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| Introduction | |
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| Introduction to Computer Graphics and 3D | |
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| Art? | |
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| Computer Graphics | |
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| The Stages of Production | |
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| The CG Production Workflow | |
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| Core Concepts | |
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| Basic Film Concepts | |
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| Summary | |
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| Jumping in Headfirst, with Both Feet | |
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| You Put the U in UI | |
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| Project Overview: The Solar System | |
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| The Preproduction Process: Planning | |
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| Creating a Project | |
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| The Production Process: Creating and Animating the Objects | |
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| Hierarchy and Maya Object Structure | |
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| The Solar System, Resumed | |
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| Outputting Your Work: Playblasting | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Autodesk Maya 2014 Interface | |
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| Navigating in Maya | |
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| Exploring the Maya Layout | |
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| Building a Decorative Box | |
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| Mapping the Box's Reference Planes with Hypershade | |
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| Organizing Workflow with the Layer Editor | |
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| Modeling the Decorative Box | |
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| Editing the Decorative Box Model Using the Shelf | |
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| Continuing the Decorative Box Model | |
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| Finishing the Decorative Box Model | |
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| Summary | |
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| Beginning Polygonal Modeling | |
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| Planning Your Model | |
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| Polygon Basics | |
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| Poly Editing Tools | |
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| Putting the Tools to Use: Making a Simple Hand | |
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| Creating Areas of Detail on a Poly Mesh | |
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| Modeling a Catapult | |
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| Suggestions for Modeling Polygons | |
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| Summary | |
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| Modeling with NURBS Surfaces and Deformers | |
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| NURBS! NURBS! | |
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| Using NURBS Surfacing to Create Polygons | |
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| Converting a NURBS Model to Polygons | |
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| Editing NURBS Surfaces | |
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| Patch Modeling: A Locomotive Detail | |
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| Using Artisan to Sculpt NURBS | |
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| Modeling with Simple Deformers | |
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| The Lattice Deformer | |
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| Animating Through a Lattice | |
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| Summary | |
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| Practical Experience | |
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| Evaluating the Table Lamp | |
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| Modeling the Base | |
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| Creating the Lamp Stem | |
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| Molding the Lampshade | |
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| Making the Toy Airplane | |
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| Using Maya File References | |
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| Finishing the Toy Airplane | |
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| Updating the File Reference | |
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| Summary | |
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| Autodesk Maya Shading and Texturing | |
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| Maya Shading | |
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| Shader Types | |
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| Shader Attributes | |
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| Shading and Texturing the Table Lamp | |
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| Textures and Surfaces | |
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| Textures and UVs for the Red Wagon | |
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| Photo-Real Mapping: The Decorative Box | |
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| For Further Study | |
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| Summary | |
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| Introduction to Animation | |
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| Keyframe Animation: Bouncing a Ball | |
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| Throwing an Axe | |
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| Replacing an Object | |
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| Animating Flying Text | |
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| Rigging the Locomotive, Part 1 | |
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| Animating the Catapult | |
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| Summary | |
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| More Animation! | |
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| Skeletons and Kinematics | |
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| Skeletons: The Hand | |
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| Inverse Kinematics | |
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| Basic Relationships: Constraints | |
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| Basic Relationships: Set-Driven Keys | |
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| Application: Rigging the Locomotive | |
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| Creating a Simple Character Rig | |
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| For Further Study | |
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| Summary | |
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| Autodesk Maya Lighting | |
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| Basic Lighting Concepts | |
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| Maya Lights | |
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| Light Linking | |
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| Adding Shadows | |
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| Raytracing Soft Shadows | |
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| mental ray Lighting | |
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| mental ray Physical Sun and Sky | |
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| Lighting Effects | |
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| Lighting the Table Lamp and Decorative Box | |
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| Further Lighting Practice | |
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| Tips for Using and Animating Lights | |
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| Summary | |
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| Autodesk Maya Rendering | |
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| Rendering Setup | |
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| Previewing Your Render: The Render View Window | |
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| Reflections and Refractions | |
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| Using Cameras | |
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| Motion Blur | |
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| Batch Rendering | |
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| Rendering the Wine Bottle | |
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| mental ray for Maya | |
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| Render Layers | |
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| Final Gather | |
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| Ambient Occlusion | |
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| HDRI | |
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| Displacement Mapping the Decorative Box | |
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| Rendering the Lamp and Decorative Box | |
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| Summary | |
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| Autodesk Maya Dynamics and Effects | |
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| An Overview of Dynamics and Maya Nucleus | |
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| Rigid and Soft Dynamic Bodies | |
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| Animating with Dynamics: The Pool Table | |
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| Fun Dynamics: Shoot the Catapult! | |
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| nParticle Dynamics | |
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| Emitting nParticles | |
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| Animating a Particle Effect: Locomotive Steam | |
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| Introduction to Paint Effects | |
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| Toon Shading | |
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| Getting Started with nCloth | |
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| Customizing Maya | |
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| Summary | |
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| Where Do You Go from Here? | |
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| Index | |