Creating Striking Graphics with Maya and Photoshop (Paperback)

~ (Author), Sybex (Author) "The combination of Maya and Photoshop presents the graphic artist with an unlimited realm of creative possibilities..." (more)
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Product Description

This Maya Press title, a cooperative publication between Sybex and Alias, is designed to inspire Photoshop artists to incorporate 3D into their graphics and show Maya users how Photoshop can enhance their 3D creations. Drawing on case studies from high-profile artists who use Maya and Photoshop together, this full-color guide demonstrates the cutting-edge of graphics creation. The text and direction are accessible to Photoshop users new to 3D and Maya. The companion CD includes files from the book's graphics, including source, modeling, and scene files, as well as the Maya Personal Learning Edition software for those who want to try Maya for the first time.

From the Back Cover

Add Another Dimension to Your Portfolio—And Move to the Top of Your Craft Professional artists who strive to bring a new look to their illustrations are using Alias' premier 3D software in tandem with Adobe's prominent digital imaging program to create cutting-edge graphics. Now, with Maya 6, this remarkable combo is even better integrated than before.

Creating Striking Graphics with Maya and Photoshop—brought to you from Maya Press, a publishing partnership between Sybex and Alias—is a dazzling introduction to the vibrant world of 3D and Maya. Graphics wiz Daniel Gray, with help from an elite group of pros, will inspire you to incorporate 3D into your graphics and think more artistically when approaching your creations. And if you're already familiar with Maya, you'll learn how Maya 6 makes it even easier to work between both applications.

First you'll get the essential Photoshop user’s introduction to Maya and learn how to make the leap from 2D to 3D. Then, you'll discover how high-profile artists use Maya and Photoshop together in real-world scenarios where 2D and 3D collide in a burst of creativity. Through a series of interviews that address a variety of 3D applications, you'll discover how:

Maya Master Meats Meier depicts Mother Nature with otherworldly success

Michael Elins combines photography and classical painting with the 3D world

Damon Riesberg cranks out a daily comic strip by posing and rendering his cast of characters

guru studios crafts beautiful 3D cartoons with a cool retro feel for TELETOON

Meteor Studios brings ultra-realistic prehistoric creatures to life for the Discovery Channel's Dinosaur Planet

IBM painstakingly re-creates ancient artifacts, such as the Sphinx, for the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

Meshwerks digitizes automobiles for use in movies, advertising, and video games and creates the ultra-cool chopped and channeled Honda EleMENTAL Woodie!

Featured on the CD The enclosed CD features your own copy of the Maya Personal Learning Edition software plus some support files to help get you started.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Sybex (June 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782142745
• ISBN-13: 978-0782142747
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #886,906 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Purchase, July 5, 2005

By	Bodie Leonard "Web Programmer & Graphic Designer" (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I flipped through the book and saw some nice imagry and thought it might have some good tutorials on the CD-ROM. Was I wrong, this book teaches nothing...it informs the reader of how cool it is to combine Photoshop and Maya and stops right there. I don't know how this book was published with maya on the title.

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not happy, July 28, 2004

By	Greg (Ohio) - See all my reviews

I really thought this book would show techniques in using both programs. There is pretty much only two tutorials (Chapter 2 and 3) throughout the book. The rest of the 8 chapters shows case studies and gives long bios of the people that created the work. If you are looking to really learn hands on techniques this is not the book. The CD is horrible, there are only two chapter folders that have scene files. The CD also contains a corny little quicktime movie of Alanis Morisette's video. Get the book used if you must have it.

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sorry but I cannot recommend it, August 24, 2004

By	Daniele (Italy) - See all my reviews

I am used to buy a lot of good books from Amazon, but this time I had bought this book without waiting for other opinion about, so I think I have to inform that this book is really useless if you are looking for ideas or tutorial regarding integration between the two programs. Really a basic level targeted book, with nothing useful for intermediate/advanced users.