Introducing Maya 2008

Introducing Maya 2008 | 2008 | 627 Pages | PDF | 16,1 MB | Learn to build, render, and animate your own digital models and scenes,and begin to develop professional-level Maya skills with Introducing Maya 2008. This new edition of a perennial bestseller is the idealinitiation to 3D and Maya. Starting with the basics, it builds from the ground up, combining straightforward text with practical examples that make it fun and easy to learn Maya's core tools while introducing thelatest Maya 2008 features. CONTENTS AT A GLANCE Introduction ; xiii Chapter 1 ; Introduction to Computer Graphics and 3D 1 Chapter 2 ; The Maya 2008 Interface 31 Chapter 3 ; Your First Maya Animation 71 Chapter 4 ; Modeling with Polygons 97 Chapter 5 ; Modeling with NURBS 155 Chapter 6 ; Further Modeling Topics: Deformers and Subdivision Surfaces 237 Chapter 7 ; Maya Shading and Texturing 267 Chapter 8 ; Introduction to Animation 313 Chapter 9 ; Further Animation Practices 359 Chapter 10 ; Maya Lighting 411 Chapter 11 ; Maya Rendering 449 Chapter 12 ; Maya Dynamics 517 Appendix ; About the Companion CD 555 Glossary ; 559 Index ; 565 Download: (Size: 16,1 MB) RapidShare