Surface Emission
Dynamics 4: Rigid Bodies
Dynamics 5: Fields
Dynamics 6: Goals
Dynamics 7: Instancer
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