 Hello there, and welcome to my Maya 2016 for beginners video tutorial. By completing this tutorial, you'll be able to go from a complete novice who knows nothing about either Maya nor 3D modelling, and I'll take you through 3D modelling techniques as well as texturing, lighting and rendering, and by the time you've finished you'll have created the image that you can see on screen. The tutorial will take 2-3 hours to complete, and there is a written companion available which you can find by clicking the link below the video. There are two versions of this tutorial. More currently in the step by step video version, where each step has been broken down to its own video and placed into a playlist. If you click the link on screen you'll be taken to step 1, but if you prefer to be taken to a version where each step is placed back to back in one long video, then click the link you can see on screen now. Both of those links can also be found in the video description below. Okay, that's enough talking, let's get stuck in!