Maya (180 Tutorials)

10 Tips for a Better Maya 2022 with Arvid Schneider #MayaMonday
April 19, 2021
Arvid Schneider explains how he configured his workspace, his preferences, and other settings to get the most from Maya 2022.

Animation Layers in Maya #MayaMonday
November 2, 2020
Harvey Newman explains how to use Animation Layers in Maya, a non-destructive way to create and blend multiple levels of animation in Maya.

Sheen or Velvet Shader in Maya and Arnold #mayamonday
October 26, 2020
ReimagineFx walks you through making a spooky ghost with a purple sheen by using the Velvet Shader in Maya and Arnold Renderer.

Basefount Animcraft Tutorials #gettingstarted
September 15, 2020
Basefount Animcraft is a new animation sharing and editing 3d software. These 3 tutorials will help you get started using Animcraft in either 3ds Max or Maya.

The Art of V-Ray: Mastering the V-Ray Renderer in Autodesk Maya
September 1, 2020
Rusty Hazelden helps you master V-Ray Next for Maya in the form of a paint commercial with colorful twisting paint splashes. He dissects a series of shots, explaining the process.

Bifrost Visual Programming Masterclass for Autodesk Maya
July 27, 2020
Watch the Bifrost Visual Programming Masterclass from The Maya Learning Channel. Create a disintegration effect on production assets…

Ephere Ornatrix for Maya: Hair for Games: Texturing and Shading
March 10, 2020
This tutorial explains one of a few methods to render hair textures for real-time hair rendering using Ornatrix for Maya. Plus, learn how to create a hair shader using V-Ray.

Set Up Maya To Flip Your Keys #mayamonday
March 2, 2020
Brian Horgan has a tutorial about how he set up Maya to flip your keys and do things a little differently. In the video, he explains it all.

Maya Monday: Surface 2.0, The realistic ARKit experience
February 24, 2020
Arvid Schneider created an iOS app called Surface 2.0, a Surface Database app. It’s made for both pros and newer users to Maya.

Maya Monday: More about Bifrost for Autodesk Maya
February 17, 2020
Bifrost, the visual programming environment in Maya, is powerful. Learn to use it with this series of tutorials from Autodesk.

Maya Monday: Corrective Joint Based Rigs
February 3, 2020
Kiel Figgins, the Lead Animator at Industrial Light & Magic Anim Rigs, shares his collection of Corrective Joint Based Rigs.

Maya Monday: Destructing Elements with Pulldownit
January 27, 2020
Envato’s CGI Tuts+ series from Uriel Deveaud, Destructing Elements in Maya With PullDownIt, a dynamics solver that can simulate fractures and cracks.

Maya Monday: Blood Flow with MASH in Maya 2020
January 27, 2020
This tutorial from 3D Splanchnic explains how to animate blood flow through veins with Maya 2020. There are other medical tutorials here as well.

Best of 2019: The Top 10 Tutorials at Toolfarm.com
January 7, 2020
According to our website stats, these were the Top 10 Tutorials of 2019. It’s interesting that most are technical, not about VFX.

PBR Workflow in Maxwell | Parts 1, 2 & 3
December 23, 2019
In this 3 part tutorial serials, Artem Paramonov shares his approach on pairing PBR textures with Maxwell Render.