3D VFX Tutorials at Our Vimeo Channel

Vimeo Tutorial Channel - 3D VFX 

Our Escape Studios Vimeo Tutorial Channel supports our students with online resources for 3D VFX; the majority of these tutorials were created by Head of Animation Michael Davies.

Our Vimeo Tutorial Channel is our central hub for our animation and VFX video tutorials, making it easy for our students to find tutorials to support their classroom studies.  

We have tutorials on 3D Modelling in Polygons and NURBS, UV Mapping & Texturing,  Materials, Lighting and Rendering in Arnold, Renderman, Unreal Engine, and how to use Qube, the Escape Studios' Render Farm. 

3D Modeling Techniques

Modeling in Maya
Introduction to modeling tools with Michael Davies
https://vimeo.com/album/5393928

For more on basic modeling with Michael Davies, see this blog post.

NURBS
Introduction to NURBS modeling tools with Michael Davies 
https://vimeo.com/album/5394018

For more on NURBS modeling tools with Michael Davies, read this blog post.

Specialist Modeling Techniques

Introduction to specialist modeling tools with Michael Davies. Learn how to model using image planes, and carry out Boolean operations.  
https://vimeo.com/album/5396962

Mudbox
Introduction to Mudbox with Michael Davies 
https://vimeo.com/album/5396955

For more on 3D Modelling with Mudbox, read this blog post.


ZBrush

Introduction to ZBrush
Introduction to ZBrush with Michael Davies
https://vimeo.com/album/5399140

For more on ZBrush with Michael Davies, see this blog post.

Sculpting in ZBrush

Sculpting in ZBrush with Jonathan McFall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RnVkTyJxG0&list=PLxk6jMxEsFn7yh9lXWO4woP19Mc1T3Axx&index=26


UVs & Texturing in Maya and in Substance Painter

UVs in Maya
UV unwrapping in Maya with Michael Davies. Six videos show how to unwrap UVs, why not all models need perfect UV maps, and how to use the UV Editor.
https://vimeo.com/album/5396680

For more on UV unwrapping with Michael Davies, read this blog post.

Texturing in Substance Painter

Texturing in Substance Painter with Will

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKjC75r1FWU&list=PLxk6jMxEsFn7yh9lXWO4woP19Mc1T3Axx&index=15

Hypershade and Nodes
Learn how to use the Hypershade Editor in Maya, and also how to use the Node Editor, with Michael Davies
https://vimeo.com/album/5396697

Using Texture Maps
https://vimeo.com/album/5397020
Displacement Maps with Michael Davies

Texturing in Substance Painter
Texturing in Substance Painter by Michael Davies
https://vimeo.com/showcase/5399159

For more on texturing in Substance Painter with Michael Davies, see this blog post.

Materials, Lighting and Rendering
Maya Basics: materials,  textures, bump maps, lighting, and rendering with Michael Davies.
https://vimeo.com/album/5394014

For more on the basics of texturing in Maya with Michael Davies, see this blog post.


Lighting & Rendering in Maya: Arnold & Renderman

Shadows and Lighting Effects in Maya
Shadows and lighting effects in Maya with Michael Davies.
https://vimeo.com/album/5396718
To see more about shadows and lighting effects in Maya with Michael Davies, see this blog post.

Arnold Renderer
Learn the fundamentals of lighting and rendering with Arnold by Michael Davies.
https://vimeo.com/album/5396970

To see more on how to the use the Arnold Renderer in Maya, see this blog post here. 

Render Layers & Render Passes
Render layers and render passes, with Michael Davies
https://vimeo.com/album/5397104

Renderman
Learn the fundamentals of lighting and rendering in Renderman by Michael Davies.
https://vimeo.com/album/5399156

Creating Physically Based Shaders in Arnold
Learn to create materials for glass, metal, thin film & iridium, sub-surface scattering, and cloth, with Michael Davies.
https://vimeo.com/album/5399162

How to render animation "on twos"

Video tutorial on rendering animations to look like they were animated on 2's, by Michael Davies

https://vimeo.com/368544804

To see more about rendering animation on "twos", read this blog post.

3D Stereo Rendering
3D Stereoscopic rendering in Maya with Michael Davies:
https://vimeo.com/album/5396966

For more on 3D Stereoscopic rendering in Maya with Michael Davies, see this blog post. 

"Qube" Render Farm

How to use Qube, Escape Studios' Render Farm
https://vimeo.com/showcase/6634249  

For more on how to use Qube, see this blog post.

Real-Time Rendering with Unreal Engine

How to use the Unreal Engine pipeline with Michael Davies
https://vimeo.com/showcase/5414193

To see more on how to the Unreal Engine with Michael Davies, see this blog post.

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 2023, follow this link.   To apply, visit the official page here.