To animate a camera with a target and to render an animation Part 1- This tutorial shows how to remove the background of a picture, for example a character shot in front of a monochrome background. The scene is created using the following pictures. Please note that this tutorial presents simple texturing methods for students taking their first 3D class. Other types of texturing workflows will be covered in later classes.

In Photoshop, select and remove the background from the picture of a standing an. Create a mask or a black and white version of the standing man. Select the black color as a foreground color. Select the background with the magic wand. Go to Select > Inverse. o to Edit > Foreground color, in this case black color. Keep in mind that - black areas will be rendered opaque in Maya and - white areas will be rendered transparent in Maya.

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