Gnomon and other learning materials

[TheWraith]

www.3dcafe.com
www.highend3d.com
www.aliaswavefront.com

those are my picks for text tutorials

www.3dbuzz.com
www.3d-palace.com
www.gnomononline.com

those are my picks for video tutorials

after you get comfortable with maya, and you have decided this is what you do indeed want to do, then i would suggest getting the gnomon dvd's. a|w has some great training dvd's... but they've got some lousy ones as well. at least with gnomon you are pretty much assured to get quality.

[Tom N.]

I totally agree with Wraith, sometimes I've gotten some busted videos from A|W, but Gnomon has always been really good. The DVDs are great and Alex Alverez is really good at explaining things and teaching the lesson, I've got a couple books that came with CD from other companies where the instructors stutter and just plain can't talk, but with Gnomon you don't have to worry about that stuff.

-Tom N.

[lostpencil]

If you are looking to get training for Character Animation in Maya, you may want to check out my Animator's Gym :beer:

[CIM]

Best of the best: http://www.digital-tutors.com/digital_tutors/index.htm

[Grgeon]

Also remember Zipp,
That going to Gnomon, though more expensive, can also increase your chances of getting into the industry. They're in Hollywood, surrounded by studios that I'm sure visit gnomon frequently. It's just a better chance for you I think, and with such a small opportunity to get into this industry, you'd want every advantege possible.

Gnomon dvd's : Great if you buy them in packs or more than one of the same category. Example, it's better to get Kinematics 1,2,3 rather than getting Dynamics 1, renderig, organic modeling 1, kinematics 1. I think it's more beneficial if you go one subject at a time, or go all out and get all of them :)

Like Paul mentioned, there's the Animator's Gym if you want to go in the direction of character animation. That's where I want to go, so I have ordered this dvd, and can't wait to check it out. :)

Also, don't forget to check out the tutorials post at the top of this forum, lots of free stuff online.

Hope this helps,
George

[ZippZopp]

nice, thanks for the information everyone. being a total noob i feel like i'm in this whirlwind of information and don't know which direction to go! i'll be sure to check out all those links!

i'd really love to attend gnomon because it is right in the center of things, it would really open up some doors, but like i said, its more expensive, i'm on the east coast so full sail is just a lot more convienient for me. but i'm hoping there is a way i can go to Gnomon, from what i've heard, its a lot better. but again, thanks for the info!

[MaDeuce]

Ive heard some peolple were dissatisfied with a few of the DVDS, but from my experience, Any of them taught by Alex Alverez are REALLY good. They say there are many ways to do each one particular thing in Maya, but their way has always been the most practical and efficient from my experimentation. I got some advanced tapes, I dont know if they have Intro to Maya stuff. If you can learn this way do it, dont go spend 30 times the $ based on a certificate because employers hire you for your portfolio instead( unless maybe for programming)

No i dont own stock in Gnomom, but they helped me so much, I try to spead the word when I can

[Heber]

i highly recomend the gnomon dvds they are straight to the point and not overtechincal like the a|w dvds, althot he jason scheifler dvd is by far my favourite and probably best aw dvd , for books you might wanna try these that i am readign thru right now

maya savvy:

http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0782141099/701-1379040-9338767

maya character animation:

http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0782141714/qid=1046982392/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1_1/701-1379040-9338767


savvy is more beginer friendly while char anim walks you thru the full process of character creation i highly recomend that one as a last resort if you are short on cash check out maya tutotial database , lots to do there

http://www.maya3d.dk/links/tutorials/

hope that helped , good luck

[lostpencil]

I also add a vote for "Maya Character Animation" by Jae-jin Choi. I've had a bit more time to look at it and it's quite good.

[shashi]

dude i would suggest the gnomon dvds over the alias ones. i bought facial animation setup and cgi integration -maya live from alias and they really really suck
then at a later stage i bought the gnomon kinematics and skinning dvds and well to say the least they RULE
awesome presentation and that alex alvarez dude is goooood

anyway as previously mentioned in this thread dont buy everything that is out there
c what u r comfortable with i.e modelling,texturing,character setup or animation and then go in for the vids 2 go to the next level

[Heber]

also you said something about attendign full sail ? huh hmm , go to gnomon instead its worth the extra effort/money/etc , also lost pencils animators gym is very good resource if you are learning to animate , i just received mine a few days ago , i ve only had enough time to browse through it but its looking very thorough , good job lp :thumbsup:

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