Produce mind-blowing visual effects with Autodesk Maya. Gain the
practical skills and knowledge you need to recreate phenomena
critical to visual effects work, including fire, water, smoke,
explosions, and destruction, as well as their integration with
real-world film and video. In Creating Visual Effects in Maya, Maya
master Lee Lanier has combined the latest studio techniques with
multi-chapter, hands-on projects and professionally-vetted
workflows to bolster your CG toolkit. Engaging, full-color
tutorials cover: Creating foliage, fire, and smoke with Paint
Effects Growing Maya Fur and nHair on clothing, characters, and
sets Replicating water, smoke, sparks, swarms, bubbles, and debris
with nParticles and nCloth Controlling scenes and simulations with
expressions and MEL, Python, and PyMEL scripting Adding dust, fog,
smoke, rippling water, and fireballs with Fluid Effects containers
Creating damage with Effects presets, deformers, and animated
textures Matchmoving and motion tracking with Maya and MatchMover
Creating complex destruction by combining rigid bodies, nParticles,
nCloth, and Fluid Effects Setting up, rendering, and compositing
mental ray render passes with Autodesk Composite, Adobe After
Effects, and The Foundry Nuke The companion website
(www.focalpress.com/cw/lanier) features a treasure trove of Maya,
MatchMover, After Effects, and Nuke project files, image sequences,
texture bitmaps, and MEL, Python, and PyMEL scripts, allowing you
to immediately apply the techniques taught in the book.
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