Beginner's Guide to Character Creation in Maya

Autodesk's Maya is the industry standard software used in the movie and video game business for creating assets. In the Beginner's Guide to Character Creation in Maya, the artist will learn transferable skills for modeling anatomy with Maya and Mudbox, covering topics such as texturing and shading skin, hair, and eyes; kinesiology; deformation; locomotion; and lighting. Step-by-step guidance by expert tutor Jahirul Amin (3D trainer at Double Negative, London) will also detail how to create links, constraints, and controls for animation. Downloadable project files will also be available to allow users to follow along every step of the way.