The Modeling & Animation Handbook.Develop out of this world modeling and animation skills with Learning Autodesk Maya 2008 / The Modeling & Animation Handbook. Follow clear, step-by-step tutorials to understand the modeling and animation stages of production using artwork from the LAIKA short film Moongirl. Learn to build models with a variety of surface types an then make them move with a wide range of animation techniques directly from the makers of Autodesk® software. You'll learn to make sound decision from the beginning, to save yourself unnecessary challenges further down the pipeline.
With this book, you will:
Model with polygons, NURBS and Subdivision Surfaces
Understand skeletons and joint orientation
Work with inverse kinematics
Setup a leg, arm and spine
Work with blendShapes
Skin your characters
Create constraints
Create a walk cycle
Animate a complete scene including props, constraints and characters
Bonus features included on DVD
What you need to use this book