Carrara Studio 3 Tutorials - Online Training Course

Course Title: Carrara Studio 3

Carrara Studio 3 offers a complete solution for 3D modeling, animation and rendering. Available for Macintosh and Windows, Carrara Studio 3 combines the features and tools that creative professionals, educators, students and serious hobbyists find most appealing. In this Virtual Training Company tutorial, author and expert 3D animator Doug Sahlin teaches fundamentals for creating 3D scenes, modeling objects, and animations using keyframes, physics, and bones. Later chapters will teach more advanced features and concepts. To being learning today, simply click on one of the links below.

Course Author/Expert: Doug Sahlin

Language: english

Full Online Training Available: Yes

Number of Course Movies: 148

Course Duration: 10 hours

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Course Outline:

Straight away, you can go through the first three chapters of this tutorial. If you need all the lessons, then join the Online University - complete access to over five hundred and fifty courses right now for as long as you need them and even get an online university certificate. See below for details.

Using the Cameras

Using the Director's Camera

Using the Conical Camera

Saving Camera Positions

Using the Isometric Camera

Using the Spherical Camera

Using Multiple Cameras

Lighting Your Scene

Setting Up Scene Lighting

Setting Light Properties

Aiming Lights

Using the Bulb Light

Using the Spot Light

Using the Distant Light

Using the Shape and Tube Lights

Using the Anything Glows Light

Using Global Illumination

Creating Special Lighting Effects pt. 1

Creating Special Lighting Effects pt. 2

Creating Special Lighting Effects pt. 3

Modeling with Modifiers

Using Modifiers

Distorting Objects

Using Complex Deformers pt. 1

Using Complex Deformers pt. 2

Using Basic Deformers

Modeling with Multiple Modifiers

Using the Spline Modeler

Introducing the Spline Modeler

Creating Shapes

Choosing Extrusion Settings

Working with Cross Sections

Working with Extrusion Presets

Creating a Wineglass

Working with Multiple Shapes

Beveling a Shape

Spline Modeler Tips and Tricks

Using the Vertex Modeler

Introducing the Vertex Modeler

Creating Vertex Objects

Using the Polyline tool

Extruding/ Sweeping/ Lathing Vertex Objects

Lofting Vertex Objects

Boolean Modeling

Modeling Vertex Objects

Other Vertex Modeling Techniques

Vertex Modeler Tips and Tricks

Using the Meta-Ball Modeler

Introducing the Meta-Ball Modeler

Working with Meta-Ball Primitives

Creating a Meta-Ball Model

Meta-Ball Model Tips and Tricks

Four Element Shaders

Creating Terrains

Creating Terrain Objects

Introducing the Terrain Modeler

Generating a Terrain

Modifying a Terrain

Creating Trees

Creating Bodies of Water

Modeling with Grayscale Maps

Generating a Sky

Advanced Modeling Techniques

Creating Intricate Shapes (AI Files)

Modeling with Multiple Shapes

Modeling with Boolean Operations

Converting a Model

Spinning Wheel Spokes

Texturing Your Models

Introducing the Shader Browser

Working with Preset Shaders

Working with Master Shaders

Editing Object Shaders

Creating Custom Shaders

Introducing the Texture Room

Working with Shader Components pt. 1

Working with Shader Components pt. 2

Combining Components with Operators

Using the Natural Functions

Using the Pattern Functions

Using the Smart Pack pt. 1

Using the Smart Pack pt. 2

Exploring the Shader Channels pt. 1

Exploring the Shader Channels pt. 2

Using Shader Layers

Adding Shader Layers

Adding Surface Relief

Applying Labels to Objects

Advanced Shading Techniques

Understanding Mapping Modes

Working with Texture Maps

Using Multi-Channel Mixers

Creating Realistic Shaders

Creating Textures with Video Files

Creating Marble

Creating Glass

Adding Special Effects

Creating Fire

Simulating Fog

Creating Clouds

Creating Fountains

Generating Particles pt. 1

Generating Particles pt. 2

Animating a Scene

Understanding Animation

Animating with Keyframes

Using Tweeners pt. 1

Using Tweeners pt. 2

Animating with Motion Paths

Animating with Physics pt. 1

Animating with Physics pt. 2

Animating with Modifiers

Using Object Behaviors

Animating with the Storyboard Room

Character Animation

Using Motion Constraints

Creating an IK Chain

Animation with Bones

Rendering a Scene

Choosing a Render Engine

Choosing an Export File Format

Setting Up the Render

Optimizing a Render

Rendering and Exporting the Scene

Rendering and Exporting an Animation

Setting Up and Rendering a QTVR Movie

Batch Rendering