Maya: Animation Tutorials and Assets
Image Sequence to Quicktime
Converting Anims to .MOV files with After Effects
When rendering animations from Maya, Max or any other 3D application, it is common practice to render them out as image sequences (image.001.tga, image.002.tga, etc.). These sequences, however, can...
Turntable Animations
Chapter One: 3-pt Lighting and 2-node Camera Motion
The most common way to present a model, to a client, supervisor or on a demo-reel, is to create a turntable animation. This tutorial demonstrates a simple, yet effective, solution for creating dyna...
Intro to Keyframe Animation in Maya
Multi-Chapter Tutorial
This two part tutorial explores, in detail, how to keyframe animate in Maya using all of the core techniques available. We will focus on a classic bouncing ball animation and learn how to use the p...
Styrofoam Helicopter
mental ray Physical Sun/Sky and Rotational Motion Blur
Weekly Walkthroughs provide a complete project, including geometry, file textures, shading networks, background plates, and lighting rigs. The aim is to teach through deconstruction of a fully rea...
The Making of 'Jester'
Multi-Chapter Tutorial
This 'making of' demonstration and lecture began with the decision to take a personal sketch, develop it in 3D and produce a lifesize print. This would require the development of high-resolution de...
