Paint Effects

Paint Effects Uses:

paint brush strokes paint particle effects Traditional paint program

○ paint images on a canvas ○ paint repeatable textures that can be applied

to geometry in your scenes

Paint Effects

Reference: Maya Help

Two Basic Strokes Simple strokes

paint applied along the stroke path.

Strokes simulating growth paint strokes drive growth

of tubes that simulate organic growth. ○ tubes sprout from the stroke

path, like plants growing from a path of seeds.

Reference: Maya Help

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Shaders/Materials

Shaders/Materials Define an object’s substance Surface textures

how light is reflected Surrounding environment

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Basic attributes of materials Color

Change basic colorApply a texture as a color map

TransparencyChange basic transparencyApply a texture as a transparency map

ShineChange the intensity and size of the specular

highlights of an objectApply a texture as a specularity map

Specular Highlight (shine): show the places on the object where the light

is reflected

Color of highlight can be changed

Reference: Maya Help

Reflections Reflection shows light bounced back

from surrounding objects in environment.

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Q: Where can I learn more about this?

A: Maya Help!