ANIMATION MAYA How-To Videos & Articles

Follow these animation maya tutorials to learn all about animation maya with WonderHowTo's collection of free how-to videos and articles, like Work an Advanced Rig for character animation in Maya, Create a snake animation with sine deformers in Maya, and Set up a basic animation rig in Maya.

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How to work an Advanced Rig for character animation in Maya

Work an Advanced Rig for character animation in Maya

Character rigging is important. Advanced Rigging makes it easier to ...more

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Curated 7 months ago by rmansur | Comments 4
Views 8,255

How to create a snake animation with sine deformers in Maya

Create a snake animation with sine deformers in Maya

In this lesson we will learn how to use and animate a Sine deformer to ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 4
Views 5,287

How to set up a basic animation rig in Maya

Set up a basic animation rig in Maya

In this tutorial you will learn how to setup a basic rig in Maya. Animation rigs are the bone and muscle structures used to animate and move ...more

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Views 6,400

How to use squash and stretch animation techniques in Maya

Use squash and stretch animation techniques in Maya

In this animation lesson we will learn how to breathe life into a ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 2,070

How to create trails with the animation snapshot tool in Maya

Create trails with the animation snapshot tool in Maya

In this lesson we will learn how to use the Animation Snapshot tool to ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 2,097

How to do a pose to pose animation in Maya for Zbrush users

Do a pose to pose animation in Maya for Zbrush users

This is a maya 8.5 lesson but Jason really wanted to cover this crash ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Pigeonchicken | Comments 0
Views 945

How to animate hierarchical characters in Maya

Animate hierarchical characters in Maya

Dissect the object of its parts. Select the curves to rotate, model or scale the whole character. The Maya hot keys are as follows: W ...more

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Curated 7 months ago by rmansur | Comments 1
Views 2,804

How to animate in Maya

Animate in Maya

Animation controls run on the bottom of the screen. The time slider is the most important control for designing frames in Maya. Playback is ...more

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Curated 7 months ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 1,204

How to use selection masks in Maya 8.5

Use selection masks in Maya 8.5

Something that's particularly useful in Autodesk Maya 8.5 is masking. Check out this video tutorial on masking for your animation. There's ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 801

How to use anticipation when animating in Maya

Use anticipation when animating in Maya

In this 3D software lesson we will learn about anticipation - one of the 12 principles of animation and how to apply it to animating in Maya ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 1,690

How to delete non-deformer history in Maya

Delete non-deformer history in Maya

In this Maya lesson we will learn how to create a more efficient rigged and bound model. You can create more efficient rigs in Maya by ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 2,278

How to use parenting techniques in Maya 8.5

Use parenting techniques in Maya 8.5

If you want to learn how to use Autodesk Maya 8.5, then starting off in the video could be a good thing for your animation projects. In ...more

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Views 1,885

How to animate objects in Maya 8.5

Animate objects in Maya 8.5

This 3D design and animation tutorial for beginners using Autodesk Maya 8.5 software teaches users how to make objects move. It covers basic ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 965

How to move and rotate pole vectors in Maya 8.5

Move and rotate pole vectors in Maya 8.5

Take a gander at this 3D animation video tutorial on how to move pole vectors in Autodesk Maya 8.5. So, if you need to move that pole ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 1
Views 1,950

How to use follow-through & overlapping to animate in Maya

Use follow-through & overlapping to animate in Maya

In this animation lesson we will learn about follow-through and ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 2,468

How to use SyFlex as a deformer in Maya

Use SyFlex as a deformer in Maya

In this Maya lesson we will learn how to set up SyFlex relationships using the Wrap Deformer. See how to take a polygon plane, simulate it ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 1,984

How to use the smooth proxy tool in Maya 7.0

Use the smooth proxy tool in Maya 7.0

Smooth Proxy is a great tool for polygon modeling in Autodesk's Maya 7.0. This video tutorial will get you introduced to how to use the ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Pigeonchicken | Comments 0
Views 1,804

How to create flowing geometry in Maya 8.5

Create flowing geometry in Maya 8.5

If you are apart of Jason Welsh's Autodesk Maya 8.5 online class, then you might want to check this six-part video out. If not, if your ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 1
Views 1,348

How to render Maya files in RenderMan

Render Maya files in RenderMan

In this lesson we will learn how to use RenderMan for Maya and some of its amazing features. RenderMan is one of the 3D animation industry's ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 1,583

How to scale and rotate components in Maya 8.5

Scale and rotate components in Maya 8.5

Check out this two-part video tutorial on learning some components and polyprimitives of vertices in Autodesk Maya 8.5. You'll get the best ...more

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Repair the World One (LEGO) Brick at a Time

Jan Vorman has installed quick LEGO-fixes all over the world - from Italy to Germany to Israel to Holland. Jan's "Dispatchwork" work creates a contemporary twist: colorful LEGO-street-art ...

DIY Ocular Assault Weapon

The latest in Graffiti-tech: How to write with your eyes. Via Instructables, "Behold the latest ocular assault weapon from the Graffiti Research Lab, openFrameworks, The Fat Lab and The Ebeling ...

Retro Electronics Papercraft For the Brazil '66 Crowd

Dan McPharlin has created some super-sweet retro electronics papercraft models. Click through to Dan's Flickr page to view the entire collection. Beautiful handmade cardboard models. Previously ...

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Roly-Poly Bridge

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