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How to work an Advanced Rig for character animation in Maya
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Work an Advanced Rig for character animation in Maya

Character rigging is important. Advanced Rigging makes it easier to animate your character. View joints and nerves so that you may easily ...more

Views 1537
Added 2 months ago
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rmansur
How to animate hierarchical characters in Maya
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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

Views 631
Added 2 months ago
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rmansur
How to animate in Maya
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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

Views 2264
Added 8 months ago
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Pigeonchicken
How to use the split polygon tool in Maya
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Use the split polygon tool in Maya

This 3D modeling software tutorial shows you how to use the split polygon modeling tool in Maya. Learn how to use the split polygon tool to ...more

Views 1633
Added 8 months ago
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Pigeonchicken
How to snap points in Maya 8.5
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Snap points in Maya 8.5

This 3D modeling software tutorial will show you how to snap points in Maya 8.5. There are multiple ways to snap points which will be ...more

Views 4453
Added 8 months ago
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Pigeonchicken
How to model a dolphin in Maya
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Model a dolphin in Maya

In this 3D modeling software series you will learn how to model organically with polygons in Maya. For this example, you will learn how to ...more

Views 3130
Added 8 months ago
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Pigeonchicken
How to mirror geometry in Maya the new school way
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Mirror geometry in Maya the new school way

So we got half a Maya model...now what? We mirror it over and merge the vertices, all with one command, to get us a solid object. We use the ...more

Views 2254
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Pigeonchicken
How to mirror geometry in Maya the old school way
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Mirror geometry in Maya the old school way

Did you know there is more than one way to mirror geometry in Maya? You are probably familiar with the newer mirror tool but there used to ...more

Views 1959
Added 8 months ago
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Pigeonchicken
How to smooth proxy objects in Maya
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Smooth proxy objects in Maya

ets face it: modeling in polygons in Maya is a rough way to make organic objects. In comes the smooth player: subdivision proxy objects ...more

Views 4106
Added 9 months ago
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rmansur
How to make ice cream with Illustrator objects in Maya
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Make ice cream with Illustrator objects in Maya

In this lesson we will learn how to use an Adobe Illustrator object with various deformers in Maya to make soft-serve ice cream. See how to ...more

Views 2138
Added 9 months ago
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rmansur
How to model with the poly crease tool in Maya
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Model with the poly crease tool in Maya

In this Maya 7 and up modeling lesson we will learn how to use the poly crease tool. The poly crease tool is one of the Maya tools used in ...more

Views 1514
Added 9 months ago
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rmansur
How to bake topology to targets in Maya
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Bake topology to targets in Maya

In this Maya lesson we will learn about using the command Bake Topology to Targets. The Bake Topology to Targets tool is used most when ...more

Views 1234
Added 9 months ago
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rmansur
How to use the paint blendshapes tool in Maya
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Use the paint blendshapes tool in Maya

In this lesson we will learn how to use the Paint Blendshapes tool to create new blendshapes in Maya. The paint blendshapes tool is one way ...more

Views 1191
Added 9 months ago
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rmansur
How to use ASHLI bump shaders in Maya
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Use ASHLI bump shaders in Maya

In this Maya lesson we will learn how to use ASHLI bump shaders to make a low polygon mesh look more detailed in real time. Creating ASHLI ...more

Views 997
Added 9 months ago
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rmansur
How to create mattes in Maya for Mental Ray rendering
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Create mattes in Maya for Mental Ray rendering

In this Maya 3D software lesson we will learn various ways to render geometry as a matte. Watch and see how to create matte objects within ...more

Views 1200
Added 9 months ago
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rmansur
How to use SyFlex as a deformer in Maya
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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

Views 6208
Added 9 months ago
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rmansur
How to extrude a surface along an animated curve in Maya
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Extrude a surface along an animated curve in Maya

In this 3D software lesson we will learn the process of setting up an animated surface that is generated along a path in Maya. See how to ...more

Views 950
Added 9 months ago
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rmansur
How to use anticipation when animating in Maya
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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

Views 1511
Added 9 months ago
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rmansur
How to use follow-through & overlapping to animate in Maya
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Use follow-through & overlapping to animate in Maya

In this animation lesson we will learn about follow-through and overlapping movement - two important concepts to remember while you are ...more

Views 1925
Added 9 months ago
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rmansur
How to render Maya scenes from the command line
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Render Maya scenes from the command line

In this lesson we will learn how to render Maya scenes directly from the command prompt. Rendering from the command line is an important ...more

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