Included in this section are a collection of Maya Tutorials. These tutorials cover many of the different aspects of Maya and are a great way for newcomers to learn the ropes. All of the tutorials here are text with accompanying screenshots.
- First Time - Designed as an introduction to Maya, this tutorial has users creating an ice-cream cone, then lighting and rendering their scene. A quick look at multiple topics that are covered more in-depth in the following tutorials.
- Polygonal Modeling - Model a polygonal mesh from a reference image, and use the sculpting tools to alter an existing polygonal mesh.
- Animation - Learn keyframing and using the graph editor, set driven keys, have animations follow a path, and create an inverse kinematic rig.
- Character Setup - Create and define skeletons using the Quick Rig and HumanIK tools, alter expressions with the Shape Editor.
- Polygon Texturing - Learn UV texture mapping, unfolding, and normal mapping to apply textures to models.
- Rendering - Covers Arnold lighting, materials, advanced material settings, and the basics of rendering a high-quality image.
Tutorials:
Excluding the first time tutorial, all these tutorials require lesson files avaible for download from http://areadownloads.autodesk.com/wdm/maya/GettingStarted2020LessonData.zip.
Additional resources
Here are some other options for tutorials:
Autodesk's own
Maya Learning Channel on
has video tutorials for both basic and complex tasks, including a complete lesson series focused on introducing new user to Maya. For that, see
Intro to Maya.
Autodesk Knowledge Network's Maya Tutorials links to tutorials made by leading online learning partners Pluralsight and LinkedIn Learning.