Introduction Maya 7 3d For Beginners

This book is a revision of Introducing Maya 6, the best-selling Maya book on the market. It features new tutorials, new art, information on new features, and other enhancements for version 7 of Maya. This Maya Press title -- a cooperative publication between Sybex and Alias -- teaches the Maya interface and the basics of modeling, texturing, animating, and special effects. The expository text is reinforced with excellent tutorials, and the CD includes tutorial files as well as the Maya Personal Learning Edition software.

Table of contents :
· Introduction to Computer Graphics
· The Maya Interface
· Your First Maya Animation
· Modeling with NURBS
· Modeling with Polygons
· Further Modeling Topics
· Maya Shading and Texturing
· Introduction to Animation
· Further Animation Topics
· Maya Lighting
· Maya Rendering
· Maya Dynamics


Market Description :
This book targets those new to 3D generally, and beginning Maya users specifically. Traditional artists, students, 2D artists, educators, and hobbyists will also seek out this book for its exceptionally accessible coverage of 3D and Maya basics.



About Author :
Dariush Derakhshani is an award-winning Maya animator, author, and educator. He has worked on The Fantastic Four and The Visitation movies; the South Park TV series; and numerous commercials and music videos. He teaches Maya and animation and is a contributing author to Maya 5 Savvy and Maya: Secrets of the Pros.