The Ultimate Maya 7 Resource
Get complete, expert, and in-depth coverage of Maya 7, the world's premier 3D software tool for modeling, animation, and rendering. This authoritative Maya Press reference and tutorial quickly transitions from Maya basics to advanced topics and techniques to help users of all abilities sharpen their skills and techniques.
Beginning with a "Quick Start" overview of Maya's interface, workflow, and node structure, Mastering Maya 7 gets you right into the nitty-gritty of using Maya. You'll find detailed instruction on the Maya interface and all modeling, texturing, animation, and special effects tools. This complete reference features hands-on tutorials created by a diverse team of experts to reinforce your understanding of the lessons and techniques. Focusing on all of Maya's latest features, this definitive book even includes chapters on Maya Unlimited topics such as hair, cloth, fur, and fluid dynamics. Coverage includes:
Modeling: NURBS, polygons, subdivision surfaces, and such advanced modeling techniques as using blend shapes with deformers
Rigging and Animation: IK and FK, skeletons, joint and lattice deformers, weighting characters, keyframe and nonlinear animation techniques
Texturing and Rendering: light types, effects, and techniques; the Hypershade; shading and texturing attributes; software rendering; detailed mental ray coverage including HDRI, Final Gather, and Global Illumination techniques
Advanced Maya: Maya Embedded Language (MEL); Paint Effects; particles; fluid effects; rigid body dynamics; Maya hair, fur, cloth, and Toon shader
The enclosed CD features tutorial files, images, and scene files that let you complete the hands-on exercises and compare your work to the pros. It also includes the latest Maya Personal Learning Edition software.
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Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für die Erwachsenenbildung
Für Beruf und Forschung
Illustrationen
Maße
Höhe: 23.3 cm
Breite: 18.7 cm
Dicke: 38 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-7821-4442-0 (9780782144420)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
John Kundert-Gibbs is Director of the Digital Production Arts program at Clemson University and has authored six other Maya books.
Eric Kunzendorf has been teaching animation for over a decade and is co-chair of Electronic Arts at the Atlanta College of Art.
Dariush Derakhshani is an award-winning Maya animator and author who has worked on everything from South Park to music videos, feature films, and TV commercials.
Mick Larkins is technical art lead at an Atlanta game developer.
Eric Keller works in Hollywood creating animations for films, TV, and commercials.
Boaz Livny runs a New York effects studio and is a professor of master's level classes at NYU's CADA.
Mark E. A. de Sousa is a Cloth/Hair Supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks and has worked on more than a dozen feature films.
Introduction.
Chapter 1. The Maya Interface.
Chapter 2. Quick Start: Creating an Animation in Maya 7.
Chapter 3. Polygonal Modeling.
Chapter 4. NURBS Modeling.
Chapter 5. Subdivision Surfaces.
Chapter 6. Advanced Modeling.
Chapter 7. Basic Animation.
Chapter 8. Character Setup and Rigging.
Chapter 9. Character Animation.
Chapter 10. Nonlinear Animation.
Chapter 11. Lighting for Animation.
Chapter 12. Shading and Texturing for Animation.
Chapter 13. Rendering Basics.
Chapter 14. Advanced Rendering with mental ray.
Chapter 15. Maya Embedded Language (MEL).
Chapter 16. Paint Effects.
Chapter 17. Rigid Body Animation.
Chapter 18. Using Particles.
Chapter 20. Maya Hair.
Chapter 21. Maya Fur.
Chapter 22. Maya Cloth.
Appendix. Introducing Toon Shading.
Summary.
