Maya for Beginners: Complete Guide to 3D Animation in Maya
About Course
Learn Autodesk Maya for free! This complete guide to 3D animation in Maya will teach you everything you need to know to get started. This course is taught by a Hollywood professional and includes 25+ hours of easy-to-follow tutorials, bonus animation demonstrations, downloadable project files, and premium support.
This comprehensive course covers everything from the basics of Maya’s interface to advanced techniques like rigging, animation, and dynamic effects. You’ll learn how to:
- Model your own objects and scenes
- Shading, UV mapping and texturing objects
- Lighting, creating shadows, and rendering projects
- Rig characters and animate with keyframes
- Use the MASH toolkit for motion graphics animation
- Simulate dynamic effects like cloth and smoke
- Create an entire animated scene
Throughout the course, you’ll work on a Dia de Los Muertos inspired scene with a complete animated skeleton. By the end of the course, you’ll be inspired by your own skills and confident in using Autodesk Maya.
This course is completely free and available on Theetay from platforms like Udemy, Udacity, Coursera, MasterClass, NearPeer, and more. Start learning today!
What Will You Learn?
- You will become comfortable using Autodesk Maya to model, texture, rig, animate, dynamics, light, and render
- Build and design your own 3D objects
- Animate your 3D objects with keyframes
- Modeling, shading, texturing, lighting beautiful designs
- Rendering your projects for high quality playback
- Rigging a 3D character for animation
- Simulating dynamic effects like water, cloth, and smoke
- You will know how to put together an entire 3D animated scene!
Course Content
Introduction to the Course
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A Message from the Professor
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– Course Introduction Maya Animation Course
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– How to Download a Free Trial of Maya Maya Animation Course
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– Tips to Improve Your Course Taking Experience Maya Animation Course
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– Free Career Training Free Rig Maya Animation Course
03:16 -
Course Material Download Link
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Maya Introduction
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– Interface Introduction Maya Animation Course
12:26 -
– Manipulators and Camera Movement Maya Animation Course
10:51 -
– Stepped Snapping Maya Animation Course
01:57
3D Modeling
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– Intro to 3D Modeling Maya Animation Course
07:53 -
– Ghostbuster Trap Maya Animation Course
13:14 -
– Insert Edge Extrude and Append Maya Animation Course
13:30 -
– Update Common Mistakes Maya Animation Course
14:13 -
– Bevel Normals Maya Animation Course
12:13 -
– Booleans Maya Animation Course
23:59 -
– Knob Motion Path Maya Animation Course
21:05 -
– Front Merge Vertices Maya Animation Course
16:14 -
– Front Doors Maya Animation Course
16:25 -
– Cord Maya Animation Course
12:00 -
– Maya 2022 Cord Sweep Mesh Maya Animation Course
08:40 -
– Topology Lineflow Maya Animation Course
05:41 -
– Topology Reducing Even Numbers Maya Animation Course
09:20 -
– Topology Reducing Odd Numbers Maya Animation Course
07:17 -
– Bones Imageplane Setup Maya Animation Course
10:50 -
– Bones Box vs Edge Modeling Maya Animation Course
09:10 -
– Bones Make Live Tool Maya Animation Course
11:29 -
– Bones Sculpting Maya Animation Course
06:44 -
– Bones Eye Socket Edge Loops Maya Animation Course
15:13 -
– Bones Eye Attach Maya Animation Course
09:10 -
– Update 2022 Quad Draw Tool in Retopology Workflow Maya Animation Course
09:55 -
– Bones Nose Maya Animation Course
15:04 -
– Bones Cleaning Topology Maya Animation Course
16:20 -
– Update Retopo and Remesh tools Maya Animation Course
06:04 -
– Bones Mirroring Head Maya Animation Course
11:42 -
– Update Mirror Tool Maya Animation Course
03:13 -
– Bones Lattice Deformer Maya Animation Course
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– Bones Spine Wire Deformer Maya Animation Course
11:40 -
– Bones Ribs Bend Deformer Maya Animation Course
18:28 -
– Bones Sternum Maya Animation Course
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– Bones Right Side Body Maya Animation Course
27:29 -
– Bones Mirror Maya Animation Course
08:39
Look Development UV Shading Texturing Lighting
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– Look Development Introduction Maya Animation Course
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– UVs Intro Planar Projection Maya Animation Course
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– UVs Merge Borders Cylindrical Projection Maya Animation Course
10:03 -
– UVs Straighten and Transfer Maya Animation Course
05:34 -
– UVs Final Ghostbuster Trap Maya Animation Course
05:17 -
– UVs Bones Head Maya Animation Course
09:21 -
– UVs Bones Body Maya Animation Course
08:24 -
– Intro to Shaders Maya Animation Course
07:00 -
– Lighting Shaders Maya Animation Course
07:44 -
– Photographic Textures Maya Animation Course
05:07 -
– Procedural Textures Maya Animation Course
08:18 -
– Scene Adjustments Maya Animation Course
03:58 -
– Update Reconnect Lost Texture Files Path Maya Animation Course
02:15 -
– Hypershade Intro and Fractals Maya Animation Course
11:39 -
– Brushed Metal and Bump Maps Maya Animation Course
11:26 -
– OBJ File Format Fix Bones Maya Animation Course
06:03 -
– Bones 3D Paint Tool Maya Animation Course
12:09 -
– Mix Rust Shader Maya Animation Course
12:22 -
– GB Trap Finishing Touches Maya Animation Course
12:55 -
– Fog Lighting Maya Animation Course
08:55 -
– Bones Displacement Map Maya Animation Course
19:36 -
– Bones Glass Material Maya Animation Course
02:46 -
– Bones Lights Maya Animation Course
14:26 -
– Bones Render Sequence Maya Animation Course
12:22
Rigging
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– Rigging Intro Maya Animation Course
07:16 -
– Rigging QuickRig Maya Animation Course
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– Prop Rigging Parent Costraint Maya Animation Course
06:59 -
– Prop Rigging Pivot Control Maya Animation Course
09:52 -
– IK vs FK Maya Animation Course
05:26 -
– Bones QuickRig Skeleton Maya Animation Course
05:13 -
– Bones Hands Maya Animation Course
07:09 -
– Bones Joint Orientation Maya Animation Course
08:42 -
– Bones Rotate Order Maya Animation Course
06:48 -
– Bones Recreate Limbs Maya Animation Course
05:17 -
– Bones Pole Vectors Maya Animation Course
06:24 -
– Bones Hand Controls Maya Animation Course
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– Bones Reverse Foot Rig Maya Animation Course
05:18 -
– Bones Foot Roll SDK Maya Animation Course
11:58 -
– Bones Independent Toe Maya Animation Course
04:58 -
– Bones Organize and Scale Maya Animation Course
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– Bones COG and Hips Maya Animation Course
08:03 -
– Bones Spine Controls Maya Animation Course
04:13 -
– Bones Shoulder and Fingers Maya Animation Course
09:35 -
– Bones Hands To Shoulders Maya Animation Course
02:53 -
– Bones Hand Spaces Maya Animation Course
07:59 -
– Bones Head Spaces Maya Animation Course
05:50 -
– Bones Skinning The Feet Maya Animation Course
03:43 -
– Bones Moving Joints Fix Maya Animation Course
07:43 -
– Bones Skinning Spine Weights Maya Animation Course
12:59 -
– Pose Space Deformation Maya Animation Course
10:51 -
– Bones Skin Body Maya Animation Course
03:41 -
– Fix Forearm Twist Maya Animation Course
07:23 -
– Bones Head Blendshapes Maya Animation Course
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– Bones Clean Up Maya Animation Course
09:50
Animation
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– Bouncing Ball Maya Animation Course
10:04 -
– Graph Editor Maya Animation Course
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– Finishing Generic Ball Bounce Maya Animation Course
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– Squash and Stretch Maya Animation Course
08:17 -
– Ball Exercise Maya Animation Course
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– Ball Exercise Review Maya Animation Course
09:41 -
– Animation Scene Setup Maya Animation Course
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– Follow Through Maya Animation Course
14:43 -
– Follow Through Polish Maya Animation Course
09:10 -
– Antics Contrast and Overshoots Maya Animation Course
20:29 -
– Constraints Maya Animation Course
12:50 -
– Referenced Rigs Maya Animation Course
05:04 -
– Walk Cycle Start Maya Animation Course
10:22 -
– Walk Cycle Mirror Keys Maya Animation Course
06:44 -
– Walk Cycle Breakdowns Maya Animation Course
10:13 -
– Walk Cycle Finish Lower Body Maya Animation Course
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– Walk Cycle Upper Body Maya Animation Course
10:15 -
– Walk Cycle Offsets Maya Animation Course
10:28 -
– Walk Cycle Polish Maya Animation Course
09:58 -
– Walk Cycle Off The Spot Maya Animation Course
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– Walk Cycle Polish More Maya Animation Course
08:58 -
– Walk Cycle Motion Trail Wrists Maya Animation Course
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– Walk Cycle Motion Path Maya Animation Course
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– Wrap Up Maya Animation Course
06:31
Bonus Animation Demonstration
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– Part 1 Demonstration Maya Animation Course
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– Part 2 Demonstration Maya Animation Course
56:56 -
– Part 3 Demonstration Maya Animation Course
58:50
FX
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– Scene Scale Maya Animation Course
07:52 -
– MASH Brick Wall Maya Animation Course
08:37 -
– Bullet Simulation Intro Maya Animation Course
07:22 -
– Bullet Shatter Maya Animation Course
10:21 -
– Alembic Cache Maya Animation Course
08:57 -
– nParticle Ground Shatter Maya Animation Course
12:53 -
– Ground Bullet Simulation Maya Animation Course
20:05 -
– Fix Sim Maya Animation Course
03:37 -
– Fireflies Dynamics Maya Animation Course
16:24 -
– Fireflies Dynamics Animated Maya Animation Course
20:32 -
– nHair Rope Maya Animation Course
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– nCloth Banner Maya Animation Course
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– nCloth Vest Maya Animation Course
24:09 -
– Bifrost Liquid Maya Animation Course
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– Bifrost Emitter Maya Animation Course
06:45 -
– Bifrost Smoke 01 Maya Animation Course
23:13 -
– Bifrost Smoke 02 Maya Animation Course
06:37 -
– MASH Grass Maya Animation Course
17:53 -
– Texturing Maya Animation Course
26:48 -
– Render Setup 01 Maya Animation Course
08:05 -
– Render Setup 02 Maya Animation Course
06:02
Bonus MiniCourse Looping Blob Effect
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– Blob MiniCourse Overview Maya Animation Course
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– Bonus Course Blob Effect Maya Animation Course
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– Create the Blob Maya Animation Course
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– Add Materials Lights Maya Animation Course
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– Enhance the SSS Maya Animation Course
06:09 -
– Create Text Maya Animation Course
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– Final Rendering Compositing Maya Animation Course
10:28
Congrats
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– Congrats Next Steps Maya Animation Course
01:40
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