Maya 4 Fundamentals

by Jim Lammers, Lee Gooding

Delves into the complex process of creating three-dimensional animations with the Maya professional software package. Written for graphics artist familiar with a 2D image manipulation program, the guide provides detailed instructions for NURBs and polygon modeling, surface simulation, lighting, automated animation, camera placement, and rendering. The advanced chapters discuss paint effects and particle systems for more complex animations. The CD-ROM contains project files and tutorial movies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Genres: Computers

526 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 2002