Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Jason introduces strands and some of their basic properties in Autodesk Bifrost for Maya. Part of a 10-lesson workshop for aspiring technical artists. Expand this description for download links and more.

00:00 - Intro
00:07 - What are Strands
00:27 - Maya curve to Strand
00:57 - Curve Input settings
02:30 - Curve interpolation
03:52 - Strand Color
04:07 - Strand Shape
04:52 - Strands Size (Thickness)

Download the scenes, compounds, slides, lesson plans and other files to follow along or adapt for your own curriculum: areadownloads.autodesk.com/wdm/maya/bifrost_bootcamp_lesson_3_files.zip

Download Valhallen's Helpers: github.com/unkaval/VHH