Tutorial “Tires and Simple Tank Treads’
This is a simple method for creating a tire with a simple or complex tread pattern
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Tutorial “Vray Material in Maya”
In this Quick Tutorial I want to show you the basics of setting up a Vray Material in Maya. It is a really straight forward renderer so its pretty easy to use.
Using Photoshop CS4’s 3d tools to overpaint seams
This video from 3d artist and educator Andrew Klein shows the viewer how to import a 3d model from Maya 2009 with a texture that is already roughed out for the expressed purpose of overpainting texture seams.
UV Mapping A Head
This video demonstrates the use of Maya’s UV editing tools, specifically the Smooth UVs Tool, to organize and flatten the UVs of a head.
UVing a Hand with Maya (Part 1)
This video looks at how to use UV unwrap tools in Maya to cut apart a hand by UV edges.
UVing a Hand with Maya (Part 2)
This video looks at how to use the new (to maya 2009) UV unwrap tools in Maya to cut apart a hand by UV edges. Perfect for very fast organic UV unwraps is the smooth UV tool, also demonstrated.
Video Tutorial “Shader Setup for Modelers”
In this video tutorial Josh Robinson will show how to do a shader set up for modelers.
VIDEO TUTORIAL: Creating Custom Marking Menus
I have crated a video tutorial with voice in Maya that how to create custom marking menus. INFO: Original size of movie: 20.1 MBCompressed size in .RAR: 1.9 MBDuration is about: 4 minutes and 26 secondsFormat: QuickTime Movie (*.mov) Download video file Talk about this tutorial at the Forum >> 3DM3.comCopyright © Aziz KhanEdit by […]
VIDEO TUTORIAL: Export from Maya to DirectX
This tutorial will show you how to export mesh and animation to DirectX. Download XExporter.v1.2 (*.mel) source file Download video file Talk about this tutorial at the Forum >> 3DM3.comCopyright © Dr. DEdit by StrykerSource: http://www.3dm3.com
VIDEO TUTORIAL: mia_round Corners in Maya
In this video tutorial I’ll explain in depth how to use the mia_roundCorners node newly introduced in maya 8.5. Its use with maya materials as well as mental ray materials and mia_material will be discussed and explained in detail. INFO: Original size of movie: 25 MB Compressed size in .RAR: 19 MB Duration is about: […]
VIDEO TUTORIAL: Photorealistic Anisotropy with mental ray for Maya
In this video, from “Introduction to the Hypershade in Maya 2009”, learn how to properly use the anisotropic features of the mental ray architectural material. By taking full advantage of this powerful feature, you can create incredibly realistic metallic surfaces that can mimic rough, brushed metals commonly seen across many real world objects. Download video […]
VIDEO TUTORIAL: ZDepth & Height GrayScale represention
In this maya video tutorial i’ll explain in depth, how to create GrayScale representation of ZDepth as well as Height fields, using many methods including”shading networks” & “mel scripting”. INFO:Original size of movie: 38 MBCompressed size in .ZIP: 34 MBDuration is about: 13 minutes and 22 secondsFormat: QuickTime Movie (*.mov) Download video file Talk about […]
VIDEO: How to create FBIK in Maya
In modern CG industry character animation is one of the most important and one of the most difficult parts. It’s very hard to create realistic animation, that’s why software developers are searching ways to solve this problem. One of the latest solutions is FBIK. In this tutorial I want to show how to create Full […]
VIDEO: Introduction to the Maya 8 User Interface
This Noesis Interactive tutorial outlines the interface and basics of Autodesk’s Maya 8. It provides an overview of the tools, windows, and options you’ll need to get started with this popular 3D program. After following this tutorial you’ll be comfortable with the basics of Maya. Download video file Talk about this tutorial at the Forum […]
VIDEO: Irradiance Particles in mental ray for Maya 2009
In this video, from “Introduction to Rendering with mental ray in Autodesk Maya 2009”, we will continue to become familiar with the new Irradiance Particles feature from the latest version of mental ray. Learn how to start working with Irradiance Particles and lower your render times while balancing out the render quality of your image […]