This is a complete tutorial series covering modeling, texturing and mood lighting of a cartoon set, with a little bit of dynamics towards the end to add to the final render. It is a very entertaining beginner project and great if you're new to using Maya. This twelve hour long series comes with the unposed model of the mad scientist and during the modeling tutorial we will build the med lab to create the complete scene.

This is a good tutorial for new users who want to familiarize themselves with the three different geometry types available in Maya and how to convert between them during the modeling process. Cartoon modeling is a lot of fun and doesn't require that you invest as much time as you would have to with a highly detailed organic model to get a nice end result so it's always a good place to start when you want to learn modeling in Maya.

In this project we'll create the stylized cartoon character you can see above. The tutorial covers the complete creation of the red girl and includes the modeling, UV layout and texturing.

In this tutorial we create a cartoon caricature of the famous Chef Ramsay and get the end result you can see in the image above. We start by taking a closer look at some of the things that are important when youre creating a caricature model by studying images of the face and youll see how you can add those little extras to your models by looking for the details that define them.

In this project we create a fantasy dragon model using all of Maya's different geometry types during the process. First we make the head using a NURBS sphere which is converted to polygons once we have the initial shape to add detail like the eye cavities and snout. The anatomy we create on the head is very similar to other animals, so you could use the techniques presented here to model birds and reptiles in Maya.

In this entertaining project for beginners in organic modeling we will create The Oliphant from The Lord of The Rings Movies. This tutorial uses a lot of NURBS based geometry so you will learn how to sculpt out a base elephant mesh using NURBS primitives and modeling techniques working with isoparms, CV's and hulls. The NURBS are then converted to polygons and to join different parts of the body together we use booleans operations and the split poly tool to add edge resolution around joint areas and get only quads in our model. We then move between sub d's and polygons to work on high resolution geometry when adding the organic detail that defines the final model.

In this interesting project where we create the sci-fi gorilla organic modeling meets hard surface. We work according to multiple reference images and start by sculpting out the gorilla body working on getting the general shape and proportion right.

This is a tutorial set covering modeling and texturing of a pirate ship. We start with creating a project and setting up image planes before we start modeling. In this project we'll use mainly NURBS based geometry to model masts, ladders, wood panels, stairs, sails and railings which are then converted to polygons in the end to create additional detail in the model.

This is a great character modeling and texturing project where the instructor Jason Edwards creates a highly stylized GI with himself as a reference. So you can follow along with this tutorial using his sketches which are provided, or if you feel a bit brave you can create your own GI reference images based on yourself. This is a tutorial which is all about capturing the features in our drawings and conveying them over to our 3D character model.

In this complete project covering modeling and texturing you'll learn how to make female character models in Maya. This is mainly a sculpting tutorial where we focus on creating the female shape and facial characteristics using a NURBS, polygon and subdivision workflow.