Introducing Autodesk Maya 2012 英文原版

　　A practical, step–by–step guide to Maya 2012This book is the ideal primer to getting started with Maya, the premier 3D animation and effects software used in movies, visual effects, games, cartoons, short films, and commercials. You′ll learn the Maya interface and the basics of modeling, texturing, animating, and visual effects. Professional visual effects artist and instructor Dariush Derakhshani explains the nuances of the complex software, while creative tutorials offer realistic, professional challenges for those new to 3D. You′ll be up and running in no time with the world′s most popular professional 3D software application.Provides a thorough, step–by–step introduction to Maya 2012Explains the core concepts of CG and working in 3DCovers modeling, rigging, HDRI lighting, mental ray rendering, and moreConcepts are reinforced with tutorials that offer realistic challenges and clear explanationsColor insert provides real–world examples from talented beginning Maya usersBuild your Maya and animation skills from the ground up with this practical, thorough guide.

　　Dariush Derakhshani is an award-winning visual effects supervisor, author, and educator. He has worked on movies such as The Fantastic Four and Pan’s Labyrinth, the South Park TV series, and countless commercials and music videos. He teaches Maya and 3D animation, and is the author of all the Introducing Maya books as well as coauthor of Mastering Maya 8.5 and Introducing 3ds Max 2008, all from Sybex.

Introduction xvii  
Chapter　 1 ?Introduction to Computer Graphics and 3D 1  
Art? 2   Computer Graphics 2   The Stages of
Production 4   The CG Production Workflow 8  
Core Concepts 11   Basic Film Concepts 23  
Summary 28  
Chapter　 2 ?Jumping in Headfirst, with Both Feet 31   You
Put the U in UI 32   Project Overview: The Solar System
37   The Preproduction Process: Planning 37  
Creating a Project 38   The Production Process: Creating
and Animating the Objects 40   Hierarchy and Maya Object
Structure 53   The Solar System Resumed 56  
Outputting Your Work: Playblasting 64   Summary
66  
Chapter　 3 ?The Maya 2012 Interface 67   Navigating in
Maya 68   Mayas Layout 68   Building a
Decorative Box 82   Mapping the Boxs Reference Planes
with Hypershade 86   Organizing Workflow with Layer
Editor 90   Modeling the Decorative Box 92  
Editing the Decorative Box Model Using the Shelf 98  
Continuing the Decorative Box Model 103   Finishing the
Decorative Box Model 106   Summary 113  
Chapter　 4 ?Beginning Polygonal Modeling 115   Planning
Your Model 116   Polygon Basics 119   Poly
Editing Tools 121   Putting the Tools to Use: Making a
Simple Hand 125   Creating Areas of Detail on a Poly Mesh
131   Modeling a Classic Steam Locomotive 139  
Suggestions for Modeling Polygons 163   Summary
163  
Chapter　 5 ?Modeling with NURBS, Subdivisions, and Deformers
165   NURBS! NURBS! 166   Using NURBS Surfacing
to Create Polygons 178   Converting a NURBS Model to
Polygons 180   Editing NURBS Surfaces 181  
Patch Modeling: A Locomotive Detail 183   Using Artisan
to Sculpt NURBS 194   Modeling with Simple Deformers
196   The Lattice Deformer 200   Animating
through a Lattice 205   Subdivision Surfaces
208   Creating a Starfish 208   Building a
Teakettle 213   Summary 221  
Chapter　 6 ?Practical Experience 223   Beginning the
Wagon Project 224   Modeling the Side Panels
232   Creating the Wagon Body 253   Modeling
the Wheels 262   Making the Wood Railings 268  
Adding Extra Details 277   Summary 284  
Chapter　 7 ?Maya Shading and Texturing 285   Maya Shading
286   Shader Types 286   Shader Attributes
290   Texturing the Axe 294   Textures and
Surfaces 301   Textures and UVS for the Red Wagon
310   Photoreal Mapping: The Decorative Box
343   For Further Study 360   Summary
360  
Chapter　 8 ?Introduction to Animation 363   Keyframe
AnimationBouncing a Ball 364   Throwing an Axe
375   Replacing an Object 392   Animating
Flying Text 393   Rigging the Locomotive, Part 1
398   Animating a Catapult 401   Summary
406  
Chapter　 9 ?More Animation! 409   Skeletons and
Kinematics 410   Skeletons: The Hand 423  
Inverse Kinematics 436   Basic Relationships: Constraints
441   Basic Relationships: Set-Driven Keys
445   Application: Rigging the Locomotive 448  
Summary 455  
Chapter　 10 ?Maya Lighting 457   Basic Lighting Concepts
458   Maya Lights 462   Light Linking
468   Adding Shadows 469   Raytracing Soft
Shadows 473   mental ray Lighting 474   mental
ray Physical Sun and Sky 476   Lighting Effects
481   Lighting the Decorative Box 485   Further
Lighting Practice 490   Tips for Using and Animating
Lights 491   Summary 493  
Chapter　 11 ?Maya Rendering 495   Rendering Setup
496   Previewing Your Render: The Render View Window
505   Reflections and Refractions 507   Using
Cameras 509   Motion Blur 515   Batch Rendering
515   Rendering the Wine Bottle 516   mental
ray for Maya 520   Render Layers 525   Final
Gather 534   Ambient Occlusion 537   HDRI
544   Rendering the Decorative Box 546  
Summary 560  
Chapter　 12 ?Maya Dynamics and Effects 561   An Overview
of Dynamics and Maya Nucleus 562   Rigid and Soft Dynamic
Bodies 562   Animating with Dynamics: The Pool Table
566   nParticle Dynamics 575   Emitting
nParticles 576   Animating a Particle Effect: Locomotive
Steam 581   Introduction to Paint Effects 588  
Toon Shading 592   Customizing Maya 595  
Summary 599   Where Do You Go from Here? 599  
Index 601