Tradigital Maya: A CG Animator's Guide to Applying the Classical Principles of Animation

by Montgomery; Lee

• ISBN13: 9780123852229
• ISBN10: 0123852226
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2011-11-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Focal Press adds a new star to its brightening constellation of superb Animation titles: The#xA0;"Tradigital" line of books.#xA0; "Tradigital" titles bridge the gap between animating with a particular software tool, and#xA0;applying the 12 principles of animation#xA0;to your work.#xA0; The first three titles in the series cover: Maya, 3ds Max, and Blender.#xA0; The 12 basic principles of animation were introduced by the Disney animators Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas, who wanted to codify the efforts of the leading Disney animators from the 1930s onwards to produce more realistic animations. The principles mainly teach animators how to create characters that look like they are adhering to the basic laws of physics.#xA0; The principles also deal with more abstract issues, such as emotional timing and character appeal.#xA0; Today, the core Disney principles are generally adopted by animators around the world.#xA0; Though originally intended to apply to traditional, hand-drawn animation, the principles still have great relevance for today's more prevalent computer animation.#xA0; Lee Montgomery presents "Tradigital Maya"#xA0;which shows animators how to use the#xA0;Maya controls, while applying the classical principles of animation and core techniques. With our new "Tradigital" series, we are#xA0;finally bridging#xA0;the gap between software-specific instruction#xA0;and the world of classical animation. Trusted Maya authority, Lee Montgomery was key animator for Grand Theft Auto and Manhunt Video Game series.#xA0; He is currently a senior level member of the Autodesk Media & Entertainment(M&E) Software support team,#xA0; where he supports key customers in the film, video game and VFX markets using Maya, and is actively involved in Autodesk's community forums (AREA) as moderator and regularly contribute to internal training and user technical support content and feature PodCasts published through the Autodesk.com website. The "Tradigital" promise of#xA0; offering specific tool-set instruction and connecting it with the classical principles of animation that all great animators need to know. Discover the tools, techniques and processes used in production by the best Maya animators and VFX artists today,#xA0;as you explore the processes and techniques used to create award winning game and film animation. Companion web site offers: all of the Maya tutorial scene files as well as rendered sequences, and expanded tutorials.