Advanced Maya: Character Modeling

by Kenny Cooper, Jim Lammers

Advanced Maya: Character Modeling will take you through each step of modeling a character from head to toe. Starting with photographs of a human female model, every step from the first polygon to the final tweak is illustrated and explained. Also, learn how to create a custom shelf to be used throughout the modeling process that will speed up your workflow.

The 16 page book is a handy guide to the included DVD disc. The DVD disc (data format) includes over 16 hours of high-resolution (1024x768) video in Quicktime� MOV format, designed for crystal clear viewing on a computer monitor. Voice narraration on these movies by artist Kenny Cooper will guide you through each movie. A Maya scene file is saved on the disc for the start and end of each movie segment - 50 segments in all.

Designed for the intermediate level Maya user, this training video will help you learn how to use polygonal and sub-divisional modeling tools to create a fully articulated human 3D model. Follow along as each body part is created, matched, attached and refined.

- Includes printed guide to all 50 movies
- 16 hours of Quicktime� Movies with audio
- Suitable for all Maya platforms
- Suitable for intermediate Maya users (advise that you have a basic understanding of Maya before beginning)
- High resolution 1024x768 captures
- Movies created using Maya 5.0
- Works with the free Personal Learning Edition of Maya
- Produced by Jim Lammers, co-author of the best-selling Maya Fundamentals books.

16 pages, DVD-ROM