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Kurt Boutilier Software: Maya 7
Learn how to rig and pose your characters in Maya with this tutorial. We take you through the rigging of our low polygon man, getting him ready for animation. Topics covered include IK handles, and hand and foot controls with set driven keys. In the ...
Kurt Boutilier Software: Maya 7
Get started with low polygon modeling for games in Maya. In this tutorial we look at how to create a low polygon man. It's a good beginner project if you're quite new to modeling in Maya. We set a limit of 2500 polygons, and use the common polygon mo...
Kurt Boutilier Software: Maya - Photoshop
Make a spooky med lab scene in Maya. We start by modeling the cartoon environment with NURBS and polygons. From here we move on to UV layout, lighting and texturing. Some simple shading networks are made in Maya using procedural textures for quick r...
Kurt Boutilier Software: Maya 8, Photoshop
Learn how to make your own space vehicles in Maya with this project. Here we look at how to model using NURBS, polygons and subdivisions. We then lay out the UV's and move into Photoshop for texturing. ...
Robert Scott Software: Maya 6, Photoshop
This tutorial covers the modeling and rendering of a Ferrari. We start off by cutting up blue prints in Photoshop which are used as reference. We then make all the different component parts of the car using polygon modeling. Topics in this tutorial i...
Kurt Boutilier Software: Maya 7, Photoshop
Learn to make aeroplanes in Maya with this tutorial. We use NURBS and polygons to build the model, which is then UV mapped. The UV maps are brought into Photoshop for texture painting. Here we create camouflage paint, and add a spec map to control wh...
Kurt Boutilier Software: Maya 7, Photoshop
This project covers the UV layout and texturing of a giant spider in Maya. After laying out the UV's in Maya, we bring the maps into Photoshop for texture painting. Here we create color-, bump- and spec maps. By the end of this tutorial you will have...
Kurt Boutilier Software: Maya
Learn how to make your own cartoon characters in Maya. In this project we create the pilot girl, using both NURBS and polygon modeling. We start by creating the body and head of the character, before moving on to the accessories. During this project ...
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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.
