On the question of how to learn Maya, find systematic steps for self study

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Among the training institutions in the field of "Maya Film and Television Production", [Wang's Education] is the leader in China, and it has not joined the branches, but is a chain campus directly operated by the headquarters. Different from many other large institutions of the same type: each campus of Wang's Education is physically face-to-face, the teachers are hand-in-hand, and there are special class teachers from morning to night, and the liver-bursting learning mode will improve quickly, especially suitable for students with poor foundation.

Maya has many functions, and the modules are interconnected, and the steps of the system can only be selected according to your own situation.

Since I don't know what exactly you want to study, I'll briefly talk about my study suggestions:

Decide the direction of learning based on your own situation (if 0 basic advice starts with modeling, it is convenient to quickly master the basic operations), all of them are not realistic, and generally can't remember, no matter which direction you choose, it will take a lot of practice, and the process will be very boring.

Modeling can start with a still life, first find a relatively simple object to make (cups, tables), and then gradually find complex objects to make, such as vehicles, airplanes, ships; It is not recommended to make a biological model when you come up, because it is not easy to master if you don't have an art foundation, and it is easy to hit your self-confidence, and you need a solid art foundation to make a high-precision model; Light material rendering can start with materials, first understand the types and functions of shaders, UV concepts and how to draw textures, understand the role of each material node, and then learn light rendering (lighting is very important), the renderer involves a large number of attribute parameters, and will involve a lot of light use; Animation involves two major pieces of motion laws and bone rigging, the basis of animation is the law of motion, in the early stage, a large number of real creatures and non-creatures can be copied, and the middle and late stages are performances; Binding requires an understanding of the structure of living things and the principles of related mechanical movements, mainly binding simple machines and humans in the early stage, various animals and plants and simple machines in the middle stage, and character expressions and various monsters in the later stage; I don't know much about special effects, and the classification is more complicated, roughly divided into three parts: fluids, particles, and dynamics, and the advanced use of the mel language is required.

There are plenty of free tutorials and examples online for you to learn; As with drawing, it takes a lot of practice to master and improve.

The above is my simple suggestion, all hand-made without copy-pasting, passing masters please tap the bricks.