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Learning Maya 7. The modeling & animation handbook / Learning Maya Seven. Modeling and animation handbook Alias/Learning Tools ; [foreword by Doug Walker]. - 741, [4] pages : illustrations (color) ; 23 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) - Alias / Learning tools .

Requirements to use: Maya Complete 7 or Maya Personal Learning Edition, DVD drive, prerequisite: Learning Maya 7. Foundation. DVD-ROM bonus features: lesson support files, instructor-led overviews/guide for projects in book, interview with Cathy McGinnis (Alias instructor), excerpt from Sony Pictures Imageworks' short The ChubbChubbs!, Turbo Squid 3D models. What you will learn: Model organic characters with polygons and NURBS, Model in-organic props with Subdivision Surfaces, Understand skeletons, Create joint orientation, Work with inverse kinematics, Setup an arm, a spine and a bi-ped's lower body, Work with blend shapes, Skin your character, Create constraints, Create a walk cycle, Animate your character, Gain a better understanding of production pipelines by importing your character into Alias MotionBuilder. "Based on the Academy Award winning animated short The ChubbChubbs! from Sony Pictures Imageworks"--Cover.

ISBN: 1894893875 (pbk.) 9781894893879 (pbk.)

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Maya (Computer file)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Computer animation.
Three-dimensional display systems.

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Dewey Class. No.: 006.696 / LEA