Publisher's Synopsis
Create Dazzling Maya Visual Effects Out of Thin Air
If you need to create stunning effects on a tight deadline for finicky clients and demanding art directors, this book is for you. Go from Post–it Notes to positively dazzling with the unique insights and practical advice in this innovative guide from a working professional Maya artist. Need to create plasmatic energy by lunch? Animate a field of sprouting daisies before tomorrow s meeting? Fashion a force field by Friday? With Maya s flexible toolset and the unique tutorials in this book, you ll learn how to solve real–world problems, improvise, and finish your professional assignments on time and with flair.
- Animate a zombie hand transformation, UFO glow, and streaking energy with textures
- Make a tentacle shake and slither using expressions and joints
- Use Paint Effects to create twitching nerves and bacterial hair
- Split crystals with Rigid Body Dynamics
- Animate a collapsing rope bridge using Maya Hair
- Master particle instancing and collision effects
- Get a handle on scripting with MEL
