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Mastering Maya 8.5 is the complete resource for intermediate and advanced users. This Maya Press title begins with a "Quick Start" overview of the workflow and key tools in Maya, then offers detailed, thorough instruction on the Maya interface and all modeling, texturing, animation, and visual effects tools. It also... Morecovers advanced topics on cloth, fur and fluids. The lessons and techniques are reinforced with practical, challenging tutorials, and the CD includes tutorial files as well as Maya Personal Learning Edition software. Table of contents : Introduction Chapter 1: The Maya Interface Chapter 2: Quick Start: Creating an Animation in Maya 8.5 Chapter 3: Polygonal Modeling Chapter 4: NURBS Modeling Chapter 5: Subdivision Surfaces Chapter 6: Blend Shapes: 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: Toon Shading Chapter 16: Maya Embedded Language (MEL) Chapter 17: Paint Effects Chapter 18: Rigid Body Animation Chapter 19: Using Particles Chapter 20: Fluid Effects Chapter 21: Maya Hair Chapter 22: Maya Fur Chapter 23: Cloth Simulation with nCloth Index Market Description : Appeals particularly intermediate to advanced Maya users, but across a broad spectrum of Maya users, including students, instructors, and professional animators and directors in movies, games, and other fields, and those aspiring to become high-end users. About Author : John Kundert-Gibbs is director of the Digital Production Arts program at Clemson University and an accomplished author. Dariush Derakhshani is an award-winning Maya animator, author, and educator. He has worked on everything from movies to the South Park TV series to commercials and music videos. He teaches Maya and writes the best-selling Introducing Maya books. Eric Kuzendorf has been teaching animation for over a decade and is co-chair of Electronic Arts at the Atlanta College of Art
ISBN : 9788126512218
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