The Gnomon Workshop has released four new training DVDs that focus on modeling and kinematics in Alias|Wavefront's Maya. This series includes two DVDs on Polygon modeling and two more titles on Maya's Kinematics engine. Each title has 110 minutes of instruction, lecture notes, scene files, resource spotlights and bonus materials. The DVDs were produced by Alex Alvarez, director of the Gnomon Workshop and Gnomon School of Visual Effects; and Darrin Krumweide, associate director of Gnomon. The objective of the DVDs is to explain the tools with a focus on workflow, using a wide range of examples. "We have spent the last six months upgrading our titles to DVD," explained Alvarez. "With the addition of these four titles, we are one step closer to our goal of having a DVD-only library. These upgrades represent 75% new material as we have been re-recording our lectures to be current with new functionality in the current release of Maya." Gnomon Workshop is an outgrowth of the Gnomon School of Visual Effects, a professional institute specializing in training for the high-end visual effects community. DVDs are priced at US$79 each and may be purchased at www.thegnomonworkshop.com.
