The tutorials featured below come from skilled professionals who work in the CG industry and are intended for advanced users of Maya software. You can use these techniques in other 3D software packages as well. Some of the tutorials use other packages like ZBrush, Mudbox and Photoshop in combination with Maya for best results. Before you begin any of these tutorials, make sure you have enough processing power: most of these tutorials are resource hungry. If you perfect the basic techniques covered above, try to use your skills to work on some of the high-quality projects featured below. Practice is the key to success.
Modeling a Character
In this tutorial, you see how Carsten Lind creates a character model in Maya.
American Alligator
See how Massimo Righi creates a sunbathing American alligator.
Next-Gen Environment Textures
A tutorial by Daniel Vijoi on creating next-gen environment textures in Maya. This tutorial focuses more on texturing.
Sohrab
Making Sohrab, by Farzad Dalvand.
Male Green Frog
Tutorial teaches you how to create a photorealistic render and 3D model that can be used for animation.
Steam MasterNext
Making Steam Master: next-gen game head by Sorin Lupu.
Spitfire War Plane
In this tutorial, you see how to model a Spitfire war plane.
Swimsuit Babe
Make an attractive woman, by Jimmy Chow.
Fruit Tarts
Make lovely fruit tarts, by Hau Ming.
Last ELF
Make the Last Elf in Maya. The author, Piotr Fox Wysocki, has done everything in detail to give it a real-life look.
Skullhead Mobster
Making Skullhead Mobster, by Harsh Borah.
Prince
Making Prince, by Robert Vari.
Tiger Zoo
Making Tiger Zoo, by Massimo Righi.
