Weapons and Props for Games - CGMA

Weapons and Props for Games

A 6-week course on the fundamentals for creating a fully-realized weapon and prop for games

OVERVIEW

INSTRUCTORS

COURSE OVERVIEW

Create portfolio-ready weapons and props

This course covers the fundamentals of creating weapons and props for games. In this course you will go through the entire creation process: from reference and initial concept to final model. You will learn to deliver creative and appealing models that are optimized for real-time game engines. The course will go over geometry, design, texturing, and rendering–all to create fully-realized weapons and props for your portfolio. (Lectures by Ethan Hiley)

Course Format:

Standard

Duration:

6 weeks

Materials:

Autodesk Maya, Zbrush 4R7 or later, Substance Painter 2017, Marmoset Toolbag 3, PureRef

Lecture Type:

Pre-recorded

Assignment:

Deadlines each week

Skills Level:

Intermediate

Feedback:

Individual recordings

Q&A:

Once a week

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of Maya, ZBrush, Substance; Intro to Production Modeling course

Course Format:

Standard

Duration:

6 weeks

Materials:

Autodesk Maya, Zbrush 4R7 or later, Substance Painter 2017, Marmoset Toolbag 3, PureRef

Lecture Type:

Pre-recorded

Assignment:

Deadlines each week

Skills Level:

Intermediate

Feedback:

Individual recordings

Q&A:

Once a week

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of Maya, ZBrush, Substance; Intro to Production Modeling course

Course Format:

Standard

Duration:

6 weeks

Materials:

Autodesk Maya, Zbrush 4R7 or later, Substance Painter 2017, Marmoset Toolbag 3, PureRef

Lecture Type:

Pre-recorded

Assignment:

Deadlines each week

Skills Level:

Intermediate

Feedback:

Individual recordings

Q&A:

Once a week

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of Maya, ZBrush, Substance; Intro to Production Modeling course

COURSE OVERVIEW

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

EXPAND ALL COLLAPSE ALL

The more you know, the better.

Week 1 | Introduction and Gathering Reference

General overview of the course and expectations | Methods for gathering reference | Getting familiar with weapon terminology (how this assists in weapon art production)

Week 2 | Scene Preparation and Block-Out Phase

Introduction to block-out models and their importance (why we don’t rush straight into high-poly) | Setting up your Maya scene to begin production on block-out model | Establishing scale and proportions | Considering the animation and gameplay impacts on your model and accounting for them in block-out | Big picture: thinking silhouette and first-person perspective | Organizing your completed block-out scene

Week 3 | High-Poly Modeling

Learning how to use Zbrush Dynamesh for fast high-poly modeling | Discussing the level of expected detail in a high-poly model | Modeling your high-poly mesh to maximize leverage of normal maps (edge width and tapered detail)

Week 4 | Low-Poly Modeling

Identifying details necessary for low-poly and what can be baked from high-poly | Understanding low-poly silhouette and where geometry detail is necessary to avoid facetted edges | Modeling efficiently for unwrapping and baking

Week 5 | Unwrapping and Baking

Learning the principles of unwrapping for game weapons | Efficient unwrapping and overlapping on weapon assets | Packing UVs to maximize texel density | Understanding first-person camera perspective and how to unwrap accordingly | Baking normal maps inside of Marmoset Toolbag

Week 6 | Texturing

Establishing base materials and surface material breakup | Using reference to identify material and texture detail for interesting wear and surface treatments | Identifying and capturing subtlety from reference images in the weapon texture | Covering the basic approach to realistic weapon texturing | How to make surfaces feel more organic and less procedural and “gamey”

Weapons and Props for Games

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Instructor

Unleashing your creativity

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LECTURES BY Ethan Hiley

For specific questions regarding TBA instructors, please contact CGMA Admissions Department at [email protected]

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Weapons and Props for Games

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STUDENT INTERVIEWS

Setting Weapons for Games

Interview with Cohen Brawley

Setting Weapons for Games

Interview with Cohen Brawley

Designing Guns for Games: Tips & Tricks

Interview with Darío Juárez

Designing Guns for Games: Tips & Tricks

Interview with Darío Juárez

Building Weapons And Props for Games

Interview with Matt Mattice

Building Weapons And Props for Games

Interview with Matt Mattice

Gun Production with ZBrush & Substance Painter

Interview with Mauricio Llano

Gun Production with ZBrush & Substance Painter

Interview with Mauricio Llano

Modeling a Gun With ZBrush, Maya and Toolbag

Interview with Sahir Irfan

Modeling a Gun With ZBrush, Maya and Toolbag

Interview with Sahir Irfan

Tommy Gun Production: Weapon Breakdown

Interview with Duard Mostert

Tommy Gun Production: Weapon Breakdown

Interview with Duard Mostert

Modeling a Sig Sauer Gun

Interview with Alex Gallucci

Modeling a Sig Sauer Gun

Interview with Alex Gallucci

Weapon Art: Chiappa Rhino Production Guide

Interview with Justin Akiyama

Weapon Art: Chiappa Rhino Production Guide

Interview with Justin Akiyama

CZ Scorpion Evo 3: Building Guns in 3D

Interview with Nebojsa Nikodijevic

CZ Scorpion Evo 3: Building Guns in 3D

Interview with Nebojsa Nikodijevic

FN Scar 17: Working on Game-Ready Weaponry

Interview with Marco Mantuetto

FN Scar 17: Working on Game-Ready Weaponry

Interview with Marco Mantuetto

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Jul 26, 2021 - Oct 11, 2021

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$599

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July 12th

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Preston Wilson

Dylan was a great instructor! He was harsh with the feedback and did not hold back, which I respect. There is no point in taking a course like this to just have somebody tell you, “Good job, you’re the best!” Dylan was realistic with his expectations and continually makes you push yourself.

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Westley Lehman

My instructor was nothing short of awesome. He answered everything in great detail and helped me and my other classmates with anything we needed in a timely, detailed, and polite manner.

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Nebojsa Nikodijevic

He was adamant on the basics: how crucial it is to know the software and understand how things work and should work in a production setting, before they are translated into the game. From concept, to modeling, to UVs and textures, all of it. If you don’t understand the basics, all the scripts or additional programs in the world won’t help you. I’ll keep this advice as a creed in my future endeavors.

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Christopher Chen

Ethan’s style of teaching is phenomenal. I had a few doubts as to how I should proceed with my future projects, and Ethan’s workflow gives me clarity and confidence on how to approach them.

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Catarina Cruz

All I can say is that Ethan was an awesome instructor, I feel like I learned a lot, and I very much enjoyed the lessons.

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