Advanced Maya Texturing and Lighting
by: Lee Lanier
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If you already understand the basics of Maya, the industry-leading 3D animation and effects software, you’ll be ready to move on to the sophisticated topics in this updated edition of Advanced Maya Texturing and Lighting. Detailed, easy-to-follow instructions will teach you the real-world production secrets that professional animators use to achieve amazing results. In the second edition, you will find extensive and updated coverage of the latest theories and trends in addition to an enclosed CD with exclusive content to help you sharpen your skills.
If you already understand the basics of Maya, the industry-leading 3D animation and effects software, you’ll be ready to move on to the sophisticated topics in this updated edition of Advanced Maya Texturing and Lighting. Detailed, easy-to-follow instructions will teach you the real-world production secrets that professional animators use to achieve amazing results. In the second edition, you will find extensive and updated coverage of the latest theories and trends in addition to an enclosed CD with exclusive content to help you sharpen your skills.
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Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Better than the previous edition by far
Even more detailed lighting techniques and texturing included, with the newer versions of Maya, and better detailed instructions, as well as more maya demo files on disc, to show one how to achieve basically any desired look in lighting and texturing, not just hyper-realism.
Rating: - So far, so good
I haven't gotten through the entire book yet but I am impressed with it so far.The author talks about techniques in an interesting manner making you want to read more.I have a multitude of Maya books and so far this one is my favorite.
Rating: - Excellent technical book!
This book is written for intermediate Maya artists and it begins by covering some basic skills. In addition to lighting and texturing it goes on to cover a lot of valuable techniques. Since textures and lighting require good rendering setups, the author explains raytracing, mental ray, global illumination and HDRI. Those subjects are covered in more detail in other books but the author goes a long way in introducing them. Overall, it's a great way to advance your skills.
Rating: - Great Book Beginner or advanced
was very pleased and excited to see such a great new refreshing book on texturing. Great book for a beginner or advance maya user. Great visuals and will touch on many different topics and will show you technigues on creating difficult textures in maya.
Rating: - Extremely useful book for the medium-level Maya user
I had certain expectations when I chose this book and I found that it lived up to almost all expectations I had. This book gives you an overview of a large range of Maya's texturing and lighting utility nodes and it explains to the reader all their individual attributes. At the end of each chapter useful tips and tricks are explored in the form of step-by-step tutorials - from lighting to texturing and rendering techniques. One chapter is devoted entirely to Maya's lighs, another to only 2D texturing ... Read More
- Better than the previous edition by farEven more detailed lighting techniques and texturing included, with the newer versions of Maya, and better detailed instructions, as well as more maya demo files on disc, to show one how to achieve basically any desired look in lighting and texturing, not just hyper-realism.
- So far, so goodI haven't gotten through the entire book yet but I am impressed with it so far.The author talks about techniques in an interesting manner making you want to read more.I have a multitude of Maya books and so far this one is my favorite.
- Excellent technical book!This book is written for intermediate Maya artists and it begins by covering some basic skills. In addition to lighting and texturing it goes on to cover a lot of valuable techniques. Since textures and lighting require good rendering setups, the author explains raytracing, mental ray, global illumination and HDRI. Those subjects are covered in more detail in other books but the author goes a long way in introducing them. Overall, it's a great way to advance your skills.
- Great Book Beginner or advancedwas very pleased and excited to see such a great new refreshing book on texturing. Great book for a beginner or advance maya user. Great visuals and will touch on many different topics and will show you technigues on creating difficult textures in maya.
- Extremely useful book for the medium-level Maya userI had certain expectations when I chose this book and I found that it lived up to almost all expectations I had. This book gives you an overview of a large range of Maya's texturing and lighting utility nodes and it explains to the reader all their individual attributes. At the end of each chapter useful tips and tricks are explored in the form of step-by-step tutorials - from lighting to texturing and rendering techniques. One chapter is devoted entirely to Maya's lighs, another to only 2D texturing ... Read More
