241 pages. With coloured plates & illustrations. With library stamps and labels. Slight wear to spine, covers and corners. With CD. Water stain to title page and first few pages.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Art of Maya: an Introduction to 3D Computer Graphics [Paperback] Autodesk Maya Press
Publisher: Sybex
Publication Date: 2007
Language: English
ISBN 10: 189717747X
ISBN 13: 9781897177471
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: Fourth Edition.
Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This unique, full–color visual exploration of the theory of Maya is rich with diagrams and illustrations that demonstrate the critical concepts of 3D time and space, and helps explain the principles of 3D modeling, animation, dynamics and rendering. The book also includes a series of production notes detailing how skilled Maya artists have worked with the software to create production quality films, games, visualizations, and animations. The accompanying CD–ROM includes Maya Personal Learning Edition.

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The Art of Maya 3rd edition is an introduction to 3D computer graphics unlike any other. Join the thousands of users who′ve garnered the knowledge they needed to enter the 3rd dimension with this full color visual exploration of the theory of Maya. 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.

Understand:

3D Computer Graphics
Time and Space
Animation
- Setting Keys
- Non–linear Animation
- Rigid Body Dynamics
Modeling
- NURBS
- Polygons
- Subdivision Surfaces
Deformations
- Deforming Objects
- Lattices and Clusters
Character Animation
Materials and Textures
- Shading Networks
- Texture Maps
- Bumps and Displacements
Digital Cinematography
- Shadows
- Lighting
- Cameras
Rendering
Effects
- Particle Effects
- Paint Effects
- Maya Fluid Effects
- Maya Cloth
- Maya Long Hair
Interactive 3D
- Game Creation
- Building Levels

The Art of Maya includes Maya Personal Learning Edition to allow you to start practicing right away. The book closes with a series of Production Notes detailing how skilled Maya artists have worked with the software to create production quality films, games, visualizations and animations.

Get an inside look at the use of Maya by:

The Canadian Broadcast Corporation
Turner Studios
Digital Domain for the making of I–Robot
Weta Digital in the making of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The AOES Medialab
BioDigital
The Mill
Oddworld Inhabitants in the making of Oddworld Stranger′s Wrath

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