Maya 3D Video Tutorial

Use video tutorials to learn Maya 3D.

Maya is one of the most popular 3-D modeling and animation tools on the market. People have used it to create 3-D models for education and medical purposes, as well as for TV and movie special effects. Video tutorials are often the best way to learn, as you are given a constant view of exactly what the instructor is looking at on the screen at any given time.

Instructions

1. Try out Lynda.com. Lynda.com is an online video training company that brings together hundreds of different instructors who are masters in their fields to teach video based classes. You can either download the videos off its website or order a DVD of the entire video course. Lynda.com offers the first chapter or two (roughly 10 videos) of the class for free on its website so you can get an sense of what the class will be like.

2. Check out SimplyMaya, another online video tutorial website that offers over 500 hours of video tutorials dedicated to teaching you anything and everything about Maya 3D. SimplyMaya offers individual lessons that focus on creating specific models or animating specific movements or gestures, while Lynda.com courses usually offer a more general view of the Maya 3D application. If you need to create a specific model, SimplyMaya is a great resource.

3. Give Tutorialized.com a try. This website aggregates free online video tutorials that are available on free video hosting sites like YouTube. Each tutorial is given a rating, and has a section for comments and discussion. Tutorialized, unlike the previous two websites, is completely free; although the quality won't always be high you can find many high quality tutorials if you pay attention to the video ratings.

References

• Lynda.com
• Tutorialized
• Simply Maya