Academy of Animated Art RedShift Workshop Information

Academy of Animated Art RedShift Workshop is designed to provide a comprehensive guide to Redshift, the world’s first fully GPU-accelerated renderer.

A complete guide to the groundbreaking new GPU Renderer, Redshift. Course conducted by Dreamworks Lighting Artist Shane Sternstein

Built to meet the specific demands of contemporary high-end production rendering, Redshift is the world’s first fully GPU-accelerated renderer. It comes with a full suite of powerful features that integrate seamlessly with industry-standard CG applications including Autodesk MAYA, Houdini 3D animation tools, and Katana. Mastering the ins & outs of Redshift will set your portfolio apart from the competition.

The Academy of Animated Art has teamed up with Dreamworks Lighting Artist Shane Sternstein for this comprehensive Redshift workshop. Shane received his BSA degree in Media Arts and Animation from the Art Institute of Los Angeles. Shane got his start in the advertising industry where he worked with global corporations such as Activision, Disney, EA, Western Digital, and the NFL Network.

Apart from earning his degree in Media Arts, Shane is also an AAA alum. Today, Shane is a part of the DreamWorks Animation production. His film credits include Abominable (2019), How to Train Your Dragon 3 (2018 Consumer Products), and Trolls World Tour (2019).

This workshop outlines all the important information, techniques, and tricks to maximize the Redshift renderer to its fullest. In this online course, Shane Sternstein covers everything from the fundamentals of Redshift and basic controls to the technical AOVs, system settings, and Global Illumination.

Apart from demos and lectures, you will also receive a modeled and shaded set by Shane, which is based on the concept art of Mike Redman. This workshop can be combined with other AAA lighting courses for a better understanding of using Redshift for any creative production quickly and efficiently.

What You’ll Learn In Academy of Animated Art RedShift Workshop?

Intro To Redshift

• Welcome To The RedShift Workshop! (0:59)
• What is Redshift? (5:09)
• The Render View (18:01)

RedShift Render Controls

• Common Settings (8:30)
• Unified Sample Settings (6:43)
• Secondary Sample Settings (6:08)
• Filters & Clamping (8:17)
• Trace Depth (7:37)
• Basic AOVs (10:02)
• Technical AOVs (10:59)
• System Settings (12:18)

Global Illumination

• Intro To Global Illumination (3:52)
• Brute Force (4:21)
• Irradiance Cache (19:28)
• Irradiance Point Cloud (8:19)
• Photon Mapping (7:13)
• Caustics (11:51)

Object Properties

• Visibility (13:29)
• Matte Cutout Options (4:18)
• Mattes (11:52)

Lights

• Maya Native Lights (2:46)
• Common Parameters (15:53)
• Point Light (2:27)
• Directional Light (4:03)
• Spot Light (6:49)
• Area Light (12:39)
• Dome Light (Environment) (15:10)
• Mesh Light (6:43)
• Portal Light (8:18)
• IES Light (4:58)
• General Lighting Parameters (8:11)

Shaders

• Materials & Shaders 101 (15:03)
• Materials & Shaders 102 (18:11)
• Single Scatter (12:31)
• Multiple Scatter (19:14)
• Bump & Normals (11:25)
• Displacement (15:33)
• Material Blender (7:39)
• Hair (14:16)
• Ambient Occlusion (12:08)
• Ray Switch (5:17)

Volumes

• Light Scattering (9:44)
• Fog (10:52)
• VDBs (18:31)

Camera

• Camera Types (12:20)
• Depth of Field (12:29)
• Motion Blur (9:27)
• Photographic Exposure (12:25)
• Lens Distortion (5:54)

Rendering

• Denoise Workflow 101 (7:11)
• Denoise Workflow 102 (19:27)
• AI Denoising (9:37)
• Batch Rendering (1:15)

Relaxing Morning Tea Asset

• Complete Lighting & Rendering Walkthrough (19:55)
• Download The Full Scene And Lighting!!!
• Additional RedShift Documentation

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