Mastering Maya 2009 (eBook)

Eric Keller, Eric Allen, Anthony Honn (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2011 | 1. Auflage
1100 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-50659-2 (ISBN)

Infos

The Ultimate Maya 2009 Resource for Intermediate to Advanced UsersIf you already know the basics of Maya, now you can elevate yourskills with Maya 2009 and the advanced coverage in thisauthoritative new reference and tutorial. From modeling, texturing,animation, and visual effects to high-level techniques for film,television, games, and more, this book provides professional-levelinstruction on Maya Complete and Maya Unlimited.This fully updated book brings you up to speed on Maya 2009'snew features and expands your skills with advanced instruction oncloth, fur, and fluids. You'll learn Dynamics, Maya Muscle, StereoCameras, Assets, rendering with mental ray, and more. Filled withchallenging tutorials and real-world scenarios from some of theleading professionals in the industry, this one-of-a-kind guidegives you valuable insight into the entire CG productionpipeline.If you've been looking for a complete, professional-quality Mayaresource to turn to again and again, this is the book for you.Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials arenot included as part of eBook file.

Autor

Eric Keller has been a professional 3D artist and high-end animator for film, commercials, and TV for ten years, creating animations and effects for Disney, Warner Brothers, ESPN, Harvard Medical School, and CBS. He got his start developing animations for scientific visualization at the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute, where he worked with some of the world's leading researchers. Eric is the author of Maya Visual Effects: The Innovator's Guide and Introducing ZBrush, and a contributing author to Mastering Maya 8.5 and Mastering Maya 7, all from Sybex. He has also written numerous tutorials for industry magazines and websites.

Inhalt

Introduction.Chapter 1: Working in Maya.Chapter 2: Maya Cameras.Chapter 3: NURBS Modeling in Maya.Chapter 4: Polygon and Subdivision Surface Modeling.Chapter 5: Animation.Chapter 6: Animating with Deformers.Chapter 7: Rigging and Muscle Systems.Chapter 8: Paint Effects and Toon ShadingChapter 9: mental ray Lights.Chapter 10: mental ray Shaders.Chapter 11: Texture Mapping.Chapter 12: Rendering for Compositing.Chapter 13: Introducing nParticles.Chapter 14: Advanced nDynamic Effects.Chapter 15: Fur, Hair, and Clothing.Chapter 16: Maya Fluids.Chapter 17: MEL and Python.Appendix A: The Bottom Line.Appendix B: About the Companion DVD.

Produkt-Details

• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Grafik / Design ► Maya
• Schlagworte: Computer-Ratgeber • End-User Computing • Graphics & Design software (Non-Microsoft) • Graphik- u. Designsoftware (außer Microsoft) • Graphik- u. Designsoftware (außer Microsoft) • MAYA (Programm)
• ISBN-10: 0-470-50659-8 / 0470506598
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-50659-2 / 9780470506592