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Maya 8 for Windows and Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)
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Manufacturer: Peachpit Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.696
EAN: 9780321476753
ISBN: 0321476751
Label: Peachpit Press
Manufacturer: Peachpit Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 544
Publication Date: 2007-03-23
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Studio: Peachpit Press
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Adding sophisticated new tools that give modelers even more control over polygons, an already cool program just got even cooler. Here to take budding 3D artists from 0 to 60 fast in Maya 8 is the eagerly anticipated update to everybody's favorite Maya tome: Maya 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide! In these pages, best-selling authors Morgan Robinson and Nathaniel Stein use a combination of task-based instruction and strong visual aids to take readers step by step through all of Maya's essentials: navigating the interface, modeling elementary and complex objects, unsurpassed character rigging and posing, mastering deformers, shaders, and renderers, and more. Both beginning users, who want a thorough introduction to the topic, and more advanced users, who are looking for a convenient reference, will find what they need here in straightforward language and through readily accessible examples, peppered with tons of timesaving tips and tricks.
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Summary: pretty good reference for us noobs
Comment: I'm currently taking an introductory Maya class, and this book was the recommended text for the class by our instructor. I'm definitely glad that I have this book. I use it quite often as a reference. For times when you forget how to say move a pivot, or are having trouble getting snapping to do what you want, this book is easy to pick up and find such answers. On the flipside though, if you are new to Maya, and trying to learn it on your own, I don't think that this book is a very good "cover-to-cover" type of read. For that, and more of a "course substitute" I recommend the "learning maya" books. I also recommend video tutorials by digital-tutors (you can "google" them, they have a website). Those tutorials take you step-by-step how to do various full projects in maya, which is extremely helpful and supplements these books really well.
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Summary: This book saved my life!!
Comment: Yes, this book saved my life in my beginning Maya class. My teacher recomended it, and I'm very disapointed that he doesn't require it. It gives simple, step by step instructions for individual tasks that can be used for modeling, rigging, parenting, animating etc. My one complaint is that it does not mention anything about using locators, but as a basic "How To" Maya book, I highly recomend it.
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