VIDEO TUTORIALS!

This is Part One of the “Lighting a Playblast in Maya’s Viewport 2.0” series. 💥

Your demo reel is crucial for landing your dream job as a professional character or creature animator, and every shot needs to look its best.

This 20-minute video is a practical guide that covers every aspect of setting up your shot in Viewport 2.0. It’s not just a tutorial, it’s a valuable resource designed to help you create an impressive playblast for your demo reel, an essential skill for any CG artist. Shot hygiene, file organization, and lighting are all real-world challenges that this video addresses. This tutorial will help you maintain a clean workflow and earn the respect of your colleagues. It will also help you prepare your playblasts with streamlined and efficient scene files ready for lighting.


This is Part Two of the “Lighting a Playblast in Maya’s Viewport 2.0” series. 💥

If your character rigs, props, cameras, and sets haven’t been cleaned up, I recommend starting with Part One of this tutorial to address shot hygiene – https://thinkinganimation.gumroad.com/l/shothygiene.

This is a video rental. You will have access to the video for 72 hours.

It’s essential to tidy up your scene before proceeding with lighting, regardless of who created the clutter. This 24-minute video comprehensively covers lighting a simple shot in Viewport 2.0 using a plate as the background. It’s more than just a tutorial—it’s a valuable resource designed to help you create a convincing playblast with depth for your demo reel, an essential skill for any CG artist.


This is Part Three of the “Lighting a Playblast in Maya’s Viewport 2.0” series. 💥

If your character rigs, props, cameras, and sets haven’t been cleaned up, I recommend starting with Part One of this tutorial to address shot hygiene – https://thinkinganimation.gumroad.com/l/shothygiene.

This is a video rental. You will have access to the video for 72 hours.

It’s essential to tidy up your scene before proceeding with lighting, regardless of who created the clutter. This 24-minute video comprehensively covers lighting an advance 100% CG shot in Viewport 2.0. It’s more than just a tutorial—it’s a valuable resource designed to help you create a convincing playblast with depth for your demo reel, an essential skill for any CG artist, animators or previs artist.


This is a bundled pricing for all three videos!
  1. Shot Hygiene
  2. Simple: Light A Playblast
  3. Advanced: Light A PLayblast