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I am a 23 year old 3D artist based in Seattle, WA. I have always had a passion for video games, but it wasn’t until high school that I realized that I could make video games as a career. I have immersed myself in 3D ever since. After graduation I was hired by Microsoft as a 3D environment artist and am still working there today. When I am not sitting behind a computer, I love to spend time camping, skiing, and biking around Redmond.
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Create a Spectacular Crash Animation With Maya Dynamics – Day 2

Alex Engelmann on Jun 23rd 2009 with 15 comments

It is always great to learn new animation tools and techniques that can help you to bring your creations to life. In this tutorial we will learn how to use Maya’s powerful animation, dynamics, and camera tools to create an explosive crash effect between two vehicles.

This is Day 2, the final part of this multi-day tutorial on using Maya dynamics.

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Create a Spectacular Crash Animation With Maya Dynamics – Day 1

Alex Engelmann on Jun 19th 2009 with 53 comments

It is always great to learn new animation tools and techniques that can help you to bring your creations to life. In this tutorial we will learn how to use Maya’s powerful animation, dynamics, and camera tools to create an explosive crash effect between two vehicles.

This is Day 1 of a multi-day training series on Maya Dynamics.

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Build a Reusable Light Rig in Maya

Alex Engelmann on Jun 15th 2009 with 44 comments

In the visual world of CG, presentation is nearly as important to the final result as the artistic piece being presented. For this reason lighting tools and techniques will always be indispensable assets to your artistic toolset.

In this tutorial you will learn how to setup a basic lighting rig in Maya. Specifically, this tutorial covers Lighting, Cameras, Render Settings, and some basic touch-up techniques in Photoshop. Once you’ve completed this tutorial, you will have a light rig that you can use to quickly render out professional quality images of your model.

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