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Introducing Maya 6: 3D for Beginners (Paperback)

by Dariush Derakhshani (Author) "Throughout this book you'll learn how to work with the tools and techniques that Maya software offers ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Pap/Chrt/C edition (13 Jul 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0782143539
  • ISBN-13: 978-0782143539
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 18.8 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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"If you′re just beginning to dive into the world of 3D, this is the book for you."
—Animation Magazine

Alias′ Academy Award winning Maya 3D animation and effects software leads the industry in technological innovation. Film and video artists, computer game developers, and design professionals rely on Maya to create brilliant digital imagery, animation, and visual effects. Now you can enter this exciting, imaginative world and learn to build, render, and animate your own digital characters and scenes.

Brought to you by Maya Press, a publishing partnership between Sybex and Alias, Introducing Maya 6: 3D for Beginners is the ideal initiation to 3D and Maya. Written explicitly for the Maya novice, the easy–to–grasp text offers a practical and fun approach to learning Maya′s core features. Clear–cut, engaging lessons let you try out these features using working files provided on the CD. You′ll also find an abundance of instructional and inspirational art on the CD and full–color insert.

Enter a New Dimension

  • Get a solid grasp of the core Maya and 3D
  • Learn to navigate the new Maya 6 interface
  • Experiment with Maya modeling
  • Explore the basics of NURBS, polygons, and subdivision surfaces
  • Discover the nuances of shading and texturing
  • Try your hand at animation
  • Get a feel for Maya lighting, rendering, and dynamics
  • Find out how to use Maya and Photoshop in unison

Note: CD–ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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"If you′re just beginning to dive into the world of 3D, this is the book for you."
––Animation Magazine

Alias′ Academy Award winning Maya 3D animation and effects software leads the industry in technological innovation. Film and video artists, computer game developers, and design professionals rely on Maya to create brilliant digital imagery, animation, and visual effects. Now you can enter this exciting, imaginative world and learn to build, render, and animate your own digital characters and scenes.

Brought to you by Maya Press, a publishing partnership between Sybex and Alias, Introducing Maya 6: 3D for Beginners is the ideal initiation to 3D and Maya. Written explicitly for the Maya novice, the easy–to–grasp text offers a practical and fun approach to learning Maya’s core features. Clear–cut, engaging lessons let you try out these features using working files provided on the CD. You’ll also find an abundance of instructional and inspirational art on the CD and full–color insert.

Enter a New Dimension

  • Get a solid grasp of the core Maya and 3D
  • Learn to navigate the new Maya 6 interface
  • Experiment with Maya modeling
  • Explore the basics of NURBS, polygons, and subdivision surfaces
  • Discover the nuances of shading and texturing
  • Try your hand at animation
  • Get a feel for Maya lighting, rendering, and dynamics
  • Find out how to use Maya and Photoshop in unison


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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars I'd like to recommend this book ........, 10 Jun 2005
By S Foster (Devon, UK) - See all my reviews
but unfortunately I cannot.

It is supposedly for beginners but I feel that the book's learning curve is way too steep and in some places almost vertical.

I feel that the author has made assumptions that the reader will be able to find the right commands in the maze of options.

He has fallen into the all to common trap of saying what to do but not how to do it.

I am sure this book would be useful to those people who already have some skills in 3d applications but this is most definitely NOT a book for beginners.

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4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good if you're a Windoze user, 16 Nov 2004
The book is good and easy to read and helps build up the basis you need to move into the more complex areas. My one disappointment is that all references to the key board and short cuts were for Windoze not Macintosh. This sort of thing is ok when you are dealing with basic programs where the text says control you know to use command but when the differences are insert on Windoze and fn + home on the Mac for pivot point manipulation (a key area in Maya) then learning can be a bit of a pain. Anyway if you are from a graphics background and want a cheap foundation book to get to grips then I'd recommend it.
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