Maya (172 Tutorials)
5 Tutorials about Creating Glass in Maya with Arnold’s aiStandardSurface
March 26, 2018
There have been multiple times in my career when I’ve been asked to create glass, whether it be for a product video, or for motion graphics with a logo in glass, or for visual effects where I’m turning a person into glass. The important thing is to make the reflections look natural.
Medical Animations & Tutorials Roundup for Maya, Cinema 4D, After Effects
March 26, 2018
The human body is still such an enigma and there are so many technical, yet beautiful, 2D and 3D animations that help to visualize those microscopic mysteries. We had a question about some methods of creating cells and other microscopic elements. First, we have some gorgeous examples to inspire you, followed by a few tutorials for various host applications.
How Physically Based Rendering Shaders Work
March 26, 2018
There are several tutorials here. In the first, Meghdad Asadi breaking down how Physically Based Rendering shaders (PBR) work in a render engine. The second is an excerpt from the Maya 2018 Essential Training from Linkedin Learning. In the third, Arvid Schneider talks about setting up shaders in Arnold.
8 Ultra Useful Maya Tips for Beginners, in Under 4 Minutes
March 26, 2018
I’ve been learning Maya for about a year now, but I’ve still barely scratched the surface. If you’re in the same boat, watch this quick video and file these away in your head. Plus, check out a full beginners guide that goes along with the video. Every new Maya user needs to see this!
Rendering in Maya
March 26, 2018
This page contains several tutorials about installing Arnold Render, render settings you should use, saving the render and things like ray depth, viewport settings, and anti-aliasing.
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.
Chaos Group Phoenix FD for Maya – Quick Start: Gasoline Explosion
January 17, 2018
Learn how to create a fiery explosion with an accelerant like gasoline in Phoenix FD for Maya. Using both the toolbar preset, and then again manually, step-by-step you’ll learn the ins and outs of this simulation type.
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 2018: Comprehensive Review of Modeling Improvements
January 16, 2018
My Oh Maya dives a bit deeper into Modeling improvements. Watch and learn. Scroll down the page to the second video.
Modeling Basics in 2018
January 16, 2018
Sculpting, Quad Draw, Bridge with Symmetry, Curve Warp Deformer, MASH, and much more are covered in these videos that will help you get acquainted with some of the modeling features in 2018. There are also a couple of beginner tutorials for those of you who are new to Maya.
Turn a 2D Image into a 3D Mesh in Maya
January 16, 2018
PlatinumRyan explains this simple process of converting a flat image into a 3 dimensional mesh.
Understanding Depth Of Field in Arnold and Maya
January 16, 2018
This is a free excerpt from a course from Mograph Plus and Kamel Khezri. Learn about how to set up Depth of Field properly in Maya and Arnold.
ZBrush Sculpting for Maya Users
December 29, 2017
ZBrush Sculpting for Maya Users with Create3dcharacters.com. Create a cute dragon with Pixologic™ ZBrush® and learn the ZBrush interface.
How to make Snowy Object in Maya
December 26, 2017
How to make Snowy Object in Maya – This tutorial is originally in Korean but is great quality so don't fear a language barrier. It's subtitled in English.
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