Mastering Maya Complete 2

by Harovas, Perry; Kundert-Gibbs, John; Lee, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780782125214
• ISBN10: 0782125212
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

A much-needed resource for Maya users--for learning, reference, and content management. The book features a full-color insert to best illustrate the true effects of the techniques shown. It also includes a CD-ROM with 3D Gallery, a gathering of 3D rendering and animation project demos; plug-ins; and Web links to animation resources.

Author Biography

Perry Harovas has been an animator and visual effects artist for 10 years He runs The Lighthouse, a visual effects and post-production facility in Boston. John L. Kundert-Gibbs is director of the Multimedia Arts and Sciences Major at the University of North Carolina at Asheville Peter Lee is presently working at Command Post/Toybox in Toronto, Canada.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xxv
PART I MAYA FUNDAMENTALS	1	(122)
Your First Maya Animation	3	(34)
The Maya Interface	37	(36)
Techniques for Speeding Up Workflow	73	(28)
The Hypergraph: Your Roadmap to a Scene	101	(22)
PART II MODELING	123	(188)
Modeling Basics	125	(28)
NURBS Modeling	153	(48)
Polygon Modeling	201	(52)
Organic Modeling	253	(26)
Working with Artisan	279	(32)
PART III ANIMATION	311	(182)
Animating in Maya	313	(28)
Paths and Bones	341	(38)
Deformers	379	(32)
Skinning and Character Setup	411	(36)
Character Animation: a Walk Cycle and More	447	(22)
Working with Rigid Body Dynamics	469	(24)
PART IV WORKING WITH MEL	493	(56)
MEL Basics	495	(24)
Programming MEL	519	(30)
PART V RENDERING	549	(86)
Rendering Basics	551	(22)
Shading and Texturing Surfaces	573	(34)
Lighting	607	(28)
PART VI ADVANCED MAYA EFFECTS	635	(176)
Particle Basics	637	(28)
Particle Rendering	665	(22)
Using Particle Expressions and Ramps	687	(28)
Dynamics of Soft Bodies	715	(28)
Paint Effects	743	(68)
Appendix Interviews	787	(24)
Index	811