Maya Character Creation: Modeling and Animation Controls - page 1
- Main Page
- 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
