MAYA BASIC How-To Videos & Articles

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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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How to model a basic candle in Maya

Model a basic candle in Maya

This software tutorial teaches you how to model a basic candle out of polygons in Maya. Polygonal modeling is the easiest to learn so follow ...more

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How to use basic lighting in Maya

Use basic lighting in Maya

Everything you ever wanted to know (and a lot you didn't) about basic lighting in Maya. Find out which lights do what, how to get them to ...more

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How to use basic hotkeys in Maya

Use basic hotkeys in Maya

Learn about the basic hotkeys in Maya; these will make your life a lot easier when navigating around the problem. So check out this tutorial ...more

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How to create basic objects in Maya 8.5

Create basic objects in Maya 8.5

This 3D design and animation tutorial for beginners using Autodesk Maya 8.5 software teaches users how to create basic objects.

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How to use basic lighting in Maya

Use basic lighting in Maya

Learn the basics of lighting and how to manipulate lights within your scene in Maya. NOTE: This link is to a Flash version of the first 5 ...more

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How to navigate in Maya

Navigate in Maya

In this video tutorial you will learn about the basics of navigating in Maya. Learn to move around in the viewport of Maya. Check out the ...more

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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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How to make and use UV space in Maya 7

Make and use UV space in Maya 7

This Maya 7 video tutorial teaches you how to make and use UV space in Maya 7 from Autodesk. This video is from the "Maya Basics" course ...more

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How to model objects using blendshapes in Maya

Model objects using blendshapes in Maya

In this Maya lesson we will learn how to use Blendshapes during the modeling process to add flexibility to our model. Learn how to use Maya ...more

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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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How to UV map a motherboard box in Maya

UV map a motherboard box in Maya

In this tutorial you will learn how to UV map a motherboard box in Maya. This Maya software tutorial covers basic UV mapping procedures and ...more

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How to create rigid bodies in Maya dynamics

Create rigid bodies in Maya dynamics

In this tutorial your learn how to create rigid bodies in the dynamics section of Maya. Dynamics is the physics based part of any 3D ...more

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How to sculpt geometry in Maya

Sculpt geometry in Maya

In this software tutorial you will learn how to sculpt geometry using the sculpt geometry tool in Maya. The sculpt geometry tool is like a ...more

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How to navigate 3D space in Maya 7

Navigate 3D space in Maya 7

This Maya 7 video tutorial teaches you how to navigate 3D space in Maya 7 from Autodesk. This video is from the "Maya Basics" course. ...more

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How to subscatter particles across a surface in Maya & Zbrush

Subscatter particles across a surface in Maya & Zbrush

This tutorial shows you how to subscatter particles (SSS) across the ...more

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How to use light and camera choices in Maya 7

Use light and camera choices in Maya 7

This Maya 7 video tutorial teaches you how to use light and camera choices in Maya 7 from Autodesk. This video is from the "Maya Basics" ...more

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How to use motion samples in RenderMan for Maya

Use motion samples in RenderMan for Maya

In this lesson we will learn how to use Motion Samples in RenderMan for Maya. Using RenderMan motion samples allows you to increase the ...more

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How to animate a character in Maya

Animate a character in Maya

This is the basic bone animation using a character set and the hypergraph within Maya. Geared for kids to learn 3D modeling and animating ...more

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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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Soba Noodle Champion Slurps 399 Bowls in 10 Minutes

Eat your heart out, Joey Chestnut. There's a new super-speed-eater in town, and she means business. 45-year-old Hatsuyo Sugawara downed an incredible number of 399 bowls of soba noodles in just ten ...

High Fashion Invisible Shoes

Fashion designer Andreia Chaves of São Paulo has created some optically stunning, "invisible" shoes. Constructed with mirrors, the shoes blend into their environment, chameleon-style ...

Get Yourself a Doppelganger Robot This Christmas (Just $225K)

This holiday season, two lucky consumers will have the opportunity to purchase a robot twin, specially made by Japanese robotics firm Kokoro. Says Pink Tentacle, "Department store operator Sogo ...

Holiday HowTo: DIY Felt Ball Wreath

Fed up with your boring ol' traditional holiday wreath? Ditch the greenery and go extra festive this year with this felt ball wreath HowTo, courtesy of Norwegian craft blog Pickles. P.S. You'll need ...

Art Borne From the Barrel of a Gun

Incredible high speed photography, capturing bullets piercing objects (via Flickr user Alex Andrea Broderick). Previously, Speeding Bullet at 1,000,000 FPS.

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