Table of Contents

Introduction.Chapter 1: Introduction to Computer Graphics and 3D.Chapter 2: The Maya 2008 Interface.Chapter 3: Your First Maya Animation.Chapter 4: Modeling with Polygons.Chapter 5: Modeling with NURBS.Chapter 6: Further Modeling Topics: Deformers and Subdivision Surfaces.Chapter 7: Maya Shading and Texturing.Chapter 8: Introduction to Animation.Chapter 9: Further Animation Practices.Chapter 10: Maya Lighting.Chapter 11: Maya Rendering.Chapter 12: Maya Dynamics.Appendix: About the Companion CD.Glossary.Index.

About the Author

Dariush Derakhshani is an award-winning 3D animator, author, and educator. He has worked on movies such as The Fantastic Four and Pan's Labyrinth, the South Park TV series, and numerous commercials and music videos. He teaches Maya and 3D animation and is the author of Introducing 3ds Max 9 and all the Introducing Maya books as well as coauthor of Mastering Maya 8.5 from Sybex.