Creating CG nature - Maya 3D tutorial

Category: Maya 3D tutorials > Modelling - Difficulty:

What I'm going to do is try and show you the main steps of how I made my "Male Green Frog" image. I used Maya 8 for modelling, MentalRay for rendering and Photoshop for the textures.

Tutorial dealing with how light behaves in different everyday situations.

Here is an "updated" temporary solution if you are trying to raytrace a scene that has file textures with transparency, casting shadows.

Maya's spline IK handle solution to the spine is one solution to work with. However, I have found it better served when working with an independent joint chain such as a tail or long neck.

The "tornadoMaker()"-Script