Introducing Maya 8

If you're just beginning to dive into the world of 3D, this is the book for you."e; ?Animation Magazine The Academy Award winning Maya 3D animation and effects software is the first choice of film and video artists, game developers, and 3D design professionals. Discover how to build, render, and animate your own digital models and scenes, and begin to develop professional-level Maya skills with the latest edition of this popular bestseller. Starting with the basics, the book builds from the ground up, combining straightforward text with practical examples that make it fun and easy to learn Maya's core features while introducing new Maya 8 elements such as improved polygon tools and enhanced rendering with mental ray. Clear-cut, engaging lessons let you experiment using the wealth of files provided on the CD-ROM. You'll also find an abundance of instructional and inspirational Maya creations in the full-color insert. The accompanying CD-ROMs images, movies, and scene files let you view material from the book right on your own computer. Tackle all-new rendering and dynamics tutorials and much more. The CD includes Maya Personal Learning Edition software.

If you're just beginning to dive into the world of 3D, this is thebook for you."?Animation MagazineThe Academy Award® winning Maya® 3D animation andeffects software is the first choice of film and video artistsgame developers, and 3D design professionals. Discover how tobuild, render, and animate your own digital models and scenes, andbegin to develop professional-level Maya skills with the latestedition of this popular bestseller.Starting with the basics, the book builds from the ground upcombining straightforward text with practical examples that make itfun and easy to learn Maya's core features while introducing newMaya 8 elements such as improved polygon tools and enhancedrendering with mental ray. Clear-cut, engaging lessons let youexperiment using the wealth of files provided on the CD-ROM. You'llalso find an abundance of instructional and inspirational Mayacreations in the full-color insert.The accompanying CD-ROMs images, movies, and scene files let youview material from the book right on your own computer. Tackleall-new rendering and dynamics tutorials and much more. The CDincludes Maya Personal Learning Edition software.

Introduction.Chapter 1: Introduction to Computer Graphics and 3D.Chapter 2: The Maya Interface.Chapter 3: Your First Maya Animation.Chapter 4: Modeling with Polygons.Chapter 5: Modeling with NURBS.Chapter 6: Further Modeling Topics: Deformers andSubdivision Surfaces.Chapter 7: Maya Shading and Texturing.Chapter 8: Introduction to Animation.Chapter 9: Further Animation Practices.Chapter 10: Maya Lighting.Chapter 11: Maya Rendering.Chapter 12: Maya Dynamics.Glossary.Index.