Beginner Maya Tutorial - Dice Texture

In the free video tutorial for beginners in Autodesk Maya (we have a lot of new beginners starting with us this month) we tackle a super simple modelling and texturing exercise - how to create a die (single of dice), bevel it, and texture it, downloading a free texture map from the web. The tutorial is aimed at complete beginners who have never used Autodesk Maya before. In addition, you can follow the steps outlined below, including - for extra sophistication - how to add a bump map (not covered in the video above). You can find more videos on modelling and texturing in Maya at our Vimeo Channel here. 

Falling Dice in Maya - Rigid Bodies Tutorial

Falling Dice - FX tutorials in Maya

In this short beginners' tutorial in Maya, students learn how to animate dice falling and bouncing onto a hard surface.  

The tutorial uses Active and Passive Rigid Bodies in Autodesk Maya, and shows how physics can be used to speed up the animation process.  

This tutorial is part of our FX tutorials in Maya - which you can find at our Vimeo Tutorial Channel, available for all our students (and recent Escapees) at Escape Studios.