The No1 Ethical retailer for Books, CD’s, DVD’s & Games
30 Day Refund Guarantee

Maya 6 Killer Tips

Maya 6 Killer Tips

by EricHanson (Author), KennethIbrahim (Author), Alex Nijmeh (Author)

  • Used

    Paperback 2004

    $4.49
Synopsis

With more than 90 percent of film effects houses and half of the North American game studios using Maya in their projects, the pressure is on for 3D modelers to prove their Maya chops! It's not enough to just know how to use the program; you need to demonstrate that you can do so swiftly, efficiently, and with dazzling results! Here to ensure you do is a fun, full-colored guide that's been pared down to just the essentials: the hundreds of tips, shortcuts, and tricks the pros use every day to speed their Maya 6 workflows. Along with tips for customizing the Maya interface, polygonal modeling, rendering, and more, veteran author Eric Hanson also provides tons of insider techniques for working with Maya 6's newest features including tips for working with new tools like the Soft Modification Tool, Animation Retargeting, and High Quality Shading; advice for working with the new particle behavior features; cool new hotkeys; and insight into streamlining the texting process with Maya's new Photoshop integration, to name only a few. You'll quickly find that the techniques revealed here allow you to work faster, smarter, and more creatively!

$4.49

Save:$26.02 (85%)

Quantity

1 in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 320
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: New Riders
Published: 24 Aug 2004
ISBN 10: 0321278534
ISBN 13: 9780321278531
Book Overview:

With more than 90 percent of film effects houses and half of the NorthAmerican game studios using Maya in their projects, the pressure is on for 3Dmodelers to prove their Maya chops! Here to ensure that they do is a fun, fullcoloredvolume that's been pared down to the essentials: the hundreds of tips,shortcuts, and tricks the pros use every day to speed their Maya 6 workflows.Along with tips for customizing the Maya interface, polygonal modeling,rendering, and more, veteran author Eric Hanson also provides tons of insidertechniques for working with Maya 6's newest features including tips forworking with new tools like the Soft Modification Tool, AnimationRetargeting, and High Quality Shading; advice for working with the newparticle behavior features; cool new hotkeys; and insight into streamlining thetexting process with Maya's new Photoshop integration, to name only a few.Users will quickly find that the techniques revealed allow them to work faster,smarter, and more creatively with every tip. Twice the Maya results in half theamount of time: That's this book's promise, and it delivers!


Author Bio

Visual effects designer Eric Hanson creates digital backgrounds for feature films. He has worked for Digital Domain, Sony Imageworks, Dream Quest Images, Walt Disney Feature Animation, and more. He is also a teacher and lecturer on the topic of visual effects as well as the author of the previous edition of this book.