How to Create a METAL Material in Maya with aiStandardSurface | Maya 2020 Tutorial for Beginners @GameDevAcademy

Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

In this part of my Maya 2020 tutorial for beginners series, you will learn how to create a material that works with the Arnold renderer. I'll show you how to create an aiStandardSurface material and then use the presets to create a brass style metal.

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