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Richard Mulawa, David James Software: Maya 2012 / 2013
In this project we take a look at Modeling, Dynamics, Lighting and Shading within Maya. We create the basic lava lamp you can see below covering the entire pipeline. Scene File ...
Jason Edwards Software: Maya 2008
Follow along as we show you how to model a low poly hand in Maya 2008. This tutorial was originally created by us for 3DArts Magazine. This tutorial is free to all, if you would like to open an account at SimplyMaya please use the register link at th...
Jason Edwards Software: Maya 2012
This week Jay explains how you can incorporate a 3d model onto a 2d background with Maya's use background shader. The method shown here will allow you to cast shadows onto an image and make the model sit more realistically in a composite. We take loo...
Richard Mulawa Software: Maya 2012
In this tutorial we show you how to create chains in Maya. This tutorial is free to all, if you would like to open an account at SimplyMaya please use the register link at the top of every page. ...
Richard Mulawa Software: Maya 2012
In this tutorial we show you how to model a golf ball in Maya with the GeoSphere script and how it will create a better result than using Maya's platonic solids and smoothing an icosaderon. You'll learn how to use MEL scripts in Maya, what the five p...
Richard Mulawa Software: Maya 2012
This is a short tutorial on how to use Maya's Birail1 and Birail2 surfacing tools in response to a recent user inquiry. Maya's NURB's toolset can generate very clean and infinately scalable surfaces. NURBs curves networks can beused to create extr...
David James Software: Maya 2011
A very brief look at the Mental Ray Approximation Editor. This tutorial is intended for people that have no idea what the Mental Ray Approximation Editor is. If your sitting there thinking what on earth is it, then watch this. This tutorial is free t...
Richard Mulawa Software: Maya 2012
Quick look at some hard surface modeling techniques. This tutorial is free to all, if you would like to open an account at SimplyMaya please use the register link at the top of every page. ...
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.
