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Maya
Resources
Here’s some resources to help you learn Maya!
Get help.
Autodesk Maya Forum
Your Maya questions answered.
Maya Facebook Group
The official Maya Facebook Group.
CG Shortcuts Facebook Group
Ask questions, get feedback and chat with thousands of other artists – why not, it’s free to join!
MDC Facebook Group
Lively Facebook group by the Motion Designers Community.
Great resources for learning Maya.
Autodesk Area
Loads of tutorials about all Autodesk software curated by Autodesk themselves.
Maya Learning Channel
The best Maya tutorials on YouTube.
Skillshare
Some great courses on skillshare if you’re looking for a very affordable way to learn.
CG Jobs.
CG Studio Listing
We’ve compiled a huge sortable list of the worlds best studios and CG employers, check it out here.
Creativepool
Probably the biggest job listing board for creatives online.
3D model recommendations.
Megascans
You cant get more realistic than scanned 3D models- megascans has the best collection we’ve found!
CG Trader
The new kid on the block when it comes to 3D Model libraries – they do sales all the time so you can get some good bargains.
Turbosquid
This marketplace has been around forever, massive range of 3D Models ranging in price and quality.
3D Sky
Underrated collection of free and paid models.
HDRI maps recommendations.
HDRIHaven
The best source for free HDRI maps.
Texture / Material recommendations.
Texturehaven
The best collection of free texture maps online.
Megascans
Our go-to source for high quality scanned materials.
The French Monkey
Some really creative high quality texture maps.
Turbosquid
This marketplace has been around forever, massive range of 3D Models ranging in price and quality.
3D Sky
Underrated collection of free and paid models.
Maya plugin & tool recommendations.
Octane
Our favorite 3rd party renderer – we use it pretty much every day on every job.
Realflow
The best plugin we’ve found for fast fluid sims.
Arnold
The industry standard renderer for Maya.
Redshift
Another brilliant GPU renderer.
VRay
Classic renderer.
Fume FX
Brilliant for simulating realistic Fire, Explosions and Smoke.
Phoenix FD
Alternative to Fume FX.
Miarmy
For crowd simulations.
Daz 3D
Free or cheap way to quickly design 3D Characters for Maya.
HDR Light Studio
Create your own HDRI maps and lighting setups – render way faster with HDRI maps! This software makes it super easy.
Marvelous Designer
Design and simulate cloth and clothing for your characters and scenes.
Inspiration.
Behance
Easily find some of the most inspirational Maya art every day.
Art Station
Huge collection of work – especially concept art and 3D.
Have we missed anything? Send us a message and we can add your suggestion to the list.