Animate Lighting in Maya 2017/2018 using MASH Motion Graphics. Medical Animation Tutorial: Neurons

[@rabsrabble5415]

I love the dead pan tone when she says 'I'm sure yours will look amazing' XD

[@vcruelbrawl]

AWESOME!!! Im new in 3D and the way you explain is easy to undertand!!!

[@i20010]

Thank you, just to add a note, the Time node will be grayed out for this, bc its an Instance. You need to switch the geometry type of the Mash network.

[@toddlawrimore3577]

Good one. Thank you. You nailed the intro & music volume combo too.

[@EmilyMcDougallArt]

Thank you! That's great to hear :)

[@maxfartuhov]

Thanks a lot. You are so generous for sharing your expertise!

[@austemagne2023]

I could not agree more!

[@Dryimyim]

Thanks ,Emily . You have a great help on me. I had stuck at the process add mesh Light , when delete instance , it's no light at all. And when I group the InstancerObj. the light is show but not move. ---> I have found my answer already , the pCubeShapeInstancer is in Hide Mode , Unhide it . , no need to grouping Anyway, thank you.

[@americangeek]

Really easy to follow, thanks for making this.

[@austemagne2023]

Hello Emily. Thank you for this and all of your fantastic medical videos. I love your accent. It makes these tutorials even better! There truly is nothing better (for me) than learning such beauty from such beauty! What is the exact type of accent? It is so amazing!

[@EmilyMcDougallArt]

Austemagne hello! Thank you so much! I am Scottish, from Edinburgh :). So glad you enjoy my tutorials. I will be back to making more soon!

[@zircontweezers4904]

thank you for sharing those skills Emily ,you are a good teacher ,and great artist too;

[@oktaysoyyilmaz8552]

Thanks Emily, great jobs...

[@JasonBraatzC]

Always a fan of your stuff, Emily.. great job!!

[@AnnieCampbellMedical]

YAAAAS, another great tutorial. Thanks so much for making these, Emily!

[@EmilyMcDougallArt]

Woo thanks Annie!

[@beewest3]

Hi Emily, great tutorial, thanks! I am only wondering what is the philosophy behind baking the animation? The Mash Repro mesh has a shape node as well, with an Arnold tab where you can toggle between polymesh or mesh light. I think it is easier to switch to mesh light directly in the Repro mesh, then there is no need to bake the animation and everything remains procedural!

[@austemagne2023]

I really wish I knew what you were talking about lol. You should make a video tutorial inspired by this one. I'd buy you a cup of coffee if you did and if I could! :)

[@jaimeaguirre4424]

Just tried what you suggested and you're right!

[@shivaliangurala92]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. It has been so useful. Keep uploading more amazing videos. Thank you once again. 🙏🏻

[@angelnievesphoto]

like usual, awesome work

[@EmilyMcDougallArt]

Aw thank you so much! I’m glad you liked it :)

[@naifox1]

Good keep going we need to know more about your knowledge

[@MauroSanna]

Very nice and well put together video tutorial. Thank you.

[@AmaanHasanDilawar]

Awesome

[@RandomViper41]

Cheers for the vid Emily

[@anhnhat35]

thanks for your great jobs

[@byrimy]

thank you for the tutorial!! I'm just curious if arnold is the only option for rendering! Can I use other renderer with the same approach such as v-ray or redshift? thank you so much!

[@shakeel1983khan]

Nice Tutorial .....Really Like It.

[@davidricardosaavedramartin5752]

Hi Emily, thanks for your tutorial! Hope can help me to multiple this single neuron as you have in the main image when the video starts. I'm trying to duplicate the object but the Mash network isn't duplicate. Pleeease help me!

[@jannesopanen8032]

Thanks Emily for amazing video. The neural nets are pretty familiar me as well and you're video seemed maybe a bit too rapid but the outcome was amazing!! :) So I can duplicate these nets in Maya and add maybe a depth of field effected also so made it more real?

[@Tribu3d]

wow! that is to artwork

[@thinkdifferent2342]

Thank u ike usual, awesome work

[@haritank9292]

how can we make effects like venom using mesh like animated strings to mesh

[@markstaineart387]

Thank you so much for the amazing tutorial! I'm struggling a little bit with one thing, do you know how in one Maya scene I could duplicate my neuron with all the mash animations going through it?

[@chandru_sh]

Thank you. Can we do it in Maya 2016 or 15?

[@3djdavid]

Thank a lot

[@marcipaez9190]

how do you duplicate the neuron so you can have a network?

[@kingbell3797]

Special duplicate with a slight offset, that will create a torus shape like a DNA strand .

[@jojodipa1135]

can i practice the same vedio in blender ? and thank u

[@orphydiancg7759]

Did I requested this long time ago after wondering how to replicate a similar cinema 4d tutorial ?

[@EmilyMcDougallArt]

Orphydian▪Learning hello, unfortunately I don’t use C4D so I can’t advise how to create the same effect with it. Sorry

[@orphydiancg7759]

@@EmilyMcDougallArt nah I just asked if I requested this back then. Probably I did but your tutorial doesnt have anyhting to do with that- Also the process is super neat and kinda intuitive in Cinema 4d- Here is one of the tutorial- Cinema 4d has a neat feature where it can key animate gradients, and supporrts something like 3d gradient that guy used to sweep the light impulse on the tentacles kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKK2iKiHpM6kh6c

[@ruok3351]

Wow thank you. I wonder how did u learn how to do this? is there a specific medical animation course or something

[@EmilyMcDougallArt]

Hello! I am glad you liked my video. I studied MSc Medical Art s a more general medical art course where we had a small introduction to animation but it was mainly digital illustration and 3D modelling. I am pretty much self-taught in animation in Maya... I just try and problem solve my way through it and watch a lot of tutorials on youtube as well to learn any new skills. I wish there were more medical animation tutorials when I was trying to teach myself so I am trying my best to share what I am learning with others through these videos. There are other courses for medical illustration/animation, you can find links to these courses in the description of my friends video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqnLdahta7topNE

[@tarviky]

There is in fact very good medical animation course on UDEMY - www.udemy.com/3d-medical-animation-in-autodesk-maya/

[@EmilyMcDougallArt]

Hmm interesting I’ve not seen this one before, thanks for sharing!

[@mrsaudify]

@@tarviky Can you please give some good links for 3DS Max users, I am currently working in 3DS Max.. it would be a great help

[@ЕвгенийШахмин-ш2л]

Many thanks. You awersome)))

[@alexin3dable]

nice!!! Thanks !!

[@amalmk9678]

How can I download it as file in maya ?

[@TenFootCity]

So I've tried this 3 times and I get to the stage where you add the mesh light. It just doesnt work, on all cases, I have bumped the exposure to 20 and intensity to 5000 but still nothing. Not sure what I'm doing wrong? Current MAya version is up to date with the 2018 version too.

[@davidbrna5431]

I am having the same problem, any idea what should we do? By the way the tutorial is really amazing ))))

[@TenFootCity]

Dávid Brna so I redid the tutorial for a 4th time but grouped everything (apart from the Instances) then it worked to a point. This was rushed with only 1 'tenticle' but worked. It was also done on a smaller scale so the glow was quite big, but this could be toned down by lowering the light meshlight intesity/exposure

[@deciphormaniac717]

Middle mouse?

[@lastmomentplayer3420]

Hey mem please make jellyfish in maya please please

[@MLS.22]

hi you have nice ideas but bad way of teaching we don't need step by step we need to understand, a lot of keys didn't understand it, SORRY FOR MY BAD RUDE AND THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEOS

[@EmilyMcDougallArt]

Moudi Pueyo there are plenty of tutorials on the basics of Maya that you should have a look at in KZbin. I’m looking to teach people step by step ways of creating some medical animation scenes in Maya. It’s best for people to have a basic knowledge of the tools used before trying to create specific scenes such as this one. I’ve had many positive comments on my tutorials so I won’t be changing how I create them but thank you for your feedback and I wish you all the best on your learning journey!

[@MLS.22]

@@EmilyMcDougallArt thanks for replay, can you help me with some channel that teach me maya my aim mash, node and hypershade. and thank for your help :*

[@AnnieCampbellMedical]

​ Moudi Pueyo You can find many channels on Maya for beginners on KZbin. A quick search will give you lots of results for you to explore and research on your own. Just because you do not understand certain aspects of this tutorial does not mean it's a bad way of teaching, these videos might be too advanced for you if you're unfamiliar with Maya.

[@MLS.22]

@@EmilyMcDougallArt again sorry Emily I was rude but I'm telling from my perspective waiting for your next video :*