Focal Easy Guide to Maya 5: For new users and professionals

Patnode Jason

ISBN 10: 0240519523 / ISBN 13: 9780240519524

Published by Elsevier, 2004

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pp. 256.

Seller Inventory # 18247528

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Focal Easy Guide to Maya 5: For new users and professionals
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0240519523
• ISBN 13: 9780240519524
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

* Companion website provides new updates and tutorials for version 6! If you are an artist who's new to Alias's Maya, or are moving over to use this powerful, oscar-winning animation and effects software from another 3D package, you will find this book invaluable. It provides you with all you need to know to get up and running with this difficult software, fast! Focusing only on the key things you need to know when starting out it doesn't overload you, so speeds up your learning process. Highly illustrated in color throughout this book benefits from a clear, concise, jargon free style. Written by a LucasArts professional it will provide invaluable knowledge that will help you get that elusive first job in animation!

About the Author

Jason Patnode teaches modeling and animation at The Academy of Art University, he has worked in both game and film production and was previously Lead 3D Technical Artist at LucasArts, a division of LucasFilm, California, USA.