Digital-tutors: Introduction to Maya Paint Effects

Express yourself creatively and learn Maya Paint Effects with over 7 hours of project-driven training. Great for beginner to intermediate users.

Popular highlights include:
- Toon Rendering
- Mesh Brush
- Optimizing Scenes
- Light Based Effects
- Control Curve Based Effects
- Secondary Animation
- Custom Brushes
- Paint Effects Overview

Lesson Outline:
1. Introduction to the UI for Paint Effects 4:30
2. Introduction to the Paint Effects Panel 5:10
3. Paint Effects Tool 3:07
4. Paint Effects Tool and Pressure Mapping 7:52
5. Adjusting the Stroke Node 3:57
6. Make Paintable and Get Brush Preset 6:28
7. Template Brush Settings 4:48
8. Flipping Tube Directions 3:45
9. Painting on View Plane 5:10
10. Transferring Settings to Existing Strokes 5:34
11. Share One Brush 3:09
12. Create Modifier 9:15
13. Creating Cycling Animations 4:15
14. Paint Effects Brush Springs 9:20
15. Modifying the Stoke Path Curve 4:25
16. Stoke Control Curves 7:53
17. Using Existing Curves as Stroke Curves 4:55
18. Creating Pressure Curves 5:01
19. Auto-Painting Surfaces 9:18
20. Random Auto Paint 3:45
21. Paint Effects Globals 4:30
22. Paint Effects Mesh Quality 5:21
23. Converting Paint Effect to Polygons 3:54
24. Blending Brushes 7:54
25. Using the Visor for Blending 2:55
26. Saving Custom Brushes 8:09
27. Using the Paint Effects Panel 9:39
28. Paint Effects Panel > Canvas Menu 5:18
29. Brushes and Resolution 5:12
30. Modifying Object Shading 3:54
31. Using Paint Effects Panel as a Paint Tool 6:28
32. Advanced Stroke Node 7:45
33. Min / Max Clipping 4:41
34. Pressure Scale Ramp 6:32
35. Changing Brush Types 7:37
36. Controlling Channels 2:15
37. Adjusting the Brush Profile 9:28
38. Mastering Twist 4:55
39. Mesh Settings and Mesh Environments 4:41
40. Thorns on Mesh Brushes 3:57
41. Shading Attributes 6:46
42. Texture Settings 17:31
43. Illuminating Paint Effects 6:35
44. Shadowing Paint Effects 8:19
45. Working with Glows 4:16
46. Overview of Tubes 15:06
47. Mastering Branching 7:30
48. Working with Twigs 11:09
49. Paint Effects Leaves 12:41
50. Paint Effects Flowers 11:58
51. Displacements on Tubes 5:58
52. Forces on Tubes 5:03
53. Working with Turbulence 6:42
54. Spiral and Bend Attributes 3:24
55. Length Mapping and MEL Scripts 3:47
56. Working with Gaps 5:59
57. Animating Strokes with Flow 12:02
58. Working with Render Globals 5:09
59. Building a Potted Plant 14:03
60. Adding Paint Effects to Toon Lines 2:46
61. Building an Oak Tree 16:25