Autodesk Maya 2014 Essentials: Autodesk Official Press - Brossura

Naas, Paul

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ISBN 10: 1118575075 ISBN 13: 9781118575079

Casa editrice: Sybex Inc, 2013

Riassunto

Offers step-by-step tutorials and exercises covering such Maya topics as modeling, texturing, rigging, rendering, and setting a scene.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Paul Naas is a professional animator and educator. He runs the Multimedia and Computer Graphics program at Canada College in Redwood City, California, and has done animation work for companies such as Disney, Cisco, bZillions/C2 Gaming, and the Children's Discovery Museum. He is also a professional cartoon artist. Paul has a Master of Fine Arts in Animation from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

Learn Maya Quickly and Easily

Featuring step-by-step tutorials, full-color illustrations, and hands-on exercises, this practical guide gets you up to speed on core Maya topics such as modeling, texturing, animating, rigging, lighting, rendering, and setting a scene. You'll develop real-world skills, get comfortable with Maya workflows, and increase your productivity, whether you're new to Maya or migrating from another 3D application. And, not only does this book thoroughly cover the fundamentals of Autodesk Maya, it also gives you a good start in preparing for the Autodesk Maya 2014 Certified Professional exam.

Learn these Autodesk Maya essentials—and more:

• The Maya 2014 interface, menus, and tools
• Simple animation—set keyframes, adjust tangents, and create playblasts
• Modeling with polygons—bodies, faces, and cleanup before rigging
• Adding character with blend shapes and surfaces
• Building bone structure, adding joints, and weighting joints
• Rigging, animating, and lighting basics
• How to render and composite an animation
• Setting the camera and setting up your scene

Model, rig, and animate a character

Build a set, apply surfaces, and light the scene

This striking Essentials book features:

• Chapter-opening learning objectives
• Step-by-step tutorials
• Full-color screenshots and illustrations
• Essentials and Beyond—summaries and additional suggested exercises
• Downloadable exercise files

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Sybex Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1118575075
• ISBN 13: 9781118575079
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 284