Introduction

Autodesk® Maya® software is a character animation and visual effects system designed for professional artists. Built on a procedural architecture called the Dependency Graph, Maya software offers incredible power and flexibility for generating digital images of animated characters and scenes.

This tutorial book gives you hands-on experience with Maya software as you complete a series of project-based lessons. In the projects found in this book, you will model, animate, texture map, add visual effects, and render.

How to use this book

How you use Learning Autodesk Maya 2010 / Foundation will depend on your experience with computer graphics and 3D animation. This book moves at a fast pace and is designed to help you develop your 3D ...

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