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In the world of animation, the ability to create realistic water, wind, and fire effects is key. Autodesk Maya software includes powerful dynamics tools that have been used to design breathtaking effects for movies, games, commercials, and short films. This professional guide teaches you the primary techniques you need to make the most of Maya′s toolkit, so you′ll soon be creating water that ripples, gusting winds and gentle breezes, and flickering fires the way Hollywood pros do.
The one–of–a–kind book is completely project–based. Learn the intricacies of Maya′s Dynamics tools and continue to build your skills with projects that increase in complexity. A DVD is included with additional video training.
- Maya is the industry–leading 3D animation and effects software; Maya dynamics tools create water and other fluids, wind, fire, fur, particles, and more
- Build professional skills in Maya Dynamics with this project–based guide
- Put your skills to work by completing a series of projects on water, wind, and fire effects
- A DVD included with the book provides additional video training
Maya Studio Projects: Dynamics is one of a new series of books designed to teach animators and designers fresh skills through project–based instruction.
Note: CD–ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
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Your project guide to creating realistic earth, wind, fire, and water effects in Maya
Maya Studio Projects Dynamics
Todd Palamar
Start from scratch and move mountains
If you want to create the spectacular visual effects you see in movies, this unique, professional–level book is exactly what
you need. Packed with step–by–step instruction, it first dissects earth, wind, fire, and water into their basic elements—then
shows you how to use Maya′s powerful dynamics tools to simulate or upend nature with breathtaking results.
The best part is that you′ll learn by doing. Start from scratch—the way studio professionals do—and create fully rendered results
in a series of projects that increase in complexity as you go. See how air moves inside a real tornado, then simulate a twister on a
rampage. Learn fluid dynamics, then explode a gas station. It′s all here and more in this no–nonsense guide.
Complete a series of projects and thoroughly master Maya dynamics
Learn professional–level techniques undocumented elsewhere
Tap Newton′s Law and Maya′s Fields/Newton to make satellites orbit around planets
Explore fluid dynamics and Maya fluid effects and design a sun
Combine different simulation systems such as fluid effects, nCloth, and hair to destroy objects
Create volcanoes, tornadoes, explosions, comets, floods, and more
Simulate natural phenomena, then twist reality into fascinating results
Valuable Companion Dvd
Find starter, intermediate, and final Maya scene files for every project in the book on the DVD. You′ll also find striking
video examples to inspire you. (You must have Maya 2010 or Maya 2009 Unlimited to use the files on the DVD.)
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It's not like modeling a car or a humanoid in Maya, I'm not saying this is easy either but you can always find models and very good tutorials about it on the web, for the contrary it's almost one of the hardest. It's really true and there aren't a lot of tutorials out there that you can find. Has you all have noticed this review is entirely about Chapter 6 - Playing with Fire. I haven't checked the rest because at the moment I devoting all my attention to the creation of realistic fire. And with this book I definitely learn something. It has a very good introduction about Fluid Mechanics, explaining in a basic way how fluids work, the need of an container and the relation and interaction between the different parameters - the analogy that Todd explains with a clear glass of water is a must. If you are a student like me and you are giving the first steps in the area of fluids, I definitely recommend you to read a bit the help of Maya about the Fluid effects section just to learn what some parameters are for because Todd doesn't talk about all of them, just the ones necessary to create Fire. He's very objective and straight forward, he doesn't make you go around in circles, he explains what he needs to explain to really make understand the way fire must be created to achieve realistic results. I have definitely learn a lot with this book and I think this is one of a kind. Very important and keep it always close to you because this is a generalist book to create natural elements, everything you need to know is here, even hi-res results are achieved in this book, this was what really conquered me. If you are looking to create impressive fluid effects with Maya, and you don't know how. This is the book you need to have.
Congratulations Todd and a huge thanks for this book.
Cheers
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