Carrara Studio 2

Training Provided by The Virtual Training Company Carrara Studio 2 is an exciting 3D graphics application that features tools for modeling, animation, rendering, and special effects, allowing you to create projects for the web, video, or for print. In this Virtual Training Company tutorial, Doug Sahlin will guide you through learning the tools of Carrara to create 3D scenes and objects, using the Spline, Vertex, and Metaball modelers, creating texture, rendering finished scenes, and creating and rendering animations. He begins with an introduction to the interface and the rooms of Carrara and with advice on how to plan your project. Once you are able to navigate the workspace and create objects, you will learn how to use the cameras and lighting. Some of the more advanced techniques you will learn about include creating intricate shapes, texturing your models, shading, animation techniques, animation with bones, rendering and exporting animations, and more. You will even learn to use Carrara with other software and learn where to find more resources to help optimize your use of this application. To start today, just click on one of the movie topics below.

Carrara Studio 2

Introducing Carrara

1. Welcome to Carrara
2. Navigating in 3D Space
3. Introducing the Interface
4. Introducing the Rooms
5. Exploring the Workflow
6. Creating Images
7. Creating Animations
8. Planning Your Project

Navigating the Workspace

1. Exploring the Interface
2. Customizing the Workspace
3. Using Primitive Objects
4. Creating Text Objects
5. Importing 3D Models
6. Using the Properties Tray
7. Using the Sequencer Tray
8. Using the Browser Tray

Managing Scene Elements

1. Using Carrara's Color Pickers (1)
2. Using Carrara's Color Pickers (2)
3. Setting Up a Scene (1)
4. Setting Up a Scene (2)
5. Setting Up a Scene (3)
6. Moving Scene Elements
7. Scaling Scene Elements
8. Rotating Scene Elements
9. Aligning Scene Objects
10. Distributing and Spacing Objects
11. Changing Your Viewpoint
12. Working with Multiple Views
13. Changing Preview Quality
14. Modifying the Working Box

Using the Cameras

1. Using the Director's Camera
2. Using the Conical Camera
3. Using the Isometric Camera
4. Changing Focal Point
5. Using Multiple Cameras

Lighting Your Scene

1. Setting Up Scene Lighting
2. Setting Light Properties
3. Aiming Lights
4. Using the Bulb Light
5. Using the Distant Light
6. Using the Spot Light
7. Using the Shape and Tube Lights
8. Using the Anything Glows Light
9. Using Global Illumination
10. Creating Special Lighting Effects (1)
11. Creating Special Lighting Effects (2)
12. Creating Special Lighting Effects (3)
13. Using Environment Lighting

Modeling with Modifiers

1. Using Modifiers
2. Distorting Objects
3. Using Complex Deformers (1)
4. Using Complex Deformers (2)
5. Using Basic Deformers
6. Modeling with Multiple Modifiers

Using the Spline Modeler

1. Introducing the Spline Modeler
2. Creating Shapes
3. Choosing Extrusion Settings
4. Working with Cross Sections
5. Working with Extrusion Presets
6. Creating a Wineglass
7. Working with Multiple Shapes
8. Spline Modeler Tips and Tricks

Using the Vertex Modeler

1. Introducing the Vertex Modeler
2. Creating Vertex Objects
3. Using the Polyline tool
4. Extruding/ Sweeping/ Lathing Vertex Objects
5. Lofting Vertex Objects
6. Boolean Modeling
7. Modeling Vertex Objects
8. Other Vertex Modeling Techniques
9. Vertex Modeler Tips and Tricks

Using the Metaball Modeler

1. Introducing the Metaball Modeler
2. Working with Metaball Primitives
3. Creating a Metaball Model
4. Metaball Modeler Tips and Tricks

Creating Terrains

1. Creating Terrain Objects
2. Introducing the Terrain Modeler
3. Generating a Terrain
4. Modifying a Terrain
5. Creating Bodies of Water
6. Modeling with Grayscale Maps
7. Terrain Modeling Tips and Tricks

Advanced Modeling Techniques

1. Advanced Spline Modeling Techniques
2. Creating Intricate Shapes
3. Modeling with Multiple Shapes
4. Advanced Text Modeling
5. Modeling with Boolean Operations
6. Using the Formula Modeler
7. Converting a Model
8. Advanced Vertex Modeling Techniques
9. Modeling a Characters Face (1)
10. Modeling a Characters Face (2)

Texturing Your Models

1. Introducing the Shader Browser
2. Working with Preset Shaders
3. Working with Master Shaders
4. Editing Textured Objects

Creating Custom Shaders

1. Introducing the Texture Room
2. Working with Shader Components (1)
3. Working with Shader Components (2)
4. Combining Components with Operators
5. Using the Natural Functions
6. Using the Shader Functions
7. Using the Smart Pack (1)
8. Using the Smart Pack (2)
9. Using the Four Elements Shaders
10. Exploring the Shader Channels (1)
11. Exploring the Shader Channels (2)

Using Shader Layers

1. Adding Shader Layers
2. Adding Surface Relief
3. Organizing Shader Layers
4. Applying Labels to Objects

Advanced Shading Techniques

1. Understanding Mapping Modes
2. Working with Texture Maps
3. Using Multi-Channel Mixers
4. Creating Realistic Shaders
5. Creating Textures with Video Files
6. Creating Marble
7. Creating Glass
8. Shader Tips and Tricks

Adding Special Effects

1. Creating Fire
2. Simulating Fog
3. Creating Clouds
4. Creating Fountains
5. Generating Particles (1)
6. Generating Particles (2)

Animating a Scene

1. Understanding Animation
2. Animating with Keyframes
3. Using Tweeners (1)
4. Using Tweeners (2)
5. Animating with Motion Paths
6. Animating with Physics (1)
7. Animating with Physics (2)
8. Animating with Modifiers
9. Using Object Behaviors
10. Animation Techniques
11. Animating with the Storyboard Room

Character Animation

1. Using Motion Constraints
2. Creating an IK Chain
3. Animation with Bones
4. Character Animation Techniques

Rendering a Scene

1. Choosing a Render Engine
2. Choosing an Export File Format
3. Setting Up the Render
4. Optimizing a Render
5. Rendering and Exporting the Scene
6. Batch Rendering

Rendering an Animation

1. Using Motion Blur
2. Choosing a Rendering Engine
3. Choosing a File Format
4. Rendering and Exporting the Animation

Using Carrara with Other Software

1. Exporting Models
2. Post Render Editing
3. Editing Animations

Conclusion

1. Carrara Internet Resources
2. Where To Go From Here

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