CSE 458 Autumn 2025
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September
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
22 23 24 25

ASSIGN: Project 1a and Project 1b

  • Basic Modeling
  • Hand Modeling
11:30-12:50 Lecture
CSE2 141

CLASS:

  • Introductions
  • Syllabus
  • Show and Tell Signups

DEMO:

  • Intro to Maya (Amy)
  • Intro to Modeling, Yacht (Amy)
26
29

DUE: Progress Report

  • Basic Model
  • Hand Model
  • Turn-in on Canvas.

    •
    		30
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

    CLASS

    • Show and Tell - Group A
    • Production Pipeline Overview - Part 1
    • How to Think Like A Hard Surface Modeling Artist (Barbara)
    • Hard Surface Modeling Supervisor Questions

    DEMO:

    • Hand Modeling (Amy)
    		01

    DUE: Project 1 (11 PM)

    DUE: Project 1 - Individual Critique (11:30PM)

    		02

    ASSIGN: Project 2

  • Head Modeling
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

    CLASS:

    • Show and Tell - Group B
    • Production Pipeline Overview - Part 2
    • How to Think Like A Soft Surface Modeling Artist (Barbara)
    • Soft Surface Modeling Supervisor Questions

    DEMO:

    • Head Modeling (Terrell)
    		03
    October
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    06

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Head Model
  • Turn-in on Canvas.

    •
    		07
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

    CLASS:

    • IN PERSON: Storytelling (Matt Smith)
    		08

    DUE: Project 2 (11 PM)

    DUE: Project 2 - Individual Critique (11:30PM)

    		09

    ASSIGN: Project 3a and Project 3b

  • Shading
  • Texturing
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

    CLASS:

    • Show and Tell - Group C
    • How to Think Like A Shading Artist (Barbara)
    • Shading Supervisor Questions
    • How to Think Like A Texturing Artist
    • Texturing Supervisor Questions

    DEMO:

    • Shading (Josh)
    • UV Unwrapping and Texturing (Josh)
    		10
    13

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Shading
    • Texturing
  • Turn-in on Canvas.

    •
    		14
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

    CLASS:

    • IN PERSON: Lighting Principles Part 1 (Ned Frisk)
    		15

    DUE: Project 3 (11 PM)

    DUE: Project 3 - Individual Critique (11:30PM)

  • Shading
  • Texturing

    •
    		16

    ASSIGN: Project 4a and Project 4b

  • Three Point Lighting
  • Office Lighting
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

    CLASS:

    • Lighting Principles Part 2 (Ned Frisk)

      • DEMO:

      • Lighting in Maya (Erica)
    		 17
    20

    DUE: Progress Report

    • 3-Point Lighting
    • Room Lighting
  • Turn-in on Canvas.

    •
    		21

    ASSIGN: Project 5a and Project 5b

  • Basic Rigging
  • Character Rigging
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

    CLASS:

    • Show and Tell (Terrell)
    • How to Think Like A Lighting Artist
    • How to Think Like A Rigging Artist
    • Lighting Supervisor Questions

    DEMO:

    • Basic Rigging (Terrell)
    • Character Rigging - Part 1 (Terrell)
    		22

    DUE: Project 4 (11 PM)

    DUE: Project 4 - Individual Critique (11:30PM)

  • Three Point Lighting
  • Room Lighting

    •
    		23
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

    CLASS:

    • Show and Tell (Josh, Erica, Graham)
    • Lighting Review (Ned Frisk)
    • Rigging Supervisor Questions

    DEMO:

    • Character Rigging - Part 2 (Terrell)
    		24
    27

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Basic Rigging
    • Character Rigging
  • Turn-in on Canvas.

    •
    		28
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

    CLASS:

    • Animation Principles
    • Animation Supervisor Questions

    DEMO:

    • Bouncing Ball Animation (Graham)
    		29

    DUE: Project 5 (11 PM)

    DUE: Project 5 - Individual Critique (11:30PM)

  • Basic Rigging
  • Character Rigging

    •
    		30

    ASSIGN: Project 6

  • Bouncing Ball
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

    CLASS:

    • Field Trip
    		31
    November
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    03

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Animation Basics
  • Turn-in on Canvas.

    •
    		04

    ASSIGN: Character Posing

  • Character Posing
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

    CLASS:

    • Final Project Introduction
    • Body Mechanics
    		05 06

    DUE: Project 6 (11 PM)

    DUE: Project 6 - Individual Critique (11:30PM)

  • Animation Basics

    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

    CLASS:

    • IN PERSON: Acting Session 1 (Gary Schwartz)
    • Final Project Pitch 1
    		07
    10 11
    Veteran's Day
    		12 13

    DUE: Character Posing (11:30 PM)

    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

    CLASS:

    Final Project Pitch 2

    • Story Pitch (Matt Smith)
    • Story Packet
    		14
    17 18

    ASSIGN: Cardinal Expressions

  • Facial Expressions
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

    CLASS:

    • Facial Expressions

    DEMO:

    • Cardinal Expressions (Amy)
    • Bipedal walk cycle (Graham)
    		19 20
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

    CLASS:

    Final Project Pitch 3

    • Story Packet: Motion ref
    • Layout/animatic rev
    		21
    24

    DUE: Cardinal Facial Expressions (11:30 PM)

    		25
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

    CLASS:

    Final Project Pitch 4

    • Color Scripts
    • Motionmatic
    • Story Review
    		26 27
    Thanksgiving
    		28
    Native American Heritage Day
    December
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    01 02
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

    CLASS:

    Final Project Review

    • Voiced-over Animatic with timing and all assets
    		03 04
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

    CLASS:

    Final Project Review

    • Voiced-over Motionmatic work-in-progress

    DEMO:

    • How to render shots: batch rendering and render farm
    		05
    08

    DUE: Final Project Review
    • Motionmatic work-in-progresss
    • Final graymodel review
    		09 10
    4:30-6:30pm Final
    CSE2 141

    FINAL:

    Final Project Review

    • Completed Motionmatic with graymodel
    		11 12

    DUE: Final Turn-in