With Maya 8.5 mental ray's got some new fancy options and modes. One of them is the Sun and Sky system. We're going to guide you through some of new features.


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Hello there… in this maya tutorial we will learn how to model a cartoon monster with only one eye.

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This is the first part of the six series which we plan to explain about Nonlinear Deformers, consisted of: Bend, Flare, Sine, Squash, Twist, and Wave. We will start with Bend.

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In this tutorial we will learn how to use Flare Deformer. There are some parameters in Flare Deformer which we will not explain, because we already explained those in Part I.

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After studying Bend and Flare Deformer now it’s the moment to start learning Sine. Differs from Flare Deformer, where we apply Flare just for modeling.

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After your studies in Sine Deformer, now it’s the time to study the Squash Deformer.

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Now we will learn about Twist Deformer. Twist is tool which very simple among other nonlinear deformers. Actually we seldom apply twist for modeling or animation. But we have example using twist for modeling and hopefully this example earns good for you.

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This is last series from Nonlinear Deformer series. Wave deformer hardly suited for making animation expanding ring of ripple. To apply wave we recommend that you to apply high resolution object.

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In this Maya tutorial, we will exemplify how to model a hydrant. Actually there are many ways for modeling hydrant, you can apply revolve or you can extrude one by one, like in this tutorial.

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Welcome to another Maya tutorial; in this one we will be modeling mail box.
For this tutorial we only explain the main steps, the others you can figure out yourself, as it is a simple tutorial. Good luck! :)

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