I knew rigging my Moosah and Chub model would be quite the project, but once I understood some of Softimage XSI's rigging features it went pretty smooth. For...
Animation / Rigging
Making of Balthar
I start by researching what kind of character I would like to create. During this process I think about every aspect of the character. Where does it live? Wh...
Simple Particle Simulation
Hi, and welcome to a tutorial for Softimage XSI 4.2. Bear in mind that this is not a modeling tutorial, nor a lesson in using XSI Cloth. It is more of a look...
Maya Foot Setup
This tutorial will focus on creating a foot setup with a foot controller and a footRoll attribute that will be done using set driven key. I must stress the f...
Maya Dynamic Piston
This tutorial will show you the steps for creating a piston rig which can be dynamically animated within the viewport. The final rig can be manipulated in re...
Maya Substitute Geometry
Substitute Geometry allows an artist to replace a rigged and animated Low ' Poly mesh with a final high resolution or mid resolution mesh. This technique all...
Maya Dynamic Object Suspension Rig
I had had to make a rig for an underwater vehicle with some fly by wire parts coming off of it. We wanted to have control over them, and be able to position ...
Maya Melting Text
Hello every one! And welcome to the wonderful world of fluids, My name is Aziz Khan and I will be your guide through this tutorial and I hope you all will en...
Maya Palm Tree Modelling
This tutorial will teach you how to create a palm tree that animates dynamically when wind and gravity is applied to it. The tutorial will go through all the...
Maya Realistic Grass
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create realistic, animated 3d grass using Maya's Paint Effects.
Maya Hydraulic
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a simple hydraulic arm. The hydraulic piston's length changes depending on the angle of the elbow, as you would...
Maya 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. There are a lot of ...
Basic Weight Painting
This tutorial will take you through the basics of weighting, in particular weight painting.
Maya Animation Controls
In this tutorial you will learn how to use the Bend Deformer and how to make an attribute depend on another to animate a plank being hit by a stone. You will...
Maya Phone Cord Animation Setup
This tutorial will go through the steps to create and rig a phone cord, that can then be animated.