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Introducing Maya: 3D for Beginners


by Dariush Derakhshani

AliasŐ Academy Award winning Maya 3D animation and effects software leads the industry in technological innovation. Film and video artists, computer game developers, and design professionals rely on Maya to create brilliant digital imagery, animation, and visual effects. Now you can enter this exciting, imaginative world and learn to build, render, and animate your own digital characters and scenes.

Introducing Maya: 3D For Beginners is the ideal initiation to 3D and Maya, Alias|Wavefront's premier tool for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering. Introducing Maya is a Maya Press title, a cooperative publication between Sybex and Maya creators, Alias|Wavefront. This is the only tutorial-based book written explicitly for the Maya novice. This accessible and affordable guide offers you a practical, hands-on approach to learning Maya's core features. And it serves as the perfect companion to "The Art of Maya," a popular full-color book in the Maya Press line. The color insert illustrates real examples created by Maya professionals. The CD includes 3D rendering and animation project demos, plug-ins, and links to animation resources.

Introducing Maya: 3D for Beginners
by Dariush Derakhshani - List Price: $29.99 , Price: $20.99 You Save: $9.00 (30%) Paperback: 336 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 0.86 x 9.18 x 7.54; Publisher: Sybex; Book and CD-ROM edition (October 7, 2003)

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