Tutorial on Physical Shaders in Arnold

We've uploaded a new series of tutorials at our Vimeo Channel, on the use of Physical Shaders in Arnold, taught by UG Program leader Michael Davies.  

In these tutorials you will learn how to create materials for glass, metal, thin film & iridium, sub-surface scattering, and cloth.

Arnold Tutorials at Vimeo
UG programme leader and third year animation tutor Michael Davies has recorded an extensive series of Arnold tutorials, which you can find at our Vimeo Tutorial Channel here.  Michael's Arnold tutorials walk you through all the steps needed to render in Arnold; you can find them here: https://vimeo.com/album/5396970. 

Vimeo Channel

Like all our tutorials at Vimeo, the videos are password protected; the password is available to all our current students and recent Escapees. Our Vimeo Tutorial Channel offers a central hub for our animation and VFX video tutorials, making it easier than ever for our students to find tutorials to support their classroom studies. Tutorials begin with the bouncing ball and progress through to complex character and creature animation. All the tutorials are free for our students and Escapees.

Rendering with Arnold - Playlist 
For our students who would like to get familiar with the process of rendering images in Arnold, animation tutor Lee Caller has helpfully put together a YouTube playlist of videos. 

About Michael Davies
Michael is our undergraduate program leader, and a digital artist with a long industry track record. His main areas of expertise are rigging and modelling, but he has also worked as a 3D generalist and supervisor. Michael is an Accredited Trainer for Maya at Autodesk, and also for Unreal Engine.

Michael has worked on many VFX blockbuster movies including Batman vs Superman, Doctor Strange and Thor Ragnarok.  He also rigged Smaug (The Hobbit) and The Minions for Illumination-McGuff.

Tutorial
You can find Physical Shaders in Arnold with Michael Davies at our Vimeo Channel here.

The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects. To find out more about our new BA/MArt, now recruiting for September 2021, follow this link.   To apply, visit the official page here.