Learning Maya7 Foundation

A Hands-on Introduction to Key Tools and Techniques in Maya Based on the Award-Winning Short Film Blue

Marc-André Guindon, Cathy McGinnis, Roark Andrade

648 pages, parution le 11/10/2005

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Résumé

Learning Maya 7 / Foundation is your key to unlocking the power of Maya, directly from the makers of the world's most powerful 3D animation and effects software. Get hands-on experience with the innovative tools and powerful techniques available in Maya Complete through all new project-based lessons.

Learning Maya 7 / Foundation is your shortcut to learning Maya quickly and effectively. Get hands-on experience with the key tools and techniques found in Maya through project-based lessons while you learn to model, animate, render, and add dynamic effects to your creations. Further, you'll gain a sense of the entire production process as you work on the robot Blue and his extra-terrestrial environment. Learn about storyboarding, planning and seeing a project through all of its stages while you take advantage of easy-to-follow step-by-step lessons.

We've even included a free permanent version of Alias Sketchbook Pro 1.1 to help you further develop your digital art skills! Unlock the power of Maya as you model with NURBS and polygons, as well as animate, texture map, add visual effects and render your scenes with Learning Maya 7 / Foundation.

With this book you will:

Get to know the Maya user interface (Ul)
Learn to work in 3D space
Build characters and props with polygons
Create organic structures with NURBS
Set keyframes and motion paths
Learn to use Trax non-linear animation
Apply forward and inverse kinematics
Deform surfaces
Set cameras and lights
Create and apply shaders and textures
Discover rendering techniques
Explore particles and dynamics
Begin to use MEL (Maya Embedded Language)

What you need to use this book

Maya Complete 7 or Maya Personal Learning Edition
DVD-ROM drive

Bonus Features

Instructor-led movies
Support files
Interview with Blue contributor Aaron Webster
Blue a short film

Sommaire

Introduction
Project 01
Project 02
Project 03
Project 04
Project 05

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Autodesk - Maya Press
Auteur(s)	Marc-André Guindon, Cathy McGinnis, Roark Andrade
Parution	11/10/2005
Nb. de pages	648
Format	19 x 22,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1335g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9781894893749
ISBN13	978-1-894893-74-9