Maya Logo Dynamics, Lighting, Shading and Rendering Tutorial 1

The "Maya Logo" tutorial which covers most of all Maya FX Dynamics, Motion Graphics, MASH Blend Deformer and Mash Procedural Effects, as well as the Arnold for Maya (MtoA) lighting, shading and rendering features covered in Part 1, the "Jade Buddha" tutorial.

https://withego.artstation.com/store/XBW7/jade-buddha-lighting-shading-and-rendering-tutorial

https://withego.artstation.com/store/b77b/maya-logo-dynamics-lighting-shading-and-rendering-tutorial

Please note that on page 2 of the optimized Acrobat Pro PDF (9.3 MB) which I'm sharing here on ArtStation's Marketplace as a tutorial free variant, I've uploaded a static preview of the "Maya Logo" 3D model created using Photoshop to output the file in the PDF format.

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/saving-pdf-files.html

And on page 2 of the main Acrobat Pro PDF (60.8 MB) included here with this tutorial, I've embedded the "Maya Logo" 3D model using the “3DPDF Exporter For Maya Trial” plug-in which export 3D models to PDF pages and that you can interact with by using the 3D tool.

https://apps.autodesk.com/MAYA/en/Detail/Index?id=8517088509237216013

As ArtStation's system doesn't allow me to upload the PDF along with the 3D scenes, which are the main assets, due to an upload file size limit for a free tutorial, I've provided a free variant with a reduced PDF without the 3D scenes. Guess can feel the struggle, as I did my best to provide both the "Jade Buddha" 3D scenes, as well as this tutorial free of charge. Check the links below to the Maya Help.

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-04EA8AE9-5081-426F-8122-D56461A69B0A

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-77ECB6D5-9E6A-42AF-B6E7-71D674B68C9A

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-E1498F66-BD9D-4DB9-9BB7-EA123ABEB9E7

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-E954F236-7A21-4744-82FF-D1B257031DD3

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-5F45C398-D87D-424E-9F00-51D9FAB5A40B

As well as the links to the Maya Fluid Effects, Fields, Ocean and Ponds, nDynamics, nParticles, Bullet Rigid and Soft Body Dynamics except for Bifrost. For more info, please check the Maya Help for Simulation and Effects.

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-8FF11EBA-9FDA-4933-B7EB-F08EE1A44284

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-85AEE528-4477-46DF-8B9E-2E8AEC3C8784

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-D0533DDB-41A3-4EFF-9677-6287E4082899

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-92319246-4DE6-4B08-AAF0-9BD86A6A8855

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-CC0BDE04-468D-4383-9553-14157E23D171

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-F37B36D7-5ABB-4509-B2E6-9F27A3794DA3

And the Blend Shape and Character Animation deformation effects. For more info, please check the links to the Maya Help.

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-7413C450-603C-4EAD-AF70-465D4EAE5973

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-0D0DCBE5-01BA-4AA2-BC4D-85C3285933AD

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-B1AB118B-D620-4A74-88AA-11E8569D0E60

The Acrobat Pro PDF bookmarks point to the main Autodesk Maya Help and Arnold for Maya (MtoA) User Guide sections, while links on the pics point to the techniques used. I've also created a few Acrobat Pro Portfolios with "Playblast" animations.

https://media.giphy.com/media/QWpUATlufnKH0PLPis/giphy.gif

I've also provided the Maya Logo scene in both the Maya 2019 and 2020 versions and I strongly suggest to use the Maya 2019 version since the Mash Procedural Effects, as well as all the nDynamics and the nParticles simulations were created with Maya 2019 and are way more stable when using the Maya 2019 version.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/download

While both the "Volume_Shape_1.mb" and "Volume_Shape_2.mb" Maya 2020 scenes, contained in the "Volume_Shape_1.mb.zip" and "Volume_Shape_2.mb.zip" archive files, are very straightforward Maya scenes to test Arnold lighting, shading and rendering features such as the OpenVDB Volume Shapes.

https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFMUG/Maya+Fluids

https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFMUG/Particles

https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFMUG/Volume

https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFMUG/Volume+Sample+RGB+Example

PS. Couldn't create a written tutorial as I did for the previous "Ultimate Maya and Mental Ray Archviz Guide" cause I'm struggling with a lymphoma, and to compensate, took great care to turn a complex series of test into a tutorial composed by Acrobat Pro PDFs with screenshots, bookmarks and links pointing to the Maya Help and Arnold for Maya (MtoA) guide with all the techniques used.

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2020/ENU/

Hope it helps.