Learning Autodesk Maya 2009 The Modeling & Animation Handbook: Official Autodesk Training Guide (Autodesk Maya Techniques: Offical Autodesk Training Guides) (Paperback)

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Product Description
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

Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; Pap/DVD edition (October 20, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1897177526
• ISBN-13: 978-1897177525
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #43,523 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stay away from these books, April 23, 2009

By	Confused in Utah - See all my reviews

I finished the foundation book and moved to this one hoping it would be better. It is worse, if you can learn from: step one create cube, step 2 fiddle with vertexes until you get something that looks like a small 1.5in x 1.5in picture in a book, you will have a blast otherwise steer clear. I however, purchased this book to learn how to model, not how to figure it out myself. If I wanted to do that I would have done so. I think it's probably too hard to do it in a book form so skip this and try and find some full length video tutorials on modeling.

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5.0 out of 5 stars WOOOOOW, May 8, 2009

By	Williero (Live from somewhere) - See all my reviews

I must say this was the fast delivery of any product that I've ever bought on the web. Nice job guy....You'll be seeing me again