The Art of Maya FROM OUR EDITORS
The Barnes & Noble Review
Want to learn Maya, learn it right, learn it from the ground up? Get The Art of Maya, Third Edition. Straight from Mayaﾽs creators at Alias, itﾽs the only full-color Maya beginnerﾽs guide. It doesnﾽt just look great: Itﾽs packed with visual examples that take you from basic animation all the way to digital cinematography and game creation, with stops along the way for case studies from the creators of everything from I, Robot to Oddworld.
Whatﾽs in here? Just plain-English introductions to all this: rigid body dynamics, modeling, NURBS, polygons, deformations, textures, materials, shading, shadows, lighting, cameras, rendering, effects, and more. Donﾽt have Maya yet? The DVD contains Maya Personal Learning Edition: all the software you need to get where you want to be. Bill Camarda, from the March 2005 Read Only
FROM THE PUBLISHER
"The Art of Maya 3rd edition is an introduction to 3D computer graphics unlike any other. Rich with diagrams and illustrations that demonstrate the critical concepts of 3D time and space, this book will help you understand the concepts critical to conveying your artistic vision through the medium of 3D. If you are an artist looking to incorporate 3D into your toolkit, this is the resource you need." The book closes with a series of production notes detailing how skilled Maya artists have worked with the software to create outstanding work.
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