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Quick and Dirty VFX Tips in Maya

Learn production-proven techniques for creating impressive visual effects in Maya, including creating smoke, flames, melting wax, and more. Software required: Maya 2016, After Effects

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What you'll learn

With this course, we'll focus on learning some production-proven techniques for VFX in Maya. We'll learn techniques for creating smoke, flames, melting wax, teleportation effects, and many more. With a bit of time and polish, you can make pretty impressive visual effects in Maya, and this course will get you headed in the right direction. Software required: Maya 2016, After Effects

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