CG Bootcamp @ BMUG!

Leo and I will be doing a “Lightning Talk” and sit on a Portfolio Review Panel at this month’s Boston Maya User Group Meeting at CDIA in Waltham, MA.

For more info, check out:

http://www.meetup.com/Boston-Maya-Users-Group/events/28926061/

Dual Monitors and Full Screen

Flash 10.2 now allows you to watch a video full screen on one monitor and still work on the other monitor.  This is a great way to use the tutorials here on CG Bootcamp and follow along on another screen.  As a bonus, if you use Chrome, your flash plugin will automaticaly update so no need to do anything but enjoy our videos.

-Leo

Embed codes and CGBootcamp supporters

Leo has re-enabled the embed codes on our Vimeo account, so now Bootheads are able to embed our videos directly into their sites. While we encourage the spread of our virus, please be sure to give proper credit.

Special thanks to Brian MacDonald for being our top sponsor of the quarter! His generosity enables us to continue to bring free training to our community! Be sure to check out his website: www.fakeshark.com

Please consider clicking  the "Support CGBootcamp" button and donate as much or as little as you like!

 

 

 

News August 2010

I’m getting underway with a big tutorial series on ‘Writing CGFX Shaders for Maya’.  It should be good.

We have more things in the pipe, maybe more than time reasonably affords – stay tuned.

As always we are on the lookout for topic and ideas that have ‘not been done anywhere else on the web’ – keep the suggestions coming.

Quick Tip:  You can save high quality full resolution .mp4 versions of our videos from the bottom of its Vimeo page (although you may need a free Vimeo account).

-Leo

News June 2010

New Contributors

Special thanks to Steve "Steveo" Ashley for his awesome Terragen videos!

We are pleased to welcome Vadim Bakhlychev to CGBootcamp! You may know him from a little contest called Dominance War! He was the 2009 grand champion with his N0X-2292 "Recon Elite" and his process videos can be found right here! Vadim also has a host of great technique videos, so be sure to check them out!

http://www.dominancewar.com/2009/en_homepage.php

CGBootcamp welcomes Federico Scarbini ! Federico is another international contributor lending his process in Zbrush with the making of "Zoth' nothul"! 

CG Bootcamp General

Leo has been busy creating custom CGFX shaders and scripts which can be found here:

http://blog.leocov.com/2010/07/lcubershader14cgfx-maya-realtime-shader.html

I'm pretty sure he's gearing up for a bunch of new videos . . .

I have been busy with some after hours instruction which I will be using as new tutorials for CG Bootcamp. If you are a rigging fan, then this is right up your alley!

Upcoming Videos

• Custom CGFX Shaders
• Boujou
• Maya Rigging: How to make a "transformer-style" rig. (yes, like the movies, not the toys)
• Maya Rigging: Cool tricks for better control
• ZBrush high-end sculpt and render
• From Student to Pro, turning a student projects into professional assets
• Hair for games
• Character Study (2D: Photoshop)
• Mat Cap capture for texturing game assets
• Yes, we are answering your requests so keep them coming!

Thats all for now.......

Pete