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Take your animations to the next level with this essential guide to
Maya 2010. Packed with character animation techniques and the
secrets of professional animators, How to Cheat in Maya 2010
provides the tips and tools to help you create high quality
animation in the most efficient way possible. This comprehensive
guide to animating with Maya contains gold-mine coverage, including
animation techniques, using Maya's tools with the 12 animation
principles, working with constraints, and even foolproof lighting
tricks to show off your work. With this essential handbook, learn
which circumstances call for which techniques, and how to get
quality results fast. You will not only learn how to be productive
in Maya, but also be given access under the hood to the actual
scene files of a professional animator. Covering such topics such
as pose to pose blocking, layered animation, fixing gimbal lock,
facial animation, and much more, How to Cheat in Maya 2010 is an
invaluable resource for artists and animators alike. -- See "under
the hood" of a professional animator's workflow with beginning and
ending scene files for every technique and workflow example in the
book. --Complete, step-by-step walkthroughs of essential techniques
every animator needs to know such as walk cycles, pose-to-pose
blocking, lip syncing to dialogue, and much, much more. -- Proven
"How to Cheat" series - Learn to create impressive, appealing
animations using the fastest techniques possible, containing
everything you need to know about Maya as a character animator.
--Includes rarely discussed topics, such as reading spline curves,
avoiding gimbal lock, animation layers, creating appealing lighting
for demo reels, and features interviews with some of the most
experienced animation leads and TDs working in the industry --
Learn to apply these professional techniques to your own animations
with the accompanying downloadable resources which include all
scene files to follow along with, as well as final versions to
study in the Graph Editor
The Maya guide for animators, How to Cheat in Maya 2012 presents
everything you need to know about character animation in Maya.
Fully updated for the latest revision of Maya, this book provides
you with complete, step-by-step walkthroughs of essential animation
techniques to increase your efficiency and speed. This is an
animator's workflow in book form, written by professional
animators-not a software book with a few animation pointers thrown
in.In addition to all the gold-mine coverage and interviews with
expert animators from the previous edition, How to Cheat in Maya
2012 also features a new in-depth chapter on the principles of
animation, updated information on camera settings and animation
using Maya's new Camera Sequencer tool, the ins and outs of the
brand new Editable Motion Trails tool, new techniques for working
with characters in multi-shot animation tests and short films, a
new cycles chapter covering actions like flying and walks,
time-saving scripts, and advanced tricks with the new Graph Editor.
The proven "How to Cheat" series gets you up to speed quickly, and
in a way that's fun.
All professional animators know a handful of secrets that give them
an edge in a production environment. "How to Cheat in Maya" puts
these secrets in your hands! Learn time and energy-saving
techniques tested in real Hollywood productions in this book,
jam-packed with screenshots and scene files designed to get you up
to speed quickly. From menus to modeling, lipsync to lighting, How
to Cheat in Maya 2013 covers all of the methods available in the
latest version of Maya. Get up to speed quickly and produce stellar
results with these insider workflows. With new, updated cheats for
the latest version of Maya, "How to Cheat in Maya" is an essential
guide for amateur and professional 3D animators alike. Fully
updated with gold-mine coverage including: expanded sections on
production workflow, all new chapters covering rigging cheats and
Maya's referencing tools, and brand new project files demonstrating
production-proven techniques. The companion website includes
complete scene files for exercises and techniques, extra rigs,
Quicktime movies of full projects, and video tutorials.
All professional animators know a handful of secrets that give them
an edge in a production environment. "How to Cheat in Maya" puts
these secrets in your hands Learn time and energy-saving techniques
tested in real Hollywood productions in this book, jam- packed with
screenshots and scene files designed to get you up to speed
quickly. From menus to modeling, lipsync to lighting, How to Cheat
in Maya 2013 covers all of the methods available in the latest
version of Maya. Get up to speed quickly and produce stellar
results with these insider workflows. With new, updated cheats for
the latest version of Maya, "How to Cheat in Maya" is an essential
guide for amateur and professional 3D animators alike. Fully
updated with gold-mine coverage including: expanded sections on
production workflow, all new chapters covering rigging cheats and
Maya's referencing tools, and brand new project files demonstrating
production-proven techniques. The companion website includes
complete scene files for exercises and techniques, extra rigs,
Quicktime movies of full projects, and video tutorials. NOTE: there
is a problem with the companion web site. As Focal Press continues
to work on this issue, please visit http:
//www.kennyroy.com/public/How-to-Cheat-in-Maya-2013.cfm for the
scene files, extra rigs and movies of full projects. We apologize
for any inconvenience.
Take your animations to the next level with this essential guide to
Maya 2010. Packed with character animation techniques and the
secrets of professional animators, How to Cheat in Maya 2010
provides the tips and tools to help you create high quality
animation in the most efficient way possible. This comprehensive
guide to animating with Maya contains gold-mine coverage, including
animation techniques, using Maya's tools with the 12 animation
principles, working with constraints, and even foolproof lighting
tricks to show off your work. With this essential handbook, learn
which circumstances call for which techniques, and how to get
quality results fast. You will not only learn how to be productive
in Maya, but also be given access under the hood to the actual
scene files of a professional animator. Covering such topics such
as pose to pose blocking, layered animation, fixing gimbal lock,
facial animation, and much more, How to Cheat in Maya 2010 is an
invaluable resource for artists and animators alike. -- See "under
the hood" of a professional animator's workflow with beginning and
ending scene files for every technique and workflow example in the
book. --Complete, step-by-step walkthroughs of essential techniques
every animator needs to know such as walk cycles, pose-to-pose
blocking, lip syncing to dialogue, and much, much more. -- Proven
"How to Cheat" series - Learn to create impressive, appealing
animations using the fastest techniques possible, containing
everything you need to know about Maya as a character animator.
--Includes rarely discussed topics, such as reading spline curves,
avoiding gimbal lock, animation layers, creating appealing lighting
for demo reels, and features interviews with some of the most
experienced animation leads and TDs working in the industry --
Learn to apply these professional techniques to your own animations
with the accompanying downloadable resources which include all
scene files to follow along with, as well as final versions to
study in the Graph Editor
The Maya guide for animators, How to Cheat in Maya 2012 presents
everything you need to know about character animation in Maya.
Fully updated for the latest revision of Maya, this book provides
you with complete, step-by-step walkthroughs of essential animation
techniques to increase your efficiency and speed. This is an
animator's workflow in book form, written by professional
animators-not a software book with a few animation pointers thrown
in. In addition to all the gold-mine coverage and interviews with
expert animators from the previous edition, How to Cheat in Maya
2012 also features a new in-depth chapter on the principles of
animation, updated information on camera settings and animation
using Maya's new Camera Sequencer tool, the ins and outs of the
brand new Editable Motion Trails tool, new techniques for working
with characters in multi-shot animation tests and short films, a
new cycles chapter covering actions like flying and walks,
time-saving scripts, and advanced tricks with the new Graph Editor.
The proven "How to Cheat" series gets you up to speed quickly, and
in a way that's fun.
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