Anyone know of any good online tutorials for newbies of maya

[Fumang]

Or should I just buy the alias beginner book?

[JKeller1068]

You should check out the video tutorials from 3dbuzz.com.

[ataxy]

You should check out the video tutorials from 3dbuzz.com.

thx this site is great for a neewbie like me

[Dangerdog]

If you can get your hands on a DVD copy of UT2004 a lot of basic usage tutorials for maya are on there (or be sure to look at the UT section for additional maya video tutorials, the basics pretty much translate no mater which game you're modeling for)