In this tutorial we will create a spiral mesh that can be used in various applications including telephone cables.
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Twist Modelling
This tutorial will outline a technique for easily creating twisted meshes that can be applied to many uses, including making screws, sword handles and more.
Controlling Displacement Maps
This tutorial will cover the basics of nodes in Maya, the Hypershade and finally how to use the Multiply-Divide node to control the intensity of a displaceme...
BMW Z4 Creation part4
Final part of the modeling series.
BMW Z4 Creation part3
Part 3 of the modeling series.
BMW Z4 Details creation
This part will focus on making the details of the car, like the badge and grills.
BMW Z4 Creation part2
Part 2 of the modeling series.
BMW Z4 Creation part1
Before you begin the tutorial you should know that the tutorial will only work perfectly if you model the same car. This will save you a lot of frustration a...
Simple crowd animation
This tutorial will walk you through the process of creating a scene with a crowd of models, that follow an object and interact with each other as well as the...
Dynamic camera rig setup
This tutorial covers how to create a setup that makes camera movements more realistic, and natural.
Telephone Cord modelling
A quick tutorial that explains how I rig and animate a telephone cord.
Basic Hair in Maya
There are many parts to maya hair dynamics and this tutorial covers the initial styling of it. In this tutorial I create the hair from pulling splines off a ...
Animation Controller basics
In this tutorial you will learn how to use controllers to animate a simple sequence.
Global Illumination basics
Currently, one of the best ways of achieving photo-realistic imagery is to render using Mental Ray for Maya. Mental Ray offers a Global Illumination and Fina...
Modelling and Rigging a nut and bolt
This tutorial will go through the steps to create a photo realistic model of a nut. It requires that you have some basic modeling skills.