Category Archives: Tutorial

Maya 09 Harv and Anzovins Setup Machine….

Posted on October 29, 2013 by

Another episode in the process of preparing a simple character for animation using Autodesk’s Maya, this tutorial uses Anzovin studios Set Up Machine 2 auto rigging plugin for the fast preparation of a character rig and just a few quick … Continue reading →

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Maya Blend Shapes…

Posted on October 22, 2013 by

Just the next in the series of tutorials on working with characters in Maya. In this one we look at blend shapes and facial animation, eyelids and mouth shapes. [vimeo vimeo.com/77486830] [vimeo vimeo.com/77487187]  

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Modelling in Maya: The UV Editor

Posted on October 15, 2013 by

Here are some new tutorials on unwrapping and a little Mudbox… [vimeo vimeo.com/76941964] [vimeo vimeo.com/76942135]  

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Making Harv: 2 More Maya Tutorials…

Posted on October 9, 2013 by

Two more Maya modelling tutorials these ones dealing with the head and neck [eyes & ears as well]… [vimeo vimeo.com/76505181] [vimeo vimeo.com/76505641]

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Lets start making Harv… 3 new Maya Tutorials…

Posted on October 2, 2013 by

Yup… starting the new academic year with some Maya tutorials, preparing the work space, evolving a tool-set and starting to model a character… [vimeo vimeo.com/75856607] [vimeo vimeo.com/75856751] [vimeo vimeo.com/75858056]

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A Couple of MassFX tutorials…

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

Here are a couple of tutorials covering the MassFX physics engine in 3ds max from basic collisions through Mcloth to using proxy objects to allow characters to interact with simulations.  

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CAT Rig Catch

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

Part of a set of tutorials to help answer a brief that is situated around the idea of rebooting an old children’s TV programme in the style of a more contemporaneous one… [vimeo vimeo.com/58352740]

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