Maya 5 Savvy

John Kundert--Gibbs is director of the Master of Digital Production Arts program at Clemson University. Peter Lee runs his own 3D company, Storydale. Dariush Derakhshani is a CGI effects animator with Sight Effects. Eric Kunzendorf is computer chair Electronic Arts Department at the Atlanta College of Art.

CONTENTS AT A GLANCE. Foreword. Introduction. PART I: BEFORE YOU BEGIN. Chapter 1: The Maya Interface. Chapter 2: Creating an Animation Story. Chapter 3: Getting Ready for Maya. PART II: MODELING. Chapter 4: Modeling Basics. Chapter 5: NURBS Modeling. Chapter 6: Polygons and Subdivision Surfaces. Chapter 7: Character Modeling. PART III: KEYFRAMED ANIMATION. Chapter 8: Basic Animation. Chapter 9: Deformers and Skeletons: Rigging I. Chapter 10: Binding and Controls: Rigging II. Chapter 11: Character Animation. Chapter 12: Nonlinear Animation Techniques. PART IV: AUTOMATED ANIMATION. Chapter 13: Rigid Body Animation. Chapter 14: Introducing MEL. Chapter 15: Programming with MEL. Chapter 16: Expression--Driven Animation. Chapter 17: Introduction to Particles. Chapter 18: Advanced Particle Animation. PART V: CREATING OUTPUT. Chapter 19: Rendering Basics. Chapter 20: Lighting for Animation. Chapter 21: Texturing For Animation. Chapter 22: Advanced Rendering for Animation. PART VI: ADVANCED TOPICS. Chapter 23: Maya Fur. Chapter 24: Maya Cloth. Chapter 25: Paint Effects. Chapter 26: Fluid Effects. Chapter 27: Compositing and Editing. Index.