Maya for Beginners: Complete Guide to 3D Animation in Maya

Maya for Beginners: Complete Guide to 3D Animation in Maya

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Learn everything you need for 3D animation in Autodesk Maya: Modeling, Texturing, Lighting, Rigging, Animation, Dynamics

You can do your own 3D animations in Autodesk Maya!

Learn everything you need to know to get started – taught by a Hollywood professional!

As the industry standard 3D animation software, learning Autodesk Maya is a great skill to help you land a job in the film, music and gaming industry. In this course, you’ll learn how to create your entire animation from scratch.

What will you learn?

  • Getting started with Maya and understanding the interface
  • Modeling your own objects and scenes
  • Shading your objects
  • Creating proper UVs
  • Texturing your objects
  • Lighting your scene and creating shadows
  • Rendering your project
  • Rigging characters to prepare for animations
  • Animating with keyframes
  • Motion graphics animation (MASH) toolkit
  • Simulating dynamic effects like cloth and smoke
  • Putting together an entire scene

Learn by doing real world projects!

Throughout this entire course, you’ll be working on a Dia de Los Muertos inspired scene with a complete animated skeleton. By the end of the course, you’ll truly be inspired by your own skills, and confident in using Autodesk Maya.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Course
1 Course Introduction
2 How to Download a Free Trial of Maya
3 Download Course Files & Free Maya Trial

Maya Introduction
4 Interface Introduction
5 Manipulators and Camera Movement

D Modeling
6 Intro to 3D Modeling
7 Topology – Lineflow
8 Topology – Reducing Even Numbers
9 Topology – Reducing Odd Numbers
10 Bones – Imageplane Setup
11 Bones – Box vs. Edge Modeling
12 Bones – Make Live Tool
13 Bones – Sculpting
14 Bones – Eye Socket Edge Loops
15 Bones – Eye Attach
16 Bones – Nose
17 Ghostbuster Trap
18 Bones – Cleaning Topology
19 Bones – Mirroring Head
20 Bones – Lattice Deformer
21 Bones – Spine Wire Deformer
22 Bones – Ribs Bend Deformer
23 Bones – Sternum
24 Bones – Right Side Body
25 Bones – Mirror
26 Insert Edge, Extrude, and Append
27 Bevel & Normals
28 Booleans
29 Knob Motion Path
30 Front, Merge Vertices
31 Front, Doors
32 Cord

Look Development – UV, Shading, Texturing, Lighting
33 Look Development Introduction
34 Photographic Textures
35 Procedural Textures
36 Scene Adjustments
37 Hypershade Intro and Fractals
38 Brushed Metal and Bump Maps
39 OBJ File Format & Fix Bones
40 Bones 3D Paint Tool
41 Mix Rust Shader
42 GB Trap Finishing Touches
43 Fog Lighting
44 UVs Intro & Planar Projection
45 Bones Displacement Map
46 Bones Glass Material
47 Bones Lights
48 Bones Render Sequence
49 UVs – Merge Borders & Cylindrical Projection
50 UVs – Straighten and Transfer
51 UVs – Final Ghostbuster Trap
52 UVs – Bones Head
53 UVs – Bones Body
54 Intro to Shaders
55 Lighting Shaders

Rigging
56 Rigging Intro
57 Bones Recreate Limbs
58 Bones Pole Vectors
59 Bones Hand Controls
60 Bones Reverse Foot Rig
61 Bones Foot Roll SDK
62 Bones Independent Toe
63 Bones Organize and Scale
64 Bones COG and Hips
65 Bones Spine Controls
66 Bones Shoulder and Fingers
67 Rigging QuickRig
68 Bones Hands To Shoulders
69 Bones Hand Spaces
70 Bones Head Spaces
71 Bones Skinning The Feet
72 Bones Moving Joints Fix
73 Bones Skinning Spine Weights
74 Pose Space Deformation
75 Bones Skin Body
76 Fix Forearm Twist
77 Bones Head Blendshapes
78 Prop Rigging Parent Costraint
79 Bones Clean Up
80 Prop Rigging Pivot Control
81 IK vs. FK
82 Bones QuickRig Skeleton
83 Bones Hands
84 Bones Joint Orientation
85 Bones Rotate Order

Animation
86 Bouncing Ball
87 Antics, Contrast, and Overshoots
88 Constraints
89 Referenced Rigs
90 Walk Cycle Start
91 Walk Cycle Mirror Keys
92 Walk Cycle Breakdowns
93 Walk Cycle Finish Lower Body
94 Walk Cycle Upper Body
95 Walk Cycle Offsets
96 Walk Cycle Polish
97 Graph Editor
98 Walk Cycle Off The Spot
99 Walk Cycle Polish More
100 Walk Cycle Motion Trail Wrists
101 Walk Cycle Motion Path
102 Wrap Up
103 Finishing Generic Ball Bounce
104 Squash and Stretch
105 Ball Exercise
106 Ball Exercise Review
107 Animation Scene Setup
108 Follow Through
109 Follow Through Polish

Bonus Animation Demonstration
110 Part 1 Demonstration
111 Part 2 Demonstration
112 Part 3 Demonstration

FX
113 Scene Scale
114 Fireflies Dynamics Animated
115 nHair Rope
116 nCloth Banner
117 nCloth Vest
118 Bifrost Liquid
119 Bifrost Emitter
120 Bifrost Smoke 01
121 Bifrost Smoke 02
122 MASH Grass
123 Texturing
124 MASH Brick Wall
125 Render Setup 01
126 Render Setup 02
127 Bullet Simulation Intro
128 Bullet Shatter
129 Alembic Cache
130 nParticle Ground Shatter
131 Ground Bullet Simulation
132 Fix Sim
133 Fireflies Dynamics