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Preparing for the lessons
To ensure the lessons work as described, do the following:
1 Consider doing the lessons in the Rendering section of this guide.
Familiarity with Maya rendering concepts is important to understanding
the following lessons.
2 If you have not already done so, copy the GettingStarted folder from
its installation location to your projects directory. Then, set the
GettingStarted directory as your Maya project. For more information,
see
Copying and setting the Maya project on page 25.
3 Select File > New Scene to create a new scene.
4 To use all available screen space, maximize the Maya window.
5 From a panel menu bar, select Panels > Layouts > Single Pane.
6 Select the Rendering menu set. Unless otherwise noted, the directions in
this chapter assume the Rendering menu set is selected.
Lesson 1: Painting in 2D using Paint Effects
Introduction
One of the features of the Paint Effects Tool is the ability to paint colors,
patterns, and textures on a 2D canvas image. You can use the image as an
independent piece of art, a background image in your scene, or a texture to
be applied to a 3D surface.
In this lesson, you learn how to:
Display the 2D canvas.
Paint strokes on the canvas, and modify your paint brush.
Use the Visor to access the many pre-defined paint brushes.
Modify brush settings such as brush size, color, and transparency.
Modify the canvas size.
Smear, blur, and erase brush strokes from the 2D canvas.
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