About the Training Videos

 

The titles listed below are Beginners Maya tutorials. These lessons are aimed towards the novice and the author assumes the user as no prior experience with the application. The simplistic step-by-step format of the free Maya training videos will ensure you quickly gain a level of competence and will be able to use Maya in a commercial environment. Should a title be marked as Advanced it's recommended that the user have a solid working knowledge of the application before taking the training or have watched the beginners videos first.

For more information on each title and to watch the free Maya tutorials just click the corresponding link of the title that interests you.

Maya 2011 Tutorial Video
(Tutor: Jason Welsh, Number of Videos : 171, Training Duration: 11.5 hours)
Level: Beginner-Intermediate
Version: Autodesk Maya 2011

The Autodesk Maya 2011 Tutorial Video is the perfect introduction to Maya for users who have little or no experience with the application. With a real-time video breakdown of every major feature and basic technique, the tutorial will help you understand everything you need to know to get started with character design and basic animation. Some of the topics covered include Shelves, Layouts, Layers, Polygon Relationships, Mirroring, Modeling, UV tools, Rendering, Rigging, Animation and more. Because every lesson comes with a full suite of playback controls, you can truly learn at your own pace. Also, each topic is split into a separate video, so it's particularly easy to skip around or review as needed. Sample lessons are on the project page.

Maya 8.5 Video Tutorial
Tutor: John Park, Number of Videos : 86, Training Duration: 7.5 hours
Level: Beginner-Intermediate
Version: Maya 8.5

This comprehensive Beginners Maya Tutorial - Training Course provides a user-friendly introduction to the powerful 3D animation, modelling and effects program and gives you expert tips and techniques that will have you creating better creative content in less time.  Designed and narrated by 3D modelling expert John Park of Walt Disney Animation Studios, this Maya instructional video course gives you a strong fundamental understanding of the way Maya works and gradually builds your creative skills and ability to create impressive models and animations using the program’s robust toolset.  Covering everything from keyframing to skeleton design and inverse kinematics, these example-based video lessons are available online or as one training package on CD format.