Maya8.5_2d in Maya

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There are a few tutorials running around about doing hair for games using the paint effects brushes in maya so im not gonna go crazy in-depth. There a million different uses for maya's 2d paint effects:

quick plants with alpha in 1 brush stroke


1 stroke trees


1 stroke weeds


10 different types of grass


including some toony styles


And of course 20 types of hair

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now the workflow is amazingly simple just open maya and create an empty scene.

-Hit 8 on the keyboard to open the 2d window.
-From the "Paint" drop down menu make sure it is set to "Canvas"
-Go to "Brush > get brushes" and the paint effects window will open (its called the Visor)



the right hand side is the brushes, and the left is the category.
- Select one and start painting!!!


Note: There is only one undo (yeah I know its gay) and it is not cnt+z. to use your undo you have to go to Canvas > canvas undo. when you are done go to "Canvas > Save as" and your done happy painting. Any questions don't hesitate to ask.