Maya For Beginners

Starting with the basics, the book builds from the ground up, combining straightforward text with practical examples that make it fun and easy to learn Maya's core features while introducing new Maya 8 elements such as improved polygon tools and enhanced rendering with mental ray.

If you're just beginning to dive into the world of 3D, this is the book for you."
The Academy Award? winning Maya? 3D animation and effects software is the first choice of film and video artists, game developers, and 3D design professionals. Discover how to build, render, and animate your own digital models and scenes, and begin to develop professional-level Maya skills with the latest edition of this popular bestseller.

Create your own 3d world using Maya 2017 in this fun project based course

Improve and Expand your 3D Maya skills to create a 3D house!

Learn the basics of Maya with a focus on game assets! We'll go from the very beginning - to making our first prop!

Learn the core fundamentals of animation in Maya - from the basic principles, to animating a rigged character!

In this fundamentals course we will study the main areas of Maya, focusing on giving you a solid understanding of the core concepts needed to begin training in the Maya Dynamics courses and Master Classes. This training series is oriented for students who have none or very little experience with Maya. We will cover all main areas of the application and its importance and usage for Effects Artists. This is not a course on a specific subject, the instructor will walk you through all the tools, procedures and techniques needed to get you up to speed using this powerful software.