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David James Software: Maya 2018
In this tutorial we conclude our robot series, by integrating our 3D model along with a photograph to create a complete scene within Maya. To achieve this we look at making a very fast character posing rig with HumanIK. This rigging method is in...
David James Software: Maya 2016, Nuke 9
In this tutorial we take a look at render passes and layers in Maya 2016. We then move on to Nuke to composite both the still shot and the animation. Topics covered include how to create a volume fog layer in Maya, setting up a basic composite, maski...
David James Software: Maya 2013 / Nuke
If you find yourself rendering over and over again for hours at a time, this is the tutorial for you. In this project we'll attempt to demystify mental rays render pass system. We pay special attention to the mia_material_x and it's outputs. We ...
David James Software: Maya 2013 | Nuke 6.4
In this course we create a light setup optimized for post-production in mental ray. The lights are then split into layers with appropriate passes, and reassembled in Nuke. With control of the individual lights we can relight the scene in real time wi...
David James Software: Matchmover 2011
This tutorial goes over how to integrate 3D objects into live footage. The first part covers some of the basics for camera tracking and how to navigate around the interface in MatchMover. We bring in some footage, get our scene set up and create...
Dave Scotland Software: After Effects
Learn to get that cinematic look in your shots with this tutorial. Here we composite a classic asteroid chase. We create two shots, covering a wide variety of post effects, such as motion blur, grading and motion graphics. By the end of this tutoria...
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.
