If you can afford to buy DVD tutorials, then check out Digital Tutors....they got lots of Maya 101 DVDs that are tailored for complete beginners where they walk you through the interface all the way to modeling. Also Lynda.com has some interesting DVDs. They are all pretty good and like I said aimed towards the beginner…
I have downloaded the trial and I wanted to learn how to do low poly character modeling but I can't even find one tutorial that is helpful. No one explains anything and leaves out details. They click this, click that, go here, go there. Every tutorial is like this…
These tutorials are meant for beginners, but you should at least know how to use the program. One of the best beginner tutorials would be the Joan of Arc one, lots of information and very complete, but nevertheless some basic understanding of the programm you use(in this case Maya) is needed. Maybe you should look at mayas…
I have modeled basic furniture in 3ds max haa, but someone told me Maya was better so I thought I'd give it a shot. You guys are like pros so I'd rather get your opinion on which to use. thanks for the help everyone! anyone want to recommend other helpful well done tutorials for maya? is this the correct tutorial…
they're both equally good doesnt matter which app you learn as the basics apply to both just different layout. Also yeah that is the correct joan of arc tutorial.
Without wanting to create another thread. Which tutorials do you guys recommend for someone wanting to learn Maya, coming from Max? I'll probably give DT a shot, never let me down so far.
Maya's help is actually quite useful. You can get far with just F1 and start from there. There are a few books as well which introduce Maya which are quite alright. They usually give you a broad view of what can be done with Maya. Usually they cover enough for you to experiment on your own from there on, also follow…
Is this your first 3d app ever, or do you have some prior experience and are transitioning? Its hard to point you in the right direction without understanding more about where you are coming from.