Introduction to 3D Graphics & Animation

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Written for designers, students, and hobbyists, Introduction to 3D Graphics & AnimationUsing Maya explores the fundamentals of 3D. Through a variety of practical tutorials, userslearn everything they need to know about the techniques and theory behind modeling,rendering, UV editing and layout, texturing, lighting, animation, and character animation.And using Maya, one of today's most powerful and popular tools, they'll learn how to usethe power of this program with their new 3D knowledge. Each chapter includes practical,easy-to-follow tutorials that not only teach how to do a technique, but also explain the why behind it. By using this approach, users know why they did a specific technique andhow it ties into the overall goals of the project. At the end of each chapter there are alsoexercises for additional practice. The companion CD-ROM includes all Maya and texturefiles, renderings of the tutorials and animations, and all of the figures from the book. Key Feature Teaches The Fundamentals Of 3d Graphics From A Practical Perspective Includes Hands-on Tutorials That Put The Ideas And Theory Of 3d Graphics Into Practice Uses Maya As The Primary Tool And Teaches The Essentials Of How To Use The Program For The Techniques Covered In The Book On The Cd-rom! All The Figures From The Book In 4 Color Tutorial Project Files, Including The Maya Files And Textures Maya 7 Personal Learning Edition Cd System Requirements -You Need To Have Maya To Perform The Tutorials In The Book (The Maya 7 Personal Learning Edition Is Included On The Cd-rom). Maya Requires One Of The Following Operating Systems: Windows Xp Professional Or Windows 2000 Professional (Service Pack 2 Or Higher), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Ws, Suse Linux 9.3, Apple Mac Os X 10.3.9 Or Higher, Internet Explorer 6.0 Or Higher, Netscape 7 Or Higher, Safari , Intel Pentium Iii Or Higher, Amd Athlon Processor, Macintosh: Power Mac G4 And G5, 512mb Ram, Cd-rom Drive, Hardware- Accelerated Opengl Graphics Card, 3-button Mouse With Mouse Driver Software, 450mb Of Hard Disk Space Table of Contents Preface Appendix A: Curricular Flow B: Preparing Image Planes C: Uvsnapshots and Creating Customs Textures D: Other Resources