Dariush Derakhshani

This book is your perfect hands-on guide to start animating quickly. Using approachable, real-world exercises, you’ll master the fundamentals of this animation software by following full-color screenshots step by step. Each chapter opens with a quick discussion of concepts and learning objectives, and then launches into hands-on tutorials that give you firsthand experience and a good start. You’ll learn the basics of modeling, texturing, animating, and visual effects. Whether you’re a complete beginner or migrating from another 3D application, this task-based book provides the solid grounding you need in Autodesk Maya.Key FeaturesModel with polygons, meshes, and moreAdd motion with simple and complex animationsAdd color and textures to visualize materials and surfacesRender scenes with great lighting and camera placement

This book is your perfect hands-on guide to start animating quickly. Using approachable, real-world exercises, you’ll master the fundamentals of this animation software by following full-color screenshots step by step. Each chapter opens with a quick discussion of concepts and learning objectives, and then launches into hands-on tutorials that give you firsthand experience and a good start. You’ll learn the basics of modeling, texturing, animating, and visual effects. Whether you’re a complete beginner or migrating from another 3D application, this task-based book provides the solid grounding you need in Autodesk Maya.Key FeaturesModel with polygons, meshes, and moreAdd motion with simple and complex animationsAdd color and textures to visualize materials and surfacesRender scenes with great lighting and camera placement

Start animating right away with this tutorial-based guide to Autodesk 3ds Max 2016 Autodesk 3ds Max 2016 Essentials is your perfect hands-on guide to start animating quickly. Using approachable, real-world exercises, you'll master the fundamentals of this leading animation software by following full-color screen shots step by step. Each chapter opens with a quick discussion of concepts and learning objectives, and then launches into hands-on tutorials that give you firsthand experience and a good start on preparing for the 3ds Max certification exam. You'll learn the basics of modeling, texturing, animating, and visual effects as you create a retro-style alarm clock, animate a thrown knife, model a chair, and more. Whether you're a complete beginner or migrating from another 3D application, this task-based book provides the solid grounding you need in Autodesk 3ds Max 2016. Model your character with polygons, meshes, and moreAdd motion with simple and complex animationsAdd color and textures to visualize materials and surfacesRender interior scenes with great lighting and camera placement If you want to learn 3ds Max quickly and painlessly, Autodesk 3ds Max 2016 Essentials helps you start animating today.

A practical, step-by-step guide to Maya 2011 Four previous editions can’t be wrong: this book is the perfect introduction to 3D and Maya. Learn to build and animate your own digital models and scenes with step-by-step instruction and fun and practical examples, while you draw inspiration from the striking examples included from talented Maya users. You’ll create a simple animation of the planets in the solar system, learn to model a human hand and a decorative box—among other projects—and master all essential tools. Provides a thorough, step-by-step introduction to Maya 2011Explains the core concepts of CG and working in 3DCovers modeling, rigging, HDRI lighting, mental ray rendering, and moreProvides project files on CD and walks you through the creation of several projects; the CD also includes images, movies, and scene filesIncludes a color insert with pages of striking examples from talented Maya beginners Build your Maya and animation skills from the ground up with this practical, thorough guide. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. For Instructors: Teaching supplements are available for this title.