Take your Maya skills to new levels with the sophisticated coverage in this authoritative Autodesk Maya Press reference and tutorial. From key basics through advanced techniques, a team of Maya experts provides you with the very latest professional-level instruction on Maya Complete and Maya Unlimited through tutorials and hands-on practice. Whether a novice or an advanced user of Maya, you’ll find everything from key basics through advanced techniques.

Chapter 1 The Maya Interface
Chapter 2 Quick Start: Creating an Animation in Maya 8.5
Chapter 3 Polygonal Modeling
Chapter 4 NURBS Modeling
Chapter 5 Subdivision Surfaces
Chapter 6 Blend Shapes: Advanced Modeling
Chapter 7 Basic Animation
Chapter 8 Character Setup and Rigging
Chapter 9 Character Animation
Chapter 10 Nonlinear Animation
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