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Oct 26, 2015

The bishop is widely regarded as the most powerful of chess pieces. This video by Andrew Klein will teach you how to make a 3D model of one using Maya. It is meant to help beginners learning the basic ...

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Jun 15, 2015

When turning your 3D model into a 3D print, Maya requires some extra editing before you end up with a printable piece: the wall thickness needs to be checked, the model needs to be watertight, and you ...

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Sep 18, 2013

In this New section We are going to learn about the texturing in Autodesk Maya. In this tutorial we will learn how to make an eye texture without using any external image or any kind of digital painti ...

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Sep 17, 2013

This is a very essential tutorial for Modelers to present their showreel. In this tutorial we are going to learn how to render a wire frame of a model. Wireframe render in Maya is bit tricky but easy ...

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Jan 12, 2012

There are several ways you can go about creating your NURBS helix curve in Maya; I will demonstrate the two easiest ones. For advanced users, and people that like to figure stuff out by themselves, he ...

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Jun 28, 2011

Sorry guys, despite the headline, this one isn't an actual How To. But the process behind the creation of Portuguese brewer Sagres' chocolate crafted website is fascinating, and we would gladly welcom ...

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Apr 14, 2011

These videos will show you how to create a UV map in Autodesk Maya. Using the proper software and this human head model you will be able to follow the step-by-step instructions in this series of three ...

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Mar 28, 2011

This is a guide to making a very simple procedural texture for Maya. As with all procedural textures, the basic texture can be refined and added to.It's a texture!Open up the Hypershade (Window > Rend ...

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Mar 23, 2011

Introduction and Stages 1-3This is a video tutorial on the UV Mapping of a Human Head model in Maya.  This tutorial consists of three videos and is split into six stages that cover the following:Why w ...