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David James Software: Realflow 5
This tutorial will get you started with RealFlow, so you can begin to design your own simulations. The first six parts cover the basics in RealFlow, and how to get started with simulating fluids. We look at the interface, creating particle emitter...
Nilla Nova Software: Maya 2011
Learn to make nice looking glass in Maya with this tutorial. We look at the complete process, from modeling through to rendering. Topics covered include glass shading and image based lighting. We also look at how to set up caustic lights in mental ra...
Kurt Boutilier Software: Maya 8.5, Photoshop
This tutorial continues the modeling project with UV layout for the creature character and his armor in Maya. We then bring our work into Photoshop for texture painting to create color maps for skin, leather and metal. Bump- and specular maps a...
Kurt Boutilier Software: Maya 6, Photoshop
Learn how to create cartoon scenes in Maya with this tutorial. We start off by modeling the scene using polygons, NURBS and paint effects. From here we move on to UV layout and hand-painting textures in Photoshop. Finally we bring the scene together ...
George Waldron Software: Maya 2008
This tutorial takes you through the creation of a tie fighter. It's a good beginner project as the pace is slow. You'll learn how to use Maya's polygon modeling tools and build up detail on a model. We also look at good naming practice and staying or...
Kurt Boutilier Software: Maya 8, Photoshop
Learn to create characters in Maya with this modeling and texturing project. We use NURBS and polygons to make the orc head, which is then UV'd. The UV maps are brought into Photoshop, where we look at creating realistic skin textures. Finally we wor...
KBrown Software: Maya 6 - Photoshop
This project covers the modeling, texturing, scene setup and animation of an Apache helicopter. We start of by modeling the helicopter, which is then UV'd and placed in an environment which we create. We then shade and light the scene, and move onto ...
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...
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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.
