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Learning Maya from Scratch

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Aug 2017 05:23:13 GMT

Hi,

Having no prior skill or experience in 3D design, is it possible to learn Maya ? Or should I be doing a basic 3D design course to take the next step to learn Maya.

Re: Learning Maya from Scratch

Mickey-G — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 05:57:14 GMT

I don't think stepping from one software to another will help you, as it would take extra time to learn both software. Maya was the first program I learned. I was self taught, but took a classes for more advanced/artistic stuff later. There is plenty of free and paid online tutorials. There are also online classes. Here's a thread linking to some resources: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-forum/best-maya-tutorials-links-videos-amp-websites/td-p/7271292 also Youtube has lots of channels by people dedicated to teaching 3d. An online class might be a good option once you've gotten used to the software a bit and would benefit from artistic or technical guidance.

Re: Learning Maya from Scratch

Mickey-G — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 07:54:15 GMT

Also the under maya menu Help there are some good resources. Here are a couple:

Maya Learning Channel - Getting Started Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD8E5717592CF5C26

Maya's Help Documentation is full of info that will really help you get started and is a good resource no matter your skill level

http://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2018/ENU/

Enjoy!