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David James Software: Maya 2019
In this course we're going to look at something a little different, creating technically accurate 3D printed parts. Modelling techniques used for this kind of work differ from those we'd use for the entertainment industry. During this course we'l...
David James Software: Maya 2017
Building a full IK rig is a complicated process if you're new to rigging. This tutorial blends together several rigging techniques to create a feature rich rig, using HumanIK to do the heavy lifting. On top of this we create custom controls, letting...
David James Software: Maya 2016
In this tutorial we create a robot in Maya. He has both organic components and hard surface elements in his design. This will allow us to show different modeling principles. We also take rigging and animation into consideration during the modelin...
David James Software: Maya 2015
In this tutorial we create a Dalek assault claw, covering a variety of hard surface modeling techniques in Maya. Topics include curves, extrusions along curves, motion paths and animation snapshots. The simple model allows us to show many modeling te...
David James Software: Maya 2015
In this tutorial we take a look at creating the Spach-Alspaugh House. We use a variety of modeling techniques with polygons, NURBS and curves to create this model. The project is based on architectural blueprints. After following this tutorial, you w...
David James Software: Maya 2014 / Marvelous Designer
Join us as we take you through the creation of interiors in Maya and Marvelous Designer. This tutorial focuses on teaching a variety of techniques to create furniture. Our aim is not to teach you how to create one room or one piece of furniture, ...
Jason Edwards Software: Maya 2011
This tutorial will give you a look at creating an asset in Maya. We start by making a proxy object for later use in simulation, and move on to building the high res mesh. During the course of this tutorial you'll learn various techniques for hard su...
ctbram Software: Maya 2011
In this modeling tutorial we build a WWII jerry can. We start from a single polygon plane at the center of the canister and work outward. Some of the useful tips for the new 3D modeler in Maya includes putting holes in surfaces and building objects...
Some free Maya courses to help you get started.
Although it might be intimidating for new users, the Bezier Curve Tool is one of the fastest ways to create complex curves in Maya. In our video, we start off by showing you how to use the Bezier Curve Tool to model a wine glass in Maya 2022. From...
In our new tutorial, we answer a question that often gets asked - how to cut round holes in Maya. The method we use works for cutting any type of hole in geometry. Maya's modeling tools chamfer vertex and circularize vertex get us off to a quick...
Bifrost is not only capable of simulating fluids but you can also use it for cloth. In this short tutorial, we show you how to drape a cloth over a table in Maya. This will get you used to the node chains and workflow of creating cloth within...
Continuing the modelling which can be found here We look at some techniques to quickly UV an object in Maya. Scene file can be found
A tutorial on basic poly modelling in Maya 2020. This is a continuation of our getting started with Maya series and contains the information you need to make your first model in Maya. The reference image I used can be found
Continuing our getting started with Maya series we're going to walk you through the principles of UV mapping. If you've never done any UV mapping before this would be a good place to start.
