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Focal Easy Guide to Maya 5: For new users and professionals

Name: Focal Easy Guide to Maya 5: For new users and professionals
Author: Jason Patnode
ISBN: 9781136145018

by Jason Patnode

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Overview

If you are an artist who is new to Maya, or are moving over to use this powerful, Oscar-winning animation and effects software from another 3D package, this book will be invaluable. This is a highly visual, color guide benefitting from a clear, concise and jargon-free style. Focusing on the key topics needed to quickly gain a working knowledge of Maya, it will not overload the beginner, while still providing valuable information for more advanced users. Although written for Maya 5 (including the Personal Learning Edition), the book's coverage of the basics is also relevant for those using earlier versions of Maya.

Audience: Artists, professionals and students new to Maya and all users who need a handy reference. Professional 3D artists moving over to Maya from another 3d package. Useful for programmers and producers who need a working knowledge of Maya. Over half a million have downloaded Maya's free Personal Learning Edition in 18 months which shows how popular this software is!.

About the Author, Jason Patnode

Jason Patnode teaches modeling and animation at The Academy of Art University, he has worked in both game and film production and was previously Lead 3D Technical Artist at LucasArts, a division of LucasFilm, California, USA.