Luxology's Modo is one of the newer tools in the CG, Design and Architectural visualization world, but has quickly gained a wide user base. Modo is a very powerful polygonal and subdivision modeler that has a great texture painting and sculpting module, object animation tools and a superb renderer, all under a very intuitive and user-friendly interface. This DVD, with over six hours of material, explores the workflow and features in Modo. Jonathan starts out introducing the user interface and proceeds with how to efficiently create and organize scenes. The viewer can follow along as a scene is created and developed through modeling, manipulation, shader creation and setup for animation and rendering among other topics. Instructor for this title: Jonathan Feldman

• User Interface, layouts and viewport navigation
• Object manipulation
• Selection modes
• Action centers, axis and falloff types
• Object creation
• Scene organization
• Shader creation and using the shader tree
• Setting up for animation
• Setting keys for animation and how to edit them
• Setting up a scene for rendering
• Rendering options
• Customizing the user interface

1. User Interface
2. Viewport Navigation and Model Layout
3. Selection Modes and Object Manipulation
4. Falloff Types
5. Scene Organization - "The Rocket"
6. Modeling Tools - "The Gantry"
7. "The Gantry" continued
8. Workplanes, Bridge and Loop Slice - "The Clamps"
9. Building Additional Environment Elements
10. Modeling the Terrain
11. Shader Tree
12. Assigning Shaders
13. Material Presets and UV Mapping
14. Painting the Terrain
15. The Basics of Animation in Modo
16. Setting Up an Animated Scene
17. Adjusting Pivot Points
18. Setting Up Constraints
19. Rendering Basics
20. Global Illumination
21. Render Passes
22. Lighting and Environment
23. Customizing Preferences, Hotkeys and Menus
24. Changing Viewports and Using Palettes
25. Troubleshooting and Additional Resources

• Product Code: JFE01
• ISBN: 1-59762-793-3
• UPC: 805366017712
• Duration: 365 minutes
• Formats: DVD-ROM, Digital Download, Online Subscription

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Jonathan Feldman

Modeler / Texture Painter

Jonathan Feldman got the VFX bug at the age of seven while watching a behind the scenes special on The Empire Strikes Back. Much later he began his career at Zoic Studios, where he worked on Serenity, C.S.I., Prison Break, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and various commercials. Afterwards he became a freelance modeler and texture painter and has worked on commercials with Digital Domain, Kachew! and others. During that time he also worked on the features, Night at the Museum 2 and Aliens in the Attic while at Rhythm and Hues. Most recently he finished working as a character, environment and prop artist on the upcoming Electronic Arts' game, Medal of Honor. He is currently freelancing at Digital Domain doing previs on Thor. Jonathan is a graduate of, and has been an instructor at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects.