Maya Monday (97 Tutorials)

Maya Monday: Pixar’s RenderMan Version 22 is Now Available, Free Download, Tutorial
July 23, 2018
RenderMan 22 came out last week. Learn about the new features, and download it free for non-commercial use. Plus, a tutorial and a link to more software that you can download from Pixar.

Maya Monday: More Redshift and Maya
July 6, 2018
A couple of weeks ago we featured a tutorial series from the Redshift channel about working with Redshift and Maya. We’re expanding on this and moving onto other tutorials out there.

Maya Monday: Texturing a Fire Hydrant with Substance Designer and Maya
June 18, 2018
This week on Maya Monday we’re featuring some tutorials by Arvid Schneider about creating a realistic paint, brass, and rust texture with Substance Designer. He has it split into 4 tutorials, because it’s long, These first 4 tutorials are essentially part 1, and part 2 will talk about the shader and rendering it with Arnold in Maya. The fire hydrant model available on Arvid’s patron page and info about that is in the first video.

Maya Monday: Redshift and Maya, part 3
June 11, 2018
Redshift has several tutorials on working with Redshift in Maya. We’ve featured these tutorials for the past two weeks and here is part 3, the final, for now.

Maya Monday: Redshift and Maya, part 2
June 6, 2018
Redshift has several tutorials on working with Redshift in Maya. Here is the second batch from their YouTube Channel to get you started.

Maya Monday: Redshift and Maya, part 1
May 21, 2018
Redshift has several tutorials on working with Redshift in Maya. Here are a few tutorials from their YouTube Channel to get you started.

WiFi Signal from MASH
May 16, 2018
Here's another from Lee at Maya Short Rounds. The second tutorial on the page was featured on Maya Monday.

Maya 2017 MASH Tutorial – Scatter balloons and vertex color in Arnold
May 16, 2018
Edge-CGI 3D Tutorials and more! shows you how to scatter colors around a huge group of balloons. You can recreate Up!

Maya Monday: Autodesk Sketchbook is Now Free! + Tutorial
May 7, 2018
The desktop version of Autodesk’s 2D drawing application Sketchbook is now free. It runs on both Window and Mac OS. Plus a couple of tutorials on how you can use Sketchbook in your Maya workflow.

Maya + Python
March 26, 2018
Knowing a bit of Python scripting and how to use Python scripts can really help your workflow in Maya. Here are a few resources for you.

Maya Monday: Maya XGen and Interactive Grooming Tutorial Roundup
February 5, 2018
Maya 2017 Update 3 brought the interactive grooming tools and they’re really powerful! With XGen, you can create natural-looking hair and animal fur. Here are some overviews and examples of what XGen Interactive grooming can do.

Modeling Basics in Maya 2018
January 16, 2018
Spicer McLeroy's tutorial. This is included in Maya Monday: Modeling Basics in 2018, so scroll down the page to the last tutorial to watch.

Autodesk Maya 2018 – Soda Can Tutorial
January 16, 2018
If you're new to Maya, here's a quick tutorial to get your started on modeling a soda can. This is in the article, Maya Monday: Modeling Basics in 2018. Scroll down to the 4th video to watch.

How to model a 3D Pillow in Maya 2018 in 5 minutes
January 16, 2018
Mike Hermes redoes an old video with Maya 2018 and you can't get much faster and easier than this! This is in a Maya Monday feature on Modeling in Maya 2018. Scroll down to the third video to watch.

Maya Monday: Modeling Tricks
November 6, 2017
I come from a motion graphics background however, the thing I find to be the most fun in 3D programs is modeling.