Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #205375 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 491 pages

Synopsis
This title consists of book and CD-ROM. This book takes a unique approach to modelling as it breaks down character creation using an easy-to-follow formula that makes the learning process less daunting. The author presents an overview of modelling basics and then shows how to block out the body, shape body parts, add details, and create joints and controls using Maya 8. By the time you have finished the book, you will have created a figure that is textured, rigged, and ready to be animated. This book helps: understand the building blocks of modelling, including quads, edge loops, normals, UVs, and mapping; discover how 'modelling by formula' eases the character creation process; find out how to create a UV layout that makes texturing easier; and, learn how to place joints and controls and skin your character so it deforms properly when animated. The companion CD contains the images from the book, Maya files to help build the character, AVI movies that show the modelling process in real time, and Mel scripts for installing a character modelling tool menu that can improve the user's workflow.

Customer Reviews

That's a good book; shame about the companion CD!
It is ironic that after a few months searching for a good book on Maya character modelling, I finally found one that offered a straight forward, easy to follow tutorial. This book is very well written and designed. The images are clear and the step-by-step makes a lot of sense, when you follow the sections. However, it was very SAD that just as you start to enjoy the book, something else was a great let down! The files supplied with the companion CD are .exe only - no support for Mac OS exchange at all, even when you try open it through the `Terminal'. In a decade that everything has to be cross-platform compatible, this is a big SHAME for Gary Oliverio!!