Maya Tutorials

  Instancers Version:  Maya 2008 Hi everyone this is my first tutorial I hope you learn it and Sorry for bad English    Step 1: You must create a character to animate and it must be a cycle animate You can use any character for this tutorial I m use a Butterflie...

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Creating ink drop effect in Maya is relatively simple. We already covered the 2d ink drop effect in my previous tutorial. I recommend you to watch that tutorial first. Using 3d fluid container for creating liquids is very hard to control and stimulate. You need a good amount of RAM and har...

Burning Laser Effect in Maya from Gabriel Gumucio on Vimeo.   This tutorial assumes that you have an intermediate knowledge of Maya. Import the geometry Download the scene here: www.gabrielg.se > Tutorials > Effects tutorial "Burning laser" Load up the scene file, which ...

This tutrorial uses both Maya and After Effects so to achieve our final prioduct, it requires you to have a basic understanding of both programs.   Today we will be learning how to make sparks, the intent is for them to look like they are coming off of a grindstone.  But this is not to say that ...

  1. Create a text using text tool in Maya with poly options selected(counts 100 and quad options selected). 2. Delete the history and the output curves. 3. Now assign a shader and texture it. 4. Center pivot the whole group and individual polys. 5. Move the text above t...

This tutorial shows how an *oSp-Object can be imported multiple times to the same ocean and still function uniquely and independently.  *oSp-object is any object that is fixed with an engine built by oceanSplash plugin, and is able to create a splash when ever it interacts with an ocean or a pon...

This is a basic tutorial that shows how *oSp-objects could be imported.  *oSp-object is any object that is fixed with an engine built by oceanSplash plugin, and is able to create a splash when ever it interacts with an ocean or a pond in a scene. OceanSplash is a free plugin that can be downlo...

This tutorial shows how a single *oSp-object can be exported and also it shows how all *oSp-objects in a scene can be exported. *oSp-object is any object that is fixed with an engine built by oceanSplash plugin, and is able to create a splash when ever it interacts with an ocean or a pond in a s...

This is a tutorial that shows by using OCEANSPLASH plugin, how an animated curve could be made to emit floating particles that float on the ocean surface and also follow the animation of the curve. OceanSplash is a free plugin that can be downloaded here

This tutorial show how to create a splash for an animated "NURBS sphere primitive" object using OCEANSPLASH plugin. OceanSplash is a free plugin that can be downloaded here

Creating Glass Shatter Effect using Maya nCloth - by Azhagu Raj Pandian In this tutorial we will explore using Maya ncloth to create Glass Shattering Effect.   Step : 1 - Let’s start by creating a polygonal plane with the default setting Step : 2 - Using the cut face tool cut t...

In this tutorial we will create some hair styles with Maya fur plug-in. Im assuming that you have a basic knowledge in Maya and its core concepts and procedures, which will help to keep this tutorial as short as possible. A video version of this tutorial can be found at https://www.creativecr...

To import .chan into Maya you will need this file: http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/scripts-plugins/utility-external/c/-chan-file-exporter-importer-with-nuke6x-point-cloud-importing--2

How to fade particle instancer (Maya Dynamics Tutorial) In this tutorial i`ll try to explain how to fade particle instances on a particle basis :). So, here we go : Duplicate the object which you intend to use as instance 10 times for this example. The number ...

In this tutorial you will learn how to extrude along a curve. Curve will behave like a fire spark that will start fire.

Learn how to create lava using maya classical particles and also learn how to create lava shader.

Learn how to create table cloth using maya softbodies and goals.

Full video tutorial including original scene files.

  The first step is to create the profile of the scroll, I will be using Illustrator to do this. 1. Select the spiral tool, use the following settings: Radius: 400px, Decay: 90%, Segments:20 2. Object -> Path -> Simplify... Check Straight Lines 3. Save as legacy Illustrator ...

How to make a realistic cable (Maya Dynamics Tutorial) In this tutorial i`ll try to explain how to make a simple NURBS cylinder to behave like a real cable with gravity, some elasticity and all that real stuff. In this tutorial i`m assuming all th...

This is a video tutorial. Watch the video here: http://www.modernmayhem.com/pw_arrows.html

Maya Dynamics - Learning Goals By Morteza Ghamari Version: Maya 2008 Hi everyone this is my tutorial about goals I hope you like this and learn it And sorry for bad English         Step 1: Firs...

Create a primitive NURBS sphere using the defaults. Rename it to ball. Transform the sphere. (Figure 1) Translate X = -4 Translate Y = 5 Scale X = .5 Scale Y = .5 Scale Z = .5 Create a primitive polygon cube using the defaults. We will keep ...

Particle Morph Hi Friends , This is sathish kumar from chennai, India. I am working in Nipuna Services. This tutorial is all about particles. In this Tutorial we will be using mathematical functions. As for us I concern it was really difficult to transform the particle's from one ...