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On the 7th of March 2020, Animaster College of Animation and Design organized a workshop on Substance Painter on the college premises. About The Workshop tools: Substance Painter is the reference texturing software tool for 3D professionals and enthusiasts. From AAA Game Developers to Indies, from Feature Animation to Visual Effects studios, the industry uses Substance Painter to bring their creations and it has its unparalleled speed, flexibility, and visual quality output. This software tool is mostly used for hard surface objects Look development. Objective: The main objective of the workshop was to teach the students Preparing the modelImporting resourcesModifying channelsUsing layer blend modesUsing brushes, stencils, and clone tools to paintWorking with layer effectsRendering with IrayExporting texturesBaking mapsApplying materialsCreating new materials In the first half of the workshop, the students were introduced to the software and also guided the students on how to import the 3D file from Maya or any other 3D platform to other software and how to format the file to export from one platform to another platform. They were also taught how to use the layers, materials & tools to get the look and development to hard surfaces. In the second half of the workshop, the students learned the importance of unwrapping the model for Substance painter, advantage and disadvantage of unwrapping the model. They have also guided with a similar difference between Photoshop & Substance painter while working with layers and Brushes. Then the students have also experienced workflow from Maya to the substance with a simple example. Thus another wonderful workshop came to an end. We thank Mr. Y D Pavan Kumar, Animaster Faculty for conducting such a wonderful learning experience for the BCU SEM 4, BU SEM 6 & PSDIA SEM 6 students.

Inter Design Industrial Visit and Educational TourAnimation degree colleges On 29th February 2020, Top Animation Design Degree College organized an industrial visit and educational tour to : 1) Kokkarebellur, Mandya- Bird Sanctuary. 2) Channapatna- Wooden Toy Factory. 3) Jana Pada Loka, Ramanagara- Folk culture world of Karnataka. Objective: The main objective of an industrial visit is to provide us an insight regarding the internal working of companies. We understand that theoretical knowledge is not enough for a successful professional career. With an aim to go beyond academics, industrial visit provides students a practical perspective of the workplace. Also, educational tours for students provide them with an opportunity to collaborate with teachers and integrate new perspectives with informal environments to enhance learning initiatives. Among the many educational tour benefits, skill development is the most important. Kokkarebellur, Mandya Kokkarebellur is a village in Maddur taluk of Mandya district of Karnataka, India. The uniqueness in Kokkarebellur is the long-established bonding between the spot-billed pelicans and the villagers who have adopted this bird as their heritage since they consider the birds as harbingers of good luck and prosperity to the village. This village is famous for having large colonies of painted storks and spot-billed pelicans nesting in the trees of the village. The birds arrive after every monsoon to make their nest and lay eggs from October to November. As summer approaches by May, they again re-migrate. The Government is in charge of taking care and also protecting the migratory birds. When we asked a local about the birds, he says “I have seen these birds since my childhood, once out of curiosity I asked my father as to when these birds were coming. My father laughed and told me he has also seen them coming here from his childhood.” The Government also compensates […]