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If you really want to get to grips with the world's most powerful integrated 3D modeling, animation, effects, and rendering software then you should take a look at this beginners Maya 8.5 tutorial. Maya expert and Character Technical Director with Walt Disney Animation Studios, John Park uses practical examples to explain all the essential tools and techniques in an easy to follow manner, which will help you master Maya 8.5 in the shortest time possible. You can sample this visual training method right now, click any of the blue linked lessons below for FREE Maya 8.5 tutorials...
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Introduction
About this Course
Overview of Maya
New in Maya 8.5

Getting Around
Interface Tour
Selection
Cartesian Coordinates - Lesson 1
Cartesian Coordinates - Lesson 2
Geometric Building Blocks
Project Management
Setting Keyframes
Ball Drop Bounce
Shader Basics
Point Lights
Render Settings

Diving In
Outliner
Hotkeys - Lesson 1
Hotkeys - Lesson 2
Component Mode
Geometry types
Pivot Points - Lesson 1
Pivot Points - Lesson 2
Material Types
Spotlights
Camera Basics

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Building Detail
Hypergraph
Curve Creation
Curve Editing
Revolves
Camera Turntable
Extruded Surfaces
Lofting
Graph Editor
Texture Maps
Mapping Coordinates
Depth Maps
Soft Shadows
Gobos - Lesson 1
Gobos - Lesson 2

Adding Depth
Shelves
User Prefs
Polygon Modeling Techniques
Extrude Face
Split Polygon
Edge Loop Cut
Smooth Proxy
Hierarchies and Groups
Bump Maps
Transparency
Raytraced Soft Shadows
Depth of Field

Making Connections
Artisan Select
Motion Paths
Driven Keys
Displacement Mapping
Three-point Lighting
OptiFX

Moving On Up
Text
Bevel
Skeleton Basics
Added Attributes
Toon Shading
Reflection and Refraction
Batch Rendering Animation

Beyond Basics
Show By Type
Hiding and Showing
Layers
Snapping
Cluster Deformers
Lattices
Constraints
Inverse Kinematics
3D Paint
Final Gather
Motion Blur

Advanced Topics
MEL Scripting - Lesson 1
MEL Scripting - Lesson 2
Skinning
Reflection Mapping
Image Based Lighting
Dynamics
Particles

End
Wrap Up

Credits
About the Author


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