Digital Tutors - Beginner's Guide to MARI

Duration 1h 20m Level Beginner Project Files Included

Software used

MARI 2.5v2

What you will learn

This series of step-by-step videos were developed with new MARI artists in mind so we will be moving at a steady, easy-to-follow pace making sure you understand terms and basic techniques.

We'll start off by learning how to create and work with MARI projects and then how we can navigate the MARI interface. We'll then begin exploring many critical aspects of MARI.

We'll learn how to make selections, understand what channels and shaders are and why they are important. Then we'll look at the basics of painting and the paint buffer, using a layer based workflow, masking techniques, and many other concepts that will provide you with a solid foundational understanding of MARI and it's capabilities.

1. Introduction and project overview 01:13

2. Working with MARI projects 07:01

3. Overview of the MARI interface 07:20

4. Making selections in MARI 06:23

5. The relationship between channels and shaders 07:20

6. Understanding the Paint Buffer 07:24

7. Projection painting basics 08:04

8. Painting with MARI's brushes 07:44

9. Understanding layers in MARI 07:27

10. Masking techniques in MARI 06:53

11. Painting through images 07:50

12. Exporting texture maps from MARI 06:17