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Tools and Techniques for the Maya Animator
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By
Eric Luhta, By Eric Luhta, Eric is a professional animator and graduate of AnimationMentor.com. His recent credits include "Horton Hears A Who", "Ice
Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs". Eric's animated short film "Prospective Student" was featured in the 2008 Siggraph Computer Animation
Festival, one of the highest honors for an independent film. Eric has extensive experience with Autodesk's Maya, including teaching it,
as an instructor for the Maya Training Program at AnimationMentor.com.
Description
Breathe life into your animations with this essential guide to Maya 2010. Packed with classic animation techniques and the secrets of
professional animators, How to Cheat in Maya 2010 provides productivity tips and tricks to help you get things done in the most
efficient way possible - and obtain quality results with minimum effort! You will not only learn how to be productive in Maya, you will
also be given a peek under the hood at the actual scene files of a professional animator. This comprehensive guide to Maya including
animation techniques, troubleshooting common problems, props and scenery creation, and even foolproof lighting tips to show off
your work.
With this essential handbook, learn what circumstances call for which techniques, discussing such topics such
as character animation, pose to pose blocking, layered animation, rigging, shading and rendering. With recent credits including Horton
Hears a Who and Ice Age 3:Dawn of the Dinosaur, Professional Animator Eric Luhta has extensive experience of both using and teaching
Maya. How to Cheat in Maya 2010 is an invaluable resource for artists and animators alike. The DVD includes all Maya files, as well as
video files of the animations demonstrated in the book. An accompanying web site will also be part of the package.
Audience
Computer graphic (CG) artists including animators, 3d artists, game designers, web artists.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Contents
How to Cheat In Maya
Topics Outline
Section 1: Character Animation in Maya
Essential Maya Concepts in Character Animation
Animating
The Graph Editor
Applying animation principles
Pose to Pose Blocking
Layered Animation
More Animation Techniques
Section 2: Adding to your animation
Modeling Props for Your Characters
Rigging Props and Scenery
Shading
Foolproof Lighting
Solutions
Rendering
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Paperback, 328 pages, publication date: DEC-2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-81188-8
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS
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