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Python For Maya: Artist Friendly Programming

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Course Description

Welcome to Python for Maya: Artist Friendly Programming!

This course will take you from your very first line of Python code to creating advanced user interfaces with all that fluidity we expect of a professional. You'll learn skills that will help you work faster by automating repetitive tasks so you can focus on the work you want to be doing. This can in turn also add incredible value to you on the job market and help you move up the ladder faster.

Whether you're a beginner or already familiar with Python, there's a lot this course can offer you. Projects are split up by difficulty and there's a project for you whether you're a modeller, animator, rigger or lighter.

Here's what we'll cover:

  • Python Fundamentals: functions, classes, if statements, etc...
  • Advanced Python concepts like lambdas,partials, regular expressions, etc..
  • Writing User Interfaces with Maya Cmds and Qt
  • Writing data to disk and loading it back in to Maya as JSON
  • Creating command line tools
  • Setting up a professional workflow
  • The Qt interface framework: custom widgets, signals and slots, stylesheets etc

Additionally, this is currently the only course that covers changes introduced in Maya 2017.

You'll have full source code access with comprehensive comments to follow along with, as well as other resources that will help you learn when you're done.

I taught myself Python several years ago when I was an artist, and today hundreds of artists use my tools everyday. I'll be using the same project driven methods to teach you Python.

Ready to start your programming journey? Let's go!

Resources

The most important resource is:

https://github.com/dgovil/PythonForMayaSamples

This has:

  • Links to all the software you'll need.
  • Source code for all our projects with comments.
  • Other resources to further your education.

What are the requirements?

  • Maya 2011 or higher (2017 preferred).
  • A computer with an internet connection

There will be links to everything else you need on the github page.

What am I going to get from this course?

  • You'll have the skills to build tools that will speed up your work.
  • The necessary workflow to build code that can be shared with your team or studio.
  • The necessary skill set that we'd ask of a pipeline developer in major studios.

What is the target audience?

  • Beginners with no programming experience
  • Intermediates with some experience looking to hone their skills


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The course teaches Python for Autodesk Maya with a focus on teaching artists with no programming experience, how to make tools that will can be used in production.

Udemy is alright. The profit sharing rules cut you out of a lot unless you actively market, and they’re constantly on sale so you don’t make much per purchase. But it makes up for it in sheer volume. You also need to stand out amongst a lot of content because there’s a very low barrier for entry to meet the requirements to create a course.

Course link for the interested. https://www.udemy.com/course/python-for-maya/

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