I would also like to announce the home of my new 3DMayaArtist tutorial series on youtube. During this I'll be giving tips on modeling and texturing for both games and film. A lot of these tips will be from difficulties I've had in my own work - and solutions I've come by - that will hopefully speed up the process for others!

Please check it out and subscribe if you are interested -
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SYNUcLDje8&feature=plcp