Mastering Maya 8.5 (eBook)

John Kundert-Gibbs is Associate Professor of Animation inthe Theatre & Film Studies Department at the University ofGeorgia and an accomplished author.Mick Larkins is the Technical Art Lead at Hi-Rez Studiosin Atlanta, Georgia.Dariush Derakhshani is an award-winning Maya animator,author, and educator who has worked on everything from movies tothe South Park TV series to commercials and music videos.Eric Kunzendorf is a Digital Fine Arts faculty member atthe New Hampshire Institute of Art.Eric Keller is a high-end animator for film, television,and scientific visualization.Boaz Livny owns Vision Animations Inc. studio and teachesadvanced Maya and mental ray courses at the NY Film Academy.Mark E. A. de Sousa is a Computer Graphics Supervisor forCloth and Hair at Sony Pictures Imageworks.Ed Siomacco is a Cloth/Hair Technical Director at SonyPictures Imageworks.

Introduction.Chapter 1: The Maya Interface.Chapter 2: Quick Start: Creating an Animation in Maya8.5.Chapter 3: Polygonal Modeling.Chapter 4: NURBS Modeling.Chapter 5: Subdivision Surfaces.Chapter 6: Blend Shapes: Advanced Modeling.Chapter 7: Basic Animation.Chapter 8: Character Setup and Rigging.Chapter 9: Character Animation.Chapter 10: Nonlinear Animation.Chapter 11: Lighting for Animation.Chapter 12: Shading and Texturing for Animation.Chapter 13: Rendering Basics.Chapter 14: Advanced Rendering with mental ray.Chapter 15: Toon Shading.Chapter 16: Maya Embedded Language (MEL).Chapter 17: Paint Effects.Chapter 18: Rigid Body Animation.Chapter 19: Using Particles.Chapter 20: Fluid Effects.Chapter 21: Maya Hair.Chapter 22: Maya Fur.Chapter 23: Cloth Simulation with nCloth.Index.