Understanding 3D Animation Using Maya

John Edgar Park

ISBN 10: 038700176X / ISBN 13: 9780387001760

Published by Springer New York, Springer US, 2004

About this Item

Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Many animators and designers would like to supplement their Maya learning with a less-technical, more helpful book. This self-study manual is both a general guide for understanding 3-D computer graphics and a specific guide for learning the fundamentals of Maya: workspace, modeling, animation, shading, lighting, and rendering. Understanding 3-D Animation Using Maya covers these fundamentals in each chapter so that readers gain increasingly detailed knowledge. After an initial 'concepts' section launches each chapter, hands-on tutorials are provided, as well as a chapter project that progressively adds newly learned material and culminates in the final animated short. This is the first book on Maya that teaches the subject using a sensible, proven methodology for both novices and intermediate users. Topics and features: - Proven method that emphasizes preliminaries to every chapter- Integrates the 'why' concepts of 3-D simultaneously with the 'how-to' techniques- Skills reinforced with tutorials and chapter projects- Real-world experience distilled into helpful hints and step-by-step guides for common tasks.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding 3D Animation Using Maya
• Publisher: Springer New York, Springer US
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 038700176X
• ISBN 13: 9780387001760
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 244W x 170H x 22D millimeters 244 millimeters width by 170 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 666 grams

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Synopsis

Here is both a general guide for understanding 3-D computer graphics as well as a specific guide for learning the fundamentals of Maya: workspace, modeling, animation, shading, lighting, and rendering. Each chapter first presents an initial concept, which details a proven method, before providing hands-on tutorials and projects. This approach details how and why animation techniques work and explains how to use Maya for creating sophisticated, state-of-the-art animations. The author distills real-world experience into helpful hints and step-by-step guides for common tasks.