Few weeks ago I finished the first section of the course "3D art pipeline" assignment was still life scene, first project completed in maya using renderman for the output.
I see. Just as a word of warning, just because artwork passes for a grade doesn't necessarily mean it's good enough for a portfolio. Doesn't mean you have to make this particular piece the one, but for most HW assignments, historically just the competent ones aren't portfolio worthy. The good thing is there's opportunity…