Building Accurate Virus Structures in Maya using the Molecular Maya Toolkit

Shaun Keenan Last updated Oct 17, 2013

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In this tutorial, Shaun Keenan will introduce you to the Molecular Maya Toolkit and show you how it can used in conjunction with PDB (Protein Data Base) files to build accurate viruses and other molecular structures, directly inside Maya. You'll also learn how to build a complex shading network, light the scene, render using VRay, and finally how to composite your render passes together in Photoshop to achieve a great looking result.

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Video 1: Installing the Molecular Maya Toolkit

Video 2: Building the Virus Structure

Video 3: Shading Network Creation

Video 4: More Shading Network Adjustments

Video 5: Setting up VRay Render Settings

Video 6: Final Photoshop Composite Work

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Shaun Keenan

Shaun Keenan (Fusedgore) is a self taught CG artist. His specialty is Modeling, Rigging, Sculpting, Texturing and Rendering. Shaun has over 7 years of experience in Character Modeling, Character Rigging, Sculpting and Texturing. Primarily a character Modeler, Shaun strives to help as he can with any project people are trying to finish. Many of Shaun's work can be seen at the following links. If you have any questions, Shaun is willing to try and answer those questions by email. Email | Portfolio | Facebook | Deviantart Page.

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