Intro to Arnold's aiAmbientOcclusion in Maya 2018

[@helenbucknall2317]

You are such a gifted teacher.

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

You are too kind! Thank you!!

[@ghklfghjfghjcvbnc]

Dude.. thank you for sharing! The content is of good quality information that is applicable for production visualization use and the pace of the information being shared is comfortable to listen too.

[@Outdoorshuntingshooting]

Liked the pace, no nonsense, you say just what we need to know. great.

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Thanks Andrew! I do my best so I"m glad it was helpful. :)

[@McMishigan]

one of the best out here, very useful for automotive design!

[@NidhiSingh-me8fq]

hello ma'am I am nidhi from india and really thanks to you because I am searching some good video tutorial related Maya and my search has ended on you. Thank you so much :)

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Fantastic! Thank you for your support, Nidhi!

[@kloobz]

thanks for the tutorial.. i was wondering... is there a way i could add an image such scratches, and random markings ontop of the ambient occlussion to make the rust look more random and realistic.

[@rodrigobutron1983]

Excellent tutorial! I use 3ds max with Arnold. But your tutorial served me perfect. Thank you very much, very well explained. Greetings from Mexico.

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Hello Rodrigo from Mexico! Thank you for the comment! Arnold applies to all software, so I'm glad it helped. :)

[@rossdanielart]

If you want this for a substance to maya workflow. Plug the basecolor(into input 1) and plug the ai ambientOcclusion out color(into input 2) into a multiply Divide then plug the multiplydivide into basecolor of the aistandardsurface

[@shybell4982]

Hi! this is such a great tutorial! I'm just wondering, I have multiple objects in my scene and I want to add AO to all of the objects. They all have different materials already. I'm just wondering, what's another method of applying AO to all of them?

[@akshaybabariya6147]

you are doing good, bt can you incress voice lavel ?

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Thank you for the suggestion, Akshay! I'll do my best to increase the audio. :)

[@ave1996]

Wow! As in Wow! Powerful... 👏

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

I know! Arnold is amazing!

[@TheThiagonfbarros]

Wouldn't it be more interesting if you connect the rust texture to a aiCurvatureShader? I think it would be more natural for a metallic object. Anyway, it's just aesthetic, I could understand the concept without any problems. Really love your channel!!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Hi Thiago, Yes, that would be interesting for sure! I have a tutorial for the aiCurvatureShader as well, but it uses metal instead of rust. Check it out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3aVaaCtr9l2mrc

[@guruabyss]

Can you add AO without using the mixer but keep your defuse color?

[@i20010]

Thank you for sharing, these tutorials are really helpful!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Awesome! Glad it's helpful!

[@PJ-pw7tw]

Hola, muy buenos tutoriales. Yo necesito encontrar una forma de mapear una textura con transparencia sin perder las propiedades del color de fondo del material, es decir intentar fusionar una textura con transparencia ya sea en (.png) o en (.tiff) o (.targa) y al mismo tiempo poder manipular el color de fondo y sus propiedades. ¿Me puedes ayudar, POR FAVOR? Te lo agradecería inmensamente. Muchísimas gracias.

[@rodsdesignestudio]

thanks for the tutorial. could u make one tutorial with label (img) and glass in aiSurfaceStandard? Ill be so grateful. thx

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Sure! That sounds like a great idea. Expect that in a bit! Thank you for suggesting it. :)

[@rodsdesignestudio]

would be great. because I tried to do it and I couldnt, aiStandar was easier to do it... thanks

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Hi Rodolfo, Here you go! I created a tutorial that you requested. Thank you for the great idea! kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4rQopKZiMdog8k

[@sivapandianreffreference]

very much really useful, thanks so much

[@digital_gaucho]

Thanks, this, aswell as your other videos were very useful. I was wondering if there's a way to use the aiAmbientOcclusion and the aiCurvature nodes at the same time to drive a shader.

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

That's a great idea, Lucas! Expect this tutorial in a few weeks. :) Thank you for suggesting it!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Hi Lucas, I'm not sure if you saw this... but I made a tutorial for based on your request! Thank you for your suggestion. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKrLhX-CZ82pr80

[@KoganeNoYubi]

If I put ambient occlusion on the mix there is no difference in render. I don't know why. Checked in different scenes etc.

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Did you also at the aiRange node? That will help with the contrast

[@manishotaval8316]

How to animate material opacity control by texture(blend two materials)?

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

That's a good question! I have a tutorial on animating opacity right here. Hope it helps! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZKre5xpfrSma8k

[@manishotaval8316]

@@AcademicPhoenixPlus Thnx!

[@paradisecreation3248]

Hi your videos are very helpful and awesome too. I have humble request if you can make video tutorial on how to clay render in maya Arnold render with wireframe. thanks for sharing knowledge :)

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Hi Paradise, thank you for your comment! I think I may have an tutorial similar to what you are asking for. Something like this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJzdgoqorc56fNE (it's a tutorial on using preset Arnold shaders, and also how to composite wireframe). Let me know if this helps! Otherwise, I'll definitely add your request to my list. :)

[@jm4giv]

Awesome!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Thanks J M! I hope it was helpful!

[@minkyan1247]

thanks ily so much

[@001-f6u]

THANK YOU!

[@mampiisaotaku]

I really appreciate your videos. Maybe because the voice is a feminine one (lol). Anyway, really good videos. I use C4D, nonetheless I can still easily understand how to use Arnold. Helping a lot.

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Thank you for your comment and support Mampi. I hope it was helpful! C4D is great!

[@HiteshKumar-vf3he]

Very awesome accent. Wonder what state??

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

I've lived all over the place! Maybe Washington DC drawl?

[@razielol]

Seriously I love you! ahaha thx

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

You are very sweet, Fah. I'm glad these tutorials are helpful!

[@Motdonchet7]

Thank you !

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

You are very welcome! I hope this was helpful. :)

[@sivapandianreffreference]

pls help me to do a charactor lighting shading

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Hi Sivapandian. Thank you for the suggestion. I'll add it to the list of tutorials. :) Keep an eye out for more!

[@sivapandianreffreference]

thanks so much

[@DREAMTEFO]

thank you alot

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

I hope these videos help you create awesome work!

[@rafikiko]

thanks

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

You are very welcome, Rafik. :) I hope it helped!

[@nigelsmith7717]

THANKS!!!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Occlusion rocks! :D

[@sgchoe4806]

nice video. fyi, rusted copper is blue.

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Haha! Good point! :)