MAYA Ultra Engine -- Materials (Full Color with CD-ROM)

Author: Perfect Motive
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-03-17
Features: This book is a software guide for creating animations using Maya. While explaining software application techniques, it also emphasizes cultivating readers' mindset and artistic sense in software application and development. The book is comprehensive, rich in examples, and covers up-to-date technology. It serves both as theoretical guidance and as a commercially practical resource. It is believed to play a positive role in enhancing readers' "material" application skills. The book is suitable not only for beginners and intermediate learners but also for advanced users, offering valuable insights for the latter. It is particularly well-suited as a training textbook for CG-related disciplines. This book is part of Perfect Motive's series on cutting-edge technology, "Maya Rapid Engine." Through six examples: the French snail, alien oddities, blood-red embryo, triangular magic, abandoned factory, and microscopic flower bud, it focuses on explaining materials and lighting for simulating realistic and fantastical creatures, as well as worn-out scenes, striving for texture effects in both imaginary and real worlds. The book not only provides detailed explanations of the examples but also offers an in-depth analysis of Maya's material creation theory, making it highly valuable for readers of all levels. The accompanying CD-ROM contains source files, materials, and video teaching files for the book's examples. This book is suitable for video and film title sequence creators, visual effects artists, 3D animation enthusiasts, and students, teachers, and trainees in related fields.