Exterior Scene Development
Maya, Arnold, Mari and Nuke Techniques with Adrien Vallecilla
Description
In this tutorial, Adrien Vallecilla demonstrates how to create custom textures using decals, stencils, and rgb masks in Mari, lighting and look development in Maya, material layering and rendering in Arnold, and his general asset workflow. The lecture also covers vegetation scattering with Maya MASH, ivy generation with Ivy Generator, and how to optimize and organize heavy scenes with instancing and GPU caches.
Different lighting conditions and times of day are explored as well as any adjustments necessary to make them appear convincing. To wrap it all up, Adrien shares his Nuke compositing tips and tricks to make the environment appear more believable.
Duration: 6h 10m
Format: HD 1920x1080
Adrien Vallecilla
CG Supervisor at Digital Domain
Adrien Vallecilla is an experienced CG Supervisor with over 15 years dedicated to mastering computer graphics and more than a decade contributing to high-end film and television productions. He specialises in look development and lighting, with a strong focus on building efficient, scalable workflows and sequence-wide lighting rigs that support the visual consistency and realism demanded by blockbuster storytelling.
He currently works as CG Supervisor at Image Engine Design Inc., and has played a key role in delivering complex visual effects for major productions including Dune: Prophecy, Halo, Avengers: Infinity War, Terminator: Dark Fate, and Spider-Man: Homecoming. Prior to this, he held artist roles at leading visual effects studios, such as Digital Domain, Scanline VFX, and MPC, where he honed his expertise in cinematic lighting, look development, and production pipeline optimisation.
