Maya Classic Tutorials

Author: Liu Kuo
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This book is the second volume in the series of animation textbooks for higher education institutions—Maya Classic Example Tutorial. It contains 4 projects, with each project consisting of several lessons, making a total of 12 lessons in the book. The projects are divided into 3 lessons, each of which is independent, covering essential Maya knowledge such as detailed modeling, parent-child relationships, constraints, and dynamics. These are the stepping stones to the Maya art hall and the foundation of foundations. In Project Two, it explains how to create 2D materials using Maya without any plugins, utilizing only Maya's internal programs to achieve outstanding 2D effects. In Project Three, it demonstrates how to create a slithering python. This is a very comprehensive example, including scene, character, animation, and rendering, with nothing missing. Moreover, all the knowledge points involved in the example are explained and interpreted to the greatest extent. In Project Four, it shows how to create an animated metal table lamp, through the creation of the lamp base, other parts, and springs, to understand the application of the Parent function.
Note: For some materials and project completion effects in the book, please download them from www.b-xr.com.