Practical tutorials reinforce learning with hands-on practice. If you've been looking for a professional-quality and complete Maya resource to turn to again and again, this is the book.

Running throughout this book is a completely new, cohesive, expertly organized animation project that teaches specific Maya skills and, at the same time, gives you valuable hands-on exposure to the entire animation production process.

Your Visual Guide to Maya One look and you'll see this Maya book is different from all the others.

Focusing on all of Maya's latest features, this definitive book even includes chapters on Maya Unlimited topics such as hair, cloth, fur, and fluid dynamics.

This book introduces you to the following topics: * The Maya User Interface * Working in 3D space * NURBS (spline) Modeling * Polygonal Modeling * Keyframes and Motion Paths * Trax(TM) Non-linear animation * Forward and Inverse Kinematics * ...

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 ...

It aims at harnessing the power of Autodesk Maya 2018 for 3D and visual effects artists, and designers. This book will help you transform your imagination into reality with ease.

Peter Lee is director at Storydale Inc. in Seoul, South Korea.

From there, the books helps you: Learn the Maya user interface, including menus and plug-ins Build simple animations and 3D images right away Explore polygons, modeling, and NEX tools Get started with HDRI lighting, rendering, dynamics, ...

In this edition, new tools and enhancements in modeling, animation, rigging as well as performance improvements in bifrost are covered.