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This Maya tutorial demonstrates how to start modeling a 3D submarine by shaping and creating a NURBS object. Watch more at http://www.lynda.com/Maya-tutorials/Maya-Essentials-3-NURBS-Modeling-Techniques/96716-2.html?utm_medium=viral&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=videoupload-lynda-96716-0105

This specific tutorial is just a single movie from chapter one of the Maya Essentials 3: NURBS Modeling Techniques course presented by lynda.com author George Maestri. The complete Maya Essentials 3: NURBS Modeling Techniques course has a total duration of 2 hours and 18 minutes and explains the basic theory behind NURBS (Non-uniform rational basis spline), including discussion of NURBS primitives and sculpting surfaces, and the different modeling tools used to refine NURBS models in Maya

Maya Essentials 3: NURBS Modeling Techniques table of contents:

Introduction
1. Modeling with NURBS Primitives
2. Working with NURBS Curves
3. Creating NURBS Surfaces from Curves
4. Refining NURBS Models
Conclusion

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