
Creating Striking Graphics with Maya and Photoshop
Daniel Gray(Author)
Sybex Inc.,U.S. (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 9. August 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
203 pages
978-0-7821-4274-7 (ISBN)
Description
Add Another Dimension to Your Portfolio--And Move to the Top of Your Craft
Professional artists who strive to bring a new look to their illustrations are using Alias' premier 3D software in tandem with Adobe's prominent digital imaging program to create cutting-edge graphics. Now, with Maya 6, this remarkable combo is even better integrated than before.
Creating Striking Graphics with Maya and Photoshop--brought to you from Maya Press, a publishing partnership between Sybex and Alias--is a dazzling introduction to the vibrant world of 3D and Maya. Graphics wiz Daniel Gray, with help from an elite group of pros, will inspire you to incorporate 3D into your graphics and think more artistically when approaching your creations. And if you're already familiar with Maya, you'll learn how Maya 6 makes it even easier to work between both applications.
First you'll get the essential Photoshop user's introduction to Maya and learn how to make the leap from 2D to 3D. Then, you'll discover how high-profile artists use Maya and Photoshop together in real-world scenarios where 2D and 3D collide in a burst of creativity. Through a series of interviews that address a variety of 3D applications, you'll discover how:
* Maya Master Meats Meier depicts Mother Nature with otherworldly success
* Michael Elins combines photography and classical painting with the 3D world
* Damon Riesberg cranks out a daily comic strip by posing and rendering his cast of characters
* guru studios crafts beautiful 3D cartoons with a cool retro feel for TELETOON
* Meteor Studios brings ultra-realistic prehistoric creatures to life for the Discovery Channel's Dinosaur Planet
* IBM painstakingly re-creates ancient artifacts, such as the Sphinx, for the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
* Meshwerks digitizes automobiles for use in movies, advertising, and video games and creates the ultra-cool chopped and channeled Honda EleMENTAL Woodie!
Professional artists who strive to bring a new look to their illustrations are using Alias' premier 3D software in tandem with Adobe's prominent digital imaging program to create cutting-edge graphics. Now, with Maya 6, this remarkable combo is even better integrated than before.
Creating Striking Graphics with Maya and Photoshop--brought to you from Maya Press, a publishing partnership between Sybex and Alias--is a dazzling introduction to the vibrant world of 3D and Maya. Graphics wiz Daniel Gray, with help from an elite group of pros, will inspire you to incorporate 3D into your graphics and think more artistically when approaching your creations. And if you're already familiar with Maya, you'll learn how Maya 6 makes it even easier to work between both applications.
First you'll get the essential Photoshop user's introduction to Maya and learn how to make the leap from 2D to 3D. Then, you'll discover how high-profile artists use Maya and Photoshop together in real-world scenarios where 2D and 3D collide in a burst of creativity. Through a series of interviews that address a variety of 3D applications, you'll discover how:
* Maya Master Meats Meier depicts Mother Nature with otherworldly success
* Michael Elins combines photography and classical painting with the 3D world
* Damon Riesberg cranks out a daily comic strip by posing and rendering his cast of characters
* guru studios crafts beautiful 3D cartoons with a cool retro feel for TELETOON
* Meteor Studios brings ultra-realistic prehistoric creatures to life for the Discovery Channel's Dinosaur Planet
* IBM painstakingly re-creates ancient artifacts, such as the Sphinx, for the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
* Meshwerks digitizes automobiles for use in movies, advertising, and video games and creates the ultra-cool chopped and channeled Honda EleMENTAL Woodie!
More details
Edition
1., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Illustrations
colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 25.6 cm
Width: 20.7 cm
Weight
624 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7821-4274-7 (9780782142747)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

E-Book
11/2006
Sybex
€36.40
Available for download
Person
Daniel Gray's career has focused on the forefront of the digital graphic arts. He's written over fifteen books on graphics and the Internet, including Sybex's The Art of Cartooning with Flash.
Content
Introduction. Part 1: Maya and Photoshop: A Beautiful Friendship. Chapter 1: Drawing a New Course in a 3D World. Chapter 2: The Maya--Photoshop Connection. Chapter 3: Introduction to Maya: Texturing with Photoshop. Part 2: Striking Graphics for Various Markets. Chapter 4: Dazzling Illustration. Chapter 5: Classic Cartoon Sensibility in a 3D World. Chapter 6: Comic Strips in 3D. Chapter 7: Creating Realistic Animals: Bringing Dinosaurs to Life. Chapter 8: The New Tradition?Adding 3D to Graphic Illustrations. Chapter 9: Re--creating Egyptian Antiquities. Chapter 10: Digitizing Dream Rides. Chapter 11: Mirko Ili?c: A Body of Work in 3D. Index.