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Maya Character Creation: Modeling and Animation Controls

ISBN: 0735713448
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2003
Pages: 75

Authors: Chris Maraffi

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• Main Page
• Table of content
• Copyright
• About the Author
• About the Technical Reviewers
• Acknowledgments
• Tell Us What You Think
• Introduction
• Who Should Read This Book
• Who This Book Is Not For
• Overview
• Conventions
• CHARACTER GALLERY
• Chapter 1. Creating Organic 3D Characters
• A Trend Toward Organic Realism
• Designing an Organic Character
• Wrapping It Up
• Chapter 2. Modeling the Skin of a Biped Character
• Creating a Head from NURBS Surfaces
• Modeling a NURBS Torso and Limbs
• NURBS Multipatch Modeling
• Creating a Polygon Skin
• Preparing to Render Your Character s Skin
• Wrapping It Up
• Chapter 3. Character Skeleton Setup
• Creating Basic Animation Controls
• Increasing Rig Functionality
• Advanced Animation Controls
• Wrapping It Up
• Chapter 4. Deforming the Skin
• Deforming the Skin with Skeletons
• Deforming the Skin with Muscles
• Deforming the Skin with Bones, Wrinkles, and Fat
• Additional Smooth Skin Binding Techniques
• Wrapping It Up
• Chapter 5. Character Setup for Animating the Face
• Creating Basic Face Controls
• Creating Blend Shapes
• Creating Advanced Face Controls
• Wrapping It Up
• Chapter 6. Scripting MEL Character Controls
• Basic MEL Controls
• Advanced MEL Controls
• Going Further with MEL
• Wrapping It Up
• Chapter 7. Finishing Your Character for Animation
• Preparing to Animate Your Rig
• Animation Methods
• Streamlining the Animation Process
• Wrapping It Up
• Index
• Index SYMBOL
• Index A
• Index B
• Index C
• Index D
• Index E
• Index F
• Index G
• Index H
• Index I
• Index J
• Index K
• Index L
• Index M
• Index N
• Index O
• Index P
• Index R
• Index S
• Index T
• Index U
• Index V