The Spirit of Maya---Character Animation Art (Includes CD-ROM)

Author: Song Yuyuan
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book is a specialized work introducing Maya animation production, animation movement principles, and CG creative thinking. It primarily advocates the spirit of Maya and its animation art philosophy. The book systematically explains the new features of Maya 6, Maya modeling, animation movement principles, and character animation, presenting knowledge points in a scientific manner. In the chapters related to modeling, the author systematically explains the principles and techniques of modeling heads, hands, feet, human bodies, and cars, laying a foundation for later character creation. In the chapters on materials, readers will learn about the types of Maya materials and various advanced material techniques. In the character section, the author provides detailed explanations of Maya's bone system, skinning system, weighting, and even how to animate bones using expressions. The book analyzes several representative short films and, at the end, offers a complete and practical animation example for readers. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the source files and material files of the book's examples. This book is suitable for beginners and intermediate users learning Maya and action creation, as well as animation production professionals and students majoring in animation at higher art institutions across the country.