A n00b’s Guide to Using Autodesk Maya 2012

by Gregory Marlow

A seemingly infinite number of software packages on the market are competing for your attention and hard earned dollars. So it is always a good idea to What is this program, and what can it do for me? When asking those questions about Autodesk Maya, be prepared for a long answer.Maya is a powerful 3D asset creation package capable of high-end modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, lighting, rendering, compositing, and dynamic simulation. It has been used for creative projects ranging from animated feature films to AAA video games; from medical simulations to print advertisements; from children's book illustrations to educational and training software.Maya is a versatile tool that thousands of creative people have bent to their will in order to achieve innovative solutions to complex problems. But in all its versatile glory, Maya is only as good as the driver behind the wheel. So buckle up and let Tech N00b's show you how to use one of the most powerful graphic programs on the market.

159 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 12, 2012

About the author

Gregory Marlow animates for money and writes for fun. He was raised in the mountains of East Tennessee where he currently works as a teacher and freelance digital artist and animator. He spends his free time with his wife, Amanda, because she is fun; that's why he married her. His short fiction has been published or is forthcoming in Bartleby Snopes Literary Magazine, The Mockingbird 2002, Every Day Fiction, Suddenly Lost in Words, Kzine, One Forty Fiction, Sci-Phi, and Robot and Raygun.