About the Author

Dariush Derakhshani is a VFX and CG supervisor and educator in Los Angeles, California. Dariush has been working in CG for more than 18 years and teaching classes in CG and effects production for close to 16. He is the best-selling author of a handful of books, including the popular Introducing Maya books. He is also co-creator of Learning Autodesk® Maya®: A Video Introduction, available from Wiley. You can find out information on this video series and more at www.koosh3d.com.

Dariush started using the Autodesk® AutoCAD® software in his architecture days and then migrated to using 3D programs when his firm’s principal architects needed to show their clients design work on the computer. Starting with Alias PowerAnimator version ...

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