Learn Maya 8.5, Part 2/1

[stevensonrf]

Modo or Maya which is better?

[ApelAndy]

this is beautifully easy to understand, this is the best tutorial i have found, thankyou very much for making this, it is so basic which is just what i am looking for, i hope that you do make more videos, i would say u project is a success to complete beginners like me!

[Lemoncode]

"Depressed"... ?

[shahidabbasnoor]

This is Super cool.... I just Switched from 3DS MAX to maya...and it helped a lot......

[webbhelp]

You are really good to teach.

Are you a teacher in this, if not, you should be!

Your good, I recommend everybody to follow you tutorials/guide

[surnamematt]

wow this is so great, maya made simple

[munounamono]

Wow, thank you! This is way better than a script-only instruction!

[JSpraya]

great

[JSpraya]

the parts are named pretty dumb

[ANYvideotutorial]

I used to use blender...actually im making my last animation now....

PS3 vs XBOX

But Maya is much more powerful.

[KissJustMimi]

i have a laptop lol the shortcuts r limited

[playboysinistro]

Really nice video, but couldn't you post it on high resolution next time?

Cheers from Brazil :)

[SmallSushiBug]

Usually there are buttons at the top of the screen, but I accidentally clicked on the small black arrow and now the buttons are gone and I can't figure out how to get them back! Please help!!

[sticatron]

go to disla7y, head up dislay or somethig then click wateva uve lost

[hyamena]

oh wow this is already reminding me of blender, exelent

[BernieChiu]

I have actually learnt something, thx a lot.

I've always wanted to do something like special effects with this...and I wish to learn that sooner or later.

[eleventie]

I think that what you are initiating here on youtube is amazing and has a large and vibrant future, i have recently bought Maya 8.5 and will be viewing all of your videos to get everything out of Maya.

I also use another program called Animation:Master by Hash. Inc, if you could provide tutorials on that it would be very much appreciated.

Thankyou, i support you 100%

[gohanten2onesix]

finaly someone who is teaching me how to use this program step by step.

[chrizzly88]

Im never reading the books again if this is continuing with this High Quality!

Better than reading tutorials!

Will just need a lot of videos I guess.

[Oasisbluefox]

Wow this really is so much simpler than Blender that prgoram is outrageous

if only i could afford to actually BUY maya and not use the trial -___-

[csotoFX]

thankyou i have been working with blender for months and it HAS So mAny glitchES!!! I fiinally deleted it and now have to spend months using maya hopefully easyer.

[darklightchaser]

there are still "illegal" sites, actually software sharing for non-commercial goals... youtube is not commercial btw xD

[goooooooooogleX1]

thank you so much and this is in mac to so its so much easier because i have a mac

[WhosAlex]

you

are

GOD

[MehmetKozan70]

woow..really nice tutorial!

[otakurockera999]

thanks a lot!!

[doebino1]

im going to full sail, and this is helping me so much, thank you! AMAZING :D

[Wolfsfang77]

Do u still presently lecture at Hull university?

I am thinking about universities to go to, and u sound like a great teacher. Thanks for the vids aswell :) great help.

[HullUniLecturer]

Yes, I am a lecturer in Digital Design at the University of Hull's Scarborough campus, and we offer an excellent range of Digital Media degree programmes. 'Design for Digital Media' and 'Digital Arts' focus on the creative side of digital design with a good foundation in technology. 'Web Design and Development' concentrates on sophisticated web theory, technique and practice along with some design instruction.

[HullUniLecturer]

All of the Digital Media degrees are described in detail on the Hull University website, and my e-mail address is at the end of the Maya videos. Contact me if you have any questions.

[Draconis888]

Fantastic tutorial! Straight and to the point! The other video tutorial taught me this in 10 minutes.

[taufiq1991]

thank you so much!!! im subsribin!

[DJJabbingRabbies]

Oh thank you so much, although this is very similar to Blender 3D but it's UI is so simple!

[obscure741]

well done .thanks

[HomoGoldfish]

You're a great teacher. You put things in such simple terms which makes it so much easier than a manual. If I could be guaranteed that I would get a lecturer like you at Uni, I would definitely spend a few years studying animation etc.

[shaneholmesmusic]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I cant wait to get started I have been looking for this for a LONG TIME! YOU ARE THE MAN!

[BlackChronosXIII]

wow i wish all teachers would explain lessons like you do so far maya looks like it would be pretty fun to learn so im thinking about downloading it and is this program free if it is can someone tell me and give me a link?

[metalmlo0352]

hahaha! FREE. not at all.

$4,995.00

[metalmlo0352]

don't do anything illegal to get it, either ;)

[Lukerowanwhile]

you can download a free student version from the website

[aceofdiamonds122]

this is great, I don't even need to minimize Maya to see what you are telling me to click

[ahmedegypt55]

thanks very much

[feralferret]

A revolution. (In more ways than one. ;) )

[kurtinblood]

awesome lessons sir..this tutorials is making me feel for confident and secure using MAYA...thaks

[TomPich]

Awesome Videos

[Ghostnet99]

i don't have maya, but i like the way you teach!! 5 stars !!

[ArtinTime]

Thank you so much sir for posting those incredibly explained lessons, as there a re not a single tutorial on the whole net explained as you do, I feel like being at real classroom. It is huge contribution for people like me and around the world for free, which is incredible! Thanks you immensely !!!

[rajanimator]

Thank you so much sir...!!! how you explain everything is excellent!

[Monochrome89]

good form!

[Yaskachi]

All I can say is : Thank you

[zenrei18]

thank you really need to know this short cuts

[fiftycent12]

I LOVE YOU!:P:P, but seruously, thanks so much for posting these:) keep it up man

[luckykorte]

awsome thank you one question when i got into that num 5 shade thing it had like logos on my screen can u help plz?

[Nodrog666]

Yeah, you have the Personal Learning Edition like me. You have to buy the full version to get rid of the watermarks.

[ozun2k]

i got that version to but what im going to do is when ive made somehthing is take it into photoshop and edit it there

:)

[neveronyx]

Yeah ..."clever"... good luck on editing a 3d in a 2d program!

[va20005]

Many Thanks !! i cant wait to start.. how can i download the demo version ?

[MartekProductions]

Just wanted to say thank you, I will be learning a lot from you and I wanted to thank you. Subscribed as well!

[5251796123456789]

omg omg omg omg.....you are soooo great i will response a video for sure as soon as i complete your videos...thanks

[MacMason2k7]

i would like to say thank you for your time for learning us all to save time and learn us fast and the right way , that stops us useing google and joining 600 forums for people to explain things the wrong way lol

keep up the great work and your students are very lucky to have such a star teacher

wish i did mine was a drip :o(

[mattkcoolness]

wow. im a teenager still in high school but im looking to become a visual designer.

and i want to thank you for posting these videos. they make it seem easy, its probally because ur a awesome teacher. :)

[893097011]

you rock!!! I love your idea!

[HatakeStrife]

many thanks, I was really lost and had no experience with Maya or any other 3d software. your videos are a big help and I appreciate what you have done to help us newbies.

thanks again.

[seanpphelan]

I think it's excellent. It gives you a place to start and encourages you to tackle the immensity of the Maya programme

[croEdHunter]

Thanks a lot, this is a great help for me, i`m a beginner with maya and this is just what i need.

[jimarmaya]

THANKS!!!

[Grayando1]

Hello, wondered if you could help. You know when you hover the mouse over a tool icon. It tells you what it does. Well now for some reason when i hold the mouse over the tool icon, nothing. Now i dont know what tool is what. I was not aware that I had turned it off, was wondering if i did it by mistake with the keyboard.

Hope you can help.

Graham Bond

[Zidane207]

are there a lot of features present in 8.5 that older versions dont have?

[HullUniLecturer]

The manufacturers are always adding new features, especially in the rendering area. Also it is sometimes difficult to open older files in new versions of the software.

[Grayando1]

Wow, is this for real? Free tutorials by a Maya Guru online? Just like to say a big thank you for your original and easy to follow system of teaching. I have no experiance with 3d graphics or the software to create said objects. But as a complete novice, I will follow these lessons and rate each one as I go.

lesson 1. Good intro. Well laid out and wets your appetite for the main course. Music a bit too thrash rock for my taste but, what the hell.

[jkewlo]

umm so when i goto create-> polygon it makes a polygon i am not able to drag one

[HullUniLecturer]

Make sure that you haven't already set numerical values for your polygon in the menu sets on the right hand side of the screen.

[CartoonMusician]

Ah man many thanks for this. My brother and I are just starting to get into Maya and we'd probably be lost without this. When I first looked at all the buttons and tools, I felt completely overwhelmed. Are you gonna make an advanced tutorial as well?

[HullUniLecturer]

The point of this site is to get you started in Maya- where you take it from here is up to you. Maya is great but it is only a tool. What's really important is what you choose to do with the software, and how you choose to express your ideas. That's what the new lectures are all about.

[redloton]

is amazing tanks a lot!

[ElfenLiedd]

thanks for the help!

i just started using maya

[CPTTurk]

Many Thanks, i cant wait to start..

[fifti1fifty]

hi,i have the demo version of maya 8.5 and i want to know what to do to get all my original toolbars back if i have mistakenly erased them,basicaly i want to reset everything and the delete button dosent work

[Jhazmon]

I had that same problem but I figured it out just now. Go to the top menu bar that should be the only one still there and go to display which is just right of create. Go down until you see UI elements, click on it and go down to "Show all UI elements" and there you go. You can also edit which menues you want displayed with the top group of UI's like help or command line. But for the sake of the tutorials so far (That I know of) just keep them all on. I hope it helps!! =)

[pinkbunnychan]

it does that because its a non commerical free version and its to stop you selling your work, you also cant use the work youve done in the learning edition to swap it over to a normal maya.

So unless you PAY for the coomercial version there is no way to get rid of it.

[JujuJlj]

I need help please, When ever i go on smooth mode i always get "Maya personal learning edition" as faded writing. And it gets very annoying when i realise i may be the only person with that problem... Please, do you know what's happening?

[HullUniLecturer]

Maya's Personal Learning Edition is watermarked as you have noticed. If you purchase and install an official version of the software there is no watermark.

[uN00b]

This is the kind of direction I need with this seemingly insanely-complex program. Many thanks!