Download or read book An Essential Introduction to Maya Character Rigging with DVD written by Cheryl Cabrera and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the concepts and techniques required to rig engaging CG character models with Maya in this unique book and DVD package. The stunning color images show just what you can achieve, and the detailed step-by-step tutorials show exactly how to achieve them. Every technique and tip is backed up with practical tutorials, using the models, student work and tutorial assets on the companion DVD to offer a crash course in this vital skill. With Cheryl Cabrera you'll learn about: Designing your first Biped Character; Creating your first Biped Character - Modeling Basics, Biped Character Facial Expressions, Texturing Basics; Skeleton setup for a Biped Character Joint Placement; Control Rig setup for a Biped Character - IK and FK; Wrapping up the setup; Skinning your Character

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Download or read book Learning Autodesk Maya 2009 The Modeling Animation Handbook written by Autodesk Maya Press and published by Sybex. This book was released on 2008-10-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Develop out of this world modeling and animation skills with this official guide to Autodesk Maya 2009. With this expert guidance from the makers of Maya software, you’ll discover how to make sound decisions from the start of your projects and save yourself valuable time by avoiding unnecessary challenges further down the pipeline. You’ll get hands-on instruction to production-quality modeling and animation using artwork from the animated short, Theme Planet, and learn to: Model with polygons and NURBS Work with skeletons, joint orientation, and inverse kinematics Set up a leg, arm and spine, and create constraints Skin your characters and work with blend shapes Create a run cycle and keyframed animation Enhance your skills with bonus DVD content including free 3D models from TurboSquid, instructor-led videos and reference guides For Instructors: Teaching supplements are available for this title.

Download or read book Maya Hyper Realistic Creature Creation with DVD written by Autodesk Maya Press and published by Sybex. This book was released on 2008-05-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maya Hyper-Realistic Creature Creation is your solution for creating convincing characters in Autodesk Maya. Get hands-on experience with innovative tools and powerful industry-recognized techniques as you learn to model like a professional; set-up your skeleton in a fast and easy way; and create realistic facial controls. This book will help you achieve hyper-real characters quickly and effectively. Get the inside scoop on high-end production techniques from industry pros Erick Miller, Paul Thuriot, and Jeff Unay. Through project-based lessons, follow Jeff's process for modeling the beast, Paul's workflow for rigging the beast's body, and Erick's tips and techniques on complex facial rigging for maximum flexibility. This book carefully delineates the entire production process for the beast's creation, so that you can both understand the individual techniques and how they relate to each other in a pipeline. The companion DVD includes helpful video demonstrations so you can watch the experts at work.

Download or read book Maya for Games written by Michael Ingrassia and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-10-03 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well-known Maya professional, Michael Ingrassia, takes readers through his unique style of modeling: "Image Based Modeling" where efficient, realistic models can be created very quickly. Ingrassia's techniques allow modelers to create exact replicas of their concept characters or objects. The techniques presented are very efficient and allow game modelers to quickly build out stand alone props to populate environments and game levels. Presented are tried and true techniques that the author has used successfully in game production for the past 10 years. Most, if not all 3D books, focus on basic "box" modeling techniques, which are the basis for proper 3D modeling but not the complete solution. In the author's experience, students who have learned through the Image Based Modeling brand, have quickly excelled into effective modelers. One of the hardest things for any modeler to do is match their model EXACTLY to the concept art or photos they are provided. The insider tips in this book walk artists through this process. Artists begin with basic modeling and advance to a creating a complete scene and set design/game level. Rather than including sporadic models with zero association from to one another, each model in the book becomes an integral part of an overall theme realistic in game development today. The accompanying downloadable resources include 8 exclusive video tutorials on advanced Maya techniques as bonus tracks for artists providing invaluable modeling, rigging and texturing samples. Also, an in-depth video on assembling a "Killer Demo Reel" showing simple but effective video editing techniques used by the author so that artists can learn how to get their work seen. The book not only teaches effective methodology, but provides the user with impressive content for producing effective demo reels and portfolios. Pros and cons of demo reel, website and artist representation are given, along with insights into the expectations of game studios today. The video tutorials show users the finished product, and then run through the process of step by step creation of that particular technique.

Download or read book How to Cheat in Maya 2012 written by Eric Luhta and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Maya guide for animators, How to Cheat in Maya 2012 presents everything you need to know about character animation in Maya. Fully updated for the latest revision of Maya, this book provides you with complete, step-by-step walkthroughs of essential animation techniques to increase your efficiency and speed. This is an animator's workflow in book form, written by professional animators-not a software book with a few animation pointers thrown in. In addition to all the gold-mine coverage and interviews with expert animators from the previous edition, How to Cheat in Maya 2012 also features a new in-depth chapter on the principles of animation, updated information on camera settings and animation using Maya's new Camera Sequencer tool, the ins and outs of the brand new Editable Motion Trails tool, new techniques for working with characters in multi-shot animation tests and short films, a new cycles chapter covering actions like flying and walks, time-saving scripts, and advanced tricks with the new Graph Editor. The proven "How to Cheat" series gets you up to speed quickly, and in a way that's fun.

Download or read book 3D Motion Graphics for 2D Artists written by Bill Byrne and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Add 3D to your mograph skillset! For the experienced 2D artist, this lavishly illustrated, 4 color book presents the essentials to building and compositing 3D elements into your 2D world of film and broadcast. Concepts and techniques are presented in concise, step-by-step tutorials, hundreds of which are featured throughout. Featured applications include Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Cinema 4D. Lessons include exploring the expanded 3D functionality of the Adobe Creative Suite applications (After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator) through a series of practical tutorials. More advanced lessons then follow, with tutorials and insight provided in specifically geared lessons for 2D artists working in Cinema 4D, 3ds Max, and ZBrush. 4-color presentation is further enhanced by various sidebars, tips, and "gotchas" to watch for through-out the book. The downloadable resources contain hours of project files with which you can work along the tutorials in the book.

Download or read book The Learning Maya 2009 Collection written by Autodesk Maya Press and published by Sybex. This book was released on 2009-02-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your one-stop resource for getting up to speed on Autodesk Maya 2009 The Learning Autodesk Maya 2009 Collection is your key to unlocking the power of Autodesk Maya. The official training guides in this special collection cover all stages of the Maya 3D production pipeline from start to finish. Each book includes step-by-step lessons using real-world production files and a DVD packed with free 3D models from TurboSquid, plus instructor-led videos, and much more. Learning Autodesk Maya 2009 | Foundation With this book, you will Get a project-based introduction to Maya 2009 with artwork from the feature film Delgo Explore the Maya user interface and 3D workspace Build a character with polygons and create organic structures with NURBS Learn to use Trax, animation layers, forward and inverse kinematics, and Paint Effects Set cameras and lights, and create and apply shaders and textures Discover rendering techniques, particles, dynamics, Maya Embedded Language (MEL), and Autodesk Toxik Learning Autodesk Maya 2009 | The Modeling & Animation Handbook With this book, you will: Get hands-on instruction to production-quality modeling and animation using artwork from the animated short Theme Planet Model with polygons and NURBS Work with skeletons, joint orientation, and inverse kinematics Set up a leg, arm, and spine, and create constraints Skin your characters and work with blend shapes Create a run cycle and keyframed animation and animate a complete scene Learning Autodesk Maya 2009 | The Special Effects Handbook With this book, you will: Get step-by-step lessons on the final stages of production using artwork from the animated short Theme Planet Understand shading, lighting, shadows, and cameras Learn rendering with mental ray, hardware, and vector renderers Work with caustics, Global Illumination, Final Gathering, and HDRI Work with rigid body and particle dynamics and MEL for particle expressions Understand particle instancing Learn about fluids, fluid collisions, and open water effects

Download or read book 3ds Max Modeling for Games written by Andrew Gahan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 18 years under his belt in the game industry, a key contributor to the MotorStorm series, and the creator of the 3ds Max in Minutes video series (at FocalPress.com), Andrew Gahan delivers the expert techniques in 3ds Max Modeling for Games, 2nd edition. This updated edition is packed with new tutorials that will enhance your modeling skills and pump up your portfolio with high-quality work in no time. Along with Anthony O'Donnell and a team of experts, Gahan covers all of the fundamental game modeling techniques, including character and environment modeling, mapping, and texturing. Finally, a bonus section in 3ds Max Modeling for Games offers readers insights and tips on how to get their careers started in the game industry. New, expanded tutorials take readers of all abilities through full character and environment modeling from beginning to end Companion website (3d-for-games.com) offers a robust, supportive forum where readers can get commentary on new work, develop skills and portfolio art, as well as network with other game artists on a variety of projects. Also features project files for all tutorials in the book and enough support images and photos to keep the budding artist busy for months Completely updated gallery allows the reader to build on various models

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Download or read book Introducing Maya 2011 written by Dariush Derakhshani and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-29 with total page 1154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, step-by-step guide to Maya 2011 Four previous editions can’t be wrong: this book is the perfect introduction to 3D and Maya. Learn to build and animate your own digital models and scenes with step-by-step instruction and fun and practical examples, while you draw inspiration from the striking examples included from talented Maya users. You’ll create a simple animation of the planets in the solar system, learn to model a human hand and a decorative box—among other projects—and master all essential tools. Provides a thorough, step-by-step introduction to Maya 2011 Explains the core concepts of CG and working in 3D Covers modeling, rigging, HDRI lighting, mental ray rendering, and more Provides project files on CD and walks you through the creation of several projects; the CD also includes images, movies, and scene files Includes a color insert with pages of striking examples from talented Maya beginners Build your Maya and animation skills from the ground up with this practical, thorough guide. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. For Instructors: Teaching supplements are available for this title.

Download or read book Multimedia written by Tay Vaughan and published by Osborne Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoroughly updated for newnbsp;breakthroughs in multimedia nbsp; The internationally bestselling Multimedia: Making it Work has been fully revised and expanded to cover the latest technological advances in multimedia. You will learn to plan and manage multimedia projects, from dynamic CD-ROMs and DVDs to professional websites. Each chapter includes step-by-step instructions, full-color illustrations and screenshots, self-quizzes, and hands-on projects. nbsp;

Download or read book Digital Image Forensics written by Husrev Taha Sencar and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographic imagery has come a long way from the pinhole cameras of the nineteenth century. Digital imagery, and its applications, develops in tandem with contemporary society’s sophisticated literacy of this subtle medium. This book examines the ways in which digital images have become ever more ubiquitous as legal and medical evidence, just as they have become our primary source of news and have replaced paper-based financial documentation. Crucially, the contributions also analyze the very profound problems which have arisen alongside the digital image, issues of veracity and progeny that demand systematic and detailed response: It looks real, but is it? What camera captured it? Has it been doctored or subtly altered? Attempting to provide answers to these slippery issues, the book covers how digital images are created, processed and stored before moving on to set out the latest techniques for forensically examining images, and finally addressing practical issues such as courtroom admissibility. In an environment where even novice users can alter digital media, this authoritative publication will do much so stabilize public trust in these real, yet vastly flexible, images of the world around us.

Download or read book Drawing Futures written by Bob Sheil and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing Futures brings together international designers and artists for speculations in contemporary drawing for art and architecture.Despite numerous developments in technological manufacture and computational design that provide new grounds for designers, the act of drawing still plays a central role as a vehicle for speculation. There is a rich and long history of drawing tied to innovations in technology as well as to revolutions in our philosophical understanding of the world. In reflection of a society now underpinned by computational networks and interfaces allowing hitherto unprecedented views of the world, the changing status of the drawing and its representation as a political act demands a platform for reflection and innovation. Drawing Futures will present a compendium of projects, writings and interviews that critically reassess the act of drawing and where its future may lie.Drawing Futures focuses on the discussion of how the field of drawing may expand synchronously alongside technological and computational developments. The book coincides with an international conference of the same name, taking place at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, in November 2016. Bringing together practitioners from many creative fields, the book discusses how drawing is changing in relation to new technologies for the production and dissemination of ideas.

Download or read book Learning Autodesk Maya 2008 written by Autodesk Maya Press and published by Sybex. This book was released on 2007-10-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create mind-blowing special effects skills with Learning Autodesk Maya 2008 I The Special Effects Handbook. This completely updated official Maya guide focuses on dynamics and rendering, with in-depth tutorials covering lighting, texturing, and soft body and hard body dynamics. This exceptional, full-color guide uses LAIKA's award-winning short film Moongirl to guide you through clear step-by-step projects using the newest version of Maya. Learn how to create materials and textures, set up lights and cameras, work with shadows and raytracing, control renders, understand rendering for special effects and compositing, explore hardware and vector rendering, create caustics and global illumination effects, and much more. Check out the companion DVD for instructor-led overviews, artist interviews and scene files to get your creative juices flowing and get you started developing amazing visual effects.

Download or read book Autodesk Civil 3D 2020 Fundamentals Imperial Units written by ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge and published by Ascent, Center for Technical Knowledge. This book was released on 2019-04-10 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Autodesk(R) Civil 3D(R) 2020: Fundamentals guide is designed for Civil Engineers and Surveyors who want to take advantage of the Autodesk(R) Civil 3D(R) software's interactive, dynamic design functionality. The Autodesk Civil 3D software permits the rapid development of alternatives through its model-based design tools. You will learn techniques enabling you to organize project data, work with points, create and analyze surfaces, model road corridors, create parcel layouts, perform grading and volume calculation tasks, and layout pipe networks. Topics Covered Learn the Autodesk Civil 3D 2020 user interface. Create and edit parcels and print parcel reports. Create points and point groups and work with survey figures. Create, edit, view, and analyze surfaces. Create and edit alignments. Create data shortcuts. Create sites, profiles, and cross-sections. Create assemblies, corridors, and intersections. Create grading solutions. Create gravity fed and pressure pipe networks. Perform quantity takeoff and volume calculations. Use plan production tools to create plan and profile sheets. Prerequisites Access to the 2020 version of the software. The practices and files included with this guide might not be compatible with prior versions. Experience with AutoCAD(R) or AutoCAD-based products and a sound understanding and knowledge of civil engineering terminology.

Download or read book Nuke 101 written by Ron Ganbar and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2014 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: « For many visual effects students who are just starting out or are moving from After Effects, Shake, Fusion, or another compositing tool, they are learning that Nuke is quickly becoming the feature film compositing industry standard.Nuke 101 covers everything they need to know to begin using the compositor for their projects. It includes step-by-step lessons on basic and advanced compositing, color correction, Roto Paint, keying, tracking, as well as more advanced topics such as using CGI and the 3D engine. »--