Synopses & Reviews
"Long after the novice has completed the tutorials, they will treasure
Introducing Maya 5: 3D for Beginners for its clear demonstration ofessential concepts."
—
3dtoday.comAlias' Academy Award? winning Maya 3Danimation and effects software leads the industry in technological innovation.Film and video artists, computer game developers, and design professionals relyon Maya to create brilliant digital imagery, animation, and visual effects. Nowyou can enter this exciting, imaginative world and learn to build, render, andanimate your own digital characters and scenes.
Brought to you fromMaya Press, a publishing partnership between Sybex and Alias,Introducing Maya 5: 3D for Beginners is the ideal initiation to 3Dand Maya. This easy-to-grasp tutorial, written explicitly for the Maya novice,offers up a practical and fun approach to learning Maya’s core features.Clear-cut, engaging lessons let you try out these features using working filesprovided on the CD. The CD and full-color insert also provide plenty ofinstructional and finished art.
Enter a New DimensionGet a solid grasp of the core Maya and 3DLearn to navigatethe Maya interfaceExperiment with Maya modelingExplore the basics ofNURBS, polygons, and subdivision surfacesLearn the nuances of shading andtexturingTry your hand at animationGet a feel for Maya lighting, rendering, and dynamics
Synopsis
ComponentsCD includes: 3D rendering and animation project demos, plug-ins, links to animation resources, and a copy of the Maya Personal Edition.
Synopsis
Alias Wavefront's Maya is the premier tool for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering. It is used by such film houses as Industrial, Light & Magic, Pixar, and Disney for creating 3D animation and special effects. This Maya Press title—a cooperative publication between Sybex and Alias Wavefront—is the perfect introduction to 3D and Maya.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
About the Author
Dariush Derakhshani is a senior CGI effects animator with Sigh Effects in Venice, CA, working on award-winning national TV commercials. He has won the Bronze Plaque from the Columbus Film Festival and has shared honors from the AICP and London International Advertising Awards. He was a Supervising Technical Director for the South Park TV series, and also teaches Maya and animation at a variety of schools. He is a contributing author to Maya 4.5 Savvy and Maya: Secrets of the Pros.
Table of Contents
Foreword.
Introduction.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Computer Graphics and 3D.
Chapter 2: The Maya Interface.
Chapter 3: Your First Maya Animation.
Chapter 4: Modeling with NURBS.
Chapter 5: Modeling with Polygons.
Chapter 6: Further Modeling Topics.
Chapter 7: Maya Shading and Texturing.
Chapter 8: Introduction to Animation.
Chapter 9: Further Animation Topics.
Chapter 10: Maya Lighting.
Chapter 11: Maya Rendering.
Chapter 12: Maya Dynamics.
Index.