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Grabbing and Releasing Objects the Easy Way Grabbing and Releasing Objects the Easy Way
One of the trickier hitches with animating in maya is dynamic parenting, aka space switching. Constraints go a long way but without the know-how it...
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Dynamic Camera via Maya Hair Dynamic Camera via Maya Hair
Hand keying steady cam effects can be a drag, and we used to have to set up complex soft-body rigs to simulate it. Here is a way to set up a...
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Creating a Stormy Ocean Animation in Maya Creating a Stormy Ocean Animation in Maya
This tutorial will teach you how to create an awesome stormy ocean animation in Maya using fluid effecsts.
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Flying butterfly animation - Tutorial for beginners Flying butterfly animation - Tutorial for beginners
In this tutorial, we will make a simple butterfly and animate it. Follow the steps as shown below.
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Rigging Computer Mouse Rigging Computer Mouse
In this tutorial we will look at the technique of creating a computer mouse rig. We will walk you through the process of creating bones, ik...
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Making eyelid rig with driven keys and expressions using Autodesk Maya Making eyelid rig with driven keys and expressions using Autodesk Maya
Here’s simple eye region model with eyeball. Goal for this tutorial is to make few blend shapes for 4 position of eye and drive that blend shapes...
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My First Expression My First Expression
Expressions in Maya are mathematical equations. They can be used in very sophisticated ways just like in real programming. Or very simply, with...
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Maya Pivot Point Basics Maya Pivot Point Basics
Understanding 3D Animation Using Maya is a self-study toolkit that will provide you with both the foundation for understanding 3D computer graphics...
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Domino Effect Domino Effect
This tutorial will discuss on several issues, how to setup the geometry and how to apply passive to active key switch among dominos.
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Maya Introduction to 3D animation Tutorial Maya Introduction to 3D animation Tutorial
Welcome to the wonderful world of 3D animation! In this chapter you will read about the various steps of making an animation, you will get familiar...
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Maya Arm set-up with IK/FK Maya Arm set-up with IK/FK
This tutorial outlines a technique which is quite handy when setting up an arm in Maya software.
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Building leg skeletons Building leg skeletons
Learn great technique of building and animating leg skeletons in maya using the detached foot method.
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Rolling Ellipse Tutorial Rolling Ellipse Tutorial
This tutorial shows you how to roll an ellipse on the floor, using Maya expressions. Have no fear, I won't go too much into mathematical details...
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Rolling Ellipse Part II - Wacky Vehicle Rolling Ellipse Part II - Wacky Vehicle
While you have learned in the rolling ellipse tutorial how to roll an ellipse on the floor, we will now use this expression to build a funny moving...
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How to create a simple crowd How to create a simple crowd
This tutorial teaches you how to create and animate simple crowd in Maya software. Requires CrowdMaker 0.5 (or higher) plugin.
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Animating Facial Expressions using Blend Shape Animating Facial Expressions using Blend Shape
This tutorial will take you over using blend shape for facial expressions. This is an extremely easy and effective way to enhance you animations.
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Rotating Wheels on a Car Rotating Wheels on a Car
The purpose of this tutorial is to show you how to rotate the wheels on a car so they follow the pace of the car as it move. By doing it this way,...
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How to create a moving Tentacle using Procedural animation How to create a moving Tentacle using Procedural animation
It is very basic tutorial which shows you how to create a moving Tentacle using Procedural animation in Maya.
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Use of image sequences with alpha channel Use of image sequences with alpha channel
This is a simple tutorial on how to make and use of image sequences with alpha channel in animation.
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Expressing Emotion Expressing Emotion
This is tutorial for intermediate maya users which will teach you basics of expressing emotion on animated character.
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Organic Modeling and Animation - Part Two (IK Setup) Organic Modeling and Animation - Part Two (IK Setup)
While it is simple to set up a skeleton that can walk in a straight line, it is another thing to set up a skeleton which can do anything. Check...
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Creating Animated Grass Creating Animated Grass
for surfaces with grass that are not planar you need to use an object for the volume select, then make a copy of your surface, collapse it add a...
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Simulating Cloth in Maya Simulating Cloth in Maya
This tutorial will teach you how to simulate a cloth effect in Maya using a uniform field that reacts to forces.
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Maya Cloth 3 Maya Cloth 3
Creating Cloth using maya cloth more: xeav.net
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Maya Cloth 2 Maya Cloth 2
Creating Cloth using maya cloth more: xeav.net
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Maya Cloth 2 Maya Cloth 2
Creating Cloth using maya cloth more: xeav.net
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Maya Cloth 1 Maya Cloth 1
Creating Cloth using maya cloth more: xeav.net
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Creating a Flowing Water Effect in Maya (Using Particles) Creating a Flowing Water Effect in Maya (Using Particles)
This tutorial will teach you how to manipulate the flow of particles from a shower head into a tub as particles collide with the surface of the tub...
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Character Rigging In Maya Character Rigging In Maya
At the end of this great tutorial, you will have a completed rig for a biped character and a better in-depth understanding of the whole process in...
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Project Overview for the Introduction to Maya Animation: Walk Cycle training kit Project Overview for the Introduction to Maya Animation: Walk Cycle training kit
This first lesson from the Introduction to Maya Animation: Walk Cycle training kit will give you a brief introduction to the project that will be...
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Smooth vs. Rigid Bind Smooth vs. Rigid Bind
In this tutorial we teach you the difference between the smooth and rigid binding. This is a great place to start if you haven't done any binding...
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Flow Path Object Flow Path Object
Learn how to use the Flow Path option to create objects that deform as they follow a curve. This is great for fish or snakes. In this video you...
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Attaching to the Path Attaching to the Path
We recommend the use of the Attach to Path function to create a dramatic animation of the pod's movement in no time! In this video you will learn...
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Making Clusters Making Clusters
Learn how to create clusters of cv's. Clusters can be real time savers when working with the same cv's over and over. Clusters are very useful in...
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Influence objects Influence objects
In this lesson we will take the muscles created in the previous lesson and add them to the deformations. These muscles will help deform the smooth...
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Maya 5: Animation Tools Maya 5: Animation Tools
With the help of muting and ghosting Maya 5 has a whole new set of tools to help you get your job done. In this video you will learn how to: Mute...
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Rigging a Fishing Pole with Arms (part 2) Rigging a Fishing Pole with Arms (part 2)
We cover how to rig the arms and pole. In this lesson we also cover how to animate the weights of a point constraint and making icons to select...
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Setting Deformation Order Setting Deformation Order
We cover how to fix deformation ordering problems when binding your characters to their joints. This is a perfect video for those who need help...
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Rigging the Eyes of Neex Rigging the Eyes of Neex
Learn how to use aim constraints and set driven keys to create controls for Neek's head. A lot of expression can be conveyed with good eye...
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Creating Custom Controls with Set Driven Keys Creating Custom Controls with Set Driven Keys
Learn how to use set driven keys to create controls to open and close a door. In this video you will learn: How to link the motion of one object to...
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3December Presentation: Substitute Geometry 3December Presentation: Substitute Geometry
This lesson will teach you how to use the Substitute Geometry feature to replace animated models with other ones. We will learn about: Substituting...
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3December Presentation: Full Body IK 3December Presentation: Full Body IK
In this lesson we will learn how to setup a Full Body IK character inside of Maya. This lesson will guide you through a brief introduction to using...
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Animation Snapshot Trail Animation Snapshot Trail
In this lesson we will learn how to use Animation Snapshots to create an object trail. This lesson will go over: Using the Animation Snapshot...
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Animated Sweep Ribbon Animated Sweep Ribbon
This lesson will teach us how to use an Animated Sweep to make ribbon-wrapping effect. We will learn how to: Make a surface from an animated curve...
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Recording Camera Movements Recording Camera Movements
You can animate your camera based on your mouse movements during playback. This lesson will show us how to set this up. The principle behind this...
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Secondary foot controls for the Character Setup Kit Secondary foot controls for the Character Setup Kit
This lesson will teach you how to add attributes to the foot control of the character rigged in the Character Setup kit. Using the Connection...
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Understanding Squash and Stretch Understanding Squash and Stretch
One of the key principles of animation is the use of Squash and Stretch to show weight and volume. This lesson will walk you through the process of...
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Adding Anticipation to your Animations Adding Anticipation to your Animations
Adding anticipation to animation adds a depth of believability and grounds the action of the scene. By adding anticipation to the shot, the...
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Follow Through and Overlapping Animation Follow Through and Overlapping Animation
Follow through and overlapping movement are the foundation of good animation. When characters or objects are moving parts of their body or surfaces...
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Creating A Missile Animation in Maya Using Instancers Creating A Missile Animation in Maya Using Instancers
In this tutorial we will animate a group of missiles being shot towards the sky using the 'Instancers' features in Maya.
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