Introducing Autodesk Maya 2015: Autodesk Official Press

Learn Autodesk Maya from an award-winninginsider  

Best-selling author, visual effects supervisor, and technicaleducator Dariush Derakhshani brings you a newly-updated,step-by-step guide to the most popular and complex 3D applicationon the market, Autodesk Maya. Introducing Autodesk Maya 2015includes straightforward lessons, real-world examples, detailedtutorials, and downloadable project files that get you modeling andanimating your own digital models and scenes right away.

The book starts you with the latest CG concepts and productionworkflows, and then shows you how to create a solar system to helpget you acquainted with the basic tool set in Maya. From there, thebooks helps you:   

• Learn the Maya user interface, including menus andplug-ins 
• Build simple animations and 3D images right away 
• Explore polygons, modeling, and NEX tools 
• Get started with HDRI lighting, rendering, dynamics,simulations, and effects   

Whether you're new to 3D or migrating from another 3D application,Introducing Autodesk Maya2015 will kick-start yourcreativity and get you up and running with Maya.  AuthorDerakhshani has worked on movies such as The Fantastic Fourand Pan's Labyrinth, the South Park TV series, and numerouscommercials and music videos.