TY  - BOOK
ED  - Alias/Learning Tools.
TI  - Learning Maya 7
SN  - 1897177011 (pbk.)
U1  - 006.696 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Toronto, Ont.
PB  - Alias
KW  - Maya (Computer file)
KW  - Computer animation
KW  - Three-dimensional display systems
N1  - "Maya rendering and dynamics based on the Academy Award winning animated short The ChubbChubbs! from Sony Pictures Imageworks"--Cover
N2  - "Building on the characters and scenes created in Learning Maya 7 : The Modeling and Animation Handbook, this book explores the rendering and dynamic effects stages of the production pipeline. Based on artwork from Sony Pictures Imageworks' The ChubbChubbs!, winner of the 2002 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, this book is filled with easy-to-follow step-by-step tutorials to help you master the final stages of production. Learn to light, texture and create shaders for your models using both the Maya and mental ray renderers. Create water, smoke and fire effects to add realism to your scenes. This intermediate-level book is full of useful theoretical discussions that will ensure you understand the principles behind your actions so that you can get the results you want time and again."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -