Learning Maya 7 Maya Unlimited Features: A Hands-on Introduction to the Key Tools and Techniques of Maya Unlimited

Description

Maya Unlimited is a high-end version of Maya offering special tools for creating fluids, cloth, fur, and hair

Beautifully illustrated, this is an official guide created by Alias, the maker of Maya

Now updated to cover the most recent enhancements to cloth and long hair tools

Combining theory with practice, the book offers practical, step-by-step tutorials that make complex topics easy to grasp

The DVD includes chapter-by-chapter Quicktime overviews by an Alias Certified Instructor as well as tutorial support files and movies

Table of Contents

1. Maya Fluid Effects.

Learn about Fluid states.

Create Atmospheric Effects.

Create Realistic Clouds.

Create Pyrotechnic Effects.

Move Particles with Fluids.

Create Open Water Effects.

Create a Stormy Ocean and Motor Boat.

2. Maya Fur.

Apply Fur to a Patch Model.

Comb Fur.

Apply Multiple Textures to Base and Tip Color of Fur.

Create Whiskers.

Add Fur Shading Effects.

3. Maya Hair.

Create Hair.

Add Hair Simulations.

Make Hair Collide.

Render Hair.

Create Dynamic Effects with Hair.

Create Human Hair.

4. Maya Cloth.

Make a Robe.

Work with Cloth panels.

Hang Cloth.

Drape Cloth.

Create Curves.

Edit Cloth Textures.

Add Cloth to an Animation.