In Introduction to XGen, you'll learn the fundamentals of working with XGen and creating your first grooms. You'll learn all the tools you must know and also how to avoid common mistakes in XGen. Later in the series, you'll learn the full process for creating a simple and professional groom from start to finish; no time-lapses. Every step will be shown.

Learn How XGen Works

Learn everything you need in order to get started with XGen, including working with Guides, Partings, Painting Groom Maps, XGen Modifiers, In-depth Clumping, Using Noises - as well as proper groom planning.

 

Make a Professional Level Groom

We will walk through a professional groom in real-time, where we discuss important aspects of the groom process as we do them. This will give you all the knowledge you need to apply what you learn to your own projects!

 

Taught by Senior VFX Artist

Michael Cauchi spent the last years as a groomer at MPC in VFX, working on films like Dumbo, Dr. Dolittle, and Xmen: Dark Pheonix. When he's not working professionally with 3D, he's teaching students at the University of Bournemouth.

 

Skill Level Requiered

You need an intermediate level understanding of Maya, but no experience with XGen is required at all.

 

Software Used

 

Maya 2019

Chapter List

Main Course - 3h 9 min

01- Course Introduction

02 - Model Requirements

03 - Groom Planning

04 - Creating Your Groom

05 - Guidework Part 01

06 - Guidework Part 02

07 - Base Groom Settings

08 - Maya Paint Tool

09 - Partings

10 - What Are Modifiers

11 - Clumping Part 01

12 - Clumping Part 02

13 - Cut Modifier

14 - Noise Part 01

15 - Noise Part 02

16 - Clumping Part 03

 

Bonus - 47 min

17 - Expressions Explained

18 - Expressions And Maps

19 - HairShading Basics

 

Professional Groom Creation - 3h 37 min

20 - Production Creation And Guides Blockout

20 - Production Creation And Guides Refinement

21 - Production Clumping And Modifiers Blockout

21 - Production Clumping And Modifiers Refinement

22 - FinalSummary Of Process

 

Files Included

 

24 HD Videos

PDF Overview of Introduction to XGen

All working files