Maya Tutorials

Making a Blizzard
In: Maya / Scripting
This lesson will show you how to create simple blizzards in Maya using particle instancer. Before starting this tutorial...

Creating Tank Treads by Using a Script
In: Maya / Scripting
Ever wondered how to make 3D tank treads? There?s no easy way. But his lesson will help you...

Fast Puffy Explosions in Alias Maya
In: Maya / Scripting
This tutorial will show how to create a simple puffy explosion using fluids in Maya. It will explode and than give off black...

Compositing a 3D Rendered Object into Video
In: Maya / Tips and Techniques
This is a very simple tutorial demonstrating how to take 2D video footage and composite a 3D animated object in the scene...

Compositing Background Lighting
In: Maya / Tips and Techniques
Add background lighting to your Maya rendered objects. Make your characters glow or shine with this cool technique...

Metallic Shaders
In: Maya / Textures and Materials
Here you can learn to create your own metallic shaders in Maya...

Putting a Label on a Bottle
In: Maya / Textures and Materials
I had to do some experimenting to get this working, so why not share that knowledge with all of you...

Final Gathering in Maya MentalRay
In: Maya / Lighting
Final Gathering is computed from the point of view. When the primary ray hits the point on an object, final gather is activated...

Patch Model a Head
In: Maya / Modeling
This tutorial covers the modeling of a sci fi creature head using the popular technique of NURBS patches...

Stitching Surfaces, Patchmodeling for Organic Forms
In: Maya / Modeling
Learn how to achieve smooth animation and nice texture flow by cutting objects into appropriate patches to stitch together...