Introducing Maya 5: 3D for Beginners - Softcover

Derakhshani, Dariush

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0782142397 ISBN 13: 9780782142396

Verlag: Sybex Inc.,U.S., 2003

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Alias Wavefront's Maya is the premier tool for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering. It is used by such film houses as Industrial, Light & Magic, Pixar, and Disney for creating 3D animation and special effects. This "Maya Press" title - a cooperative publication between Sybex and Alias Wavefront - is the perfect introduction to 3D and Maya.

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Dariush Derakhshani is a senior CGI effects animator with Sigh Effects in Venice, CA, working on award--winning national TV commercials. He has won the Bronze Plaque from the Columbus Film Festival and has shared honors from the AICP and London International Advertising Awards. He was a Supervising Technical Director for the South Park TV series, and also teaches Maya and animation at a variety of schools. He is a contributing author to Maya 4.5 Savvy and Maya: Secrets of the Pros.

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"Long after the novice has completed the tutorials, they will treasureIntroducing Maya 5: 3D for Beginners for its clear demonstration ofessential concepts."
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Alias' Academy Award? winning Maya 3Danimation and effects software leads the industry in technological innovation.Film and video artists, computer game developers, and design professionals relyon Maya to create brilliant digital imagery, animation, and visual effects. Nowyou can enter this exciting, imaginative world and learn to build, render, andanimate your own digital characters and scenes.

Brought to you fromMaya Press, a publishing partnership between Sybex and Alias,Introducing Maya 5: 3D for Beginners is the ideal initiation to 3Dand Maya. This easy-to-grasp tutorial, written explicitly for the Maya novice,offers up a practical and fun approach to learning Maya s core features.Clear-cut, engaging lessons let you try out these features using working filesprovided on the CD. The CD and full-color insert also provide plenty ofinstructional and finished art.

Enter a New Dimension

Get a solid grasp of the core Maya and 3D

Learn to navigatethe Maya interface

Experiment with Maya modeling

Explore the basics ofNURBS, polygons, and subdivision surfaces

Learn the nuances of shading andtexturing

Try your hand at animation

Get a feel for Maya lighting, rendering, and dynamics

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Sybex Inc.,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0782142397
• ISBN 13: 9780782142396
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 360
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar