In this set of tutorials we will learn essential tips and techniques for blocking in animations. We'll begin by going over a set of steps that can be used to work more proficiently. We will learn how to create effective thumbnails. We'll then learn how to set up our scene in order for us to jump right in and begin roughing in the animation. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have the skill set needed to work on your blocking pass confidently, while creating entertaining poses that help sell the story you are trying to convey.

Maya is the world's most powerful integrated 3D modeling, animation, effects, and rendering software. That's why top feature film, animation and video artists, game developers, visualization professionals, Web and print designers rely on Maya.

In this series of Maya tutorials we will learn techniques for animating a grappling hook in Maya! Our goal is to create an efficient rig with a sufficient amount of control. We'll learn how to, then, animate this prop, and its rope to behave naturally. We'll also learn how to work with a set of rigging and animation tools in Maya that will help us produce a very entertaining outcome. By the end of this tutorial, you will have the skills needed to animate your very own grappling hook.

In this courseware we will build a specific character rig, which can accept a custom mocap animation file, and automatically reshape it self to adapt the scale of the imported data. We then will create Import/Export data file utilities for this character, from and to Maya as well as any other 3D program.

This course brings the talented artist into the fold of the technical-side of Maya. Learn the basics of Python, and its place in your 3D workflow, with visual examples and real world problems. Get a kick-start on adding some automation into your life, and solving common problems in a fraction of the time. By the end of this video, you should have a deeper understanding of one of the languages Maya speaks under the hood, and how to start viewing your scenes in terms of glorious Python code!

cmiVFX releases a digital bombshell on the video training industry for the Digital Molecular Matter System (DMM) for Autodesk Maya AND 3DS Max. Creating Destruction and Deformation Animations takes almost no time at all with this ground breaking (pun intended) technology. Now you too can use the same advanced simulation technology that high-end visual effects studios use to bring your artistic creations to life. The DMM Plug-in is fully integrated with Maya and 3D Studio Max and can take advantage of features such as fields as well as keyed kinematic movement.

cmiVFX just released the beginning of an on going masterclass series for Creature Rigging and Animation featuring the legendary Simon Payne. This first masterclass is over 8 hours long and will entertain your creative spirit with the truth about rigging in a production environment. Learn not only the methods used in production pipelines, but also learn how to customize your own Creature pipeline with this detailed video documentation for both Autodesk Maya AND Softimage.

In this Maya tutorial we will look at rendering, and enhancing a cowgirl character model into an image ready for print. We will begin these lessons with the final result from the Creative Development: Modeling a Cowgirl Character in Maya and Silo with Antony Ward tutorial. We will continue on with our cowgirl character and take her to the next level. By adding color, light and texture we will bring her to life all while sharing some essential time-saving tips.

In this tutorial “Stuart Christensen” you will lean How to create a Terrain with a simple displacement map in Maya 2013.

From Stuart Christensen: If you need some quick, complex looking random terrain, this tutorial by Stuart Christensen will show you how! With this method you can choose to convert the displacement to geometry, or use the displacement map to “animate” the geometry to create custom effects. There’s just a few things you need to know in order to get this method optimized for using in your scenes for some really beautiful terrain. Let’s explore this landscape! As a note, this tutorial is updated to replace the past version and will work for Maya 2009/10/11/12/13. Enjoy!

Are you having problems while creating Photo Realistic animations? Then this tutorial is for you.

In this tutorial, “Arvid Schneider” is going to show you How you can create flicker free animations and avoid color problems in Maya using the tip of pre-rendering, Indirect Illumination pass in V-Ray, and this trick works well if you are using static objects in the scene, commonly used for Fly-Through animations. Let’s �ve a look !