• Author:
  • Autodesk Maya Press
• Subject:
  Business Applications
• Published by:
  John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
• Published:
  17/10/2008
• Price:
  $105.00
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Learn how to produce desired design techniques with the how-to, detailed instructions in Learning Autodesk Maya The Special Effects Handbook (Official Autodesk Training Guide, includes DVD). This book uses actual production files from an animated short film in tutorials that will get you familiar with Maya’s tools, options and capabilities. Follow the clear, step-by-step instructions to understand the rendering and dynamic stages of productions. You can explore lighting, texturing and visual effects and become familiar with the latest features through the book’s new tutorials and art.

TOC   2009 Special Effects

 

Lesson 01 Materials

Lesson 02 Textures

Project 02

Lesson 03 Lights

Lesson 04 Shadows

Lesson 05 Cameras

Lesson 06 Raytracing

Project 03

Lesson 07 Controlling Renders

Lesson 08 Special Effects and Compositing

Lesson 09 Hardware Rendering  

Lesson 10 Vector Rendering  

Lesson 11 Maya Paint Effects  

Project 04

Lesson 12 Caustics and Global Illumination  

Lesson 13 Final Gathering and HDRI  

Lesson 14 mental ray Shaders  

Project 05

Lesson 15 Maya Dynamics  

Lesson 16 Rigid Body Dynamics  

Lesson 17 Rigid Body Constraints  

Lesson 18 Rigid Body Optimization  

Project 06

Lesson 19 Introduction to Particles  

Lesson   20 Rigid Bodies and Particles  

Lesson   21 Particle Collisions  

Lesson   22 Particle Expressions  

Lesson   23 The emit Function  

Lesson   24 Advanced Particle Expressions  

Lesson   25 Goals  

Lesson   26 Particle Instancing  

Project 07

Lesson   27 Rendering Particles  

Lesson   28 Compositing  

Project 08

Lesson   29 Maya Fluids  

Lesson   30 Maya Fur  

Lesson   31 Maya Hair  

Lesson   32 Maya nDynamics 603