Fast Puffy Explosions in Alias Maya
This tutorial will show how to create a simple puffy explosion using fluids in Maya. It will explode and than give off black smoke…
Creating Tank Treads by Using a Script
Ever wondered how to make 3D tank treads? There’s no easy way. But his lesson will help you…
This lesson will show you how to create simple blizzards in Maya using particle instancer. Before starting this tutorial it's a…
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…
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…
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…
In: Maya / Textures and Materials
Here you can learn to create your own metallic shaders in Maya…
In: Maya / Character Setup
The character setup outlined in the tutorial delivers a simplistic character "rig" geared towards run time performance…
In: Maya / Character Setup
Maya's spline IK handle solution to the spine is one solution to work with. However, I have found it better served when working…
SubDivision Surfaces: Modeling a Human Hand
We will use Maya's SubDivision surfaces for modeling a Human hand…