In this Maya tutorial we will create a semi realistic space environment / animation from start to finish using Maya and Arnold, we will be using a free image of the earth and then converted into camera mapping in Maya then we will use the Hubble telescope 3d model from our library and added to our space environment, next we will adjust the material on the telescope using Arnold Surface Material to give it a metallic look similar to the reference of the real telescope.
Once we are done with the animation we will create the final lighting and split up our scene into multiple render layers in Maya, so this way we will be able to export the final animation into multiple layers for compositing later on.
This Maya tutorial will go in-depth into creating pretty cool environment and there will be lots of tips and tricks to help you create this kind of scene for your own project.
We hope that you will benefit from this tutorial, if you have any questions please feel free to ask us in the comments below and we will be happy to answer them.
This tutorial for all Maya skill levels, the topics we will be covered in this tutorial include the following:
1- Studying and analyzing reference for details and understanding how to achieve the look that we are looking for.
2- Creating camera projection in Maya using a still image.
Click here to learn How to Create Camera Projection in Maya and Arnold Tutorial
3- Importing objects to Maya and Adjusting the materials to work with Arnold (metallic material).
4- Lighting the space environment to create more natural/semi realistic result and feel.
5- Adjusting the render settings for animation.
6- Splitting out the scene into multiple render passes or layers so it could be used efficiently in composting, and much more.
7- Additional tips and tricks.
Link for the Hubble Telescope 3D Model used: https://3dmodelsworld.com/downloads/hubble-space-telescope-3d-model/
Link for the Earth image used to create the projection: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ISS-49_Earth_seen_from_space.jpg
Links for the reference images used in the tutorial:
1- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Hubble_01.jpg
2- https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3727/9461026706_0f12b3e603_b.jpg
3- https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5599/15395788548_99400cb905_b.jpg
