Game Art Certificate GES 604 » 420 hours
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- Learn in-demand job skills
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Upon successful completion of this program, you’ll be able to:
- Construct 3D models in Autodesk Maya by creating and editing primitives by moving, rotating, scaling, and grouping them
- Manipulate objects in Maya by selecting, rotating, scaling, and transforming components and using Boolean objects to combine or extrude shapes
- Develop tiling textures for video games from reference photos or other source material
- Test and apply texture tiles to 3D objects and environments and apply tiling textures to a range of maps commonly used in video games
- Apply basic three-point lighting techniques in Maya and use shadows and highlights to affect emotion
- Apply ambient, directional, spot, and point lights in Maya and modify their controls for position, intensity, and color
- Develop and apply shaders that create realistically-lit surfaces with color, gloss, reflection, and other characteristics
- Apply basic principles of animation with Maya, such as squash and stretch, anticipation, and follow-through, to basic characters and objects
- Use the Maya Graph Editor and Dope Sheet to create natural-looking, overlapping animated action
- Develop a believable walk cycle and use posing within the cycle to create mood and personality
You’ll achieve additional objectives, depending on the electives you choose.