Autodesk Maya 2013 Essentials (Paperback)

Recommnded text for those preparing for the Maya Associate exam

Maya, the industry-leading 3D animation and effects software used in movies, games, cartoons, and commercials, is challenging to learn. This full-color guide features approachable, hands-on exercises and additional task-based tutorials that allow new users to quickly become productive with the program and familiar with its workflow in a professional environment. You'll learn the basics of modeling, texturing, animating, and lighting; explore different parts of the production pipeline; and practice on some real-world projects.

• Maya is the 3D animation and effects software used in the film, game, and advertising industries; it's a complex program and this book gives beginners essential training in Maya basics
• This book is an Autodesk Official Training Guide, recommended for students planning to take the Maya Associate exam
• Provides task-based tutorials and hands-on exercises to get you up to speed and introduce you to production workflows
• Teaches the basics of modeling, texturing, animating, and lighting
• Helps you create simple animations, model with polygons, and add detail with blend shapes and surfaces
• Starting and ending files for the exercises and additional learning tutorials are available online

Autodesk Maya Essentials provides beginners with a solid foundation in Maya 3D software.

《Autodesk Maya Essentials》是一本針對準備參加Maya Associate考試的人推薦的教材。Maya是業界領先的3D動畫和特效軟體，廣泛應用於電影、遊戲、卡通和廣告等領域，學習起來具有一定的挑戰性。這本全彩色指南提供了易於理解的實踐練習和基於任務的教程，讓新用戶能夠快速上手並熟悉Maya在專業環境中的工作流程。您將學習建模、紋理、動畫和燈光的基礎知識，探索製作流程的不同部分，並在一些實際項目中進行實踐。

以下是本書的特點：
- Maya是電影、遊戲和廣告行業中使用的3D動畫和特效軟體；這是一個複雜的程式，本書為初學者提供了Maya基礎的必要培訓。
- 本書是Autodesk官方培訓指南，建議計劃參加Maya Associate考試的學生使用。
- 提供基於任務的教程和實踐練習，讓您快速上手並介紹製作工作流程。
- 教授建模、紋理、動畫和燈光的基礎知識。
- 幫助您創建簡單的動畫，使用多邊形進行建模，並通過混合形狀和曲面添加細節。
- 練習的起始和結束文件以及額外的學習教程可在線上獲得。

《Autodesk Maya Essentials》為初學者提供了在Maya 3D軟體中打下堅實基礎的教材。