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How to model a human body in Maya

The anatomy of a human body… a deceptively tricky thing. Not anymore. At least, not in Maya. This super detailed tutorial discusses modeling the human body, from the head to the torso, the legs to the foot ...

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How to model a human head with great edge flow in Maya

One of the hardest things to replicate in Maya are human heads. But this makes the whole process seem like child's play. Even if you don't use Maya, this is still a pretty interesting video to check out. See ...

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How to set up image planes in Maya

If you plan to do a lot of modeling in Maya, you will find it is easier if you set up reference images on image planes. This tutorial shows ...more

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How to 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

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How to model a human body in Maya

This tutorial series shows you how to model anatomy of the human body in Maya and gives specific tips on how to eventually be able to do it ...more

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How to construct a metal shader in Maya 7

This Maya 7 video tutorial teaches you how to construct a metal shader in Maya 7 from Autodesk. This video is from the "Game Lighting and ...more

How to create and apply textures in Maya

This lesson will show how to create and apply textures to objects in Maya.

How to rig a character in Maya for beginners

Here we build a skeleton for the character and bind the skeleton to the geometry in Maya. This is also known as rigging a character.

Views 71,332 | Comments 3 | Curated 3 years ago | 20:26 |

How to render glass in Maya's Mental Ray renderer

Have some glass that needs rendering in Maya? With Mental Ray, it's easily done. Mental Ray (trademarked mental ray) is a rendering ...more

Views 40,892 | Comments 3 | Curated 3 years ago | 29:28 |

How to animate a bouncing ball in Maya

The bouncing ball animation is a classic beginning point for animating in every 3D software package. This tutorial shows you how to do it in ...more

Views 34,598 | Comments 6 | Curated 3 years ago | 5:10 |

How to model a human head with great edge flow in Maya

Learn the most efficient and quick way to model a head with polygonal modeling. The proper edge flow ...more

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Views 33,405 | Comments 3 | Curated 4 years ago | 9:50 |

How to revolve, extrude and loft nurbs curves in Maya

Learn how to manipulate NURBS surfaces using the Revolve, Extrude and Loft methods in Autodesk's ...more

Views 31,870 | Comments 1 | Curated 3 years ago | 20:05 |

How to model a human torso in Maya

A demonstration of how to model a human torso simply and effectively using image planes in Maya. This is a detailed tutorial but it will ...more

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Views 31,820 | Comments 6 | Curated 4 years ago | 7:11 |

How to create a water shader in Maya

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a pretty decent looking water shader in Maya without many nodes. Water materials are a great ...more

Views 27,252 | Comments 0 | Curated 3 years ago | 6:34 |

How to use specular maps to texture a lemon in Maya

This tutorial shows you how to use specular maps to create textures on a lemon in Maya. Lesson files here: http://www.houseoftutorials ...more

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Views 27,078 | Comments 1 | Curated 3 years ago | 12:41 |

How to 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 23,371 | Comments 2 | Curated 3 years ago | 10:39 |

How to 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

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Views 22,841 | Comments 1 | Curated 3 years ago | 5:04 |

How to work with multiple UV's in Maya UV editor for textures

Material texture and lighting within the 3D modeling Community is a skill in itself. Hopefully this ...more

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Views 21,500 | Comments 1 | Curated 3 years ago | 1:01:47 |

How to work an Advanced Rig for character animation in Maya

Character rigging is important. Advanced Rigging makes it easier to animate your character. View ...more

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Views 19,839 | Comments 4 | Curated 3 years ago | 6:02 |

How to 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

Views 19,169 | Comments 0 | Curated 3 years ago | 2:12 |

How to create a stain glass window in Maya

This tutorial series shows you how to work with lighting in Maya by creating a stain glass window with a candle in front of it. This is a ...more

How to model a human ear in Maya

In our opinion, human body parts are some of the hardest things an artist can draw. When it comes to parts like hands and ears, we generally ...more

Views 17,354 | Comments 0 | Curated 4 years ago | 9:30 |

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