The Maya 6 Handbook

Adam Watkins

400 pages, parution le 06/12/2004

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Résumé

Maya® is one of the most widely used 3D animation programs available. It is used in every major movie and by most special effects and game studios. With its new competitive pricing, its user base continues to grow, and with each new release, Maya expands its already impressive feature set. These new features keep Maya users loyal and anxious to upgrade. The Maya 6 Handbook is a completely updated edition of the best-selling Maya 4.5 Handbook. It not only teaches users how to utilize the new features, but provides a complete guide to the fundamentals of this powerful program. Unlike many books that use a variety of unrelated tutorials, this book uses a complete, practical project for users to work through as they learn to model, render, and animate in Maya. By the conclusion of the book users will understand how and why Maya works, providing them with the knowledge they need to adapt the tools to a variety of tasks and projects. The companion CD-ROM includes all the figures from the book in full color, as well as the Maya files used in the completion of the exercises.

FEATURES

Provides new tutorials covering the unwrapping and texturing of an organic form, as well as lighting an exterior scene, and a mental ray primer
Includes a new chapter on creating a Skeletal System, and new coverage of modeling with skeletal deformation
Teaches how to navigate Maya's updated interface and essential tools
Explores the theory behind the tools and teaches users how, when, and why to use them
Explains the theory and practical knowledge of NURBS Modeling
Includes expanded coverage of SubDivision Surface Modeling and Character Animation
Provides step-by-step tutorials for the creation of a complete project

L'auteur - Adam Watkins

Adam Watkins is the Director of Computer Arts at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. He has a BFA in theatre set and lighting design, and an MFA in graphic design from Utah State University where he also taught introductory through advanced animation. Adam also writes for a number of industry magazines.

Sommaire

Maya Work Flow and Interface
Getting Started with Modeling
NURBS and Component-Level Editing
NURBS Continued
Component Level Editing and Booleans
SubDivision Surface Modeling
Materials and Texturing
Custom Texture Maps in Materials
Lighting and Rendering
Creating a Skeletal System for a Hummingbird
Animation - Animating the Hummingbird
Appendix A: Which Hardware to Use?
Appendix B: About the CD-ROM

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Charles River Media
Auteur(s)	Adam Watkins
Parution	06/12/2004
Nb. de pages	400
Format	19 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	980g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781584503514
ISBN13	978-1-58450-351-4