Introduction to Mari - 1 Hour Quick Start Guide for Beginners
Offered By: FlippedNormals via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Kickstart your Mari experience with this comprehensive 1-hour quick start tutorial. Learn essential skills including UI navigation, painting techniques, node-based workflows, grading, and lighting. Master project setup, interface overview, orthographic views, selections, object management, and paintbuffer usage. Explore the node graph, including merge nodes, input swapping, and paint nodes. Discover symmetry tools, teleport nodes, backdrops, and grading techniques. Dive into image management, triplanar mapping, and tile nodes. Practice hand-painting textures, using custom shelves, and exporting maps. Conclude with baking maps and understanding geo channels, equipping you with fundamental Mari skills for texturing and 3D painting workflows.
Syllabus
- Project Setup
- Interface Overview
- Navigation
- Orthographic Views
- Using Selections
- Hiding and unhiding
- Objects and versions
- Lights
- Paintbuffer
- Node Graph
- Merge Node
- Displaying nodes in the viewport
- Flat, shades and fully rendered shaders
- Swap node inputs
- Paint Nodes
- Working with Symmetry
- Teleport Nodes
- Disable Nodes
- Rename Nodes
- Backdrops
- Grading Nodes
- Image Manager
- Triplanars and Tile Nodes
- Paint Through Tool project images
- Hand Painting Textures
- Using the custom shelf
- Exporting maps using Export Manager
- Baking Maps using the Bakery
- Geo Channels
Taught by
FlippedNormals
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