Creating a Character in Maya

Michelle Phan brings you this fun tutorial on creating anime eye makeup. For those who desire to look like an anime character. Great for halloween, or just a cute anime look. Music: "Redemption Song" Amazonics Waiting In Vain Ituana

Creating a game using Flash CS4 and Actionscript 3 is a great way to start the gamemaking career you've always dreamed of. If you want a game company to hire you, it will really help if you have at least one simple, creative game in your portfolio. If you want help with this u ...more

Something that's particularly useful in Autodesk Maya 8.5 is masking. Check out this video tutorial on masking for your animation. There's going to be all kinds of nasty little things in your character development, like bones, curves, geometry, and a lot more. This video will ...more

So you finally shelled out for 3D Studio MAX. Congratulations. Now you need to make something with it! This video for beginners will walk you through the basics of modeling a character in 3D Studio MAX. It covers setting up a reference image (the one from the video is here), c ...more

Check out this Autodesk Maya 8.5 video tutorial on how to use the Trax editor for your 3D animated object. If you're 3D modeling, then this is a must know. So watch this three-parter to animate your character with Trax, in a series of poses that need looped. Part 1 of 3 - How ...more

This video will show viewers how to use Adobe Flash and how to make a cartoon character talk in this program. This tutorial covers aspects such as recording the voice of your characters, drawing their mouths to speak, and how to sync the recorded speech to the animation. Furth ...more

Say you want to bring two objects together so they automatically flow from one piece to the next in Autodesk Maya 8.5, well, then you're going to have to bridge them. Check out this video tutorial on how to do just that. Combine them, then bridge them. It's that simple. So, fo ...more

Maya is the most powerful 3D modeling tool that most people are likely to have access to. This video will teach you some basic techniques for creating 3D models in the program by teaching you how to make a chair from scratch. It's not a very exciting chair, sure, but you have ...more

Pixel Perfect is the "perfect" show to help you with your Photoshop skills. Be amazed and learn as master digital artist Bert Monroy takes a stylus and a digital pad and treats it as Monet and Picasso do with oil and canvas. Learn the tips and tricks you need to whip those dig ...more

This five part Houdini 9 video series covers an entire rigging workflow using the H9 Quadruped Auto Rig shelf tool. Take an in-depth look at setting up joint controls, creating proxy geometry, generating animation and deformation rigs, and painting weights. The concepts presen ...more

Meez is the social entertainment leader combining avatars, web games and virtual worlds. Get help with all of your Meez avatar needs with these Meez tips and tricks! Watch this video tutorial to learn how to remove the head off your Meez avatar. 1. Take off all the things on ...more

Dissect the object of its parts. Select the curves to rotate, model or scale the whole character. The Maya hot keys are as follows: W translates, R scales and E rotates. Check out this Maya character animation tutorial video from Sessions Online School of Game Art's "Characte ...more

A short video going over the basics of creating the character with which you will explore the remarkable fantasy world in EverQuest. The video is hosted by EverQuest lead programmer Terry Michaels. Create An EverQuest character. Click through to watch this video on videojug.com

Creating beautiful 3D images in Maya is easier than doing so by hand, but not by much! This video will teach you how to use Maya to create a normal map form a high poly geometry easily using the render pass feature that came out in Maya 2009.

Creating realistic trees in Maya is hard enough without the leaves, but when you add the lively green leaves onto the branches, the difficulty level doubles. An animated leaf needs to mimic a real life, living leaf, which is intricate, to say the least. So, if you've been havi ...more

In this tutorial your learn how to create rigid bodies in the dynamics section of Maya. Dynamics is the physics based part of any 3D software package used most often in visual effects. In this tutorial you will learn the basics of creating rigid bodies in Maya by adding gravit ...more

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a pretty decent looking water shader in Maya without many nodes. Water materials are a great and fast way to get around creating real 3D water effects so watch this Maya tutorial and create your own water shader.

When creating a cluster on a surface, it is necessary to have very specific orientation and positioning info for that cluster. Watch and learn how to place your clusters exactly where you need them in Maya. Create and orient clusters in Maya. Click through to watch this video ...more

Creating textures in Photoshop and applying them to Flash animations is one of the most effective ways to make your characters look unique (watch the anime series Gankutsuou if you need proof). This video will teach you how to import custom textures from Photoshop into Flash a ...more

This tutorial shows you how to use your favorite drawing or art program (like Photoshop or GIMP) to create your own digital painting of Raiden, a character from the popular video game Metal Gear Solid. After creating the basic sketch, this video shows you how to create your ow ...more

In this video by make-up artist, Kandee Johnson, we learn how to apply the make-up and costume of sexy cartoon character, Jessica Rabbit from Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Watch as Kandee transforms in under twenty-five minutes! Kandee Johnson is a master at re-creating character ...more

In this video, make-up artist and Internet sensation Kandee Johnson, tries her hand at a cooking tutorial with a how-to & recipe for delicious cupcakes. Kandee Johnson is a master at re-creating character looks with make-up application. Be sure to search "kandeethemakeupartis ...more

We can't all be King of England, but we can all be cartoonists. Thanks to this helpful step-by-step guide to creating a character in Adobe Flash, you'll be on your way to some animation domination of your own in no time. Watch your back Seth MacFarlane.

A tutorial series on creating basic character animation in Flash. Part 1 of 3 - How to Create animation with Flash. Part 2 of 3 - How to Create animation with Flash. Part 3 of 3 - How to Create animation with Flash.

In this video, we learn how to draw Gaara. Start off by drawing the head of the character, then creating your reference lines. Next, you will draw the neck and then create circles for where the shoulders are at. Now, draw around these to create the outline for the entire body. ...more

Are you a fan of the CW's "One Tree Hill"? Profess your love for this long-running television hit by creating this character-inspired tank top! Based on a reconstructed tank worn by Peyton during a fight with Lucas in the fourth season, this shirt is really lightweight for sum ...more

Writer,Directer And Producer Johnathan Williamson shows you how to model eyes for a character in Blender 3D in this software tutorial. Whether you are creating a video game character or a model of a human for something else, you will learn everything you need to model eyes for ...more

Learn how to generate basic character rigs for animating your 3D models within 3ds Max 2010 or 2011. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular modeling software or a seasoned 3D artist just looking to better acquaint yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served ...more

This video is to get you started with the initial setup of the Doom 3 to Maya workflow. Topics covered (in order) are set up, export your first character ingame, texturing, animations on character cycles, load game models into Maya. Part 4 is a WMP video. Project files: www.h ...more

This two part tutorial covers creating and using hinge constraints in the dynamics part of Maya. Learn how to set active and passive rigid bodies and create a playground see saw animation. Part 1 of 2 - How to Use hinge constraint dynamics in Maya. Use hinge constraint dynamic ...more

Want to go as a comic book character this Halloween? Then forget about the cheesy spandex pants and ridiculous headpieces. Dress up as a comic book character literally ripped off the pages by creating this comic book look inspired by artist Roy Lichtenstein's "Crying Girl." A ...more

The video tutorial is about creating an 8 or 16 bit Nintendo Character necklace. The first step is to select or search an 8 or 16 bit game character, the person in this video tutorial recommends choosing a sprite (which is a 2D character. Doing online search will help a lot in ...more

This tutorial demonstrates how to use high dynamic imaging (HDR) in Maya in conjunction with the Mental Ray renderer. This is helpful in creating realistic lighting for your scenes. Use high dynamic imaging in Maya. Click through to watch this video on metic.net

Check out this Autodesk 3ds Max video tutorial on how to animate a basic biped. This 3D graphics application will have your digital character walking in no time. Creating multiple footsteps in 3D Studio Max is a cinch. So, if you're a beginning 3D modeler, than this would be ...more

It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the anime and manga character Vegeta SSJ2 from Dragonball Z. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful. Drawingnow.com brings you step-by-step drawing ...more

It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the manga character Naruto. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful. Drawingnow brings you step-by-step drawing tutorials on many different cartoon ...more

Animation controls run on the bottom of the screen. The time slider is the most important control for designing frames in Maya. Playback is exactly intuitive. This is a basic overview of Maya animation protocol and a lesson in using Maya tools. Check out this Maya animation t ...more

This video shows you how to edit an existing window in MEL code for Maya. You may want to watch the tutorial on creating a MEL script for a window if you don't already have one.

Flash CS4 is not only a powerful tool for creating animations. You can also use it to draw! This video will teach you the basics of drawing in Flash CS4 by showing you how to draw a cartoon cow from a scanned image. He looks good, is easy to draw, and should improve your Flash ...more

Interested in creating anime-style characters within Fireworks? See how it's done. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular bitmap and vector graphics editor (formerly known as Macromedia Fireworks) or are a seasoned web design professional simply looking for a fun project, you'r ...more

It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the anime and manga character Yu-Gi-Oh!. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful. Drawingnow.com brings you step-by-step drawing tutorials on many d ...more

It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the cartoon character Jerry from Tom & Jerry. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful. Drawingnow.com brings you step-by-step drawing tutorials on m ...more

It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the cartoon character Angelica Pickles from Rugrats. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful. Drawingnow.com brings you step-by-step drawing tutoria ...more

It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the anime and manga character Temari from Naruto. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful. Drawingnow.com brings you step-by-step drawing tutorials ...more

It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the anime and manga character Kimimaro Kaguya from Naruto. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful. Drawingnow.com brings you step-by-step drawing t ...more

It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the anime and manga character Kon from Bleach. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful. Drawingnow.com brings you step-by-step drawing tutorials on ...more

It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the anime and manga character Shikamaru from Naruto. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful. Drawingnow.com brings you step-by-step drawing tutoria ...more

It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the anime and manga character Pichu from Pokémon. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful. Drawingnow.com brings you step-by-step drawing tutorials ...more

It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the cartoon character Plankton from SpongeBob SquarePants. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful. Drawingnow.com brings you step-by-step drawing t ...more

It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the anime and manga character Ino Yamanaka from Naruto. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful. Drawingnow.com brings you step-by-step drawing tuto ...more

It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the anime and manga character Byakuya Kuchiki from Bleach. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful. Drawingnow.com brings you step-by-step drawing t ...more

It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the cartoon character Bubbles from Powerpuff Girls. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful. Drawingnow.com brings you step-by-step drawing tutorial ...more

It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the anime and manga character Kankuro from Naruto. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful. Drawingnow.com brings you step-by-step drawing tutorials ...more

It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the cartoon character Tinkerbell from Peter Pan. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful. Drawingnow.com brings you step-by-step drawing tutorials o ...more