About Maya Toolbelt

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The Maya Toolbelt is a video series focusing on Maya tutorials, teaching about all of the tools that Autodesk's Maya has to offer in as much detail as possible. I update as often as I can!

I gladly take suggestions and requests on what area of Maya I should focus on next! The goal is to eventually have it ALL! I hope you enjoy watching along as I grow this channel.

For a little about me, my name is Michael and I've worked with Maya for nearly 15 years. I've been in the game industry for the majority of that time and have been lucky enough to write a few Maya books: The Game Artist's Guide to Maya, The Game Animator's Guide to Maya, and Maya Studio Projects: Game Environments and Props. Currently, I teach at the Northwest College of Art & Design in Tacoma, WA.

While I'll definitely have game-related tutorials, I don't plan on limiting this video series and will eventually go over all aspects of what Maya has to offer to all creative fields!

Maya 101 - Fundamentals 02 - Poly Components, Nodes, Grouping & Parenting

The Maya Toolbelt by Michael McKinley This is the second part of a new playlist I'm publishing here on YouTube called Maya 101! Check out the Introduction and Part 1 posted previously. This "class" is simply called "Fundamentals" where we talk about using Maya as if you have never used it before. …

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The Maya Toolbelt - Collapse & Merge to Center (Maya 2023)

The Maya Toolbelt by Michael McKinley A tutorial going over Collapse and Merge to Center (Maya 2023) within the Edit Mesh menu.

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Maya 101 - Fundamentals 01 - Camera Movement and Object Manipulation

The Maya Toolbelt by Michael McKinley This is the first part of a new series I'm publishing here on YouTube called Maya 101! Check out the Introduction also posted today for an overview! This "class" is simply called "Fundamentals" where we talk about using Maya as if you have never used it before…

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