Maya: Modeling Tutorials and Assets
Setting Up Orthographic Images
Preparing Orthos in Photoshop and Aligning in Maya
While it is common for modelers to only have 3/4 perspective design drawings to work from, the ideal situation is to be provided with orthographic (front/side/top/back) reference to guide the model...
The Making of 'Trin'
Multi-Chapter Tutorial
Trin was started to create a high-res 4k still image, yet evolved to become a looping ten second animation rendered in vertical HD at 1200x1920 to be displayed on a wall-mounted digital display. St...
The Making of 'Smile'
Multi-Chapter Tutorial
This 'making of' demonstration and lecture began with the decision to create a new still image and record the entire process. Using Maya, UVlayout, Zbrush and Photoshop, 'Smile' was created in eigh...
Male Human Head Basemesh
OBJ with UVs
Male human head basemesh with organized topology. UVs are unwrapped. Ready to be imported into Zbrush or reorganized to match another design.
Human Basemesh - Simple
obj model
This is an obj that works well as a humanoid basemesh for Zbrush/etc when you do not want to feel constricted by topology. It is what I usually use in Zbrush when making a humanoid figure. The UVs ...
The Making of 'Fume'
Multi-Chapter Tutorial
These chapters represent a technical overview of how the image 'Fume' was created using Maya, Zbrush and Photoshop. In contrast to some of my other work on Gnomonology, Fume was created without any...
Mouth Interior
Teeth and Gums
This asset includes four poly base meshes: Top Teeth, Bottom Teeth, Top Gums and Bottom Gums. Total facecount is 2508, all quads. The asset includes four .obj's and a single Maya .mb scene file. Pe...
Digital Sculpture: Troll
Obj Model
This digital sculpture of Jonas Thornqvist's troll model contains the body, eyes, teeth and clothes. It also includes all the displacement maps needed to render it in MAX, Maya, XSI.
Digital Sculpture: Humanoid Bat
High Res Bat Creature Sculpt from Kolby Jukes
This Humanoid Bat create is an incredibly detailed sculpt by artist Kolby Jukes. The download contains a .ztl, a .mud (both with subd levels intact) and a .obj (just the highest subd).
Nurbs Surface Modeling
An In-Depth Look at Maya's Surface Modeling Tools
Maya has the ability to construct multiple types of surfaces using a number of modeling tools and techniques. Maya's NURBS surface offer a clean technical approach to surface modeling. Starting fr...
