Maya 3D Tutorials - index of FREE Tutorials for Maya 3D

(14)Animation	(3)Basic Help
(0)Camera Editing	(3)Camera Tricks
(9)Creating and Applying Textures	(9)Lighting
(17)Miscellaneous	(71)Modelling
(11)Rendering	(11)Scripts
(10)Special Effects

	Tea cup modeling and rendering with Mental RAY - Part one From MS Tips and Tricks (Maya 3D Modelling)
We will go through almost every step of making this scene in final render in this tutorial. First we will make tea cup and sugar jar, make textures in PhotoShop, make materials in HyperShade and make render setup in MentalRay for maya. Follow the steps as shown below....

	Tea cup modeling and rendering with Mental RAY - Part two From MS Tips and Tricks (Maya 3D Modelling)
In this part of this tutorial we will make some additional modeling to improve our scene, after that we'll go over UV mapping of our objects, shading and texturing. Follow the steps as shown below....

	Tea cup modeling and rendering with Mental RAY - Part three From MS Tips and Tricks (Maya 3D Rendering)
In this part we will finish this project. We will make all shaders and set render settings in mental ray. Follow the steps as shown below....

	Making eyelid rig with driven keys and expressions using Autodes From MS Tips and Tricks (Maya 3D Creating and Applying Textures)
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 automatically as eye ball rotating. Also on the end of tutorial we will learn how to make expressions and rig to control rotation of eye over translation of one nurbs circle. Follow the steps as shown below....

	Flying butterfly animation - Tutorial for beginners From MS Tips and Tricks (Maya 3D Animation)
In this tutorial, we will make a simple butterfly and animate it. Follow the steps as shown below....

	Modeling reading table - Tutorial for beginners From MS Tips and Tricks (Maya 3D Modelling)
In this tutorial, we will make a simple reading table with chair and books using poly modeling. Follow the steps as shown below....

	Modeling Kempston Pro Joystick using Autodesk Maya From MS Tips and Tricks (Maya 3D Lighting)
In this tutorial you will learn how to model kempston pro joystick using polygons and NURBS. For a Reference image you can search in Google Images. Follow the steps as shown below....

	Modeling a table lamp - Tutorial for beginners From MS Tips and Tricks (Maya 3D Modelling)
In this tutorial, we will model and set-up light for making a Table Lamp in Maya. I assume that you are already familiar with the basic modeling techniques and interface of Autodesk Maya. Follow the steps as shown below....

	Bridge - Polygon Modeling tools From http://cgpuppet.com (Maya 3D Modelling)
The Bridge action allows you to create a mesh connecting pairs of border edges, in other words bridging them.

	Extrude - Polygon Modeling Tools From http://cgpuppet.com (Maya 3D Modelling)
The Extrude tool, allows you to pull new faces from existing faces, edges or vertices. It is one of the most used tools/actions in polygon modeling

	Create a Grand Piano in Maya From http://cgpuppet.com (Maya 3D Modelling)
Learn how to model, texture and render a Grand Piano in Maya.

	The Mental Ray Round corners node From http://cgpuppet.com (Maya 3D Rendering)
Learn how to add bevel to edges at render time using Mental Ray's mia_roundcorners node.

	Preparing image planes in Photoshop From http://cgpuppet.com (Maya 3D Miscellaneous)
Learn how to cut up and prepare image planes for automotive modeling with Photoshop.

	Using Mental Ray’s mib_cie_d node From Tutorials Window (Maya 3D Lighting)
Achieve a realistic color temperature with Mental Ray's mib_cie_d node

	Rendering smooth wireframes in Maya From Tutorials Window (Maya 3D Rendering)
Render out a smooth wireframe in Maya using the Maya vector renderer.

	3D Character Rigging - Setting Up The Skeleton From Tutorials Window (Maya 3D Modelling)
This is the first look into character rigging. Rigging is such a wide area, so these tutorials are going to be uploaded in parts. The first part is:- Setting up the skeleton.

	Rendering smooth wireframes in Maya From http://cgpuppet.com (Maya 3D Rendering)
Learn how to render out and composite smooth wireframes for your models.

	Using Mental Ray’s mib_cie_d node From http://cgpuppet.com (Maya 3D Rendering)
Achieve a realistic color temperature with Mental Ray's mib_cie_d node.

	How to Create a Cartoon Ice Crack From photoshoptalent.com (Maya 3D Miscellaneous)
This is a video tutorial series on creating a cartoon ice crack in Maya.

	Optimize 3d projects From Arif Saeed (Maya 3D Basic Help)
This tutorial intended for Intermediate users of Autodesk Maya, on how to cut down rendering and working time on projects as well as to avoid irritation due to lengthy or time consuming techniques.

	Realistic Glass of Water From http://www.golden-cg.com (Maya 3D Rendering)
in this video tutorial i want to show you how to create a realistic glass of water (liquid) with Maya Mentalray materials. i have used Dielectric Mental ray material for both Glass and Liquid and also used Mental nodes for creating straw material.

	Create skyscappers in maya within seconds From CG Sutra (Maya 3D Scripts)
In this tutorial we take a look at the KludgeCity MEL script created by Edward Whetstone of WhetstoneVFX.com. This tool was developed as part of his short film project, "The Sum of Parts". It is open-source and freely available for anyone to use or edit, if you use it for your own projects, navigate to his site and donate some money.

	How to create lava using Maya particles and Realflow From CG Sutra (Maya 3D Special Effects)
In this tutorial first we will make lava using Maya particles and than we will study the process of creating lava inside of Realflow. We will also create Lava shader.

	Drive Keys From 3dtutorialzone (Maya 3D Animation)
This tutorial teaches you how to set up and use drive keys.

	Restoring And Resetting Maya From 3dtutorialzone (Maya 3D Miscellaneous)
This tutorial covers how to restore or reset parts of or all of Maya to its default settings.