Getting Started in 3D with Maya

Name: Getting Started in 3D with Maya
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780240820422
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Create a Project from Start to Finish—Model, Texture, Rig, Animate, and Render in Maya

By Adam Watkins

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Getting Started in 3D with Maya by Adam Watkins is a comprehensive guide designed to take you from basic 3D concepts to professional-level animation using Maya. The book uses a structured and practical approach, starting with fundamental theory before moving through hands-on projects covering modelling, UV layout, texture creation, rigging, animating, and rendering. Each chapter builds on the last, helping you develop a complete skill set for creating end-to-end projects in Maya.
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This book is ideal for beginners and those new to 3D animation who want a clear, step-by-step learning path in Maya. It is also suitable for those seeking to build a solid foundation in 3D techniques with practical examples to develop professional skills.

Brisk, manageable and effective instruction on the essentials. With more than 12 years of experience teaching hundreds of 3D animators and artists, Watkins provides perfectly-paced, guided tutorials on creating 3D art with Maya. New artists gain the tools they need to grasp the theory and practice of 3D production.

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Deliver professional-level 3D content in no time with this comprehensive guide to 3D animation with Maya. With over 12 years of training experience, plus several award-winning students under his belt, author Adam Watkins is the ideal mentor to get you up to speed with 3D in Maya.

Using a structured and pragmatic approach, Getting Started in 3D with Maya begins with the basic theory of fundamental techniques, then builds on this knowledge using practical examples and projects to put your new skills to the test. Prepared so that you can learn in an organic fashion, each chapter builds on the knowledge gained in the previous chapter, showing you all the essentials of 3D in Maya, from modeling and UV layout, to texture creation, rigging, animating, and rendering.

As you go from project to project, you'll develop a strong arsenal of skills that, combined, will form a complete end-to-end process for creating complete projects in Maya.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780240820422

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 February 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Focal Press

Illustration: 700 Line drawings, color

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 189.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 830g

Pages: 428

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Adam Watkins Computing & Technology Education & Reference Non-Fiction

About the Author

Adam Watkins is Associate Professor, 3D Animation, School of Interactive Media & Design at the University of the Incarnate Word. He is currently on a research sabbatical at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, where he is part of the VISIBLE effort creating virtual simulation games for use in non-proliferation exercises. Watkins has headed the 3D Animation program for over ten years and is the author of several books and over 100 articles on 3D Animation. His students are the winners of multiple national and international animation awards and festivals.