Maya – Motion Graphics Workflow with MASH
Release date:2016, April 18
Duration:03 h 33 m
Author:Scott Pagano
Skill level:Beginner
Language:English
Exercise files:Yes
The MASH toolkit brings a powerful suite of procedural animation tools into Maya 2016. Procedural methodologies allow for nonlinear play and experimentation, with control networks instead of traditional keyframes. With sophisticated tools for replication, animation, controlled randomness, and instancing, MASH opens up a vast new territory for motion graphics and visual effects creation. From data visualization, to 3D type, to HUD layouts and arrays of geometric objects, Mash provides a powerful, intuitive, and engaging way to create procedural animation systems directly in Maya. Learn how to incorporate MASH in your workflow in these Maya tutorials with mograph designer Scott Pagano. Scott covers the main nodes one by one, and then steps through examples with particles and dynamic 3D type. Plus, see MASH in action in more complex projects: a futuristic UI and an elaborate city animation.
Topics include:
What is MASH?
Working with the 13 major MASH nodes
Creating your first MASH network
Controlling MASH with 2D and 3D textures
Connecting MASH to nParticles
Creating particle trails and fluid simulations with MASH
Working with type and MASH
Creating an audio-reactive scene
Setting up render layers
Creating futuristic HUD elements
Caching with Alembic files
Breaking down a MASH-driven shot
00. Introduction
01 – Welcome
02 – What you should know
03 – Using the exercise files
01. What Is MASH
04 – What is MASH What is proceduralism
02. Overview of Mash Nodes
05 – MASH – Waiter node
06 – MASH – Distribute node
07 – MASH – Repro node
08 – MASH – Random node
09 – MASH – Noise node
10 – MASH – ID node
11 – MASH – Color node
12 – MASH – Time node
13 – MASH – Delay node
14 – MASH – Orient node
15 – MASH – Curve node
16 – MASH – Trails node
17 – MASH – Replicator node
18 – MASH networks in the Node Editor
19 – How to create your first MASH network
03. Controlling MASH with Textures
20 – How to control MASH with 2D textures
21 – How to control MASH with animated 2D textures
22 – How to control MASH with file textures
23 – How to control MASH with 3D textures
04. MASH and Particles
24 – How to connect MASH to nParticles 01
25 – How to connect MASH to nParticles dynamics
26 – How to create particle trails with MASH
27 – How to control fluids with MASH
05. MASH and Type
28 – How to use type with MASH
29 – How to use MASH, type, and network blending
06. MASH and Audio
30 – How to use the MASH Audio node
31 – Create an audio reactive scene with MASH
32 – MASH Audio node additional features
07. MASH and Rendering
33 – How to set up shaders
34 – How to set up render layers
35 – How to import renders into After Effects
08. Futuristic HUD Element
36 – How to create a futuristic HUD with MASH
37 – Finishing a futuristic HUD with MASH
09. MASH Nuts and Bolts
38 – How to cache with Alembic files
39 – MASH – Reproductions and instances
10. Shot Breakdown
40 – Shot breakdown overview
11. Conclusion
41 – Next steps
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